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Chapter 3: Which Research Programs is the Best Fit for your Research Statement?
This chapter contains the details on transportation research programs. Keep in mind only those programs that accept research statements from the transportation community are included in this listing. A summary of key information on each program can be found in Appendix B. Suggestions on how to find transportation research products are provided in Chapter 4.
Each research program description in this chapter contains the following information:
- General Description
- Type of Research Funded
- Funding Levels and Project Time Frame
- Schedule
- Project Solicitation and Submission
- Selection Process
- Project Selection Criteria and Tips for Writing Winning Research Statements
Further Information
Additional information is always available from the program staff. They are able to provide guidance that can either improve the initial submittal or if a submittal is not successful they can provide advice for future funding requests.
Did we miss a research program that should be included? Appendix D contains a form to submit information on additional programs. Alternatively, you can contact Kim Fisher with corrections, suggestions, questions, or additional information.
Table 2 lists available research programs according to topic, geographic relevance, selection frequency, funding range, funding requirements, and specific research type. A similar table listed by programs can be found in Appendix C.
The table below contain general information on the research programs included to date. Click on the program title for complete information
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PROGRAMS
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MODE/TOPIC
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RECENT FUNDING RANGE
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PROJECT TYPE
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| National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Regular Projects |
Highways, general |
$200,000–600,000 |
Standard |
| NCHRP Domestic Scans (NCHRP 20-68A) |
General |
$80,000–150,000 |
Scan |
| NCHRP Quick Response Project for the AASHTO Planning Committee (NCHRP 8-36) |
Highways |
$50,000–100,000 |
Quick Response (Task Order Projects) |
| NCHRP Quick Response Project for the AASHTO Environmental Committee (NCHRP 25-25) |
Environment |
$50,000–100,000 |
Quick Response (Task Order Projects) |
| Research on Administration of Highway and Transportation Agencies (NCHRP 20-24) |
Administration of state DOTs |
$75,000–350,000 |
Quick Response (Task Order Projects) |
| NCHRP Quick Response Project for the AASHTO Highways Committee (NCHRP 20-07) |
Highways; engineering and operations guides, standards, and policies |
$25,000–100,000 |
Quick Response (Task Order Projects) |
| NCHRP Quick Response Project for the AASHTO Public Transportation Committee (NCHRP 20-65) |
Transit |
$25,000–100,000 |
Quick Response (Task Order Projects) |
| Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) |
Highways, freight and rail safety, transit |
$25,000–100,000; $25,000–150,000 for Highway Program |
Standard |
| Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) |
Air |
$150,000–500,000 |
Standard |
| ACRP Graduate Research Award Program |
Air |
$10,000 |
Graduate research |
| Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) |
Transit |
$150,000-$500,000 |
Standard |
| TCRP Synthesis Program |
Transit |
$30,000 |
Synthesis report |
| NCHRP Synthesis Program |
Highways |
$30,000 |
Synthesis report |
| ACRP Synthesis Program |
Airports |
$30,000 |
Synthesis report |
| TCRP Legal Research (TCRP J-5) |
Transit and intermodal legal issues |
Not available |
Brief of legal issues |
| ACRP Legal Research (ACRP 11-01) |
Airport legal issues |
$15,000–80,000 |
Brief of legal issues |
| NCHRP Legal Research (NCHRP 20-6) |
Highway legal issues |
$24,000–100,000 |
Brief of legal issues |
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| Surface Transportation Environment and Planning Cooperative Research Program |
Environment, Planning, Real Estate Services |
Varies |
Typicall applied research / some basic research |
| Safety Innovation Deployment Program |
Safety |
Annual budget of about $12 million |
Standard |
| Exploratory Advanced Research |
Safety, environment, congestion |
$500,000–2,000,000 |
Standard |
| Small Business Innovation Research Program |
General |
$100,000–750,000 |
For small businesses |
| Remote Sensing and Spatial Technology Program |
Remote sensing,
spatial information |
$600,000–1,800,000 |
Standard |
| Intelligent Transportation Systems Program |
Intelligent vehicles and infrastructure |
$300,000–3,000,000+ |
Standard |
| Highways for LIFE Technology Partnerships Program |
Improve work zone safety, reduce congestion, improve quality accelerate construction |
$200,000 - $500,000 |
Solicitation |
| Federal Transit Administration National Research and Technology Program |
Transit technology |
$50,000–1,000,000+ |
Standard |
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| State Planning and Research Funds |
General |
$5,000–1,000,000+ |
Typically applied research |
| Transportation Pooled Fund Programs |
General |
$300,000–1,000,000+ |
Standard |
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| University Transportation Research Centers |
General |
$10,000–2,200,000+ |
Standard |
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Internation Research Progroms
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| European Framework (FP7) |
General |
€50 billion+ |
Standard |
| European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST) |
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