Mobility, Access, and Transportation Insecurity Program Round 2 Rural RFP

The Mobility, Access, and Transportation Insecurity (MATI) program, funded by the Federal Transit Administration and managed by the University of Minnesota, seeks to support the planning and development of community-shaped, innovative demonstration projects that can help address issues of transportation insecurity. Transportation insecurity, an emerging concept in transportation, is experienced when a person cannot access needed services or destinations comfortably, conveniently, and affordably. It is a goal of this program to include non-traditional groups such as community-based organizations or nonprofits as leads or key applicant team partners in order to incorporate the ideas and expertise of these groups into the shaping of solutions.

This Round 2 RFP will focus on rural and small communities. This call has two competitive selection and funding phases. This RFP will lead to the selection of qualified applicants to participate in the program during a Phase 1 planning grant. A second competitive process will identify one Phase 1 participant to proceed to Phase 2 and receive additional funding to deploy a proposed demonstration. 

Applicants selected in Phase 1 will have support from the MATI program team to develop a demonstration project plan and submit that plan for consideration of Phase 2 funding and deployment. The Phase 2 demonstration will include the development and execution of a research effort associated with the project and managed by the MATI program team.

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Required Expression of Interest

Applicants must complete a basic expression of interest form by March 14, 2025, at 5 p.m. CDT. To access the form visit this link

To complete the form, applicants should have the following information on hand:

  1. Identification of demonstration jurisdiction of fewer than 50,000 people (See the eligibility section for more.)
    1. Identification of the transit agency(ies) that serves that jurisdiction if one exists (The agencies do not have to be on a proposing team. See the eligibility section for more.)
  2. Identification of proposed team makeup
  3. Identification of team lead
  4. Description of proposed project idea

Expressions of interest will be reviewed to confirm basic eligibility and the project’s fit within the MATI program. Applicants will be given a direct yes/no confirmation of eligibility and fit from the MATI team by April 1, 2025. Applicants must submit the expression of interest in order to submit a full proposal. Details provided in the expression of interest (such as the addition of a team member or organizational lead) may change, but applicants are encouraged to maintain the core of what is initially submitted to ensure eligibility. It is acceptable for different team members to submit the expression of interest form and formal proposal as long as the content shared in the initial expression of interest and proposal remain generally consistent. The MATI program team reserves the right to reopen the expression of interest form after March 14 if needed.

Full Proposal Deadline

Final proposals are due April 30, 2025, by 5 p.m. Central Daylight Time, submitted via email by the lead applicant to [email protected]. Proposals must be submitted as a PDF attachment. Please write MATI Proposal Submission in the subject line. No exemptions or exceptions. Applicants will receive a confirmation of receipt via email.

Decision

If needed, the MATI team reserves the right to have a shortlist of finalists participate in an interview in May or early June 2025 to aid with the final decision. Final selected applicants, as well as those not moving forward, will be notified by June 13, 2025. Applicants that are not selected may request feedback. The MATI team will provide that feedback by no later than August 1, 2025. Those selected for participation in Phase 1 will work with the MATI program team to get under contract and begin the MATI project in August 2025.

Figure 1. Initial MATI Round 2 Submission Timeline

Available Funding

The program consists of one pot of funding, with two competitive selection and funding steps. This initial RFP will lead to the selection of applicants into the program’s Phase 1. Then a second competitive process will select from within the group of Phase 1 plans for demonstration funding (see Figure 2).

Figure 2. Full MATI Program Process 

This graphic shows a visual overview of the overall MATI program process. For more information, please contact andr0274@umn.edu.

There is $900,000 in total funding available to support applicants across both phases. The amounts allocated to each phase and selected applicants may vary depending on the number of awards, proposed scope, applicant match, or need.

  • Phase 1 (selected through this RFP) will fund up to 3 applicants. Selected applicants will receive up to $100,000 to support the development and submission of a plan for a proposed demonstration project to address transportation insecurity. This phase will take 9–12 months. 
  • Phase 2 (selected from among successful Phase 1 applicants via a second competitive process) will fund 1 applicant for the full deployment of the proposed demonstration. The selected applicant will receive up to $600,000 over 24 months to launch the demonstration project. 

