Office of Civil Rights |
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FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATIONFY 2006 ANNUAL FEDERAL PLAN
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Fiscal Year | Number of Colleges/Universities | Number of HBCUs | Number of Students |
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2003 | 40 |
27 |
700 |
2004 | 44 |
28 |
800 |
2005 | 51 |
28 |
840+ |
On-the-Job Training Supportive Services (OJT/SS) –The provisions for the program provide annual funding for OJT/SS projects with innovative approaches and nationwide implications to support employment opportunities for people moving from welfare to work, women, and minorities in fields of highway construction and transportation technology.[1] The FHWA plans to expand its efforts to provide HBCUs/Other Minority Institutions of Higher Education (MIHEs) with information about opportunities to partner with State Departments of Transportation to provide innovative OJT/SS programs. All HBCUs will be encouraged to develop proposals to assist minorities and women in developing job readiness skills and support systems which facilitate acceptance and retention in highway construction trades or related technology fields. In FY 2006, the FHWA plans to award over $580,000 for OJT/SS projects to the colleges/universities listed below.
Colleges/Universities | OJT/SS Program | Planned Award Funds |
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To Be Determined | School-to-Work Transitional Program | $58,806 |
Benedict College | School-to-Work Internship Program | $81,968 |
Denmark Technical College | Transportation Career Training Program | $161,835 |
Delaware State University | Training for Careers in Transportation | $130,000 |
Kentucky State University | Training for Careers in Highway Construction and Transportation | $150,000 |
Grants and Contracts
The FHWA is committed to ensuring greater participation by HBCUs in highway research, development, and technology contracts and grants. For FY 2006, the FHWA plans to increase the number of awards to HBCUs for research and technology contracts, grants and cooperative agreements. Some of the activities planned under this category include the following:
Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) - The purpose of the LTAP Program is to provide the transfer of highway technology and technical assistance to rural and local governments. The LTAP centers conduct a variety of activities that include a communication center that link local highway agencies, tribal governments, States, universities, and the Federal Government.
Entrepreneurial Development Institute (EDI) - The EDI Program provides training and technical assistance to Disadvantaged Business Enterprises firms to enhance their capability to obtain highway construction and related contracts. Some training and technical assistance topics include: (1) Small Business Management; (2) Computerized Budgeting and Payroll; (3) Construction Estimating and Bidding; and (4) Business Plan Development. The HBCUs will continue their participation in the EDI Program by partnering with FHWA and State Departments of Transportation.
Competitive Assistance Program (CAP) for HBCUs and MIHEs – The program was introduced in FY 2000. The FHWA has developed the framework for the competitive assistance program, which limits competition to only HBCUs and Other MIHEs. These colleges and universities compete among themselves for grants and cooperative agreements that are relevant to one or more of FHWA's six strategic goals.[2]
However, due to the decrease in the allowed FHWA funding share from 80% to 50% for grants and cooperative agreements awarded to Minority Institutions of Higher Education (MIHE) in the Training and Education Program under SAFETEA-LU [3] the FHWA does not expect to see much, if any, recipient participation under the MIHE/CAP at this time. A decision regarding the continuation of this program is under review. In FY 2005, three projects were advertised but no colleges/universities applied.
The FHWA projected awards to HBCUs for FY 2006 is $8,328,866 estimated increase of $1,023,247 of the $7,305,619 planned awards to HBCUs in FY 2005. The estimated increase is due in part to an increase in: 1) funding levels; and 2) number of research and development projects.
1. Agency: Federal Highway Administration | |
2. Name/Signature and Title of Representative |
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Total Funds for Planned Awards to Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs): $106,650,736 |
Category | Planned Awards to All IHEs (Include Non-Minority, HBCUs/HSIs/ TCUs) | Planned Awards to HBCUs | Planned Awards To HBCUs as % of Total Planned Awards |
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1. Research & Development | 93,208,002 |
3,062,105 |
3% |
2. Program Evaluation | 366,082 |
242,082 |
66% |
3. Training | 6,161,834 |
2,160,152 |
35% |
4. Facilities and Equipment | 1,000 |
1,000 |
100% |
5. Fellowships, Traineeships, Internships, Recruitment, & IPAs | 2,451,427 |
763,186 |
31% |
6. Student Tuition Assistance, Scholarships, & Other Aid | 3,137,391 |
2,100,341 |
67% |
7. Direct Institutional Subsidies | 487,500 |
0 |
0% |
8. Third Party Awards | 0 |
0 |
0% |
9. Private Sector Involvement | 0 |
0 |
0% |
10. Administrative Infrastructure | 0 |
0 |
0% |
11. Other | 837,500 |
0 |
0% |
Total |
$106,650,736 |
8,328,866 |
8% |
Category 1: Research and Development |
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Name of College/University | Activity | Award |
Alabama A&M University | Research – Expand involvement of the Transportation General Contractors in training activities such as proposal for submitting bids, contracts and management of workers on project for certified DBEs | 1,000,000 |
Morgan State University | Research Projects – To Be Determined |
75,000 |
Research – Line-Striping Life Cycle Analysis Project | 120,000 |
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Research – Improved Alignment Evaluation and Optimization Model | 59,500 |
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Jackson State University | Research – Long-Term Field Monitoring and Performance of Paving Fabric Interlayer Systems to Reduce Reflective Cracking Project – Comprehensive testing, monitoring and analysis program where 12 500-foot pavement test sections are constructed on existing 2-lane highway and monitored for 7-years
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31,200
