Closed · REGION8UTCCOMPREOPEN · CFDA 20.701 · Discretionary

Region 8 UTC Competition Re-open

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

$3M-$3M
Award range
Closed
Status
August 15, 2023
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Region 8 UTC Competition Re-open is a closed discretionary listing from 69A355 Research and Technology that offered $3,000,000 -- $3,000,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 13 other opportunities from 69A355 Research and Technology.

$3M-$3M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
20.701
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Region 8 UTC Competition Re-open is closed (last close August 15, 2023). 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 15, 2023

Posted May 15 Closes Aug 15

Est. Total Funding

$3,000,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

US DOT seeks competitive grant applications from institutions of higher education located only in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, or Wyoming to establish and operate the Region 8 University Transportation Center (UTC). A UTC must be a consortium of two or more institutions of higher education all located in CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, or WY, led by one institution of higher education, and institutions may include qualifying two-year institutions (20 U.S.C. § 1001(a)). The Center is required to obtain matching funds in an amount equal to the US DOT award amount. US DOT asks applicants to submit a Letter of Intent, as described in the Notice of Funding Opportunity, by July 5, 2023. Applicants must submit their applications for the Region 8 UTC competition via the Valid Eval online application evaluation system at https://usg.valideval.com/teams/REGION8UTCCOMPREOPEN/signup. Do not submit your application through Grants.gov. Applications must be submitted to Valid Eval no later than 7:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. Late applications will not be accepted. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P. L. 117-58, November 15, 2021) authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to establish and operate University Transportation Centers. The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) manages the UTC Program. Selection of the Region 8 UTC was not made as part of a previous FY 2022 UTC Program competition, so this opportunity re-opens that competition in order to award just this one Region 8 grant.

Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for Region 8 UTC Competition Re-open (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.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Amy Stearns University Program Specialist Phone 202-366-4957

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What to do next

Region 8 UTC Competition Re-open is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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