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Transportation Research Board 2020 Annual Report (2021)

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Statement of Activities." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Transportation Research Board 2020 Annual Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26046.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Statement of Activities." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Transportation Research Board 2020 Annual Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26046.
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24 TRB • 2020 Annual Report APPENDIX A Statement of Activities Funding Support by Program and Expenditures 2019 (Actual) 2020 (Projected*) CORE TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES State Highway and Transportation Departments (State DOTs) $7,730,000 $7,910,000 Federal Government Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) 1,450,000 1,400,000 Office of the Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Research and Technology (OST-R) 300,000 225,000 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 187,000 187,000 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 216,000 162,000 Department of the Interior 85,000 85,000 Department of Energy (DOE) 72,000 74,000 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 72,000 74,000 U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center 72,000 74,000 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 75,000 56,000 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 72,000 54,000 Federal Railroad Administration 72,000 54,000 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 0 25,000 Subtotal, Federal Government $2,673,000 $2,470,000 Other Fees and Sales 6,062,000 2,761,000 California Air Resources Board 77,000 79,000 American Public Transportation Association 72,000 74,000 Association of American Railroads 72,000 74,000 Subtotal, Other $6,283,000 $2,988,000 TOTAL, CORE TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES $16,686,000 $13,368,000 MARINE BOARD CORE PROGRAM U.S. Coast Guard 75,000 75,000 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 75,000 75,000 Office of Naval Research 65,000 65,000 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 40,000 40,000 Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 30,000 30,000 Maritime Administration 19,000 19,000 U.S. Navy Supervisor of Salvage and Diving 12,000 12,000 TOTAL, MARINE BOARD CORE PROGRAM $316,000 $316,000 COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAMS National Cooperative Highway Research Program (State DOTs) 45,100,000 43,000,000 Airport Cooperative Research Program (FAA) 14,059,000 12,438,000 Transit Cooperative Research Program (FTA) 5,451,000 4,980,000 Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program (Governors Highway Safety Association, NHTSA) 775,000 1,262,000 National Cooperative Freight Research Program (OST-R) 224,000 32,000 TOTAL, COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAMS $65,609,000 $61,712,000 RAIL SAFETY IDEA PROGRAM $446,000 $383,000 EVALUATIONS OF FHWA RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM PROJECTS $0 $810,000 SECOND STRATEGIC HIGHWAY RESEARCH PROGRAM SAFETY DATA, PHASE 1 $4,494,000 $1,392,000 POLICY STUDIES $3,416,000 $2,717,000 CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, FORUMS, RESEARCH PROJECTS, AND TRB CENTENNIAL $3,548,000 $1,287,000 TRB TOTAL $94,515,000 $82,080,000 * Calendar Year 2020 comprises actual data through October and estimates for the remainder of the year.

TRB • 2020 Annual Report 25 Other Direct Costs 2% TRB Reserve Fund Distribution of TRB Expenditures Indirect Costs 24% Salaries (including fringe benefits) 20% Travel and Meetings 2% Editing, Abstracting, and Publishing 2% Consultants and Contracts 51% 2019 (Actual) 2020 (Projected*) EXPENDITURES BY MAJOR COST CATEGORY Direct Costs Consultants and Contracts 48,356,000 42,594,000 Salaries (including fringe benefits) 15,672,000 16,958,000 Editing, Abstracting, and Publishing 1,929,000 1,467,000 Travel and Meetings 5,267,000 1,433,000 Other Direct Costs 2,333,000 1,922,000 Indirect Costs 19,712,000 19,797,000 TOTAL EXPENDITURES $93,269,000 $84,171,000 2019 (Actual) 2020 (Projected*) Fund balance, end of previous fiscal year $17,960,000 $19,206,000 Plus (minus) current fiscal year income over (under) expenditures 1,246,000 (2,091,000) BALANCE, CURRENT FISCAL YEAR $19,206,000 $17,115,000 In 1965, the TRB Executive Committee approved a reserve fund to provide for orderly adjustments in the event of a temporary shortfall in anticipated revenues for TRB technical activities. This fund, built up over the years from surplus income in excess of expenditures from nonfederal sources for any one fiscal year, is reserved for expenditures in excess of income for any later fiscal year under a fixed budget approved annually by the TRB Executive Committee. TRB Funding Support 2019 (Actual) 2020 (Projected*) SOURCES OF FUNDS Federal 32,423,000 26,945,000 State DOTs 52,830,000 50,910,000 Other 9,262,000 4,225,000 TOTAL $94,515,000 $82,080,000 Federal 33% State DOTs 62% Other 5%

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