APPENDIX B SUMMARY TABLE OF RESEARCH PROGRAMS Table C1. Summary of Research s Cooperative Highway Research (NCHRP) Regular Projects NCHRP International Scans NCHRP Domestic Scans NCHRP Project Planning NCHRP Project Environmental Research on Administration of Highway and Agencies Highways, general Yearly: September March $200,000 600,000 General Yearly $850,000 annually for about 4 scans General Yearly $80,000 150,000 Highways response $50,000 Environment response $50,000 Administration of state DOTs response $75,000 350,000 Ability to co-fund is a factor; FHWA offices that submit proposals must fund 25% Scan of international research Scan Sources for Research Competitive s 1
NCHRP Project Highways NCHRP Project Public Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) Airport Cooperative Research (ACRP) ACRP Graduate Research Award Transit Cooperative Research (TCRP) TCRP International Transit Studies Cooperative Freight Research Highways; engineering and operations guides, standards, and policies response $25,000 Transit response $25,000 Highways, freight and rail safety, transit Twice yearly for highways and transit: March and September; yearly for safety: March Air Yearly: April July Air Yearly: June September Transit Yearly: June submission October Transit Twice yearly: missions in spring and fall Freight Yearly: July fall award $25,000 ; $25,000 150,000 for Highway $150,000 500,000 $10,000 Graduate research $150,000- $500,000 $500,000 annually $20,000 500,000 International missions Sources for Research Competitive s 2
Hazardous Material Cooperative Research TCRP NCHRP ACRP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety TCRP Legal Research ACRP Legal Research NCHRP Legal Research Hazardous material transportation Yearly: Oversight committee meets in November Transit Yearly: March May Highways Yearly; February May Airports Yearly: October December Commercial truck and bus safety Transit and intermodal legal Airport legal Highway legal $300,000 350,000 $30,000 In some cases, $30,000 In some cases, $30,000 In some cases, $40,000 In some cases, Brief of legal $15,000 80,000 $24,000 Brief of legal Brief of legal Sources for Research Competitive s 3
Surface Environment and Planning Cooperative Research Safety Innovation Deployment Exploratory Advanced Research Small Business Innovation Research Remote Sensing and Spatial Technology Intelligent Systems Federal Transit Administration Research and Technology State Planning and Research Funds Environment Yearly $20,000 750,000 Safety Annual budget of about $12 million Safety, environment, congestion Yearly: May September award General Twice yearly: April and November submissions Remote sensing, spatial information Intelligent vehicles and infrastructure $500,000 2,000,000 $ 750,000 $600,000 1,800,000 Posted by project; may take several months $300,000 3,000,000+ Transit technology Posted by project $50,000 1,000,000+ State or national General Varies by state $5,000 1,000,000+ ; proposals including cost sharing may receive preference Requires 20% Requires 20% Requires 20% For small businesses Typically applied research Sources for Research Competitive s 4
Pooled Fund s University Research Centers Regional or national State or national General May take over a year to initiate $300,000 1,000,000+ General Varies by center $10,000 2,200,000+ Sources for Research Competitive s 5
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