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FTA Announces Notice of Funding Opportunity for Accelerating Advanced Digital Construction Management Systems

Published on: October 16, 2023

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of approximately $5.1 million in competitive grant funds to support a new research initiative that will demonstrate advanced digital construction management tools to improve management of transit construction projects. FTA’s Accelerating Advanced Digital Construction Management Systems program will promote field-tested advanced digital platforms to deliver transit projects faster and cheaper.

Eligible grant applicants include transit agencies, private for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, state or local government entities, and academic institutions. The successful applicant will identify and demonstrate at least two advanced digital construction management systems and work with transit agencies to document best practices for applying the advanced digital construction management tools for transit construction projects.

Applications must be submitted online through grants.gov and are due by February 10, 2024. FTA will host a webinar for interested organizations on Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 3pm Central Time. Register for the webinar. Learn more in the Notice of Funding Opportunity.

Links:
Accelerating Advanced Digital Construction Management Systems
Press Release
ADCMS Notice of Funding Opportunity
Webinar
Grants.gov