Research Grants (20.762)

Program

20.762 Research Grants

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of Transportation

Authorization

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Tranportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users of 2005 (SAFTEA_LU), 49 U.S.C 5513.

Program Number

20.762

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

A. Grant Award to Cold Region and Rural Transportation Research, Maintenance, and Operations, Western Montana Transportation Institute; B. Grant Award to Rural Transportation Research Initiative Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, North Dakota State University; C. Grant Award to Appalachian Regional Commission.

Types of Assistance

PROJECT GRANTS

Uses and Use Restrictions

A. The Research Grant will be used to develop a research facility in Lewiston, Montana for basic and applied research and testing on surface transportation issues facing rural and cold regions. B. The Research Grant will be used to carry out the Rural Transportation Research Initiative. C. The Research Grant will be used to conduct a feasibility study for the creation of a system of inland ports and distribution centers in Appalacia.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

Legislated grants in SAFETEA-LU Section 5513(d),(g) and (i).

Beneficiary Eligibility

Public Institutions of Higher Learning, Partnerships between Federal and State agencies.

Credentials/Documentation

A formal application outlining in detail how the institution meets the grant mission and goals; proposed management of the research; detail delineation of organization, staff, and budget. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure

This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. It is recommended tha applicants use the procedures prescribed in grants.gov to facilitate an electronic application process. This will allow applicants the opportunity to submit all required forms, along with the necessary technical and cost proposals as presecied in the relevant Opportunity description.

Award Procedure

The department staff will review the application for the program.

Deadlines

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

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

See award procedures.

Appeals

Not Applicable.

Renewals

Not Applicable.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program.

Matching Requirements: Percent: 20.%. The Federal share of the grant shall be 80 percent of the costs of the activities carried out by the program.

This program does not have MOE requirements.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

Four years -- FY 2006 through FY 2009. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: by letter of credit.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

No program reports are required. SF-272. Annual 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 (Revised, June 24, 1997), "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 OMB Circular No. A-133.

Records

As specified in the application proposal.

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2008: Each transportation center is extensively involved in innovative research in areas of transportation. This research aims to advance the theoretical and the practical nature of applications in transportation planning, logistics, engineering, and operations within all modes of transportation. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Financial Information

Account Identification

69-1136-0-1-401.

Obligations

(Project Grants) FY 08 $1,000,000; FY 09 est $1,000,000; FY 10 est not reported.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

No Data Available.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

Not Applicable.

Related Programs

Not Applicable.

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

None.

Headquarters Office

Promod.Chandhok 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E, Washington, District of Columbia 20590 Email: Promod.Chandhok@dot.gov Phone: (800) 853-1351

Web Site Address

None.

Examples of Funded Projects

Not Applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Not Applicable.