Notice of Funding Opportunity for Accelerated Innovation Deployment Demonstration

Gregory G. Nadeau
Federal Highway Administration
14 October 2016

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 199 (Friday, October 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 71164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24851]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2013-0048]


Notice of Funding Opportunity for Accelerated Innovation 
Deployment Demonstration

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of Correction.

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SUMMARY: This notice corrects information in the September 1, 2016, 
Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) at 81 FR 60403 in reference to the 
amount of time by which a project must be authorized after applying for 
Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration funding.

DATES: The FHWA will use an open, rolling solicitation. The project 
must be authorized within 12 months of applying for AID Demonstration 
funding. Completed applications will be evaluated and award 
determinations made on a rolling basis until the program ends or 
funding is no longer available. Applications must be submitted through 
http://www.grants.gov.

ADDRESSES: Only applicants who comply with all submission requirements 
described in this notice and submit applications through www.grants.gov 
will be eligible for award.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about the AID 
Demonstration program discussed herein, contact Mr. Thomas Harman, 
Director, Center for Accelerating Innovation, Federal Highway 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 
366-6377. For legal questions, contact Ms. Seetha Srinivasan, Office of 
the Chief Counsel, Federal Highway Administration, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-4099. Office hours are from 
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays. A TDD is available for individuals who are deaf or hard of 
hearing at (202) 366-3993.
    Additionally, the notice, answers to questions, requests for 
clarification, and information about Webinars for further guidance will 
be posted at: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/innovation/grants/. Applicants 
are encouraged to contact FHWA directly to receive information about 
AID Demonstration.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Access

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded from the 
Federal Register Web site at http://www.archives.gov and the Government 
Publishing Office's database at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara.

Background

    The FHWA posted its NOFO on September 1, 2016, at 81 FR 60403. The 
NOFO is identified as document number 2016-21063 on the docket. Section 
D. Application and Submission Information and section E. Application 
Review Information, subsection I.1.i. of the NOFO incorrectly 
identified the amount of time by which a project must be authorized 
after applying for AID Demonstration funding as 6 months. The FHWA 
issues this correction to clarify that a project must be authorized 
within 12 months of applying for AID Demonstration funding.
    Additional eligibility, application and submission information, as 
well as FHWA application review information, remains as published in 
the FHWA's NOFO dated September 1, 2016.

    Authority:  Section 52003 of Pub. L. 112-141; Section 6003 of 
Pub. L. 114-94; 23 U.S.C. 503.

    Issued on: October 5, 2016.
Gregory G. Nadeau,
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-24851 Filed 10-13-16; 8:45 am]
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