University Transportation Centers
With each Federal authorization, USDOT creates and funds new research institutes through its University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program, which awards and administers grants to consortia of colleges and universities across the United States. The UTC Program advances the state-of-the-art in transportation research and technology, and develops the next generation of transportation professionals. The Congressionally-mandated program has been in place since 1987 to help address our Nation’s ever-growing need for the safe, efficient, and environmentally sound movement of people and goods. Since the program's inception, Caltrans has provided an opportunity for the UTCs to use state funds for research contracts in order to meet it’s non-federal match obligations under the federal award. DRISI works to match research needs in multiple disciplines with potential researchers at each UTC on an annual basis.
Kayo Lao
Email: kayo.lao@dot.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 387-5193
The National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST)
The National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) led by the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis, provides national leadership in advancing environmentally sustainable transportation through cutting-edge research, direct policy engagement, and education of our future leaders.
Kayo Lao
Email: kayo.lao@dot.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 387-5193
Related Documents:
Historical UTC Information
University Transportation Centers
The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act was signed into law on December 4, 2015, President Obama signed (Pub. L. No. 114-94) —the first federal law in over a decade to provide long-term funding certainty for surface transportation infrastructure planning and investment. The FAST Act authorizes $305 billion over fiscal years 2016 through 2020 for highway, highway and motor vehicle safety, public transportation, motor carrier safety, hazardous materials safety, rail, and research, technology, and statistics programs. The FAST Act maintains our focus on safety, keeps intact the established structure of the various highway-related programs we manage, continues efforts to streamline project delivery and, for the first time, provides a dedicated source of federal dollars for freight projects. With the enactment of the FAST Act, states and local governments are now moving forward with critical transportation projects with the confidence that they will have a federal partner over the long term.
Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act)
- University of California, Davis, National Center for Sustainable Transportation
- University of Southern California and California State University Long Beach, Pacific Southwest Region 9 UTC
- San Jose State University, Mineta Consortium for Transportation Mobility
University Transportation Centers Homepages - Current UTCs under the FAST Act Transportation Bill
- University of California, Davis, National Center for Sustainable Transportation
- University of Southern California and California State University Long Beach, Pacific Southwest Region 9 UTC
- San Jose State University, Mineta Consortium for Transportation Mobility
- U.S. Department of Transportation University Transportation Centers Program History