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Mobility, Access, & Transportation Insecurity: Creating Links to Opportunity Demonstration Research Program

General Grant Program Information

The Mobility, Access, & Transportation Insecurity: Creating Links to Opportunity Demonstration Research Program provides funds for the planning, deployment and evaluation of research demonstrations which intend to provide the transportation resources necessary to implement targeted strategies that mitigate transportation insecurity for a defined population and determine the value of that mitigation to individuals and communities.

Opportunity Status:
Archived
Posted Date:
Close Date:
Eligible Applicants:
State Governments; Local Governments; Federally Recognized Tribes and Affiliated Groups; Academic and Research Institutions; Private-Sector Applicants; U.S. Territories
Eligible Activities:
Planning; Equipment and Materials; Technology Demonstrations and Deployment; Research and Development; Accessibility
Transportation Type:
Transit
Most Recent Annual Program Funding Amount:
$6,000,000
Grant Opportunity ID:
FTA-2022-012-TRI
Grant Opportunity Link:
Mobility, Access & Transportation Insecurity
Links to Additional Information:
Agency:
USDOT / Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

Eligibility Information

Eligible applicants include:
•    State, local, Tribal, and federal governments (including federal laboratories)
•    Institutions of higher education including research universities (particularly Minority Serving Institutions)
•    Technical and community colleges 
•    Nonprofit organizations
•    Private companies
Eligible activities to explore interventions to address transportation insecurity include:
•    Data collection
•    Transportation feasibility studies and analyses
•    Economic analyses
•    Stakeholder engagement and outreach
•    Procuring equipment (including software or hardware) or services 
•    Performance measurement and evaluation
Eligible demonstrations must target low-income people and communities that routinely experience transportation insecurity. 
 

Funding Information

The Mobility, Access, & Transportation Insecurity: Creating Links to Opportunity Demonstration Research Program will provide approximately $6 million in grants annually. Individual awards vary. Federal cost-share is 100 percent; applicants do not have to provide a match. 

Please contact MATI@dot.gov for more information.

Contact Information

Hendrik Opstelten
FTA Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation
hendrik.opstelten@dot.gov
202-366-8094

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Last updated: Monday, May 15, 2023