Current Competition

2025 IIJA RECOMPETITION

In 2023, the U.S. Department of Transportation selected through competition 35 University Transportation Centers Program grants authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 to receive funds from Federal Fiscal Years 2022-2026. Now five of those UTCs are available again for a new competitive selection. These grants will receive three annual increments of funding totaling $33 million and will operate from 2026 to 2030.

A preview copy of the Notice of Funding Opportunity for this competition is posted here, and it will go live on www.grants.gov (search for Assistance Listing 20.701 or Opportunity Number UTCOPENCOMP2025) on December 22, 2025.

     Opening Date: December 22, 2025
     Requested Date for Letter of Intent: January 19, 2026
     Required Application Due: February 20, 2026

Please watch this space for additional information.