Closed · FTA-2020-004-TRI-SRD · CFDA 20.530 · Discretionary
FY 2018 Safety Research Demonstration Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by DOT - Federal Transit Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $7.3M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- March 24, 2020
- Close date
- 4
- Expected awards
The verdict
FY 2018 Safety Research Demonstration Program is a closed discretionary listing from DOT - Federal Transit Administration that offered Up to $7,300,000 across 4 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 196 other opportunities from DOT - Federal Transit Administration.
- up to $7.3M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 4
- expected awards
- 20.530
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
FY 2018 Safety Research Demonstration Program is closed (last close March 24, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. DOT - Federal Transit Administration still indexes 196 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed March 24, 2020
Est. Total Funding
$7,300,000
Expected Awards
4
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
Notice of Funding Opportunity for FY2018 Safety Research and Demonstration (SRD) Program. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of $7.3 Million Public Transportation Innovation funds to demonstrate and evaluate innovative technologies, safer designs and/or practices to improve rail transit safety.FTA is seeking to fund cooperative agreements to engage in demonstrations that will improve the operational safety of rail transit services in the U.S. FTA is particularly interested in proposals to prevent and mitigate suicide and trespassing hazards on rail transit systems, and proposals to improve the operational safety of shared corridor fixed guideway systems, including highway-rail grade crossing safety. FTA intends to award multiple SRD demonstration projects under this announcement.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · FTA-2020-004-TRI-SRD
Grants.gov marks FY 2018 Safety Research Demonstration Program with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Unrestricted / see official listing). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Transportation (T). Only 9 other DOT - Federal Transit Administration listings share this exact eligibility-code string (5% of 197).
- Code 99
- Unrestricted / see official listing
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
Roy Chen Safety Research Program Manager Phone 202-366-0462
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What to do next
FY 2018 Safety Research Demonstration Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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