2020 Tier 1 Terms and Requirements
TERMS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR 2020 TIER 1 UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERSFor Grant Numbers: 69A3552047138 – 69A3552047141 July 2020 Version 1
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2020 Tier 1 UTC NOFO
FY2020 NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY TO ESTABLISH NEW TIER 1 UTCsOpening Date: April 2, 2020 Letter of Intent Requested: May 4, 2020 Required Application Due: June 1, 2020 Grants.gov Opportunity No. UTCTIER1COMP2O2O Catalog of Notice Domestic Assistance Number 20.701 Office of the...
University Transportation Centers
DOT invests in the future of transportation through its University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program, which awards and administers grants to consortia of colleges and universities across the United States. The UTC Program advances the state-of-the-art in transportation research and technology, and develops the next generation of transportation professionals. The Congressionally-mandated program has been in place since 1987 to help address our Nation’s ever-growing need for the safe, efficient, and environmentally sound movement of people and goods.
Current Competition
RE-OPENING OF REGION 8 COMPETITION, 3/14/2023: The Region 8 UTC grant (for a Regional UTC located in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming) was not awarded in this competition. As a result, the competition will be re-opened later this Spring or...
Travelers’ Rationality in Anticipatory Online Emergency Response
An innovative project at the North Carolina A&T State University (NC A&T), sponsored by the Center for Advanced Transportation Mobility (CATM), a Tier 1 UTC, is seeking to reduce the time needed for emergency response vehicles (ERVs) to respond to a sequence of...
Highly Automated Systems Safety Center of Excellence
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NOFO, Competition, UTC, 2020 Tier I UTC Competition Questions and AnswersImproving the Functionality and Resilience of Roadway Tunnels
Road tunnels are an important component of transportation infrastructure. Increased urbanization, population density and traffic congestion demand greater investments in underground transportation infrastructure. Underground transportation offers better traffic efficiency and long-term...
Installation of a Smart Roadway Testbed in Brooklyn, NY to Measure the Impact of Overweight Trucks
Our January 2020 newsletter highlights the work of one of our USDOT Tier 1 University Transportation Centers, Connected Cities with Smart Transportation (C2SMART). C2SMART has been researching the damage caused by illegal overweight trucks on bridges and pavements in...