Funding for the MATI program is provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to the University of Minnesota via a cooperative agreement. Applicants selected to participate in the program will enter into an agreement with the University of Minnesota and will receive program funding directly from the University of Minnesota under that agreement. The University of Minnesota is responsible for federal reporting requirements for the MATI program, and all agreements with applicants will describe applicant responsibilities clearly.

Program Webinars

Two optional informational webinars will be held in February 2025. A recording of these webinars, along with any questions and answers, will be posted to the MATI website (https://www.cts.umn.edu/programs/MATI). Registration for these webinars is available on the MATI program page.

Webinar dates:

  • Tuesday, February 4, 2025 – 2-3 p.m. CST
  • Wednesday, February 11, 2025 – 10-11 a.m. CST 

Office Hours

Weekly office hours will be held starting on February 13, 2025. The purpose of these virtual drop-in meetings is for applicants to ask questions regarding the RFP. Office hours will be held every Thursday at 11 a.m. CST. Applicants can use this link to join the office hours on any Thursday between February 13 and March 13. Pertinent questions and answers from these office hours may be posted to the MATI website (https://www.cts.umn.edu/programs/MATI). Please contact the MATI program team if you are unable to attend these office hours and we will attempt to find a time to connect that works for all parties. 

Other MATI Public Promotion

Members of the MATI program team may be able to present the same content as the webinars to other convenings or conferences to promote the program. Any other presentations of the MATI program and RFP will be recorded and any questions covered will be posted to the website for all to review. 

Questions Due Date

Any questions regarding this RFP are due to the MATI team via [email protected] by no later than April 1, 2025, 5 p.m. CST. Questions and responses will be posted to https://www.cts.umn.edu/programs/MATI along with any amendments to the RFP throughout the open RFP period. All questions will be posted with responses by April 7, 2025. 

Applicants that have signed up for the MATI mailing list via https://www.cts.umn.edu/programs/MATI will be alerted to any changes to the RFP. 

The MATI team will not review applications in advance, but technical questions may be submitted as described below via email or via a question at a webinar or office hours.  

Point of Contact

Beth Andrews, MATI Program Manager
Research Administration Manager
Center for Transportation Studies
University of Minnesota
[email protected]
612-626-1745

Alternate

Kyle Shelton, MATI Principal Investigator
Director
Center for Transportation Studies
University of Minnesota
[email protected]
612-626-4061

MATI Program Team

The MATI program team consists of PI Shelton and Program Manager Andrews, Co-PI Dr. Yingling Fan from the University of Minnesota, and teams from the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) and Toole Design Group. Members of the MATI program team are ineligible to participate on applicant teams and cannot discuss the RFP with potential applicants outside of the above identified channels.

Request for Proposals

Each section of this notice contains information and instructions relevant to the application process. Applicants should read this RFP in its entirety so that they have the information they need to submit eligible and competitive applications.

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Section 1: Program Description

The Mobility, Access, and Transportation Insecurity (MATI) Program is aimed at addressing transportation insecurity. Transportation insecurity is the condition in which people face material, systemic, and relational issues that contribute to their inability to access needed services or destinations comfortably, conveniently, and affordably. In more basic terms, transportation insecurity may appear as a transportation challenge in a person or community’s day-to-day experiences. Examples of transportation challenges or insecurity include:

  • Missing or opting out of travel or daily trips
  • Uncertainty about how one will reach needed destinations
  • Missing or limiting opportunities and experiences because of lack of resources or access to adequate systemic support

Nationally, there are well-established policies and programs that aim to address food insecurity and housing insecurity, but not transportation insecurity. A growing body of research indicates that transportation insecurity is a significant factor in persistent poverty. The MATI program invites proposed demonstration projects from applicants that can address transportation insecurity issues in communities across the United States. Round 1 of the program, which is ongoing, focused on urban jurisdictions  larger than 50,000 people. This Round 2 call focuses on rural and small jurisdictions of fewer than 50,000 people. These projects will be developed alongside a research plan that will allow for the MATI team to subsequently evaluate the outcomes and effectiveness of these demonstrations. The ultimate goal of the program is to not only address transportation insecurity for communities participating, but also to share scalable demonstrations.

This program will consist of a two-phase process. This RFP solicits participation in the first phase of the program. Applicants selected in Phase 1 will be tasked with developing a full deployment plan that addresses a critical transportation need for a priority population(s). Applicants selected in Phase 1 will make up the pool from which the demonstration projects will be selected in Phase 2. 

