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U.S. DOT Awards $77 Million for University Research, Recipients Include 17 ITS America Members
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Ray LaHood announced on Tuesday that $77 million in grants have been awarded to 22 University Transportation Centers (UTCs) to advance research and education programs that address critical transportation challenges facing the United States. The 22 UTCs selected are all consortia, involving a total of 121 different universities across the country, 17 of which are members of ITS America. Check below for a listing of ITS America member universities affected by this year’s grant awards, and click here to read the full U.S. DOT press release.
- University of California - Riverside
- University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Pennsylvania State University
- University of Maryland
- Auburn University
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- University of Michigan
- Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
- University of Texas at Austin
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- University of Florida
- Rutgers University National Transit Institute
- University of California - Berkeley
- Rahall Transportation Institute at Marshall University
- Texas Transportation Institute
- Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium
About the Intelligent Transportation Society of America
The Intelligent Transportation Society of America represents more than 400 member organizations including public agencies, private corporations, and academic institutions involved in the research, development, and deployment of technologies that improve safety, increase mobility, and sustain the environment.
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