University Transportation Centers Program Competition for Consortia Grants

UTC Grant Application Numbers "Robust"

With the application process for the University Transportation Centers Program Competition now complete, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration announced that a total of 63 (sixty-three) University Transportation Centers applications were received for a share of the $77 million in grants. A total of 22 grants, each worth $3.5 million dollars, will be awarded following a review of applications. The applications received break down into the following categories:

• 46 applications competing for 10 Tier I UTC centers;
• 3 applications competing for two Transit-Focused Tier 1 UTC centers; and,
• 14 applications competing for 10 Regional UTC centers.

It is worth noting that a significant number of new applicants to the UTC Program submitted applications. The University Transportation Centers Program awards grants to universities across the United States to advance the state-of-the-art in transportation research and develop the next generation of transportation professionals.

• Ongoing — Questions about the UTC Program 2011 Grant Solicitation are posted here with answers
• 1/17/2012 — 2012 UTC Grant Recipients
• 10/6/2011 — Draft "Grant Deliverables and Requirements for University Transportation Centers"
  This document to be used by UTCs selected through the 2011 competition. This document will be part of the UTC grant when it is issued (previous versions of this document will not apply to new UTC grants).
• 9/26/2011 — Draft "General Provisions of Grants for University Transportation Centers"
  This document to be used by UTCs selected through the 2011 competition. This document will be part of the UTC grant when it is issued (previous versions of this document will not apply to new UTC grants).
• 7/26/2011 — 2011 Grant Solicitation
• Opening Date: July 26, 2011
• Closing Date: October 26, 2011
• 6/24/2011 — Notice of Competition for University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program Grants