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IIJA Centers and Grantees

 

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National Centers (5)  

Total Funding Awarded per Center: 4,000,000

 

Safety21

Carnegie Mellon University

Focus Area: Promoting Safety

UTC Director

Consortium Members:  

  • Community College of Allegheny County
  • Community College of Philadelphia
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Ohio State University
  • Morgan State University
  • University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

     

Dr. Raj Rajkumar   
                

Carnegie Mellon University                       
5000 Forbes Avenue
Hamerschlag Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Phone: 412-268-8707
Email: rajkumar@cmu.edu
Website:  https://safety21.cmu.edu

 

National Center for Transportation
Cybersecurity and Resiliency

Clemson University

Focus Area: Reducing Transportation
Cybersecurity Risks

UTC Director

Consortium Members:

  • Benedict College
  • Florida International University
  • Morgan State University
  • Purdue University
  • South Carolina State University
  • University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa
  • University of California at Santa Cruz
  • University of Texas at Dallas
     

Dr. Mashrur "Ronnie" Chowdhury, PE   
                                   

Clemson University
216 Lowry Hall
Clemson, SC 29634

Phone: 864-656-3313
Email: mac@clemson.edu
Website: https://www.clemson.edu/cecas/tracr

 

 
 

National Center for Infrastructure
Transformation

Prairie View A&M University

Focus Area: Improving the Durability
and Extending the Life of
Transportation Infrastructure

UTC Director

Consortium Members:

  • Arizona State University
  • Blinn Community College
  • Michigan State University
  • Rutgers University
  • Texas A&M University

     

Dr. Judy Perkins, PE

Prairie View A&M University
700 University Drive
Prairie View, TX  77446

Phone:  936-261-1655
Email: juperkins@pvamu.edu
Website:  https://ncit.pvamu.edu

 

National Center for Sustainable Transportation 

University of California, Davis

Focus Area: Preserving
the Environment

UTC Director

Consortium Members:  

•    California State University, Long Beach
•    Georgia Institute of Technology
•    Texas Southern University
•    University of California, Riverside
•    University of Southern California
•    The University of Vermont
 

Dr. Susan Handy

University of California, Davis                 
One Shields Avenue
Davis, PA 95616 

Phone: 530-752-5878
Email: slhandy@ucdavis.edu
Website:  https://ncst.ucdavis.edu/ 

 

 
 

Center for Understanding Future
Travel Behavior and Demand

University of Texas at Austin

Focus Area: Improving the
Mobility of People and Goods

UTC Director

Consortium Members:

  • Arizona State University
  • California State Polytechnic University Pomona
  • City College of New York
  • Diné College
  • Georgia Institute of Technology
  • University of Michigan
  • University of Washington
     

Dr. Chandra Bhat

University of Texas at Austin                           
3925 West Braker Lane
Austin, TX  78759

Phone: 512-471-4535
Email: bhat@mail.utexas.edu
Website: https://tbd.ctr.utexas.edu

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Regional Centers (10)  

Total Funding Awarded per Center $3,000,000

 

Region: 1
New England University Transportation Center

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Focus Area: Promoting Safety

UTC Director

Consortia Members:

  • Bunker Hill Community College
  • Holyoke Community College
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology   
  • Norwich University
  • University of Connecticut
  • University of Maine
  • University of New Hampshire
 

Dr. Michael Knodler

University of Massachusetts Amherst
100 Venture Way
Amherst, MA  01035

Phone: 413-330-2662
Email: mknodler@umass.edu
Website:  https://www.umass.edu/neutc/

 
 

Region: 2 

The grant to the university selected for this Center in 2023 was terminated on May 2, 2025.  The Office of the Secretary determined that the grant “no longer effectuates the program goals or agency priorities.” [2 CFR § 200.340(a)(2)]

Press Release

 

Region: 3

Safety and Mobility Advancements Regional Transportation and Economics Research Center

Morgan State University

Focus Area: Improving the
Mobility of People and Goods

UTC Director

Consortia Members:

  • Howard University
  • University of Delaware             
  • University of Maryland
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • University of Virginia
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 
  • West Virginia University

Dr. Mansoureh Jeihani

Morgan State University
1700 E. Cold Spring Lane
Baltimore, MD  21251

Phone: 443-885-1873
Email: mansoureh.jeihani@morgan.edu
Website:  SMARTER Center

 
 

Region: 4

University Transportation Center for Regional
and Rural Connected Communities

North Carolina A&T State University 

Focus Area: Improving the
Mobility of People and Goods

UTC Director

Consortia Members:

