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:

• The problem statement template
• The problem statement instructions

(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.

NCHRP 2023 Annual Report

4 January 2024

The NCHRP 2023 Annual Report presents detailed information on NCHRP's achievements in 2023. It also provides a concise list of research published in 2023 and a list of all active projects, projects completed in 2023, and projects that were approved in 2023 but are not yet under contract. The Annual Report also presents detailed information about how NCHRP operates with oversight by the AASHTO Special Committee on Research and Innovation.