The information below is from the 2020 request for proposals, following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in America. Please see the opportunity website for updated information.
UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies ITS seeks qualifications of faculty and researchers to perform research on projects organized under the UC ITS COVID-19 Transportation Response and Recovery Research Agenda. This agenda, presently under development, will include transportation research projects and activities that assist with California’s response to and recovery from the public health and economic crises caused by the pandemic.
- Response to the immediate public health emergency, including mobility needs of essential workers and vital goods, the capacity of both the private and public sectors to meet those needs, and the substitution of technology-enabled access for mobility in response to movement limitations.
- Recovery of transportation services and systems when the immediate public health emergency ebbs, including coping with goods and people movement backlogs, and the mobility needs of vulnerable individuals, households, and firms during an economic recession and possible COVID-19 endemic.
UCLA ITS is casting a wide net for willing and interested researchers from a range of academic fields, including those not typically involved in transportation research. Individuals or teams registering through this call may be contacted to form directed research projects.
Qualifications submissions will take less than five minutes and include:
- Name(s), affiliations, and contact information
- biosketches or CVs for individual or team
The UC ITS is one of only a few UC-wide research programs that receives ongoing funding directly from the State of California. The legislature and executive branches have come to rely on UC ITS’ expertise and assistance to inform difficult and important choices about California’s transportation system. This month, UC ITS leadership is working with the state’s transportation leaders to further identify their needs for UC ITS research and analysis. From this outreach and the UC ITS RFI and this RFQ. COVID-19 Transportation Response and Recovery Research Agenda. During May, UC ITS will use the qualified researcher pool assembled from the RFQ to form or complete teams.
Award Amount and Details
UC ITS anticipates over $1.5M in funding for UC ITS COVID-19 Transportation Response and Recovery projects systemwide.
Deadlines and Date Information
The due dates listed below are the most recent due dates our office is aware of. Please see the opportunity home page for information about potential upcoming deadlines or other opportunities.
- April: Submit Individual or team qualifications through Google forms submissions by Sunday, April 19th at 11:59 PM PDT.
- See program's website for more details.
- May/June: projects will begin in May and June and continue for 3 to 6 months.
Eligibility Information
Each UC ITS branch may have additional requirements or limitations for the COVID-19 solicitation. For information, contact your branch research administrator (see opportunity website for more details on your branch research administrator).
