Closed · UTCOPENCOMP2022 · CFDA 20.701 · Discretionary

UTC Program Competition 2022-2026 Grants

Federal grant opportunity posted by 69A355 Research and Technology, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$2M-$4M
Award range
Closed
Status
August 25, 2022
Close date
35
Expected awards

The verdict

UTC Program Competition 2022-2026 Grants is a closed discretionary listing from 69A355 Research and Technology that offered $2,000,000 -- $4,000,000 across 35 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 13 other opportunities from 69A355 Research and Technology.

$2M-$4M
award range
Closed
application status
35
expected awards
20.701
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

UTC Program Competition 2022-2026 Grants is closed (last close August 25, 2022). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. 69A355 Research and Technology still indexes 13 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed August 25, 2022

Posted May 25 Closes Aug 25

Est. Total Funding

$90,000,000

Expected Awards

35

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

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.

Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for UTC Program Competition 2022-2026 Grants (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Transportation (T). This eligibility-code string dominates the 69A355 Research and Technology book (9 peers, 64% of 14).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Amy Stearns University Program Specialist Phone 202-366-4957

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What to do next

UTC Program Competition 2022-2026 Grants is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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