  • Clemson University
  • Florida Atlantic University
  • University of Alabama Tuscaloosa
  • University of Georgia
  • University of Kentucky
  • University of Tennessee Knoxville


     

Dr. Ali Karimoddini

North Carolina A&T State University
1601 East Market Street
Greensboro, NC  27411

Phone: 336-310-5061
Email: akarimod@ncat.edu 
Website: https://www.cr2c2.com

 



 

Region: 5
Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT)

University of Michigan

Focus Area: Promoting Safety

UTC Director

Consortia Members:

  • Central State University
  • Northwestern University
  • Purdue University
  • University of Akron
  • University of Illinois Urbana Champaign     
  • University of Minnesota
  • University of Wisconsin Madison
  • Washtenaw Community College

Dr. Henry Liu

University of Michigan
3003 S. State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Phone: 734-764-4354
Email: henryliu@umich.edu 
Website: https://ccat.umtri.umich.edu



 

Region: 6
Southern Plains Transportation Center

University of Oklahoma

Focus Area: Improving the Durability
and Extending the Life of
Transportation Infrastructure

UTC Director

Consortia Members:

  • El Paso Community College
  • Louisiana State University
  • Louisiana Tech University
  • Navajo Technical University
  • Oklahoma State University
  • Texas A&M University
  • Texas Southern University
  • University of Arkansas
  • University of New Mexico
  • University of Texas El Paso

Dr. Musharraf Zaman

University of Oklahoma
Gallogly College of Engineering
202 W Boyd Street, Room 107         
Norman, OK  73019

Phone: 405-401-3096
Email: zaman@ou.edu 
Website: https://www.sptc.org

 

 

Region: 7

Mid-America Transportation Center

University of Nebraska Lincoln

Focus Area: Promoting Safety

UTC Director

Consortia Members:

  • Nebraska Indian Community College
  • Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • University of Iowa
  • University of Kansas
  • University of Missouri St. Louis


     

Dr. Aemal Khattak

University of Nebraska Lincoln             
2200 Vine Street
Lincoln, NE  68583

Phone: 402-472-8126
Email: khattak@unl.edu
Website:  https://matc.unl.edu


 

Region: 8

Center for Transformative Infrastructure Preservation and Sustainability

North Dakota State University

Focus Area: Preserving the Existing Transportation System

UTC Director

Consortia Members:

  • Colorado State University 
  • University of Denver
  • Fort Lewis College 
  • University of Colorado Denver 
  • South Dakota State University 
  • United Tribes Technical College 
  • University of North Dakota 
  • University of Utah 
  • University of Wyoming 
  • Utah State University

Dr. Denver Tolliver

North Dakota State University     
Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, Dept.2880
P.O. Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050

Phone: 701-231-7190
Email: denver.tolliver@ndsu.edu
Website:  https://www.ctips.org/

                                                              

 

Region: 9
Pacific Southwest Region University Transportation Center (PSR UTC)

University of Southern California

Focus Area: Improving the
Mobility of People and Goods

UTC Director

Consortia Members:

  • California State University, Long Beach
  • Northern Arizona University
  • Pima Community College
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • University of California, Davis
  • University of California, Irvine
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • University of Hawaii at Mānoa
  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Dr. Marlon Boarnet

University of Southern California
650 Childs Way
Ralph and Goldy Lewis Hall 301C
Los Angeles, CA 90089

Phone: 213-740-3696 
Email:boarnet@usc.edu  
Website: https://www.metrans.org/

                                                              

 
 

Region: 10
Pacific Northwest Transportation
Consortium (PACTRANS)

University of Washington

Focus Area: Improving the
Mobility of People and Goods

UTC Director

Consortia Members:

  • Northwest Indian College
  • Portland State University
  • University of Alaska Anchorage                                      
  • University of Idaho
  • Washington State University


     

Dr. Yinhai Wang

University of Washington
More Hall Room 112
Box 352700
Seattle, WA  98195

Phone: 206-616-2696 
Email:yinhai@uw.edu  
Website: https://depts.washington.edu/pactrans/

   

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Tier 1 Centers (20)  

Total Funding Awarded per Center: 2,000,000

 

Rural Safe, Efficient, and
Advanced Transportation

Florida A&M University

Focus Area: Improving the
Mobility of People and Goods

UTC Director

Consortia Members:

  • Cleveland State University
  • Florida State University
  • SUNY Stony Brook University
  • Tallahassee Community College
  • University of Washington

 

Dr. Ren Moses

Florida A&M University                 
2525 Pottsdamer Street, Suite 129
Tallahassee, FL  32310

