SMART Profile: OCTA

1-page project profile for FY22 SMART Grant Project to the Orange County Transportation Authority, "Pilot Innovative Cloud-Based Transit Signal Priority"

2024 SMART Summit Report

This report summarizes the 2024 SMART Summit events, including key takeaways from each panel, presentation, and breakout session. It was prepared by SMART Program staff. 

SMART Awarded Projects

Across Fiscal Years 2022, 2023, and 2024, the SMART Grants program awarded 127 Stage 1 Planning and Prototyping Grants. These grants span 45 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, and totaled over $200M. 

The first round of Stage 2 Implementation Grants have been awarded, to eight recipients with projects across ten states. These awards totaled $85M. Additional rounds of Stage 2 Implementation Grants will be announced in 2025 and 2026, and recipients of Stage 1 SMART Grants will be eligible to apply for Stage 2. To date, SMART has announced $289,088,416 of the $296,000,000 allotted for fiscal years 2022-2024.

All SMART projects are multi-disciplinary and leverage multiple of the technology areas defined in IIJA areas to address specific challenges. The 127 Stage 1 awards cover nine cross-cutting project areas:

Map of SMART Grant Projects 

Click on location pins to view project details. Filter by Project Type, Leveraged Technology, and Project State. 

FY24 Stage Two SMART Grant: How to Apply Webinar

A PDF version of the slides presented at the July 18th, 2024 'How to Apply' webinar for the FY24 SMART Stage Two NOFO. The presentation covers eligible applicants (recipients of FY22 Stage One SMART Grants), application requirements, and other key elements of the NOFO. 

2024 SMART Summit Presentations

Combined slide decks of materials presented during the 2024 SMART Grant Summit by the presenters listed. Not all presenters used slides, and not all slides are available for distribution. These documents represent all materials from the 2024 Summit that will be shared. 

SMART Budget Justification Template

A template for developing budget justification documents for the SMART Grants program. Use this template to develop initial budget justifications for developing a SMART Grant Agreement, or to develop a budget modification justification. 

SMART Stage 2: Letter of Designation Job Aid

This job aid provides instructions and a template for applicants to the SMART Stage 2 Grant. The Letter of Designation should be used only when an existing SMART Stage 1 recipient wishes to designate another, eligible entity, as the lead applicant for their Stage 2 project. It is NOT REQUIRED if...

SMART Stage 2 FAQs

Answers to frequently asked questions about Stage 2 of the SMART Grants Program.

This page has been updated to reflect the Stage 2 FY 2024 NOFO Announcement made on July 15th, 2024. The FY24 Stage 2 NOFO closed at 5:00pm ET on August 14th. The NOFO text can be found here. It can also be found on Grants.gov.

SMART Grants: Stage 2

SMART is a two-stage program. Stage 1 (up to $2,000,000 and 18 months) grants are open for any eligible entity to apply.

Stage 2 grants are up to $15,000,000 and 36 months. Only recipients of Stage 1 grants, or eligible entities designated by prior Stage 1 recipients, are eligible to...

SMART Environmental Review Readiness Guidance

This guidance is to assist SMART Grant recipients and applicants understand the environmental review requirements that may apply to their projects. It can assist them in preparing their SMART applications for Stage 1 and Stage 2.