Public Transportation

University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program

Agency NameDepartment of Transportation
Funding Amount$500,000,000.00
Bureau Name Federal Highway Administration
Funding Mechanism Grants, Cooperative Agreements, other contracts
New? No
Funding Mechanism Grants, Cooperative Agreements, other contracts

Funding Amount Notes

Period of Availability Available until expended
Recipients Consortia of colleges and universities
Program Description The UTC Program advances the State-of-the-art in transportation research and technology, and develops the next generation of transportation professionals.
Eligible Uses Activities that advance U.S. technology and expertise in the many disciplines comprising transportation through education, solutions-oriented research and technology transfer, and the exploration and sharing of cutting-edge ideas and approaches.
sam.gov link https://sam.gov/fal/21809c0217e546ddb4a8d360d4bf56bc/view
Statutory Location 11101; 25017
Federal Cost Share Requirement In general, 50 percent Federal share/50 percent non-Federal (100 percent non-Federal matching requirement); 66.7 percent Federal/33.3 percent non-Federal (50 percent non-Federal matching requirement) for Tier 1 UTCs