USDOT SMART Grant Awardees Announced 

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law established the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants program to provide grants to eligible public sector agencies to conduct demonstration projects focused on advanced smart community technologies and systems in order to improve transportation efficiency and safety. 

Final Stage One SMART Grant, and first Stage Two SMART Grant Awardees Announced 

Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced nearly $140 million in grant awards for 34 Stage One technology demonstration projects across the country through the SMART Grants Program, and the first eight Stage Two SMART projects. The selected projects include locations in 21 states for Stage One, and eight different states for Stage Two.  

The SMART Grants Program is a two-stage program. These Stage One grant awards focus on initial deployment activities, including Planning and Prototyping. Recipients will focus on demonstrating technology prototypes, community engagement, and local capacity building. The awards are the final Stage One awards anticipated for the SMART Grants Program.  

These Stage Two grant awards are the first round of Implementation Grants, which will scale promising projects from Stage One to Stage Two projects. The SMART Grant Program anticipates there will be several additional rounds of Stage Two grant awards for all eligible Stage One recipients to apply for.  

The full list of awards for Stages 1 and 2 can be viewed here.  

An interactive map depicting all SMART projects can be found here. 

Thank you to all applicants who submitted a Stage One proposal to the SMART Grants Program this summer. The program received over 300 applications. If you applied for this round of funding, you should have received an email today from Valid Eval (noreply@valideval.com) with a link to feedback on your proposal.  If your organization applied and the primary contact has not received an email, please email smart@dot.gov and let us know.   

Thank you to the Stage One recipients who applied for Stage Two. The program received nearly thirty applications. Organizations that applied for Stage Two also should have received an email from Valid Eval (noreply@valideval.com) with the link to access application feedback. If your organization applied and the primary contact has not received an email, please email smart@dot.gov and let us know.   

This was the final round of Stage One grants to be awarded by the SMART Grants Program. Eligible Stage One recipients will be able to apply to the next Stage Two funding opportunity when it is available. We will post updated information on our website as soon as it is available.  

Learn More  

For more information, please refer to the SMART Grants Program website, including pages on background, Frequently Asked Questions, and other resources. Current recipients can find resources, reporting due dates, and webinar recordings on the Grants Management webpage.