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U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces the Solicitation of Applications for the University Transportation Centers Program

Press Release

Date: March 1, 2016
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Transportation Higher Education

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced today that a maximum of $377.5 million in funding will be available over five years for the University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program, including awards of up to $72.5 million for Fiscal Year 2016. This year, for the first time, two-year institutions of higher education are eligible to partner in the UTC consortia.

"At DOT we continue to transform government for the 21st Century by harnessing innovation and embracing technology that will improve people's lives," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. "Our Universities are at the forefront of solution-oriented research addressing America's changing demographics and increased freight volumes, and ensuring improved access to economic opportunity nationwide. We have some of the best universities in the world and I am calling on them to innovate and think big."


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