Description
The U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, is soliciting applications for the administration of the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP) Local Competition at designated institutions of higher education. The purpose of the DDETFP Local Competition is to stimulate interest among students attending institutions of higher education that are minority serving institutions or community colleges to conduct transportation-related research, pursue transportation-related degrees, enter the transportation workforce, and enhance the breadth, scope, and diversity of knowledge of the entire transportation community in the United States.
The key aspects of this opportunity include:
• The FHWA expects to award up to $1 million for the DDETFP Local Competition in each fiscal year from 2022 to 2026.
• The DDETFP Local Competition provides funding for students to pursue associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in transportation-related disciplines.
• Institutions of higher education that are designated as minority serving institutions or community colleges are eligible to apply.
• The application package must include a technical application information sheet, key contacts form, and other required documents.
• The FHWA will select up to 50 DDETFP Local Competition fellowship programs as a result of this notice of funding opportunity.
• The period of performance for each resulting agreement will be up to one year from the effective date of the agreement.