Roles and Responsibilities

Figure 3 displays the lead and secondary roles for MATI program team and applicant sites. These roles are explained in further detail below the figure. 

MATI RFP Figure 3 - Roles and Responsiblities
Figure 3. MATI Roles and Responsibilities

Applicants

If selected for Phase 1, applicants will have the support of the MATI program team to plan and develop a formal demonstration plan. This formal demonstration plan is the primary deliverable for Phase 1. It will also be the main element of the application for Phase 2 funding. MATI program team members will support the selected applicants, but the applicants will lead the planning process and development of the formal demonstration plan. Selected applicants must include a significant amount of community listening/engagement as they develop their proposed demonstration during Phase 1 of the project. While encouraged, community listening sessions are not expected to be completed before applying. As a part of the Phase 1 demonstration plan, the MATI program team will help applicants shape an appropriate research and evaluation component plan to track each demonstration project. 

Phase 1 Demonstration Plan will include:

  • Community needs/data assessment 
  • Summaries from community listening sessions/engagement
  • Proposed demonstration project and ability to address gaps
  • Research and evaluation plans, including a data collection plan

The primary Phase 2 deliverable will be the execution of the demonstration project itself and data collection (both quantitative and qualitative) around the performance of the demonstration.  Applicants will need to support local data collection as a part of their demonstration. The structure and details of data collection will be directed by the MATI team in conjunction with applicants, but local data collection organized by the applicants will be critical. Applicants may include other universities or research entities on their team to help collect this information. However, the research team members will not create their own independent evaluation or research processes; rather, they will assist in the execution of the research plans developed jointly between the applicant and the MATI program team. 

MATI Program Team

In Phase 1, members of the MATI program team will support communities in the development of the full plan. This includes the development of a rigorous research and data collection plan tailored to the proposed project. The MATI program team will clearly identify the types of information that each site will need to collect in order to support evaluation. This could include, but is not limited to, collecting qualitative data through interviews or training community members to use a travel diary. 

In Phase 2, the MATI program team’s role will be to support the shaping of the research and data collection plan, as well as conducting the final evaluation. The MATI team will conduct final evaluations of the demonstration using the data collected locally. 

Federal Transit Administration 

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is funding the MATI program through a cooperative agreement with the University of Minnesota. The FTA will support the MATI program team in shaping the MATI program’s aims and will provide guidance on the overall program. The FTA will not participate in the selection of applicant sites for Phase 1 or 2. 

MATI Research Committee

The MATI research committee is a group of researchers and practitioners from across the nation that will support the MATI program team in shaping the program and its aims. This includes offering input into Phase 1 plans and supporting the development of research frameworks and data collection plans. The MATI research committee will not participate in the selection of applicant sites for Phase 1 or 2. 

Topics and Priority Populations

The MATI program encourages applicants to create teams and submit proposals that may address transportation insecurity through a range of sectors and topical areas. Proposed solutions may encompass a wide spectrum of possibilities—from the introduction of new transportation services like microtransit alternatives, to substantial improvements in the service quality of existing mobility choices, to changes to practices or programming of existing systems. While proposals may center transportation actions, they may also have a more nuanced interaction with transportation. Regardless of focus, the central aim of proposed demonstrations should be to reduce transportation insecurity in some form. The MATI program team is interested in any proposed solutions, but would specifically call out an interest in proposals that promote the innovative use of new or existing partnerships, technologies, and practices to address transportation insecurity. The application of an existing technology or practice in a new setting may also be considered innovative. Proposals may weave these elements together.

There is no required modal focus (i.e., projects do not have to include public transit modes such as bus or rail. If car-based solutions are the best way to address a need or insecurity they may be proposed or included as a part of a proposal). Examples of arenas where projects addressing transportation insecurity could be impactful include but are not limited to:

  • Health care/public health
  • Childcare and transportation for caregivers
  • Employment
  • Housing
  • Access for people with disabilities
  • Access to jobs, health care, education, food, or other opportunities 
  • Interconnected mobility modes and services
  • Universal basic mobility/transportation wallets
  • Systems integration (e.g., Medicare and medical transportation)
  • Active transportation 
  • Cost of transportation
  • Transportation for young people 
  • Service delivery for people aging in place
  • Travel for recreation and social interaction
  • Addressing climate change impacts 
  • Connecting peripheral or rural communities to services in urban areas
  • Transportation during non-traditional travel times
  • Transportation to co-located services
  • Transportation during times of disruption, such as natural disasters
  • Addressing transportation limitations in rural and smaller communities
  • Lack of access to vehicles or high costs of private auto ownership. 
  • Challenges with getting goods to market
  • Last-mile connection to intercity transportation
  • Access to areas with primitive road conditions

