Office of Research, Development & Technology Partners

The Office of Research, Development & Technology (RDT) coordinates DOT's research and development activities cross-modally, and publicly disseminates research results. We identify opportunities to apply transportation research across the modes and work to prevent the duplication of efforts and make the most effective use of limited Federal resources. Our partners include:

• The Department’s Operating Administrations (OAs) and other Secretarial Offices.
• U.S. Department of Energy; and other Federal Department and Agencies.
• Stakeholders including the Transportation Research Board (TRB) and its hundreds of committees, TRB cooperative research programs, the Association of state Highway and Transportation Officials Research Advisory Committee (AASHTO RAC), academic institutions, state DOTs, transit authorities, local, regional and state planning entities, local, state and regional governmental entities, and the private sector including the owners and operators of transportation infrastructure.
• The European Commission, the International Transport Forum, and other international transportation research stakeholders.