About UTCs
The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act, enacted on August 10, 2005,
authorized up to $76.7 million per year from Federal
FY2005-2009 funds for grants to establish and operate up
to 60 University Transportation Centers (UTCs)
throughout the United States. Twenty of these
centers were competitively selected during 2006, and
forty centers are located at institutions named in the
legislation.
The following documents offer detailed information on
the requirements of the UTC program.
| Instructions for Preparing a University Transportation Center UTC Strategic Plan |
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| Reporting Requirements for University Transportation Centers (UTCs) |
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| General Provisions of Grants for University Transportation Centers (UTCs) |
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The UTC program is managed by the Research and
Innovative Technology Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation.
UTC Program History
The University Transportation Centers (UTC) program,
initiated in 1987 under the Surface Transportation and
Uniform Relocation Assistance Act, authorized the
establishment and operation of transportation centers in
each of the 10 standard federal regions. The Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA)
reauthorized the UTCs for an additional six years and
added four national centers and six University Research
institutes (URI). The mission of the 14 UTCs was to
advance U.S. expertise and technology transfer. The six
URIs each had a specific transportation research and
development mandate.
In 1998 the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century (TEA-21) reauthorized the UTC Program for an
additional six years and increased the total number of
Centers to 33. In addition to the ten regional Centers,
which were to be selected competitively, TEA-21 created
23 other Centers at institutions named in the Act.
TEA-21 established education as one of the primary
objectives of a University Transportation Center and
institutionalized the use of strategic planning in
university grant management.
How to Obtain a UTC Grant
The UTC Program's current authorization period ends
on September 30, 2009. Any future grant opportunities
will require action by Congress, most likely in the next
surface-transportation authorization legislation.
As soon as information is known about planned
competitions, it will be posted on this website. Click
here for information about the most recent competitions
for UTC grants.
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