TRB is accepting proposals for the Transit Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) Program. The Transit IDEA Program provides financial support of up to $100,000 for the early stage development and testing of innovative and unproven concepts and methods for advancing transit practice. The due date for submitting Transit IDEA proposals for the two 2018 funding cycles are: May 1 and November 1.

The IDEA Program Announcement includes instructions for preparing and submitting an IDEA proposal.

TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) has released a request for proposals to produce a report on the emerging legal issues surrounding the use of Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) for transit and legal implications related to the transit workforce. Proposals are due April 11, 2018.