REGION8UTCCOMPREOPEN: Region 8 UTC Competition Re-open
Closed
This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Department of Transportation notices from 2023.
69A355 Research and Technology offered grants of up to $3.0 million (at least $3.0 million) to colleges and universities. It expected to make one award worth $3.0 million in total. Applications closed on August 15, 2023.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed June 28, 2023. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$3.0 million
- Award floor$3.0 million
- Total funding$3.0 million
- Expected awards1
- Cost sharingRequired
- Funding typeGrant
Key dates
| Posted | May 15, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | August 15, 2023 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | September 14, 2023 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to colleges and universities.
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
Eligibility limited to institutions of higher education located in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, or Wyoming.
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past University Transportation Centers Program awards averaged $4.2 million; this notice allows up to $3.0 million per award.
- Most of the program's money (100% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
- The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.
What the grant funds
US DOT seeks competitive grant applications from institutions of higher education located only in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, or Wyoming to establish and operate the Region 8 University Transportation Center (UTC). A UTC must be a consortium of two or more institutions of higher education all located in CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, or WY, led by one institution of higher education, and institutions may include qualifying two-year institutions (20 U.S.C. § 1001(a)). The Center is required to obtain matching funds in an amount equal to the US DOT award amount. US DOT asks applicants to submit a Letter of Intent, as described in the Notice of Funding Opportunity, by July 5, 2023. Applicants must submit their applications for the Region 8 UTC competition via the Valid Eval online application evaluation system at https://usg.valideval.com/teams/REGION8UTCCOMPREOPEN/signup. Do not submit your application through Grants.gov. Applications must be submitted to Valid Eval no later than 7:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. Late applications will not be accepted. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P. L. 117-58, November 15, 2021) authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to establish and operate University Transportation Centers. The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) manages the UTC Program. Selection of the Region 8 UTC was not made as part of a previous FY 2022 UTC Program competition, so this opportunity re-opens that competition in order to award just this one Region 8 grant.
Who has won University Transportation Centers Program grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, University Transportation Centers Program (20.701) awarded $308 million across 74 grant awards, an average of $4.2 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carnegie-Mellon University | Pennsylvania | 3 | $14.6 million |
| University of Texas at Austin | Texas | 3 | $12.8 million |
| Clemson University | South Carolina | 3 | $11.9 million |
| Prairie View A&m University | Texas | 2 | $11.8 million |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Michigan | 2 | $11.5 million |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is REGION8UTCCOMPREOPEN still open?
No. It closed on August 15, 2023.
Who can apply for Region 8 UTC Competition Re-open?
69A355 Research and Technology accepted applications from colleges and universities. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.
What is the deadline for Region 8 UTC Competition Re-open?
Closed August 15, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.
How much funding is available?
Awards of up to $3.0 million each. About $3.0 million in total for one award.
Who has won University Transportation Centers Program grants before?
The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Carnegie-Mellon University, University of Texas at Austin, Clemson University. The program made 74 awards worth $308 million in that time.