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Cabinet Exit Memo: Department of Transportation

On January 5, 2017, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx’s released his Cabinet Exit Memo, highlighting some of the key accomplishments of the Department of Transportation over the past eight years and outlining challenges and opportunities for the future. Point your browser to www....

DOT Financial Assistance Policies

This document provides departmental policy for the award and administration of grants and cooperative agreements.  It follows government-wide regulations and provides standardized policies for all DOT awarding agencies.

Research Coordination Across DOT and its Modal Operating Administrations

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) invests approximately $1 billion per year, as authorized by Congress, to continually advance our nation’s critical and complex transportation system through a rich array of research-related activities, including the awarding of contracts, grants and...

Talking Points

The talking points below offer a general background on human trafficking, and the role that the transportation industry can play in eradicating the scourge:

Human trafficking is something we don’t always think about in the context of transportation issues.   However, human...

What Comes Next

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In October 2016, DOT announced an additional $65 million in grants to support community-driven advanced technology transportation projects — including support for four of the Smart City Challenge finalists to implement ideas developed as part of their applications...