Closed · UTCOPENCOMP2025 · CFDA 20.701 · Discretionary
University Transportation Centers Program FY 2025 NOFO
Federal grant opportunity posted by 69A355 Research and Technology, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1.9M-$3M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- February 13, 2026
- Close date
- 5
- Expected awards
The verdict
University Transportation Centers Program FY 2025 NOFO is a closed discretionary listing from 69A355 Research and Technology that offered $1,900,000 -- $3,000,000 across 5 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 13 other opportunities from 69A355 Research and Technology.
- $1.9M-$3M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 5
- expected awards
- 20.701
- CFDA program
Recently closed NOFO
This listing closed on February 13, 2026. CFDA 20.701 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $1,900,000 -- $3,000,000.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed February 13, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$33,000,000
Expected Awards
5
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
In 2023, the U.S. Department of Transportation selected through competition 35 University Transportation Centers Program grants authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 to receive funds from Federal Fiscal Years 2022-2026. Now five of those UTCs are available again for a new competitive selection. These grants will receive three annual increments of funding totaling $33 million and will operate from 2026 to 2030, to establish and operate a university transportation center to advance transportation expertise and technology, provide for a critical multimodal transportation knowledge base out of the Department of Transportation, and address critical workforce needs and educate the next generation of transportation leaders.
Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types
Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for University Transportation Centers Program FY… (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
Hamid Ghasemi, Acting Director University Transportation Centers Program Phone 202-366-3994
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What to do next
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