IIJA Centers and Grantees

National Centers (2023)
Regional Centers (2023)
Tier 1 Centers (2023)
Interactive Map of UTC Grantees

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
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. Kari Watkins University of California, Davis One Shields Avenue Davis, PA 95616 Phone: 206-250-4415 Email: kewatkins@ucdavis.edu Website: https://ncst.ucdavis.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. Kari Watkins

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

Phone: 206-250-4415
Email: kewatkins@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

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
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: 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)
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: 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/

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
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.Howard.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.Howard.edu


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+)
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

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

Last updated: Wednesday, April 15, 2026

IIJA Centers and Grantees

National Centers (5)

Total Funding Awarded per Center: 4,000,000

Safety21

Carnegie Mellon University

Focus Area: Promoting Safety

UTC Director

National Center for TransportationCybersecurity and Resiliency

Clemson University

Focus Area: Reducing TransportationCybersecurity Risks

UTC Director

National Center for InfrastructureTransformation

Prairie View A&M University

Focus Area: Improving the Durabilityand Extending the Life ofTransportation Infrastructure

UTC Director

National Center for Sustainable Transportation

University of California, Davis

Focus Area: Preservingthe Environment

UTC Director

Center for Understanding FutureTravel Behavior and Demand

University of Texas at Austin

Focus Area: Improving theMobility of People and Goods

UTC Director

Regional Centers (10)

Total Funding Awarded per Center $3,000,000

Region: 1New England University Transportation Center

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Focus Area: Promoting Safety

UTC Director

Region: 2

Region: 3

Safety and Mobility Advancements Regional Transportation and Economics Research Center

Morgan State University

Focus Area: Improving theMobility of People and Goods

UTC Director

Region: 4

University Transportation Center for Regionaland Rural Connected Communities

North Carolina A&T State University

Focus Area: Improving theMobility of People and Goods

UTC Director

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

University of Michigan

Focus Area: Promoting Safety

UTC Director

Region: 6Southern Plains Transportation Center

University of Oklahoma

Focus Area: Improving the Durabilityand Extending the Life ofTransportation Infrastructure

UTC Director

Region: 7

Mid-America Transportation Center

University of Nebraska Lincoln

Focus Area: Promoting Safety

UTC Director

Region: 8

Center for Transformative Infrastructure Preservation and Sustainability

North Dakota State University

Focus Area: Preserving the Existing Transportation System

UTC Director

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

University of Southern California

Focus Area: Improving theMobility of People and Goods

UTC Director

Region: 10Pacific Northwest TransportationConsortium (PACTRANS)

University of Washington

Focus Area: Improving theMobility of People and Goods

UTC Director

Tier 1 Centers (20)

Total Funding Awarded per Center: 2,000,000

Rural Safe, Efficient, andAdvanced Transportation

Florida A&M University

Focus Area: Improving theMobility of People and Goods

UTC Director

Innovative Bridge Technologies/Accelerated Bridge ConstructionUniversity Transportation Center

Florida International University

Focus Area: Improving the Durabilityand Extending the Life ofTransportation Infrastructure

UTC Director

Research and Educationfor Promoting Safety

Howard University

Focus Area: Promoting Safety

UTC Director

National Center for Transportation
Cybersecurity and Resiliency

Focus Area: Reducing Transportation
Cybersecurity Risks

National Center for Infrastructure
Transformation

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

Focus Area: Preserving
the Environment

Center for Understanding Future
Travel Behavior and Demand

Focus Area: Improving the
Mobility of People and Goods

Region: 1
New England University Transportation Center

Focus Area: Improving the
Mobility of People and Goods

University Transportation Center for Regional
and Rural Connected Communities

Focus Area: Improving the
Mobility of People and Goods

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

Region: 6
Southern Plains Transportation Center

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

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

Focus Area: Improving the
Mobility of People and Goods

Region: 10
Pacific Northwest Transportation
Consortium (PACTRANS)

Focus Area: Improving the
Mobility of People and Goods

Rural Safe, Efficient, and
Advanced Transportation

Focus Area: Improving the
Mobility of People and Goods

Innovative Bridge Technologies/
Accelerated Bridge Construction
University Transportation Center

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

Research and Education
for Promoting Safety

Center for Assured and Resilient Navigation
in Advanced Transportation Systems

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

Maritime Transportation Research
and Education Center

Focus Area: Reducing Transportation
Cybersecurity Risks

Transportation Infrastructure
Precast Innovation Center

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

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

Center for Freight Transportation for
Efficient and Resilient Supply Chain

Center for Durable and Resilient
Transportation Infrastructure

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