Advanced Transportation Technology and Innovation Program (ATTAIN)

 
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    CFDA#

    20.200     		 

    Funder Type

    Federal Government

    IT Classification

    A - Primarily intended to fund technology

    Authority

    Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

    Summary

    *Note: ATTAIN was formerly known as the Advanced Transportation Technologies and Innovative Mobility Deployment (ATTIMD) and the Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment Program (ATCMTD).


    The FHWA's vision for the ATTAIN Program is the deployment of advanced technologies and related strategies to address issues and challenges in safety, mobility, sustainability, economic vitality, equity, and air quality that are confronted by transportation systems owners and operators. The advanced technologies are integrated into the routine functions of the location or jurisdiction and play a critical role in helping agencies and the public address their challenges. Management systems within transportation and across other sectors (e.g., human services, energy, and logistics) share information and data to communicate between agencies and with the public. These management systems provide benefits by maximizing efficiencies based on the intelligent management of assets and the sharing of information using integrated technology solutions. The advanced technology solutions and the lessons learned from their deployment are used in other locations, scaled in scope and size to increase successful deployments and provide widespread benefits to the public and agencies. 


    The FHWA hereby requests applications to result in awards to eligible entities to deploy, install, and operate advanced transportation technologies to improve safety, mobility, efficiency, system performance, intermodal connectivity, and infrastructure return on investment. These model deployments are expected to provide benefits in the form of: 

    • Advanced traveler information systems
    • Advanced transportation management technologies
    • Advanced transportation technologies to improve emergency evacuation and response by Federal, State, and local authorities
    • Infrastructure maintenance, monitoring, and condition assessment
    • Advanced public transportation systems
    • Transportation system performance data collection, analysis, and dissemination systems
    • Advanced safety systems, including vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications
    • Advanced safety systems, including vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to infrastructure (V2I) communications, technologies associated with automated vehicles, and other collision avoidance technologies, including systems using cellular technology
    • Integration of intelligent transportation systems with the Smart Grid and other distribution systems
    • Integrated corridor management systems
    • Advanced parking reservation or variable pricing systems 
    • Electronic pricing, toll collection, and payment systems
    • Technology that enhances high occupancy vehicle toll lanes, cordon pricing, or congestion pricing
    • Advanced mobility and access technologies, such as dynamic ride sharing and information systems to support human services for elderly and disabled individuals
    • Retrofitting dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) technology deployed as part of an existing pilot program to cellular vehicle-to-everything (C–V2X) technology

    Model deployments are expected to provide benefits in the form of:

    • Reduced traffic-related fatalities and injuries
    • Reduced traffic congestion and improved travel time reliability
    • Reduced transportation-related emissions
    • Optimized multimodal system performance
    • Improved access to transportation alternatives, including for underserved populations
    • Public access to real time integrated traffic, transit, and multimodal transportation information to make informed travel decisions
    • Cost savings to transportation agencies, businesses, and the traveling public
    • Other benefits to transportation users and the general public

    Although proposals are not limited to DOT priorities, the DOT is particularly interested in deployment programs and projects in the following focus areas:


    1. State of Good Repair
    2. Integration of intelligent transportation systems with the Smart Grid and other energy distribution and charging systems
    3. Advanced public transportation systems
    4. Freight (or Port) Community Systems 
    5. Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (R.O.U.T.E.S.) Initiative
    6. Complete Trip Program
    7. Data Availability 
     

    History of Funding

    Up to $60,000,000 was available in total funding for FY 2022.


    Previously funded projects may be viewed at:

    Additional Information

    Goals for the ATTAIN Initiative include:

    • Reduced costs and improved return on investments, including through the enhanced use of existing transportation capacity
    • Delivery of environmental benefits that alleviate congestion, reduce transportation-related emissions and streamline traffic flow
    • Measurement and improvement of the operational performance of the applicable transportation networks
    • Reduction in the number and severity of traffic crashes and an increase in driver, passenger, and pedestrian safety
    • Collection, dissemination, and use of real time transportation related information to improve mobility, reduce congestion, and provide for more efficient and accessible transportation, including access to safe, reliable, and affordable connections to employment, education, healthcare, freight facilities, and other services
    • Monitoring transportation assets to improve infrastructure management, reduce maintenance costs, prioritize investment decisions, and ensure a state of good repair
    • Delivery of economic benefits by reducing delays, improving system performance and throughput, and providing for the efficient and reliable movement of people, goods, and services
    • Accelerated deployment of V2V, V2I, and technologies associated with automated vehicles and other advanced technologies
    • Integration of advanced technologies into transportation system management and operations
    • Demonstration, quantification, and evaluation of the impact of these advanced technologies, strategies, and applications towards improved safety, efficiency, equity, and sustainable movement of people and goods
    • Reproducibility of successful systems and services for technology and knowledge transfer to other locations facing similar challenges

    Contacts

    Ryan Buck

    Ryan Buck
    1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast
    Washington, DC 20590
    202-366-4229

    Robin Hobbs

    Robin Hobbs
    1200 New Jersey Avenue SE
    Washington, 20590
    (202) 366-4004
     

  • Eligibility Details

    Eligible applicants are:

    • State or local governments,
    • transit agencies,
    • metropolitan planning organizations (MPO) representing a population of over 200,000, or other political subdivisions of a State or local government (such as publicly owned toll or port authorities),
    • a multijurisdictional group or consortia of research institutions or academic institutions.

    Partnership with the private sector or public agencies, including multimodal and multijurisdictional entities, research institutions, organizations representing transportation and technology leaders, or other transportation stakeholders is encouraged. Any application submitted by a sole research or academic institution and that is not part of a consortium will not be considered for selection.

    Deadline Details

    Applications for the FY23 funds were to be submitted by February 2, 2024. A similar deadline is anticipated annually. Applicants interested in applying are encouraged to email ATTAIN@dot.gov with the applicant's name, the State in which the project is located, the approximate total project cost, amount of the ATTAIN Program funding request. This early notification of an applicant's interest in and intent to submit an application in response to this opportunity is not a requirement for submission of that application. The FHWA seeks this early notification of interest to inform its allocation of resources for application evaluations and to facilitate timely and efficient awards.

    Award Details

    Up to $120 million ($60 million for FY 2023 and $60 million for FY 2024). Awards may be up to $12,000,000. A total of 5-10 awards are anticipated each year. The award type is a cost-reimbursement cooperative agreement with cost-sharing. Cost sharing/matching of 20% of the total cost of the project is required. The estimated period of performance is between 2 and 4 years. ATTAIN recipients may use not more than five percent of the funds awarded each fiscal year to carry out planning and reporting requirements for the project


    At least 20 percent of the amounts made available under this opportunity shall be reserved for projects serving rural areas. In this notice, a rural area is an area with a population of less than 50,000 residents according to the 2020 Census population estimates. 

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