Opportunity Information: Apply for UTCOPENCOMP2022
The UTC Program Competition 2022-2026 Grants is a discretionary U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) funding opportunity created under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA, Public Law 117-58, signed November 15, 2021). Through this program, USDOT provides grants to eligible nonprofit institutions of higher education to establish and operate University Transportation Centers (UTCs). The intent is to support transportation-focused research, education, workforce development, and technology transfer by building multi-university centers that can take on priority transportation challenges at different geographic and mission scales.
USDOTs Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R) administers the program and is soliciting competitive applications for three UTC categories defined in the IIJA: National UTCs, Regional UTCs, and Tier 1 UTCs. While each category has its own role and scope (with National and Regional centers generally expected to address broader, higher-impact needs than Tier 1), all applicants are expected to follow the detailed requirements laid out in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). A key structural requirement is that each UTC must be organized as a consortium of at least two universities, and the center along with its consortium members must be physically established and located in the United States, its territories, or on Tribal lands. The eligibility framework also notes that qualifying two-year institutions may be included as nonprofit institutions of higher education under federal definitions.
A major condition of receiving an award is the required cost share from non-federal sources. National and Regional UTCs must provide matching funds equal to the USDOT grant amount (a 1:1 match). Tier 1 UTCs have a lower match requirement, set at 50 percent of the USDOT grant amount. This matching requirement is central to the competition because applicants must demonstrate they can secure and document the non-federal support necessary to launch and sustain the center during the award period.
From the funding details provided, the opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number UTCOPENCOMP2022 and CFDA 20.701, with the activity category identified as Transportation and the award instrument as a grant. Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education as well as private institutions of higher education. The opportunity was created on May 25, 2022, and had an original application closing date of August 25, 2022. USDOT also requested that prospective applicants submit a Letter of Intent by July 1, 2022, following the instructions in the NOFO. The expected scale of the competition includes about 35 awards, with an award ceiling of up to $4,000,000 per award.Apply for UTCOPENCOMP2022
- The Department of Transportation, 69A355 Research and Technology in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "UTC Program Competition 2022-2026 Grants" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.701.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 25, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 25, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $4,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 35 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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