Request for Proposals
Request for Proposals
| Date issued | 11/30/2023 |
| Fiscal year | 2024-2025 |
| Proposal format | Appendix D |
| Questions | Online form |
| Pre-proposal submission deadline | 02/09/2024 |
| Pre-proposal submission form | Online form |
| Proposal submission deadline | 03/22/2024 |
| Proposal submission form | Online form |
| Final decisions | 05/24/2024 |
Overview
The Transportation Cybersecurity Center for Advanced Research and Education (CYBER-CARE), funded by the US Department of Transportation (DOT) as a Tier 1 University Transportation Center (UTC) is seeking proposals focused on cybersecurity for transportation systems. Proposals should have a duration of one year or two years and total expenses are up to $20,000 to $90,000 per year depending on the type of proposal and funding availability
Topics of interest
CYBER-CARE’s mission is to develop the world’s leading innovative, healthy, sustainable, and intelligent transportation cybersecurity system and protect the American people, supply chains, public transit systems, and the economy through the safe, resilient, and sustainable movement of people and goods. The research topics of interest to the center are the following:
- Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) cybersecurity
CAV cybersecurity research is a key component of the USDOT ITS research program. CYBER-CARE will fund research towards approaches to ensure future CAV safety in cyber environments. - Transportation data cybersecurity
Given the key role of data in transportation communications with inadequate cybersecurity detection, CYBER-CARE will fund research that addresses the challenging problem of identifying cyberattacks via big data analysis. - Advanced traffic management system (ATMS) cybersecurity
In highly dynamic, wide-area traffic scenarios, e.g., in Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS), centralized communication frameworks are insufficient. CYBER-CARE will fund research on decentralized communication frameworks and future transportation solutions to ensure participants’ security and safety. - Next-generation transportation cybersecurity system
Protecting next-generation transportation cybersecurity systems is a complex task due to their reliance on multiple sub-systems, including sensors, weather stations, and smart vehicle networks. CYBER-CARE will fund research that addresses this problem and enables reliable, next-generation transportation cybersecurity systems.
Types of proposal
|
Type |
Description |
Max. amount (Federal Funding) |
|
White paper |
Supports the development of a white paper identifying research gaps in cyber-security for transportation systems. Should include meetings with other researchers, policy-makers, and/or practitioners. |
$20,000 |
|
Seed grant |
Supports the development of a larger proposal focused on cybersecurity for transportation systems. Should include target RFP, potential team, and research topic. |
$25,000 |
|
Educational project (site university director shall be the PI or a co-PI) |
Supports the development of educational materials on cybersecurity for transportation. This might include course materials, tutorials, bootcamps, outreach activities, etc. |
$80,000 |
|
Technology transfer project (site university director shall be the PI or a co-PI) |
Supports the development technology transfer materials on cybersecurity for transportation. This might include workshops, training, software development, etc. |
$50,000 |
|
Research project |
Supports original research on cybersecurity for transportation systems. Research projects should be classified as advanced, applied, or practical research. |
$90,000 per year, up to 2 years. |