NITC RFP

The National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC) invites proposals for research, education, and technology transfer projects. This grant is part of the University Transportation Center (UTC) program funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), and is a partnership between Portland State University (PSU), the University of Oregon (UO), the Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech), and the University of Utah (UU).  The mission of the UTC program is to advance U.S. technology and expertise in the many disciplines comprising transportation through the mechanisms of education, research, and technology transfer at university-based centers. There are 20 UTCs with various themes across the U.S. (see utc.dot.gov for more information). 

NITC is focused on contributing to transportation projects that support innovations in: livability, incorporating safety and environmental sustainability

Please read the RFP carefully as it contains three different grant opportunities:

1. General RFP. Up to $1,000,000 will be awarded to research, education and technology transfer projects that support NITC’s theme. Another General RFP will be released early 2014.
2. Small starts. Up to $60,000 will be awarded to small research development endeavors.
3. Pooled-fund. Up to $180,000 will be awarded to projects specifically responding to local agency pooled-fund research statements. A separate RFP will be released this Fall.

Successful research proposals will combine advanced research with applied projects that fit the NITC theme, linking to articulated USDOT priorities specifically livability, environmental sustainability and safety. Successful education proposals will enhance, develop, or promote undergraduate or graduate transportation education, with sustained outcomes or support continued education for practitioners. Technology transfer proposals should support the application of transportation research to practice, including dissemination of research results, continuing education, and training.

Key Dates 

*Pooled-fund timeline is still tentative