TCRP J-04 [Active]
Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis--The Transit IDEA Program
| Project Data |
| Funds: |
$500,000 (FY 1992)
$500,000 (FY 1994)
$400,000 (FY 1995)
$400,000 (FY 1996)
$500,000 (FY 1997)
$0 (FY 1998)
$500,000 (FY 1999)
$500,000 (FY 2000)
$500,000 (FY 2001)
$200,000 (FY2002)
$500,000 (FY 2003)
$500,000 (FY 2004)
$500,000 (FY 2005)
$500,000 (FY 2006)
$500,000 (FY 2007)
$560,000 (FY 2008)
$560,000 (FY 2009)
$560,000 (FY 2010)
$560,000 (FY 2011)
$460,000 (FY 2012)
$300,000 (FY 2013)
$300,000 (FY 2014)
$560,000 (FY 2015)
$360,000 (FY 2016)
$585,000 (FY 2017)
$425,000 (FY 2018)
$200,000 (FY 2019) |
| Staff Responsibility: |
Velvet Basemera-Fitzpatrick |
| Research Agency: |
Transportation Research Board |
| Effective Date: |
12/1/1992 |
|
The Transit IDEA (Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis) program encourages innovative approaches to transit problems. Transit IDEA emphasizes new and unconventional approaches that have the potential to produce significant advances in transit practice.
Transit IDEA projects may be funded to explore the feasibility of new and innovative concepts or for proof of concept or to test the performance of a prototype in field operation. In many cases there is only one Transit IDEA project that is funded, which includes the prototype or field test. The maximum amount of IDEA funds that can be considered for a Transit IDEA project is $100,000. Most Transit IDEA projects are in the $70,000 to $85,000 range in IDEA funds. Cost sharing is encouraged, to supplement the IDEA funds.
The panel for the Transit IDEA program has designated the following four high priority focus areas for the program, to encourage and fund proposals for innovative approaches to address those needs:
1. Increasing transit ridership
2. Improving transit safety, security and emergency preparedness
3. Improving transit capital and operating efficiencies
4. Protecting the environment and promoting energy independence
Proposal review cycles typically begin March 1 and September 1. Information on the IDEA programs and how to prepare IDEA proposals is included in the IDEA Program Announcement on the IDEA web site. For more information, visit the IDEA web site at https://www.trb.org/idea
The Transit IDEA program funds projects with a high risk/high payoff approach to seeking timely, innovative methods to address transit problems. The program is funded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) as part of the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP).
