Highway Research and Development Program (20.200)

Program

20.200 Highway Research and Development Program

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of Transportation
Office: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

Authorization

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), Public Law 109-59, 23 U.S.C 101.

Program Number

20.200

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

To carry out the highway research and development program as authorized by SAFETEA-LU. To conduct research needed to maintain and grow our vital transportation infrastructure. SAFETEA-LU addresses the many challenges facing our transportation system today challenges such as improving safety, reducing traffic congestion, improving efficiency in freight movement, increasing intermodal connectivity, and protecting the environment as well as laying the groundwork for addressing future challenges. SAFETEA-LU promotes more efficient and effective Federal surface transportation programs by focusing on transportation issues of national significance, while giving State and local transportation decision makers more flexibility for solving transportation problems in their communities.

Types of Assistance

Cooperative Agreements

Uses and Use Restrictions

Varies by project. See individual project Request for Applications (RFAs) for details. (RFAs issued at www.Grants.gov.). Varies by project. See individual project Request for Applications (RFAs) for details. (RFAs issued at www.Grants.gov.).

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

Varies by project. See individual project Request for Applications (RFAs) for details. (RFAs issued at www.Grants.gov.).

Beneficiary Eligibility

State (State DOTs) Local Sponsored Organization General Public.

Credentials/Documentation

Eligible activities and allowable costs will be determined in accordance with SAFETEA-LU and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) cost principles applicable to the recipient/sub-recipient. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure

OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Varies by project. See individual project Request for Applications (RFAs) for details. (RFAs issued at www.Grants.gov.) Generally, per directions contained in the RFAs, applicants submit applications online via www.Grants.gov by the due date specified in the RFA.

Award Procedure

Varies by project. See individual project Request for Applications (RFAs) for details. (RFAs issued at www.Grants.gov.) Generally, FHWA evaluates applications and selects awardee(s).

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

From 60 to 90 days. Varies by project. See individual project Request for Applications (RFAs) for details. (RFAs issued at www.Grants.gov.) Generally 1 to 3 months after application submittal.

Appeals

Not Applicable.

Renewals

Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

This program has no statutory formula.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this program.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

Varies by project. See individual project Request for Applications (RFAs) for details. (RFAs issued at www.Grants.gov.) Funds generally become available at the beginning of the fiscal year for which they are authorized, and are available until expended or as otherwise designated in SAFETEA-LU. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Varies by project. See individual project Request for Applications (RFAs) for details. (RFAs issued at www.Grants.gov.) Funds generally become available at the beginning of the fiscal year for which they are authorized, and are available until expended or as otherwise designated in SAFETEA-LU.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

Varies by project. See individual project Request for Applications (RFAs) for details. (RFAs issued at www.Grants.gov.) Generally quarterly progress reports and annual budget reports are required. Cash reports are not applicable. Generally quarterly progress reports and annual budget reports are required. SF-269. Performance monitoring is not applicable.

Audits

In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133, Audits of States, Local Governments and Nonprofit Organizations, nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards from all sources during the fiscal year must have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in OMB Circular No. A-133.

Records

Project records and documents must be retained by the Recipient as specified in 2 CFR Part 215 (Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements With Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Nonprofit Organizations) or 49 CFR 18.42 as applicable.

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2008: The two landmark bills that brought surface transportation into the 21st century the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) and the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) shaped the highway program to meet the Nation's changing transportation needs. SAFETEA-LU builds on this firm foundation, supplying the funds and refining the programmatic framework for investments needed to maintain and grow our vital transportation infrastructure. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Financial Information

Account Identification

69-8083-0-7-401.

Obligations

(Salaries) FY 08 $13,166,060; FY 09 est $14,000,000; FY 10 est $0 - Obligations are reported under Federal-aid Highway program totals.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

Varies by project. See indiviual project Request for applications (RFAs) for details. (RFAs issued at www.Grants.gov.).

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

23 CFR, "Highways", 49 CFR, "Transportation", and 2 CFR, "Grants and Agreements".

Related Programs

20.205 Highway Planning and Construction

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

See Regional Agency Offices. State-level division offices of the FHWA (as listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog).

Headquarters Office

Office of Acquisition Management (HAAM) 1200 New Jersey Ave S.E., Washington, District of Columbia 20590 Phone: (202) 366-9084

Web Site Address

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov.

Examples of Funded Projects

Not Applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Varies by project. See individual project Request for Applications (RFAs) for details. (RFAs issued at www.Grants.gov.).