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Research – Enhancing Mobility to Improve the Quality of Life in Mississippi Capitol Region – Identify regions strengths/shortcomings in the area of transportation and mobility to maintain residents and viable commercial entities | 60,000 |
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Langston University | Evaluation of AASHTO T84 for measuring bulk specific gravity of fine aggregates and correlation between bulk gravity and specific surface area |
20,000 |
Determination of mixing and compaction temperatures for polymer-modified asphalt binders | 20,000 |
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Continuation of research study on relocation process for the I-40 cross-town focusing on environmental justice | 10,000 |
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On-call general research services | 50,000 |
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To Be Determined (Oklahoma Transportation Center for projects) | 167,000 |
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Prairie View A&M University | Review/summary of State practice - 50 State highway agencies' procedures for pavement structural design |
50,000 |
Howard University | To Be Determined –– FHWA Human Centered Systems Research Projects To Be Determined - Howard University Transportation Research Center (HUTRC) Research Projects |
42,887 532,575 |
North Carolina A&T State University | Research – Southeast Superpave Center Research – I-40 Value Pricing Assessment |
20,000 514,500 |
Prairie View A&M University | To Be Determined | 34,190 |
Texas Southern University | To Be Determined | 255,253 |
Category 2: Program Evaluation |
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Name of College/University | Activity | Award |
North Carolina A&T State University | Indefinite Quantities Contract with Battelle Memorial Institute for research and statistical studies in support of FHWA | 25,000 |
Howard University | HUTRC – Staff salaries, supplies and fringe benefits | 217,082 |
Category 3: Training |
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Name of College/University | Activity | Award |
Tuskegee University | DBE Classroom Training | 190,000 |
Alabama State University | DBE Technical Assistance | 190,000 |
Stillman College | DBE Technical Assistance/Classroom Training | 162,300 |
Alabama A&M University | DBE Classroom Training | 190,000 |
University of Maryland – Eastern Shore | Entrepreneurial Development Institute - Construction Management Curriculum Training for certified DBEs – 5-weekend program in partnership with UMES Department of Technology | 50,000 |
Jackson State University | Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) | 145,000 |
South Carolina State University | LTAP | 19,563 |
To Be Determined | DBE/SS Resource Center | 500,000 |
To Be Determined | Entrepreneurial Development Institute | 54,000 |
To Be Determined | School-to-Work Transitional Program | 58,806 |
Benedict College | School-to-Work Internship Program for college students | 81,968 |
Denmark Technical College | Transportation Career Training Program for the unemployed/underemployed | 161,835 |
Delaware State University | On-the-Job Training Supportive Services Project – Training for Careers in Transportation | 130,000 |
Kentucky State University | Careers in Highway Construction and Transportation – Training in construction areas, life skills and employment in highway-related areas | 150,000 |
North Carolina A&T State University | DBE Business Assistance Center | 75,000 |
Prairie View A&M University | Transportation and Civil Engineering Careers (TRAC) Program | 960 |
Texas Southern University | TRAC Program | 720 |
Category 4: Facilities and Equipment |
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Name of College/University | Activity | Award |
Lincoln University - Missouri | TRAC Summer Camp housing, Strategic Advance Meeting Facility and Stipends | 1,000 |
Category 5: Fellowships, Traineeships, Internships, Recruitment, & Intergovernmental Personnel Act |
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Name of College/University |
Activity |
Award |
Kentucky State University | Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP) | 1,500 |
To Be Determined | DDETFP | 465,000 |
Morgan State University | Funding for Summer Undergraduate Internship Program - 5-7 MSU students work at Maryland State Highway Administration for up to 12 weeks | 27,500 |
Lincoln University - Missouri | Recruitment | 80,000 |
Benedict College | DDETFP | 40,000 |
Philander Smith | DDETFP | 25,000 |
Howard University | HUTRC – Internship Program | 59,406 |
Huston Tillotson University | Recruiting and internship support | 26,000 |
Jarvis Christian College | Recruiting and internship support | 50 |
Paul Quinn College | Recruiting and internship support | 37,440 |
Prairie View A&M University | Recruiting and internship support | 350 |
Texas Southern University | Recruiting and internship support | 325 |
Southern University A&M | Recruiting and internship support | 500 |
Alabama State University | Recruiting and internship support | 115 |
Category 6: Student Tuition Assistance, Scholarships, and Other Aid |
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Name of College/University | Activity | Award |
Kentucky State University | Student Career Experience Program – Trainee #1 Salary (GS-9) Student Career Experience Program – Trainee #2 Salary (GS-5) |
41,772 27,569 |
Morgan State University | Tuition – Maryland State Highway Administration employee pursing Civil engineering degree | 5,000 |
South Carolina State University | National Summer Transportation Institute Program | 2,000,000 |
Prairie View A&M University | Student Tuition Assistance | 19,000 |
Huston Tillotson University | Student Tuition Assistance | 3,000 |
Texas Southern University | Student Tuition Assistance | 4,000 |
Category 7: Direct Institutional Subsidies |
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Name of College/University | Activity | Award |
Category 8: Third Party Awardees |
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Name of College/University | Activity | Award |
Category 9: Private Sector Involvement |
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Name of College/University | Activity | Award |
Category 10: Administrative Infrastructure |
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Name of College/University | Activity | Award |
Category 11: Other |
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Name of College/University | Activity | Award |