Opportunity Information: Apply for FR RRD 14 005
Apply for FR RRD 14 005
- The DOT/Federal Railroad Administration in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY14 Safety Analysis of ECP Brake Equipment for Passenger Trains Phase II" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.313 Railroad Research and Development.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 24, 2014 and posted on Feb 24, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 24, 2014 No Explanation. (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 $50,400.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Only the American Public Transportation Association (APTA)is eligible to apply for this grant.
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Opportunity Summary:
The FY14 Safety Analysis of ECP Brake Equipment for Passenger Trains Phase II grant opportunity was a discretionary Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) award under the U.S. Department of Transportation aimed at strengthening the safety case for electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) brake equipment used in passenger train service. The work was centered on supporting the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) as it advanced a proposed APTA safety standard for passenger-train ECP brake equipment, with the goal of applying recognized, established industry safety engineering methods to identify hazards, analyze risks, and ensure that safety requirements can be traced, verified, and implemented in real-world railroad operations and maintenance.
The core purpose of the grant was to fund a set of structured safety analyses that are commonly used in safety-critical transportation systems. Specifically, the award supported completion of a Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA) to identify and rank potential hazards early, an Operating and Support Hazard Analysis (OSHA) to focus on hazards introduced during operation, maintenance, inspection, and support activities, a Safety Traceability Matrix to map identified hazards and safety requirements through mitigations and verification steps, and a Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) to systematically evaluate how components or functions could fail, what the effects of those failures would be, and which failure modes are most critical. Together, these deliverables were intended to provide a rigorous technical foundation for the proposed APTA safety standard and to make the safety logic transparent and auditable.
A major Phase II emphasis was expanded coordination with the brake equipment supplier. Beyond paper analysis, the project scope explicitly included reviewing and analyzing the supplier operating manuals and scrutinizing what could happen if correct operational procedures are not followed. This included examining the consequences of procedural errors, omissions, or misunderstandings in day-to-day use. It also required evaluating maintenance tasks that had been identified as hazard mitigations in the PHA and FMECA, meaning the analyses were expected to connect directly to concrete actions technicians and operators would take in the field. The grant also required working with the supplier to ensure the proposed mitigations were practical, reasonable, and implementable as part of the operating procedures that would be submitted to railroad companies, reducing the risk that mitigations would be theoretically sound but operationally unrealistic.
Administratively, this opportunity was issued under Funding Opportunity Number FR RRD 14 005, within the Railroad Research and Development program (CFDA 20.313). The funding instrument was a grant, and cost sharing or matching was required. The maximum federal award amount (ceiling) was listed as $50,400, with no minimum award floor. The posting and creation date were February 24, 2014, and the application closing date was March 24, 2014, with an archive date of April 23, 2014.
Eligibility was narrowly limited: only APTA was eligible to apply, reflecting that the work was specifically tied to developing and validating an APTA safety standard rather than opening a broader competition among multiple applicants. For applicants or stakeholders needing access assistance, the announcement directed users to the GrantSolutions Help Desk (help@grantsolutions.gov, 1-866-577-0771 or 202-401-5282) during standard weekday business hours Eastern Time.
FAQs: FY14 Safety Analysis of ECP Brake Equipment for Passenger Trains Phase II (FRA)
What is the FY14 Safety Analysis of ECP Brake Equipment for Passenger Trains Phase II opportunity?
It was a discretionary Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) grant opportunity under the U.S. Department of Transportation focused on strengthening the safety case for electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) brake equipment used in passenger train service.
Which agency offered this grant?
The opportunity was offered by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) within the U.S. Department of Transportation.
What was the main goal of the grant?
The main goal was to support the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) as it advanced a proposed APTA safety standard for passenger-train ECP brake equipment by applying recognized industry safety engineering methods to identify hazards, analyze risks, and ensure safety requirements can be traced, verified, and implemented in real-world operations and maintenance.
What type of funding instrument was used?
The funding instrument was a grant.
Was this a competitive opportunity open to multiple applicants?
No. Eligibility was narrowly limited to APTA only, because the work was specifically tied to developing and validating an APTA safety standard rather than a broader competition.
Who was eligible to apply?
Only the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) was eligible to apply.
What program and CFDA number was this under?
It was issued within the Railroad Research and Development program, CFDA 20.313.
What was the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number was FR RRD 14 005.
What was the maximum federal award amount?
The maximum (ceiling) federal award amount was $50,400.
Was there a minimum award amount?
No minimum award floor was listed.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. Cost sharing or matching was required.
What safety analyses and deliverables were supported by the grant?
The grant funded completion of multiple structured safety analyses commonly used in safety-critical transportation systems, including:
- Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA)
- Operating and Support Hazard Analysis (OSHA)
- Safety Traceability Matrix
- Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)
What is a Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA) in the context of this grant?
The PHA was intended to identify and rank potential hazards early in the process so risks could be recognized and prioritized.
What is the Operating and Support Hazard Analysis (OSHA) deliverable intended to cover?
The OSHA deliverable was intended to focus on hazards introduced during operation, maintenance, inspection, and other support activities.
What is the purpose of the Safety Traceability Matrix in this project?
The Safety Traceability Matrix was intended to map identified hazards and safety requirements through mitigations and verification steps, so the logic is transparent and auditable and so safety requirements can be traced from identification through implementation and verification.
What is the role of the FMECA in this grant-funded work?
The Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) was intended to systematically evaluate how components or functions could fail, what the effects of those failures would be, and which failure modes are most critical.
How were these analyses intended to support the proposed APTA safety standard?
Together, the PHA, OSHA, Safety Traceability Matrix, and FMECA were intended to provide a rigorous technical foundation for the proposed APTA safety standard and make the safety logic transparent and auditable.
What was the Phase II emphasis related to the brake equipment supplier?
A major Phase II emphasis was expanded coordination with the brake equipment supplier, including reviewing and analyzing the supplier operating manuals and examining what could happen if correct operational procedures are not followed.
Did the project scope include review of supplier operating manuals?
Yes. The scope explicitly included reviewing and analyzing the supplier operating manuals.
Did the project examine risks from incorrect procedures or procedural errors?
Yes. The work included scrutinizing the consequences of procedural errors, omissions, or misunderstandings in day-to-day use, including what could happen if correct operational procedures are not followed.
How did the grant connect safety analysis to field operations and maintenance?
The grant required evaluating maintenance tasks that had been identified as hazard mitigations in the PHA and FMECA, with the expectation that the analyses would connect directly to concrete actions technicians and operators would take in the field.
Were mitigations required to be practical and implementable?
Yes. The grant required working with the supplier to ensure proposed mitigations were practical, reasonable, and implementable as part of the operating procedures submitted to railroad companies.
Why was supplier coordination important for the mitigations?
Supplier coordination was intended to reduce the risk that mitigations would be theoretically sound but operationally unrealistic, by aligning mitigations with real operating procedures and maintenance practices.
What was the posting/creation date for the opportunity?
The posting and creation date was February 24, 2014.
What was the application closing date?
The application closing date was March 24, 2014.
What was the archive date?
The archive date was April 23, 2014.
Where could applicants or stakeholders get access assistance?
The announcement directed users to the GrantSolutions Help Desk for access assistance.
What are the GrantSolutions Help Desk contact details listed in the announcement?
Email: help@grantsolutions.gov
Phone: 1-866-577-0771 or 202-401-5282
What were the Help Desk hours?
Standard weekday business hours Eastern Time.
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