Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment Initiative | 693JJ320NF00010

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The Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment (ATCMTD) Initiative is a U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration discretionary funding opportunity (NOFO 693JJ320NF00010) intended to help communities create real-world, large-scale "model deployment sites" where advanced transportation technologies are installed, operated, and evaluated. The overall purpose is to accelerate deployment of modern tools that can measurably improve transportation safety, reduce congestion, increase system efficiency and performance, and deliver a stronger return on infrastructure investments. The statutory authority cited in the notice is 23 U.S.C. 503(c)(4)(A), which frames the program around technology deployment and operational improvements rather than purely planning or research.

Funding is provided through cooperative agreements, which typically means the federal agency expects to have an active role during the life of the project (for example, through oversight, coordination, or agreed-upon collaboration points), rather than issuing a simple grant with minimal involvement. For the 2020 competition cycle described in the notice, the total federal funding available is up to $60 million, with an award ceiling listed at $12 million per award. The notice also indicates expected awards will be made, although the specific number of awards is not stated in the text provided. The opportunity was posted on July 1, 2020, and the original application closing date is August 31, 2020.

Eligibility is focused on public-sector transportation and governmental entities and certain structured collaborations. Eligible applicants include state or local governments, transit agencies, metropolitan planning organizations representing populations over 200,000, and other political subdivisions of a state or local government (with examples such as publicly owned toll authorities or port authorities). The program also allows multijurisdictional groups and consortia that include research institutions or academic institutions to apply. A key restriction is that a single research or academic institution applying alone, outside of a consortium, will not be considered for selection. In other words, universities can participate and even help lead, but the application must be positioned as a true consortium or multijurisdictional effort rather than a standalone academic submission.

The notice strongly encourages partnerships, particularly those that bring together multiple jurisdictions and modes (multimodal and multijurisdictional cooperation) and include private-sector or other public-agency stakeholders. It highlights that a consortium is expected to be a meaningful, long-term arrangement where members collectively help plan the direction of the work and participate in most aspects of the group’s activities for the full life of the grant. This emphasis signals that DOT is looking for deployments that are operationally grounded, broadly supported by the entities that will run and maintain them, and capable of producing transferable lessons for other regions.

Two amendments are noted, and both are administrative updates related to an informational webinar. Amendment 1 (dated July 10, 2020) added the date and registration link for the NOFO informational webinar, scheduled for Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 1:00 PM Eastern, with a registration page provided. Amendment 2 added a link to the recording of that July 30 webinar and noted that the recording link was also placed on the attachments page for the opportunity. These amendments do not change the fundamental purpose, eligibility, or funding levels described; they mainly provide applicant support resources and access to the webinar materials.

In short, this ATCMTD opportunity is designed for eligible public-sector transportation organizations (often in partnership with other governments, agencies, and private or research partners) to implement and operate advanced transportation and congestion-management technologies at scale, producing model sites that demonstrate improved safety and performance and generate practical outcomes that can be replicated elsewhere.

• The DOT Federal Highway Administration in the oz, transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment Initiative" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.200.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2020-07-01.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2020-08-31. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $12,000,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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