 

Proposing applicants will describe the priority population(s), which can include intersecting identities, that their demonstration is intended to positively impact. Examples include but are not limited to:

  • People with low incomes (less than 80% area median income)
  • Black, Indigenous, and People of Color populations
  • People with physical or mental disabilities
  • Neuro-diverse people
  • Communities underserved by existing mobility options
  • Single-caretaker households
  • Families with children or expecting children
  • Seniors (age 65+)
  • LGBTQ+ populations
  • Women and people across the gender spectrum
  • People who live in disadvantaged communities as defined by the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST) or Equitable Transportation Community (ETC) Explorer
  • Communities facing historic disinvestment (redlining, segregation, etc.)
  • People who travel frequently for health care
  • People who are formerly incarcerated or recently released from jail 
  • People who are recovering from substance abuse
  • People who are renters
  • People who are students
  • People who are experiencing homelessness 
  • People receiving public assistance
  • People who are seeking employment
  • People with multiple jobs or atypical work schedules
  • Young people
  • People who are migrants
  • People who do not speak English as a first language
  • People without a car or who struggle to maintain a vehicle due to costs or maintenance demands

Section 2. Definitions

Conceptual Definitions

  • Effective Transportation : Creation of systems that offer fair distribution of the benefits and burdens associated with transportation services and infrastructure. Effective Transportation also includes: 1) Building a system that offers similar travel experiences (comfort, frequency, cost) to users no matter their mode or travel purpose; 2) Ensuring that all users are provided with systems that enable them to overcome barriers to mobility; and 3) Targeting interventions that consider the needs and abilities of a community and can evolve as factors change.
  • Transportation Insecurity: The condition in which people face material, systemic, and relational issues that contribute to their inability to access needed services or destinations comfortably, conveniently, and affordably. 
  • Mobility: One’s ability to reach all required/desired locations in the course of one’s day by whatever modal choice desired or required. 
  • Access to Opportunity: One’s ability to reach desired destinations (jobs, school, health care, parks) without a major obstacle or undue burden in cost, time, or safety. 
  • Accessibility: The ability of all persons to move freely through the public realm and to reach and enter all vehicles within a transportation system without difficulty.
  • Innovation: Typically defined in terms of the development or deployment of a new technology or practice that helps propel significant operational or process improvement, the term is more broadly defined for the purposes of MATI Round 2. Here the term is inclusive of both the application of existing technologies or practices to new use cases for small or rural jurisdictions, as well as the application of new technologies and practices where applicable.

Programmatic Definitions

  • In-kind Contributions: Non-cash contributions (i.e., property or services) that 1) benefit the proposed applicant, and (2) are contributed by non-federal third parties, without charge, to the applicant.
  • Local Government Authority: A political subdivision of a state, or a public corporation, board, or commission established under the laws of a state.
  • Nonprofit Organization: A corporation or association determined by the Secretary of the Treasury to be an organization qualifying under 26 U.S.C 501(c) as exempt from taxation under 26 U.S.C. 501(a), or which has been determined under state law to be a nonprofit and for which the designated state agency has received documentation certifying the status of the nonprofit organization. Nonprofit organizations are not necessarily a community-based organization. 
  • Community-Based Organization: Nonprofit, non-governmental, or charitable entity that is driven by community residents and serves a particular community geography. This can be shown by the majority of the governing body and staff residing in the community served, the location of operating offices within the community, having a process for residents to identify the primary issues the organization works on, longevity and consistency of services to the community, and developing program design that brings residents directly into the process and into leadership.

Section 3: Eligibility

Eligible Project Areas 

All applicants and proposed demonstrations must serve or primarily occur within a jurisdiction of fewer than 50,000 people. Applicants may propose a demonstration that is focused on a particular area within the broader eligible geography or one that connects a series of eligible jurisdictions. In the case of the latter, all jurisdictions in a networked proposal must meet the population requirement. Applicant teams may include team members from a larger urban area or jurisdiction (for example a county of more than 50,000), but the proposed demonstration must be oriented around actions to address transportation insecurity for the residents of rural or smaller communities. (e.g., connecting rural or suburban communities to services located in urban areas or creating regional connections).

