NCHRP Project 20-123 makes funding available to any AASHTO committee or council that requires support for advancing and implementing the vision, mission, and strategic goals of the committee or council. Funds allocated for NCHRP 20-123 tasks and activities can be used to assist AASHTO Councils and Committee accomplish their missions but are not intended to replace the traditional NCHRP process for considering research needs. Consistent with 23 USC § 505, these funds are intended for activities or tasks within the innovation life-cycle leading to technology development related to highway, public transportation, and intermodal transportation systems. Requests for basic or applied research must be submitted and considered in the normal NCHRP program development process.
Eligible tasks or activities must meet the following criteria:
• Address a research-related need identified by an AASHTO committee and council.
Tasks may include:
o Development or updating a research roadmaps or prioritized lists of specific research needs
o Updating committee or council strategic research agenda, and research scoping studies for a narrow research topics
o Research and Development activities to update specifications and manuals maintained by a committee or council, using previously conducted research and/or convening experts to arrive at a consensus.
o Convening Peer Exchanges
• Result in, or contribute to, the development of high-quality research problem statements that can be submitted to or pursued by NCHRP, individual state transportation research programs, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) pooled fund program, or by other interested entities.
• Have widespread benefit to AASHTO member states
• May be completed within 18 months
• Have a budget less than $250,000
• Have no other available funding source.
If your task description meets this criteria, please complete the form below.
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