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TRB’s Cooperative Research Programs

TRB’s Cooperative Research Programs. Crawford Jencks Manager, National Cooperative Highway Research Program ----------------- ECTRI/TRB International Research Roundtable 21 January 2007 Washington, DC. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD. TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES. STUDIES & SPECIAL PROGRAMS.

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TRB’s Cooperative Research Programs

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  1. TRB’sCooperative Research Programs Crawford JencksManager, National Cooperative Highway Research Program ----------------- ECTRI/TRB International Research Roundtable 21 January 2007 Washington, DC

  2. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES STUDIES & SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMIN & FINANCE SHRP II COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAMS ------------------------ NCHRP TCRP ACRP NCFRP HMCRP CTBSSP

  3. What are they? • National Cooperative HIGHWAY Research Program (NCHRP) • TRANSIT Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) • AIRPORTCooperative Research Program (ACRP) • National Cooperative FREIGHT Research Program (NCFRP) • HAZARDOUS MATERIALS Cooperative Research Program (HMCRP) • Commercial TRUCK and BUS SAFETY Synthesis Program (CTBSSP)

  4. Why Cooperative Research? • Leverage funding, reduce duplication • Stakeholder involvement ensures relevance and accountability • Partnerships foster trust and research on common interests • National Academies brings credibility, continuity, objectivity

  5. Cooperative Research Programs“The TRB Way” • TRB manages CRPs on behalf of sponsors • Oversight committee/panel formed • Governing body • Solicit and select research agenda • TRB forms project panels • Refine scopes • Select contractors • Oversee/comment on research and deliverables • TRB processes and disseminates results

  6. National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) • Start: 1962 • Annual funds: $33 million • Sponsors: All (51) state departments of transportation through the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) • In cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) • AASHTO selects projects subject to 2/3rds approval by state DOTs

  7. Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) • Start: 1992 • Annual funds: $9 million • Sponsor: Federal Transit Administration (FTA) • In association with the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) • APTA selects projects

  8. Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) • Start: 2004 • Annual Funds: $10 million • Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) • US Department of Transportation committee selects projects—stakeholder and customer involvement

  9. National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP) • Start: 2006 • Annual Funds: $2.6 million • Sponsor: Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) • TRB committee selects projects—stakeholder and customer involvement

  10. Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program (HMCRP) • Start: 2006 • Annual Funds: $0.9 million • Sponsor: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) • TRB/CRP panel selects projects with stakeholder involvement

  11. Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (CTBSSP) • Start: 2001 • Annual Funds: $0.3 million • Sponsor: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) • TRB/CRP panel selects projects with stakeholder involvement

  12. The CRP Process

  13. Problem Statements • Annual solicitation • Open to all submitters (except NCHRP) • General description of problem or research need

  14. CRP Process • TRB staff assists oversight committees/panels to annually solicit and select problem statements • Staff forms expert panels for each project • Panels refine scopes, staff requests proposals • Panels select agencies, staff negotiates contracts • Staff executes contracts with agencies • Panels/staff oversee and review research and deliverables • Staff publishes and disseminates results

  15. Continuing Sub-Programs • Syntheses of Practice • Legal Research • Quick response studies • International Scanning Program • Domestic Scanning Program • Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis-- IDEA program

  16. CRPPotential Product Types • Handbooks, guides, manuals • Recommendations for industry standards and procedures • Syntheses of existing practice or knowledge • Fact finding (white papers) as input to policy making (by others) • Software products • Product enhancements • New or improved models/tools • Improved operations and services • Testing/evaluation techniques

  17. RESEARCH PROJECT PRODUCTS

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