Phone: 850-410-6191
Email: ren.moses@famu.edu 
Website:https://reat.eng.famu.fsu.edu/

 

Innovative Bridge Technologies/
Accelerated Bridge Construction
University Transportation Center

Florida International University

Focus Area: Improving the Durability
and Extending the Life of
Transportation Infrastructure

UTC Director

Consortia Members:

  • Florida A&M University                                                              
  • Texas A&M University
  • University of Georgia
  • University of Nevada Reno                                               
  • University of Oklahoma
  • University of Washington


     

Dr. Artorod Azizinamini

Florida International University
10555 W. Flagler Street
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
EC 3680
Miami, FL  33174

Phone: 305-348-3821
Email: aazizina@fiu.edu 
Website: https://abc-utc.fiu.edu

 

Research and Education
for Promoting Safety

Howard University

Focus Area: Promoting Safety

UTC Director

Consortia Members:

  • San José State University
  • University of Maryland
  • University of Nevada Las Vegas



     

Dr. Claudia C. Marin-Artieda

Howard University
2400 Sixth Street NW
Washington, DC  20059

Phone: 202-806-6580
Email: cmarin@howard.edu
Website:  REPS-Tier 1 University Transportation Center

 

 

Center for Assured and Resilient Navigation
in Advanced Transportation Systems

Illinois Institute of Technology

Focus Area: Reducing Transportation Cybersecurity Risks

UTC Director

Consortia Members:

  • Chicago State University
  • Stanford University
  • University of California Riverside
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University



     

Dr. Boris Pervan

Illinois Institute of Technology
10 W. 35th Street
Chicago, IL  60616

Phone: 630-853-6689
Email:  pervan@iit.edu
Website: https://www.iitcarnations.org

 

 

Tier 1 Center

The grant to the university selected for this Center in 2023 was terminated on May 2, 2025.  The Office of the Secretary determined that the grant “no longer effectuates the program goals or agency priorities.” [2 CFR § 200.340(a)(2)]


Press Release


 

Tier 1 Center

The grant to the university selected for this Center in 2023 was terminated on May 2, 2025.  The Office of the Secretary determined that the grant “no longer effectuates the program goals or agency priorities.” [2 CFR § 200.340(a)(2)]


Press Release

 

 

Center for Automated Vehicle Research with Multimodal Assured Navigation (CARMEN+)

Ohio State University

Focus Area: Reducing Transportation Cybersecurity Risks

UTC Director

Consortia Members:

  • North Carolina A&T State University 
  • University of California Irvine
  • University of Texas Austin



     

Dr. Zak Kassas

Ohio State University   
930 Kinnear Road
Columbus, OH  43212


Phone: 614-247-6306
Email:  kassas.2@osu.edu 
Website: https://utc.engineering.osu.edu

 

Tier 1 Center

The grant to the university selected for this Center in 2023 was terminated on May 2, 2025.  The Office of the Secretary determined that the grant “no longer effectuates the program goals or agency priorities.” [2 CFR § 200.340(a)(2)]


Press Release

 

Center for Healthy and Efficient Mobility

Texas A&M University College Station

Focus Area: Preserving

the Environment

UTC Director

Consortia Members:

  • Georgia Institute of Technology           
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Morehouse School of Medicine
  • North Dakota State University
  • University of California Riverside
  • University of Texas El Paso
     

Dr. Josias (Joe) Zietsman

Texas A&M University College Station
400 Harvey Mitchell Parkway South
College Station,  TX  77845

Phone: 979-317-2796
Email: j-zietsman@tti.tamu.edu
Website: https://www.carteeh.org

 

CREATE

Texas State University

Focus Area: Improving the Durability
and Extending the Life of
Transportation Infrastructure

UTC Director

Consortia Members:

  • Oregon State University
  • Texas A&M University
  • University of Miami
  • University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez
     

 

Dr. Stacey Kulesza

Texas State University
601 University Drive
San Marcos,  TX  77666                      

Phone: 512-245-2581
Email: sekulesza@txstate.edu 
Website: https://create.engineering.txst.edu


 

Maritime Transportation Research
and Education Center

University of Arkansas

Focus Area: Preserving the Existing Transportation System

UTC Director

Consortia Members:

  • Jackson State University 
  • Louisiana State University                                                      
  • Texas A&M University
  • University of New Orleans
  • Vanderbilt University

 

Dr. Heather Nachtmann

University of Arkansas
4207 Bell Engineering Center
Fayetteville,  AR  72701

Phone: 479-575-3484
Email: hln@uark.edu
Website: https://martrec.uark.edu/index.php

