Opportunity Information: Apply for 693JJ324NF00003
The Department of Transportation (DOT), through the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), is offering a discretionary grant opportunity called "Saving Lives with Connectivity: Accelerating Vehicle to Everything (V2X) Deployment" (Funding Opportunity Number 693JJ324NF00003; CFDA 20.200). The program is designed to speed up real-world deployment of interoperable V2X technologies, meaning wireless communications that connect vehicles with other vehicles, roadway infrastructure, and mobile devices. The core goal is to fund advanced, integrated roadway demonstrations that can be shown to deliver measurable public benefits, especially safer transportation outcomes.
For Fiscal Year 2024, FHWA is making up to $40 million available under this opportunity, with an expected total of two awards. Awards will be made as cooperative agreements, which typically means the federal government anticipates active involvement during the project (for example, on technical direction, performance reporting, or coordination and oversight) rather than a hands-off, standard grant relationship. The award ceiling is listed as $40,000,000, indicating that a single project could potentially receive funding up to that amount, although the agency expects to fund two projects overall.
The funded projects are expected to go beyond planning and instead deploy and operate V2X-enabled applications in live roadway environments. Applicants must not only implement the technology, but also document and showcase the deployment in a way that provides useful lessons and evidence for broader adoption. The emphasis on "integrated, advanced roadway deployments" signals that FHWA is looking for comprehensive demonstrations where connected vehicles, connected infrastructure (like signals, roadside units, or smart work zones), and potentially connected traveler devices work together as an ecosystem, rather than small isolated pilots.
FHWA is explicitly prioritizing deployments that can "substantially and quantitatively" improve outcomes. In practical terms, strong proposals are likely to include a clear evaluation plan and performance measures that demonstrate improvements in areas such as roadway safety (for example, crash reduction potential, conflict reduction, speed harmonization, or better warning and compliance in work zones and high-risk corridors), traveler mobility (reducing delay, improving travel time reliability, supporting transit signal priority, or improving incident response), and goods movement efficiency (more reliable freight travel, improved signal coordination on freight routes, or enhanced access to ports and logistics hubs). The opportunity also calls out environmental benefits, which could include reduced idling and stop-and-go driving through better signal timing and speed management, or more efficient routing and operations that lower emissions.
A notable feature of this program is its focus on equity and disparities in transportation. FHWA is looking for deployments that meaningfully address transportation inequities, which could involve targeting safety improvements in communities that experience disproportionate crash risk, investing in corridors that serve historically underserved neighborhoods, or ensuring the benefits of connected technology reach a broader range of users rather than only newer vehicles and higher-income areas. Because V2X can include connectivity among vehicles, mobile devices, and infrastructure, projects may be able to design approaches that help reach users who are not in the newest vehicles, such as through traveler information delivered via mobile devices or infrastructure-based warnings.
Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others" with additional eligibility details referenced in the full notice (not included in the text provided). In many FHWA technology deployment programs, eligible applicants commonly include state and local transportation agencies, metropolitan planning organizations, transit agencies, public authorities, and sometimes academic or nonprofit partners, often as part of a multi-entity consortium. Regardless of the exact eligibility language, the structure of the program strongly suggests FHWA expects partnerships that combine roadway owners/operators with technology providers, vehicle or fleet partners, and evaluators who can rigorously measure outcomes.
Key administrative details from the notice include a creation date of October 26, 2023, and an original application closing date of January 17, 2024. The funding activity category is Transportation, and the program is positioned as a high-impact demonstration effort intended to produce replicable deployments and evidence that helps accelerate national V2X adoption. Overall, the opportunity is aimed at moving connected vehicle and connected infrastructure concepts into operational reality, proving measurable safety and mobility benefits, and creating deployable models that other jurisdictions can follow.Apply for 693JJ324NF00003
- The Department of Transportation, DOT Federal Highway Administration in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Saving Lives with Connectivity: Accelerating Vehicle to Everything (V2X) Deployment" 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 Oct 26, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 17, 2024. (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 $40,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The discretionary grant opportunity is called "Saving Lives with Connectivity: Accelerating Vehicle to Everything (V2X) Deployment."
Which agency is offering this funding?
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), through the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), is offering this opportunity.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for this program?
The Funding Opportunity Number is 693JJ324NF00003.
What is the CFDA number listed for this opportunity?
The CFDA number provided is 20.200.
What is the main purpose of the program?
The program is designed to accelerate real-world deployment of interoperable Vehicle to Everything (V2X) technologies and fund advanced, integrated roadway demonstrations that can show measurable public benefits, especially improved transportation safety outcomes.
