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UTC Program Competition 2022-2026 Grants

ID: UTCOPENCOMP2022 • Type: Posted

Description

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA; P. L. 117-58, November 15, 2021) authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to eligible non-profit institutions of higher education to establish and operate University Transportation Centers (UTCs or Centers). Non-profit institutions of higher education may include qualifying two-year institutions (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT or DOT) will manage the UTC Program.

Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity, the US DOT seeks competitive grant applications for National UTCs, Regional UTCs, and Tier 1 UTCs as set forth in the IIJA (detailed descriptions of the three types of UTCs are provided in the Notice of Funding Opportunity). A UTC and its consortium members must be established and located physically in the United States or its territories or on Tribal lands. It must be a consortium of two or more universities. Each Center is required to obtain matching funds from non-Federal sources. National and Regional UTCs must obtain matching funds in an amount equal to the US DOT grant amount. The match for Tier 1 UTCs is 50 percent of the US DOT grant amount.

US DOT asks applicants to submit a Letter of Intent, as described in the Notice of Funding Opportunity, by July 1, 2022.

Background
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA; P. L. 117-58, November 15, 2021) authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to eligible non-profit institutions of higher education to establish and operate University Transportation Centers (UTCs or Centers). The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT or DOT) will manage the UTC Program.

Grant Details
Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity, the US DOT seeks competitive grant applications for National UTCs, Regional UTCs, and Tier 1 UTCs as set forth in the IIJA. UTCs shall support surface transportation through statutory research priorities including improving mobility of people and goods, reducing congestion, promoting safety, preserving the environment, and reducing transportation cybersecurity risks.
Each Center is required to obtain matching funds from non-Federal sources.
National and Regional UTCs must obtain matching funds in an amount equal to the US DOT grant amount.
The match for Tier 1 UTCs is 50 percent of the US DOT grant amount.

Eligibility Requirements
Only U.S. non-profit institutions of higher education as defined under 20 U.S.C. § 1001(a) are eligible to apply.
Non-profit institutions of higher education may include qualifying two-year institutions that meet the requirements of 20 U.S.C. § 1001(a).
Current UTC Program grant recipients are eligible to apply for grant funding.

Period of Performance
The US DOT grant funds may be expended up to November 30, 2028, and Centers will have until that date to meet the full match requirement by obtaining and expending those funds.

Grant Value
$80 million for Federal Fiscal Year 2022 (FY 2022), $80.5 million for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 2023), $81 million for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY 2024), $81.5 million for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY 2025), and $82 million for Fiscal Year 2026 for a total of 35 competitive grants to UTCs.

Place of Performance
UTCs must be established and located physically in the United States or its territories or on Tribal lands.
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Overview

Agency
Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) [DOT]
Category of Funding
Transportation
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
20.701 - University Transportation Centers Program
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
True
Source
Grants.gov
On 5/25/22 Research and Innovative Technology Administration posted grant opportunity UTCOPENCOMP2022 for UTC Program Competition 2022-2026 Grants with funding of $90.0 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 20.701 University Transportation Centers Program. It is expected that 35 total grants will be made worth between $2.0 million and $4.0 million.

Timing

Posted Date
May 25, 2022, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
Aug. 25, 2022, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Last Updated
May 25, 2022, 2:53 p.m. EDT
Version
4
Archive Date
Aug. 31, 2023

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$4,000,000
Floor
$2,000,000
Estimated Program Funding
$90,000,000
Estimated Number of Grants
35

Contacts

Contact
Amy Stearns University Program Specialist
Contact Email
amy.stearns@dot.gov   Profile
Contact Phone
(202) 366-4957
Additional Information Site
https://www.transportation.gov/content/university-transportation-centers

Documents

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