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Awarded Projects

FY23 SMART Stage 1 Awards

On March 14, 2024, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $54 million in grant awards for the 34 projects across 22 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. For more details on the 34 projects, see below and the FY23 SMART Project List.

 

FY23 Projects in the News

For a complete listing of SMART news, check out the SMART News Page

ABC: Talladega SMART Grant Award | Talk of Alabama 

WIS TV: Charleston leaders developing tech to improve pedestrian safety downtown 

Anniston Star: Sood, Smith attend grants administration summit 

 

FY24 SMART grants include 34 projects totaling $54M across 22 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia

 

Technology Area Overview

The eight technology domains below were identified in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). All SMART projects leverage one or more of these technologies. For a detailed definition of each technology area from BIL, please refer to the SMART Fact Sheet.

The eight technology areas of SMART: connected vehicles, delivery/logistics, sensors, systems integration, coordinated automation, innovative aviation, smart grid, traffic signals

 

 

FY23 SMART Project Types

The 34 projects selected for FY23 Stage 1 SMART grants build on the nine project types from last year. Each project type leverages multiple technologies defined in BIL, as illustrated in the table below.

Number of SMART projects in each technical cluster: smart traffic signals - 3; connected and automated vehicles - 7; curb management - 1; uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) - 3; sensors - 10; transit innovation - 8; workzone safety - 1


 

Map of all SMART Projects

Click on location pins to view project details. Filter by Year to see the FY23 projects. You can also filter by Project Type, Technology Leveraged, and Project State.

 

USDOT received a total of 321 application submissions to the FY23 SMART Grants Program. The average amount of funding requested was $1,495,300.

Last updated: Wednesday, September 25, 2024