What does "V2X" mean in this notice?
V2X refers to wireless communications that connect vehicles with other vehicles, roadway infrastructure, and mobile devices to support connected transportation applications.
How much funding is available for Fiscal Year 2024?
For FY 2024, FHWA is making up to $40 million available under this opportunity.
How many awards does FHWA expect to make?
FHWA expects to make a total of two awards.
What is the maximum award size?
The award ceiling is listed as $40,000,000, meaning a single project could potentially receive up to that amount, although FHWA expects to fund two projects overall.
What type of award will be used (grant, contract, cooperative agreement)?
Awards are expected to be made as cooperative agreements.
What does it mean that the awards are cooperative agreements?
A cooperative agreement typically indicates FHWA expects active involvement during the project (for example, technical direction, performance reporting, coordination, and oversight) rather than a hands-off relationship.
Is this funding intended for planning only, or for deployment?
The funded projects are expected to go beyond planning and deploy and operate V2X-enabled applications in live roadway environments.
What kind of projects is FHWA looking for?
FHWA is looking for advanced, integrated roadway deployments where connected vehicles, connected infrastructure (such as signals, roadside units, or smart work zones), and potentially connected traveler devices work together as an ecosystem rather than as small, isolated pilots.
What does FHWA mean by "integrated, advanced roadway demonstrations"?
Based on the notice description, this suggests comprehensive demonstrations that integrate multiple connected elements (vehicle, infrastructure, and potentially traveler devices) in a real operating environment and produce lessons that can be replicated by other jurisdictions.
What outcomes is FHWA prioritizing?
FHWA is prioritizing deployments that can "substantially and quantitatively" improve outcomes, with emphasis on measurable public benefits and safer transportation outcomes.
Does the program require quantitative results?
Yes. The notice emphasizes deployments that can "substantially and quantitatively" improve outcomes, which implies proposals should include performance measures and an evaluation approach capable of demonstrating measurable benefits.
What types of safety benefits are mentioned as examples?
Examples mentioned include crash reduction potential, conflict reduction, speed harmonization, and improved warning and compliance in work zones and high-risk corridors.
What mobility benefits are mentioned as examples?
Examples mentioned include reducing delay, improving travel time reliability, supporting transit signal priority, and improving incident response.
What goods movement benefits are mentioned as examples?
Examples mentioned include more reliable freight travel, improved signal coordination on freight routes, and enhanced access to ports and logistics hubs.
Are environmental benefits part of the program goals?
Yes. The opportunity calls out environmental benefits, with examples such as reducing idling and stop-and-go driving through better signal timing and speed management, and improving routing and operations to lower emissions.
How does equity factor into this funding opportunity?
Equity is a notable focus. FHWA is looking for deployments that meaningfully address transportation inequities and disparities, such as targeting safety improvements in communities with disproportionate crash risk, investing in corridors serving historically underserved neighborhoods, and ensuring benefits reach a broader range of users.
Does the notice suggest ways V2X deployments could reach people who do not have newer vehicles?
Yes. Because V2X can include connectivity among vehicles, mobile devices, and infrastructure, the notice indicates projects may be able to reach users without the newest vehicles through approaches like traveler information delivered via mobile devices or infrastructure-based warnings.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full notice (not included in the information provided here).
Does the notice indicate what kinds of applicants FHWA commonly expects for similar programs?
The description suggests that, in many FHWA technology deployment programs, eligible applicants commonly include state and local transportation agencies, metropolitan planning organizations, transit agencies, public authorities, and sometimes academic or nonprofit partners, often through a consortium or partnership approach.
Are partnerships encouraged or expected?
Yes. The structure and goals described strongly suggest FHWA expects partnerships that combine roadway owners/operators with technology providers, vehicle or fleet partners, and evaluators to measure outcomes rigorously.
Do applicants need to evaluate and document their deployment?
Yes. Applicants are expected to implement the technology and also document and showcase the deployment so it provides useful lessons and evidence for broader adoption.
What is the funding activity category for this opportunity?
The funding activity category is Transportation.
When was the opportunity created?
The creation date listed is October 26, 2023.
What was the original application deadline?
The original application closing date listed is January 17, 2024.
What is the broader intent of FHWA in funding these projects?
The opportunity is positioned as a high-impact demonstration effort intended to produce replicable deployments and evidence that helps accelerate national V2X adoption by moving connected vehicle and connected infrastructure concepts into operational reality.
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