Opportunity Information: Apply for 693JJ322NF00001

The Complete Trip - ITS4US Deployment Program Phases 2 and 3 notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) competitive funding action to support the next stages of a specific set of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) deployment projects. It is administered through DOT (with the Federal Highway Administration listed in the opportunity data) and supports the ITS Joint Program Office (ITS JPO) initiative known as "The Complete Trip - ITS4US Deployment Program." The central goal is to move beyond planning and concept work into real-world design, testing, operations, and evaluation of technology-enabled, community-based mobility solutions that make end-to-end trips more practical and accessible, especially for people who typically face the biggest barriers to transportation.

This NOFO is not open to the general public or to new applicants. Eligibility is restricted to only five deployment project teams that DOT previously selected under an earlier full and open competition (Broad Agency Announcement 693JJ3-20-BAA-0004). Those five teams already completed (or were funded to complete) Phase 1, the concept development and planning stage, under firm-fixed-price contracts awarded in January 2021. The current NOFO is essentially the continuation funding pathway that allows those same teams to implement what they planned, by carrying out Phase 2 (design and testing) and Phase 3 (operations and evaluation).

The program itself is described as a roughly $40 million, multimodal effort led by the ITS JPO and supported by DOT leadership entities including the Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). "Multimodal" matters here because the solutions are not limited to one type of transportation; the intent is to improve how different services and modes work together so people can complete an entire trip reliably, not just a single segment. The emphasis is on integrated and replicable approaches, meaning DOT is looking for deployments that can be demonstrated in a real setting and then adapted by other communities, rather than one-off pilots that cannot scale or transfer.

A key focus of ITS4US is improving mobility for underserved communities and travelers who experience systemic or practical access challenges. The NOFO specifically highlights people with disabilities, older adults, low-income individuals, rural residents, veterans, and travelers with limited English proficiency. In practical terms, the funded deployments are expected to address gaps like difficulty reaching essential services (health care, employment, education, grocery access, social services), fragmented information across providers, limited accessible options, affordability barriers, first-mile/last-mile problems, and the lack of coordinated trip planning, booking, and payment options. The "complete trip" framing signals that DOT is interested in solutions that support the entire journey chain, from planning to booking to navigation to transfers and arrival, with attention to accessibility and usability throughout.

For Phases 2 and 3, DOT indicates it intends to make multiple cooperative agreement awards using a cost-reimbursement, cost-sharing structure. That is a meaningful change from Phase 1, which used firm-fixed-price contracts. A cooperative agreement typically implies substantial federal involvement during execution compared with a standard grant, often through collaboration on technical direction, evaluation methods, reporting, and project management. Cost reimbursement means allowable costs are reimbursed rather than paid as a fixed amount, and cost sharing means recipients are expected to contribute a portion of total project costs (cash and/or allowable in-kind contributions, depending on the terms). The work under these phases is framed as implementation: building, integrating, and testing the solution (Phase 2), then running it in an operational environment and evaluating outcomes (Phase 3), including collecting performance data and lessons learned that can inform replication elsewhere.

From the source data, the opportunity is a discretionary cooperative agreement in the transportation activity category (CFDA 20.200). The funding opportunity number is 693JJ322NF00001. The NOFO was created on November 30, 2021, with an original closing date of March 11, 2022. DOT expected to make five awards, aligning with the five previously selected deployment projects, and listed an award ceiling of $9,659,000. Overall, the notice is best understood as continuation implementation funding for a closed cohort of projects, intended to turn earlier concept development work into deployed, evaluated, community-partnered mobility solutions that measurably improve access and trip completion for underserved travelers.

  • The Department of Transportation, DOT Federal Highway Administration in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Complete Trip - ITS4US Deployment Program Phases 2 & 3" 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 Nov 30, 2021.
  • Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 11, 2022. (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 $9,659,000.00 in funding.
  • The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
  • Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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