The UC Institute of Transportation Studies (UC ITS) receives funding from the State of California through
the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (SB 1) to support research, education, and outreach
activities that address and inform transportation policy, planning, and engineering issues in California.
This Request for Proposals (RFP) will award approximately $2.7 million from the UC ITS SB 1 allocation to
support research across UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, and UCLA.
Award Amount and Details
Please visit the application homepage for expected annual award range details.
Deadlines and Date Information
Proposals are due by Friday, May 31, 2024, at 5:00 PM PDT.
In addition, UC ITS Equity Research Manager Adonia Lugo is hosting three virtual, drop-in Equity Workshops and Consultations to support applicants interested in enhancing equity considerations in their research proposal, identifying community partners, and more. Registration is not required. The Zoom link for all three meetings, and meeting dates are below.
Zoom Link: ucla.zoom.us/j/96800850811?pwd=SWFESVpEOERYN1ZoaUx6ZUszTkprQT09
Dates:
- Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 11:00 AM PT
- Friday, May 3, 2024 - 1:00 PM PT
You may use this online form to submit questions concerning this RFP, including questions related to preparing project budgets, eligibility, and other topics. You may also use this form to request assistance with identifying a public agency or community-based organization for your project or to request an equity consultation.
Eligibility Information
- Lead applicants include anyone eligible to serve as a Principal Investigator (PI) at UCLA.
- Other researchers, graduate students, and undergraduate students can be included in the proposal with her/his/their salary covered in place of the PI’s in part or in whole; however, the PI remains responsible for the project.
- Researchers from other university systems, the public sector, and/or for-profit private sector are not eligible for funding through this RFP. Exceptions may be approved if special circumstances warranting the exception are fully explained in the proposal.
- PIs who have outstanding deliverables for previously awarded UC ITS projects are not eligible to apply unless all outstanding deliverables are submitted and approved prior to the proposal deadline for this RFP.
- Those with projects funded in the FY 2023-24 UC ITS RFP cycle are eligible to apply; however, all deliverables from these projects must be completed before FY 2024-25 funds are disbursed.
