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The Federal Funding Opportunities database was created with city officials, leaders and financial teams in mind. While there are various federal and state grant programs available, many city leaders and officials may not know where to start. This database contains a curated summary of existing federal programs that offer funding that may be applied to a variety of smart city projects. The database provides links to the relevant agency site for further detail. Sectors covered in the database include: Transportation, Big Data, Infrastructure, Energy, Healthcare, Broadband, Economic Development, Education, Public Safety and Information Technologies.

Agency: Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Sector: Broadband
Funding size: Project Dependent

RFP Summary provided by the agency An initiative with communities, the private sector, and federal government to expand high speed broadband to more families across the country. The pilot program launched in twenty-seven cities and one tribal nation and will initially reach over 275,000 low-income households – and nearly 200,000 children – with the support they need to access the Internet at …

Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sector: Infrastructure
Funding size: Up to $5M

RFP Summary provided by the agency This CRISP 2.0 solicitation responds both to national needs on the resilience of critical infrastructures and to increasing NSF emphasis on transdisciplinary research. In this context, the solicitation is one element of the NSFwide Risk and Resilience activity, with the overarching goal of advancing knowledge in support of improvement of the nation’s infrastru…

Agency: Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Sector: Public Safety
Funding size: Up to $5M

RFP Summary provided by the agency This is a critical time in the design and deployment of Cyber Enabled Networked Physical Systems (CNPS). Advances in networking, computing, sensing, and control systems have enabled a broad range of new devices. These systems are being designed and deployed now, but unfortunately security is often left as an additional feature that will be bolted on later. Indus…

Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sector: Advanced Manufacturing, Education & Workforce, Information Technologies, Other
Funding size: Up to $5M

RFP Summary provided by the agency The CPS program aims to develop the core research needed to engineer these complex CPS, some of which may also require dependable, high-confidence, or provable behaviors. Core research areas of the program includecontrol, data analytics, and machinelearning—including real-time learning for control, autonomy, design, Internet of Things (IoT), mixed initiatives …

Agency: Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Sector: Public Safety
Funding size: Up to $5M

RFP Summary provided by the agency Develops, tests and evaluates technical and knowledge solutions for the management of privacy threats and vulnerabilities that arise from socio- and technical policies and operations. The project's R&D focuses on privacy risks related to:- Connected sensor devices, mobile computing and sensor platforms - Automation and autonomous systems - The delivery of …

Agency: Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Sector: Public Safety
Funding size: Up to $5M

RFP Summary provided by the agency DHS S&T is working closely with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)on NIST's 2017-2018 Global Cities Team Challenge (GCTC) to reach out and raise awareness of the need for cybersecurity in emerging "Smart Cities." The new DHS S&T-NIST Smart and Secure Cities and Communities Challenge (SC3) program is encouraging GCTC participants to ado…

Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Sector: Healthcare, Information Technologies, Public Safety
Funding size: Below $1M

RFP Summary provided by the agency The purpose of NIDILRR's Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP), which are funded through the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program, is to plan and conduct research, demonstration projects, training, and related activities, including international activities, to develop methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technol…

Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sector: Education & Workforce
Funding size: Up to $5M

RFP Summary provided by the agency The Discovery Research PreK-12 program (DRK-12) seeks to significantly enhance the learning and teaching of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and computer science (STEM) by preK-12 students and teachers, through research and development of STEM education innovations and approaches. Projects in the DRK-12 program build on fundamental research in STEM …

Agency: US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Sector: Agriculture, Education
Funding size: Up to $1M

RFP Summary provided by the agency The purpose of this program is strengthen the capacity of Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas to carry out resident instruction, curriculum, and teaching programs in the food and agricultural sciences through distance education technology. The Distance Education Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas (DEG) is a NIFA-ad…

Agency: US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Sector: Broadband, COVID-19, Economic Development, Education & Workforce, Healthcare, Information Technologies, Other, Public Safety
Funding size: Up to $1M

RFP Summary provided by the agency The Distance Learning & Telemedicine (DLT) Program provides financial assistance to enable and improve distance learning and telemedicine services in rural areas. DLT grant funds support the use of telecommunications-enabled information, audio and video equipment, and related advanced technologies by students, teachers, medical professionals, and rural resid…