MDS Working Group

• Every other Thursday at 9am PT, 12pm ET, 5/6pm CET

Zoom Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAscOmhpjIuHNakPx6CNbACpjUjw1Gsucr4

One tap mobile: +19294362866,,84170989462#,,,,*612987# US (New York) - though we encourage Zoom

• Overview of SMART Grant program and OMF role
• Presentations on lessons learned from city awardees
  • SFTMA Award Recipient Lessons - Alex Demisch
• Jane Wiseman, CEO at Institute for Excellence in Government
  • Advice, lessons learned, and takeaways
  • Innovations in Government Fellow, Harvard Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation.
  • Grant writer supporting three of the OMF SMART Grant collaborative cities
• How MDS can address your problem statements

Eight cities (Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, and Miami-Dade County) received funding for infrastructure projects through USDOT’s Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) grant program. The cities are part of a collaborative effort coordinated by the Open Mobility Foundation (OMF), aimed at tackling a common problem with similar technologies – specifically to digitally gather and analyze curb information to reduce congestion, enhance livability, and improve safety and equity on city streets. The shared, open-source Curb Data Specification (CDS) – developed by the OMF – lies at the heart of this collaborative effort.

The next Stage 1 USDOT SMART Grant Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is expected to open in August 2023. In this kickoff meeting, we'd like to discuss how MDS can be part of your problem statement, overview and successes with the last round of applications, and tips about writing your grant application.

WGSC Meeting Organizers

• Host: Craig Dittmann, San Jose DOT
• Facilitator: Michael Schnuerle, OMF
• Outreach: Michael Schnuerle, OMF
• Note taker: N/A

1. Read the USDOT NOFO announcement
2. Think about your city's problem statement that can be solved using MDS (and/or CDS)
3. Let OMF staff know of your interest in exploring an OMF Collaborative application
4. Bonus: Fill out our EV Charging survey before Aug 16

• 29 Attendees
• OMF Slides
• Recording - Password s8STbm.P

See slides for info and links.