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