UTCOPENCOMP2022: UTC Program Competition 2022-2026 Grants
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 2022.
69A355 Research and Technology offered grants of up to $4.0 million (at least $2.0 million) to colleges and universities. It expected to make about 35 awards worth $90.0 million in total. Applications closed on August 25, 2022.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed May 25, 2022. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$4.0 million
- Award floor$2.0 million
- Total funding$90.0 million
- Expected awards35
- Cost sharingRequired
- Funding typeGrant
Key dates
| Posted | May 25, 2022 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | August 25, 2022 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | August 31, 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
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past University Transportation Centers Program awards averaged $4.2 million; this notice allows up to $4.0 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
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA; P. L. 117-58, November 15, 2021) authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to eligible non-profit institutions of higher education to establish and operate University Transportation Centers (UTCs or Centers). Non-profit institutions of higher education may include qualifying two-year institutions (20 U.S.C. § 1001(a)). The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT or DOT) will manage the UTC Program. Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity, the US DOT seeks competitive grant applications for National UTCs, Regional UTCs, and Tier 1 UTCs as set forth in the IIJA (detailed descriptions of the three types of UTCs are provided in the Notice of Funding Opportunity). A UTC and its consortium members must be established and located physically in the United States or its territories or on Tribal lands. It must be a consortium of two or more universities. Each Center is required to obtain matching funds from non-Federal sources. National and Regional UTCs must obtain matching funds in an amount equal to the US DOT grant amount. The match for Tier 1 UTCs is 50 percent of the US DOT grant amount. US DOT asks applicants to submit a Letter of Intent, as described in the Notice of Funding Opportunity, by July 1, 2022.
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 UTCOPENCOMP2022 still open?
No. It closed on August 25, 2022.
Who can apply for UTC Program Competition 2022-2026 Grants?
69A355 Research and Technology accepted applications from colleges and universities.
What is the deadline for UTC Program Competition 2022-2026 Grants?
Closed August 25, 2022. 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 $4.0 million each. About $90.0 million in total across about 35 awards.
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.