 

Transportation Cybersecurity Center for Advanced Research and Education

University of Houston  

Focus Area: Reducing Transportation
Cybersecurity Risks

UTC Director

Consortia Members:

  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University                                          
  • Rice University
  • Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
  • University of Cincinnati
  • University of Hawai'i 
     

 

Dr. Yunpeng (Jack) Zhang 

University of Houston
4302 University Drive
Houston,  TX  77204

Phone: 713-743-0631
Email: yzhan226@central.uh.edu
Website: https://www.uh.edu/cybercare
 

 
 

Transportation Infrastructure
Precast Innovation Center

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Focus Area: Improving the Durability
and Extending the Life of
Transportation Infrastructure

UTC Director

Consortia Members:

  • Louisiana State University
  • Purdue University
  • SUNY University at Buffalo
  • University of Texas San Antonio                           


 

Dr. Bassem Andrawes

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
1901 S. First Street
Champaign,  IL  61820

Phone: 217-244-4178
Email: andrawes@illinois.edu
Website: https://trans-ipic.illinois.edu


 

Center for Multi-Modal Mobility in
Urban, Rural and Tribal Areas

University of Maryland

Focus Area: Improving the

Mobility of People and Goods

UTC Director

Consortia Members:

  • Morgan State University
  • North Dakota State University
  • San José State University
  • White Earth Tribal and Community College





     

Dr. Cinzia Cirillo

University of Maryland
7809 Regents Drive
College Park,  MD  20742                              

Phone:  301-405-6864
Email:  ccirillo@umd.edu 

Website: https://mti.umd.edu/cmmm

 

 

 

Center for Healthy and Durable Transportation

University of Missouri Kansas City

Focus Area: Preserving

the Environment

UTC Director

Consortia Members:

  • Tennessee State University
  • Texas State University
  • University of Louisville
  • Washington State University   
                  

 

Dr. Ceki Halmen

University of Missouri Kansas City
5100 Rockhill Road
Kansas City,  MO  64110

Phone:  816-235-1286
Email:  halmenc@umkc.edu 
Website:  https://transportation.umkc.edu ;

 
 

Center for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety

University of New Mexico

Focus Area: Promoting Safety

UTC Director

Consortia Members:

  • San Diego State University
  • University of California Berkeley
  • University of Tennessee Knoxville
  • University of Wisconsin Milwaukee


     

Dr. Nicholas Ferenchak

University of New Mexico
1700 Lomas Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87131

Phone:  505-277-2722
Email:  ferenchak@unm.edu 
Website:  https://www.pedbikesafety.org

 

Tier 1 Center

The grant to the university selected for this Center in 2023 was terminated on May 2, 2025.  The Office of the Secretary determined that the grant “no longer effectuates the program goals or agency priorities.” [2 CFR § 200.340(a)(2)]


Press Release

 
 

Center for Freight Transportation for
Efficient and Resilient Supply Chain

University of Tennessee Knoxville

Focus Area: Improving the

Mobility of People and Goods

UTC Director

Consortia Members:

  • California State University Long Beach
  • North Carolina A&T State University
  • Oregon State University
  • Texas A&M University
  • University of Illinois Chicago



     

 

Dr. Kevin P. Heaslip II 

University of Tennessee Knoxville  
1534 White Avenue
Knoxville,  TN  37996

Phone: 865-974-1813
Email: kheaslip@utk.edu 
Website: https://fersc.utk.edu

 

 

 

 

Center for Durable and Resilient
Transportation Infrastructure

University of Texas at Arlington

Focus Area: Improving the Durability
and Extending the Life of
Transportation Infrastructure

UTC Director

Consortia Members:

  • Howard University
  • Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Oregon State University
  • Purdue University
  • University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez
     

 

Dr. Maria Konsta-Gdoutos

University of Texas at Arlington                         
701 S. Nedderman Drive
Arlington,  TX  76019

Phone: 817-272-2704  
Email:  maria.konsta@uta.edu
Website:  https://duretransp.uta.edu

 

 

University Transportation Center for Railway Safety

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Focus Area: Promoting Safety

UTC Director

Consortia Members:

  • South Texas College
  • Texas A&M University
  • University of California Riverside                             
  • University of Nebraska Lincoln
  • University of South Carolina
     

 

Dr. Constantine Tarawneh

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1201 W. University Drive
Edinburg,  TX  78539

Phone: 956-665-2607
Email:  constantine.tarawneh@utrgv.edu
Website:  https://www.utrgv.edu/railwaysafety

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