To check if your jurisdiction is an eligible project area, please refer to this map from the USDOT that delineates rural and urban areas according to the FTA. Secondly, this spreadsheet includes the list of all urban areas of greater than 50,000 people. If your community is listed here or shows as within an urban area on the map you are not eligible to submit a proposal. Please contact the MATI team with questions or clarifications. 

Eligible Team Members

  • The MATI program team acknowledges that rural and smaller communities may not have relationships with some entities or have ideas of different entities that they’d like to include on a team than those listed below. If you have questions about whether a partner can participate, please reach out to MATI program contacts to discuss. 
  • Nonprofit organizations
  • Community-based organizations
  • Federally recognized Tribal Nations
  • Local/regional units of government (school districts/community college systems, cities, counties, metropolitan planning organizations, other local governments, councils or special districts)
  • Public transportation agencies or other private transportation provider (e.g., micromobility or shared-mobility providers) 
  • State or territorial departments of transportation
  • Non-transportation state or local agencies (e.g., housing, public health, or economic development)
  • Local offices/branches of federal agencies often serving rural and smaller communities such as the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), or Department of Defense (DOD).
  • For-profit employers with a presence in the proposing jurisdiction (cannot be lead applicant)
  • For-profit/private organizations (cannot be lead applicant)
  • Universities or other research organizations, including University Extension units.  
    • These team members may contribute to the execution of an applicant’s research, data collection, and evaluation plans. These plans will be created in conjunction with the MATI program team and applicant team members will not conduct separate evaluation or research on a demonstration project.

Team Structure

  • Applicants may propose any team structure or division of tasks as long as the following criteria are met:
    • Nonprofit or community-based organization participants must represent at least 40% of the phase 1 budget. The budget for these partners may be more than 40%. The majority of this budget should remain with the non-profit or community-based partner, not pass through to other team members. A primary goal of this budget structure is to allow these partners to budget significant staff time to the effort and build organizational capacity. 
    • An applicant lead must be identified from the above eligible team members. That lead applicant member should have at least 30% of the proposed budget allotted to them. For-profit entities cannot be the lead applicant, but can be on teams as outlined above.
    • Team members that are not receiving funding through the proposed budget are not allowed to be the applicant lead.
  • Any non-lead team member may participate in a proposal/support a proposal without having a dedicated budget. To be considered a committed partner without budget, a team member must document their intended participation and demonstrate dedication of internal resources/time, which may be considered an in-kind match.
  • Applicants that consist of at least one nonprofit or community-based organization and a committed public agency/jurisdiction will receive greater consideration in review.

Section 4: Proposal Requirements

Required Expression of Interest

Applicants must complete a basic expression of interest form by March 14, 2025 at 5 p.m. CDT. To access the form, visit this link

To complete the form, applicants should have the following information on hand:

  1. Identification of demonstration community
  2. Identification of the transit agency(ies) or programs that serve that community, if one exists (The agencies themselves do not have to be on a proposing team.)
  3. Identification of proposed team makeup
  4. Identification of team lead
  5. Description of proposed project idea (2,000 character limit, approximately 350 words)

Expressions of interest will be reviewed to confirm basic eligibility and fit of the project with the MATI program. Applicants will be given a direct yes/no confirmation from the MATI team by April 1, 2025. Applicants must submit the expression of interest in order to submit a full proposal. Details provided in the expression of interest (such as the addition of a team member) may change, but applicants are encouraged to maintain the core of what is initially submitted to ensure eligibility. The MATI program team reserves the right to reopen the expression of interest form after March 14 if needed.

Full Proposal

The lead applicant should submit a complete proposal as a PDF. Documents must be in 12 pt, Times New Roman font, single-spaced, with margins of no less than 1 inch. Full proposals should not exceed 12 pages, not including any requested appendices or supporting documents. The proposal must include the following elements.

