City of Chattanooga, UT at Chattanooga win another grant for their smart city collaboration
The $2 million award was made under the SMART “Planning and Prototyping Grant” program which was established by the "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act."
Officials from the City of Chattanooga and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) were notified earlier this month that they are among the 34 recipients of a Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The $2 million award was made under the SMART “Planning and Prototyping Grant” program which was established by the “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.” Congress appropriated $100 million annually for fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to support demonstration projects that employ advanced smart community technologies and systems to enhance transportation efficiency and safety.
The award to Chattanooga and UTC was the only one announced for Tennessee and came as part of a competition among 321 applicants nationwide. In Chattanooga, the grant will fund the deployment of Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technologies at high-risk, mid-block crossings along two major corridors near downtown. These technologies will enable researchers to gather data that can inform recommendations for citywide street and road improvements. The initiative aims to create a safer, more efficient urban environment for all Chattanooga residents and visitors, regardless of their modes of transportation.
Since its inception in 2018, the UTC Center for Urban Informatics and Progress (CUIP) has focused on connected mobility projects and the application of smart city technologies to enhance safety. CUIP staff, in collaboration with industry partners such as ITS America, Audi, Qualcomm, Leidos and HARMAN, will administer this grant and coordinate the project.
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