TEA-21 - Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century Moving Americans into the 21st Century
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UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH
Year	1997(ISTEA)	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
General Funds		$6M	$1.2M	$1.2M	$1.2M	$1.2M	$1.2M
Transit Account CA		0	$4.8M	$4.8M	$4.8M	$4.8M	$4.8M
Highway Account CA		$25.65M	$25.65M	$27.25M	$27.25M	$26.5M	$26.5M
Total	$19.25M	$31.65M	$31.65M	$33.25M	$33.25M	$32.5M	$32.5M

Program Purpose

To provide grant funding to establish and operate programs of education, research and technology transfer at 33 University Transportation Centers across the country. In addition to establishing 23 centers of varying size at named universities across the country, TEA-21 calls for the competitive selection of ten regional centers. [5110, TRA 9011]

Grant Funding

Establishes four classes of grants with different funding levels:

Class A

• to each of 10 centers

• $1.0M per year

• FYs 1998-2003

  Class B

• to each of 8 centers

• $300,000 per year for FYs 1998-1999

• $500,000 per year for FYs 2000-2001

• compete with Class C for total of 10 grants of $1.0M for each of FYs 2002-2003

  Class C

• to each of 9 centers

• $750,000/year for FYs 1998-2001

• compete with Class B for total of ten $1.0M grants for each of FYs 2002-2003

  Class D

• to each of 6 centers

• $2.0M for FYs 1998-2003

Requires non-federal matching funds in an amount at least equal to the grant, but permits the use of funding provided to a recipient under 23 USC§§503, 504(b), or 505., i.e. FHWA’s technology deployment program, local technical assistance program or State planning and research program.

Establishment of Centers

The Act authorizes the establishment of 33 UTCs, 23 of which are to be established at universities named in the Act.

The ten regional centers are to be established through a competitive selection process. Competition will be on a regional basis and qualified candidates will have to demonstrate an ongoing program of transportation education and research.

September 14, 1998