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Federal Funding Opportunities

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.

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Community Connect Grant Program

Agency
US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Sector
Broadband, Economic Development, Education & Workforce, Information Technologies
Funding size
Up to $3M
RFP Summary provided by the agency The Community Connect Grant Program provides financial assistance to eligible applicants that will provide service at or above the Broadband Grant Speed (10Mbps upstream and 1Mbps downstream) to all premises in rural, economically-challenged communities where broadband service does not exist. The deployment of broadband services on a “community-oriented connec…
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Connected Communities

Agency
Department of Energy (DOE)
Sector
Energy, Information Technologies, Infrastructure, Innovation
Funding size
Up to $7M
Webinar Upcoming Webinar will be held on Tuesday, November 10, 2020, at 2:00pm Eastern Standard Time (EST). The Link to this webinar here RFP Summary provided by the agency A Connected Community (CC) is a group of grid-interactive efficient buildings GEB with diverse, flexible end use equipment and other distributed energy resources (DERs) that collectively work to maximize building, community…
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ConnectHome program

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 …
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Critical Resilient Interdependent Infrastructure Systems and Processes (CRISP 2.0)

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…
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Cyber Enabled Networked Physical Systems

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…
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Cyber-Physical Systems

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 …
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Data Privacy

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 …
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DHS S&T-NIST Smart and Secure Cities and Communities Challenge (SC3)

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…
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Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP): Assistive Technology to Promote Independence and Community Living

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…
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Discovery Research PreK-12 (DRK-12)

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 …
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Distance Education Grants for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas (DEG)

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…
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Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants

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…
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E-Rate Program/ Universal Service Program for Schools and Libraries

Agency
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Sector
Broadband
Funding size
Project Dependent
RFP Summary provided by the agency The universal service Schools and Libraries Program, commonly known as the E-rate Program, helps ensure that schools and libraries can obtain high-speed Internet access and telecommunications at affordable rates. Funding may be requested under two categories of service:Category One services include Data Transmission Services and Internet Access, and Voice Servic…
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Education Innovation and Research (EIR)

Agency
Department of Education (ED)
Sector
Education & Workforce
Funding size
Up to $5M
RFP Summary provided by the agency The Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program provides funding to create, develop, implement, replicate, or take to scale entrepreneurial, evidence-based, fieldinitiated innovations to improve student achievement and attainment for highneed students; and rigorously evaluate such innovations. The EIR program is designed to generate and validate solutions to…
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Energy, Power, Control, and Networks (EPCN) Program

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sector
Energy
Funding size
Project Dependent
RFP Summary provided by the agency The Energy, Power, Control, and Networks (EPCN) Program supports innovative research in modeling, optimization, learning, adaptation, and control of networked multi-agent systems, higher-level decision making, and dynamic resource allocation, as well as risk management in the presence of uncertainty, sub-system failures, and stochastic disturbances. EPCN also in…
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Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program

Agency
Small Business Administration (SBA)
Funding size
Below $1M
RFP Summary provided by the agency The Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program provides one year funding to organizations to execute state/regional programs that increase the number of SBIR/STTR proposals (through outreach and financial support); increase the number of SBIR/STTR awards (through technical assistance and mentoring); and better prepare SBIR/STTR awardees for commerci…
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