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APPENDIX C University TransportationResearch Centers
Part 1: University Transportation Centers. These centers were designated in the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) or competed as regional centers to receive TEA-21 funding. Federal funding is matched on a 50/50 basis and is subject to a variable obligation limitation ceiling, which reduced the amounts shown by approximately 12 percent in FY 2000.
Group A: Ten regional centers competitively selected; eachreceives $1 million per year from 1998 to 2003.
Location
Theme
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Region 1)
Strategic management of transportation systems
City College of New York (Region 2)
Regional mobility and accessibility investment strategies
Pennsylvania State University (Region 3)
Advanced technologies in transportation operations and management
University of Tennessee (Region 4)
Transportation safety
University of Wisconsin–Madison (Region 5)
Transportation investment and operations
Texas A&M University (Region 6)
Sustainable transportation for mobility and economic strength
Iowa State University (Region 7)
Transportation management systems and operations (from 1988 to 1995, theme was intelligent transportation systems and geographic information systems; from 1995 to 1999, center operated without federal funding)
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APPENDIX C
University Transportation Research Centers
Part 1: University Transportation Centers. These centers were designated in the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) or competed as regional centers to receive TEA-21 funding. Federal funding is matched on a 50/50 basis and is subject to a variable obligation limitation ceiling, which reduced the amounts shown by approximately 12 percent in FY 2000.
Group A: Ten regional centers competitively selected; each receives $1 million per year from 1998 to 2003.
Location
Theme
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Region 1)
Strategic management of transportation systems
City College of New York (Region 2)
Regional mobility and accessibility investment strategies
Pennsylvania State University (Region 3)
Advanced technologies in transportation operations and management
University of Tennessee (Region 4)
Transportation safety
University of Wisconsin–Madison (Region 5)
Transportation investment and operations
Texas A&M University (Region 6)
Sustainable transportation for mobility and economic strength
Iowa State University (Region 7)
Transportation management systems and operations (from 1988 to 1995, theme was intelligent transportation systems and geographic information systems; from 1995 to 1999, center operated without federal funding)
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Location
Theme
North Dakota State University (Region 8)
Rural and nonmetropolitan transportation
University of California-Berkeley (Region 9)
Improving accessibility for all
University of Washington (Region 10)
Management and planning of intermodal operations
Group B: Seven congressionally designated centers; each receives $300,000 per year in 1998 and 1999 and $500,000 in 2000 and 2001; limited competition with Group C centers for 5th and 6th years.
Location
Theme
Assumption College (Massachusetts)
Transportation and environmental education for the 21st century
Purdue University
Safe, quiet, and durable highways
Rutgers University
Advanced infrastructure and transportation
South Carolina State University
Transportation intermodalism
University of Central Florida
Advanced transportation simulation
University of Denver and Mississippi State University
Intermodal transportation—planning, design, and assessment
University of Southern California and California State University, Long Beach
Metropolitan transportation research
Group C: Nine congressionally designated centers; each receives $750,000 per year between 1998 and 2001; limited competition with Group B centers for 5th and 6th years.
Location
Theme
Morgan State University
Transportation safety and efficiency through management, research, and development
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Productivity improvements through transportation
North Carolina A&T State University
Urban transit
North Carolina State University
Transportation and the environment
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Location
Theme
San Jose State University
Surface transportation policy studies
University of Alabama
Management and safety of transportation systems
University of Arkansas
Rural transportation
University of Idaho
Advanced transportation technology
University of South Florida
Urban transportation
Group D: Six congressionally designated centers; each receives $2 million per year from 1998 to 2003.
Location
Theme
George Mason University (with University of Virginia and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
Intelligent transportation systems
Marshall University
Economic growth and productivity in rural Appalachia through transportation
Montana State University, Bozeman
Rural transportation
Northwestern University
Infrastructure technology
University of Minnesota
Intelligent transportation systems
University of Rhode Island
Advanced transportation infrastructure and systems
Part 2: Programs designated in TEA-21 and funded from FHWA Surface Transportation Research Program funds. Funding is on an 80/20, federal/other matching basis; federal funds are subject to an obligation limitation ceiling (approximately 12 percent reduction in FY 2000).
Program
Location/Federal Funds
Term
Seismic Research
University of California at San Diego ($4 million)
1999–2002
Global Climate Research
University of Alabama at Huntsville ($1 million)
1999–2003
Asphalt Pavement Research
Auburn University ($0.5 million)
1999–2000
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Program
Location/Federal Funds
Term
Seismic Research Program
National Center for Earthquake Engineering at State University of New York-Buffalo ($12 million)
1998–2003
Fundamental Properties of Asphalt and Modified Asphalt
Western Research Institute at the University of Wyoming ($16 million)
1998–2003
Intelligent Infrastructure Research
Drexel University ($10 million)
1999–2003
Recycled Materials Research Center
University of New Hampshire ($9 million per year)
1998–2003
Intermodal Transportation Simulation System and National Center for Aviation and Transportation
Dowling College and Auburn University ($2 million to Dowling with a minimum of $0.5 million to Auburn in FY 2000 only)
FY 2000
Other designated programs for undesignated recipients
$94 million
1998–2003
Part 3: Programs designated in TEA-21 and funded from FHWA Technology Deployment Initiatives and Partnerships Program. Funding is on an 80/20 federal/other matching basis; federal funds are subject to an obligation limitation ceiling (approximately 12 percent reduction in FY 2000).
Program
Location/Federal Funds
Term
Advanced Vehicle Research
University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa ($2 million)
1999–2003
Geothermal Heat Pump Smart Bridge Research
Oklahoma State University ($3.5 million)
1999–2002
Intelligent Stiffener for Bridge Stress Reduction
University of Oklahoma ($2.5 million)
1999–2001
Advanced Trauma Care
University of Alabama at Birmingham ($3.75 million)
1999–2003
Center for Transportation Injury Research
Calspan of Buffalo Research Center ($12 million)
1998–2003
Head and Spinal Cord Injury Research
Louisiana State University ($1 million) and George Washington University ($1.5 million)
1999–2003
Motor Vehicle Safety Warning System
Georgia Tech Research Center ($2.1 million)
1998–2000
Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure
State of Pennsylvania ($10.2 million)
1998–2003
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Program
Location/Federal Funds
Term
Advanced Traffic Monitoring and Response Center
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission ($10 million)
1998-2003
Transportation Economics and Land Use
New Jersey Institute of Technology ($6 million)
1998-2003
Part 4: Designated programs (recipients) in the FY 2000 highway appropriations. Funding was at 50 percent of conference earmark.
Program
Location
Funding
Geosynthetic Materials
Montana State University
$200,000
Polymer Binders
South Carolina State University and Clemson University
$625,000
Advanced Engineering/ Wood Composites
San Diego State University and the University of Maine
$600,000
Center for Excellence for Structures and Pavements
West Virginia University
$1,000,000
Native Vegetation Center
University of Northern Iowa
$150,000
National Environmental Research Center
University of New Mexico
$25,000
