Opportunity Information: Apply for 693JJ320NF00003
The Work Zone Data Exchange Demonstration is a discretionary grant and research program run by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), focused on improving roadway safety by making work zone information more consistent, shareable, and usable across jurisdictions. The central idea is to help public roadway operators publish standardized, public work zone data feeds using the Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) approach so that third parties such as vehicle manufacturers, navigation providers, and digital map developers can reliably ingest and use that information. By expanding the number of available WZDx feeds, DOT expects to make it worthwhile for private-sector data users to invest in integrating these feeds into consumer navigation tools and high-definition mapping systems, which in turn helps drivers and automated driving systems (ADS) navigate work zones more safely and efficiently.
A key part of the opportunity is addressing the real-world barriers that have slowed adoption of consistent work zone data sharing. These barriers can be technical (for example, challenges converting internal agency work zone systems into a standardized feed, ensuring data quality, maintaining uptime, or integrating with traffic management platforms) and institutional (such as coordination across districts, data governance questions, staffing constraints, or uncertainty about how to publish data for external use). Awardees receive funding specifically to overcome the obstacles that are preventing them from implementing or expanding a unified WZDx feed, with the broader program goal of increasing the overall supply and consistency of work zone event data nationwide.
The program is also designed to strengthen and mature the WZDx specification itself. Grant recipients are expected not only to publish and maintain a data feed, but also to participate in technical assistance, peer exchange, and specification development activities during the period of performance. In practice, this means awardees collaborate with DOT and other stakeholders to improve the standard and the supporting tools, share lessons learned, and help make future deployments easier for other agencies. Recipients are expected to keep their published feeds updated so they conform to the current version of the WZDx specification, reinforcing the program emphasis on consistency and long-term usability rather than one-time data releases.
DOT highlights rural safety as an important motivation and encourages applicants to consider the distinct challenges faced by rural transportation networks. Rural areas often experience disproportionately high fatality rates and can have unique work zone conditions related to longer detours, limited alternate routes, different traffic mixes (including freight), and constraints in communications infrastructure and staffing. Consistent with DOT's ROUTES Initiative, the opportunity encourages proposals that address rural needs in addition to the broader objectives of standardization and data availability, with the aim of improving transportation operations management beyond traditional urban "hot spots."
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number 693JJ320NF00003 under CFDA 20.200. It is a grant in the transportation activity category. The posting date was June 16, 2020, with an original closing date of August 3, 2020. The anticipated award ceiling listed is $2,400,000, and DOT expected to make about 12 awards. Eligibility is described broadly as "Others" with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement, but the narrative makes clear the target applicants are public roadway operators and implementing owners/operators responsible for managing and sharing work zone activity data.
Ultimately, DOT frames the outcome in practical terms: more standardized work zone event data should reach vehicles, mainly through consumer navigation products and high-definition maps, improving safety for road workers and the traveling public. By lowering adoption barriers and accelerating consistent data publication, the program aims to build a critical mass of reliable WZDx feeds that encourages private-sector integration, demonstrates the value of the data, and helps agencies justify further investment in work zone data management and sharing.Apply for 693JJ320NF00003
- The Department of Transportation, DOT Federal Highway Administration in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Work Zone Data Exchange Demonstration" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.200.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 16, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 03, 2020. (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 $2,400,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 12 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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