Overview
Program Description
Contact: Office of Research, Demonstration, & Innovation 202-366-4052
Grants for university transportation research (49 U.S.C. 5505) are awarded to non-profit institutions of higher learning by the Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) using funds appropriated to FTA. This program focuses on the transfer of knowledge relevant to national, state, and local issues, and builds professional capacity of the transportation workforce. Research and education activities address transportation planning, analysis and management, with special emphasis on increasing the number of highly skilled individuals entering the field of transportation. All recipients are specified in law.
Under the program participating universities conduct basic and applied research, education programs that include multidisciplinary course work and participation in research, and ongoing programs of technology transfer that make research results available to potential users. The Federal share is 50 percent.
For detailed information, visit the RSPA University Transportation Centers website at http://utc.dot.gov/.
Contact Information
Lewis P. Clopton
Director
Office of Research Management, TRI-30
Federal Transit Administration
400 7th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20590
202-366-0235
Lydia E. Mercado
Transportation Management Specialist
Office of Research Management, TRI-30
Federal Transit Administration
400 7th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20590
202-366-5741
Funding for Fiscal Year 2004
The Federal Transit Administration budget request for fiscal year 2004 requests $6 million for University Transportation Research.
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