Problem Submittals for FY2026 National Cooperative Highway Research
Program
26 August 2024
Problem Statements Due by November 1, 2024
The AASHTO Special Committee on Research and Innovation (R&I) is now soliciting candidate research problems for the fiscal year 2026 National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP).
To submit a problem statement, please click here.
- NEW this year:
- Submitting a problem statement requires
filling in an online form. Text can either be typed directly into the
form or can be cut-and-pasted into the form. No documents can be uploaded.
- Submitters will use their MyTRB credentials
to login to the online submittal system. If you do not have a MyTRB
account, you will be prompted to create one.
- For an overview of the new submission system please click here.
The problem statement template and the instructions for preparing a problem statement are
available now:
(Clicking on the above links will open the document in a new window. If
you do not see the document in a new window, please check your Downloads folder)
To be considered for the FY2026 program, problem statement submittals must arrive by
midnight EST on November 1, 2024—this is a firm deadline.
- Special note to FHWA staff: you will be receiving a separate email from Jean Landolt
with further instructions on problem statement submittal.
Please direct any questions you may have to MyTRB@nas.edu.