1. Project Statement

In up to four pages, please describe:

  • What the project is and how it addresses transportation insecurity in your community.
  • What the genesis of the idea was.
  • What attributes of the project make it innovative for your community or need.
  • Which priority population(s) will be served by this project and what role various members of these populations will play in the planning and shaping of this demonstration proposal.
  • How this project addresses a high-priority need in your community. 
  • Whether the idea is a new one or if work has already been done on this effort locally.
  • The short-term, medium-term, and long-term outcomes the project might achieve if eventually selected for a Phase 2 demonstration. 
2. Proposal Team

In up to four pages, please describe:

  • The proposing team. 
  • The lead organization and project manager (or proposed manager role). 
  • Description of any community-based organizations involved in the team and how they serve the geography within which they work.
  • Role of all team members and how this division of labor will enable the applicant team to move this idea from proposal to demonstration.
  • Projects this applicant team has worked on collectively before or the nature of collaboration, if new.
  • How and why this partnership is prepared to lead a demonstration project.
  • How the applicant team plans to resolve conflicts or issues within the team if/when they arise.
  • Vision for how such a project might be sustained after the funding provided by the MATI program is concluded.
  • The types of data collection, evaluation, and/or research partnerships team members have undertaken and been involved with on previous projects, if any.
  • The gaps your partnership would need support from the MATI team on in order to develop your proposed demonstration.
3. Budget and Budget Justification

In up to four pages, please provide:

  • A project budget of up to $100,000 to support the development of the Phase 1 Demonstration Project plan. See the appendix section for a budget template. Phase 1 Budget must include : 
    • Budget for project manager to lead development of demonstration plan.
    • Budget for other team members to participate in the development of a demonstration plan. 
    • Travel of likely 1 day, 2 nights, for project manager and 1 other team member to an in-person convening of selected MATI Phase 1 applicants in Winter 2026.
  • Other eligible spending includes but is not limited to:
    • Support for community engagement activities and support for individual participants. Community engagement support may include professional contracts for items such as translation, facilitation, or other engagement services. Community support options (stipends, gift cards, childcare, etc.) should be proposed by applicants as a part of their budget. If selected, MATI program team and applicants will discuss and create a plan for community participation support that adheres to allowable uses of federal funds. 
    • Planning, engineering, or development of technical materials required for the development of a demonstration plan, either by existing team members or by subcontractors that can provide needed expertise. 
  • There is no match requirement for either phase of the MATI program. However, applicants may include matches (either in-kind or cash) from team partners or non-team partners. During the Phase 2 review, applicants with a demonstrated path to ongoing funding or a plan to achieve it may be given preference. Any form of anticipated match should be noted in the application and in letters of support from matching partners. 
  • Letters of support from organizations providing the match should be included at the end of the proposal. They will not be counted against the 12-page limit. 

Section 5: Proposal Evaluation

Applicants’ proposals for Phase 1 will be evaluated by the MATI team with a number of considerations in mind. Key review elements include the following:

Project Elements

  • How the proposal identifies and serves a specific priority population(s).
  • How the proposal identifies and proposes to address critical issues in transportation insecurity.
  • The innovative nature of the project and its ability to offer solutions to address transportation insecurity identified by the proposers.
  • Replicability of proposed demonstration beyond the demonstration site.
  • How the proposal addresses building a more effective transportation system and minimizes climate impact in both the proposing jurisdiction and the potential applicability beyond the proposal. 

Team Elements 

  • Adequate inclusion of nonprofit or community-based organizations in the applicant team.
  • Demonstrated commitment level of applicant team. This may be evaluated through pre-existing joint work, staff, or funding commitments in the proposal, or other demonstrations of durable commitments to a proposal and partnership.
  • Level of community member buy-in and participation in the proposal and planned demonstration.

Feasibility, MATI Programmatic Fit, and Long-term Impacts

  • The feasibility of implementation for the proposed demonstration within the parameters of the MATI program and budgets.
  • The potential long-term sustainability of an applicant’s partnerships and the potential for future funding/management of the proposed project.
  • If the proposal may lead to a demonstration whose outcomes could be comparable to other MATI Phase 1 projects. 

Section 6: Award Requirements

Contracting

Selected applicants will enter into an agreement with the University of Minnesota and will follow all the rules and regulations set forth in the overarching MATI agreement between UMN and FTA.

Failure to Deliver

In the event a selected applicant is unable to complete critical milestones in either Phase 1 or Phase 2, the MATI program team and applicant will work together with the FTA to sustain or responsibly transition the affected effort. 

Section 7: Appendix – Budget Template

The linked budget template can be downloaded and completed for the final submission.