SMART Grants Notice of Funding Opportunity

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT or the Department). ACTION: Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), Assistance Listing #20.941. SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to solicit applications for Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) grants. Funds for the fiscal year (FY) 2022 SMART Grants Program are to be awarded on a competitive basis to conduct demonstration projects focused on advanced smart city or community technologies and systems to improve transportation efficiency and safety. DATES: Applications must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. EST on Friday, November 18, 2022. Late applications will not be accepted. ADDRESSES: Applications must be submitted via Valid Eval, an online submission proposal system used by USDOT, at https://usg.valideval.com/​teams/​USDOT_​SMART_​2022/​signup . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact SMART Grant Program staff via email at smart@dot.gov , or call Roxanne Ledesma at 202-774-8003. A telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) is available at 202-366-3993. In addition, USDOT will regularly post answers to questions and requests for clarifications, as well as schedule information regarding webinars providing additional guidance, on USDOT's website at https://www.transportation.gov/​smart . The deadline to submit technical questions is Friday, November 4, 2022. S…