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YOUR ROLE as the Lead Agency—State Department of Transportation (DOT)

Publication Information

Publication Type:
Fact Sheet
Publication Number:
FHWA-HRT-24-046
Abstract:

This fact sheet provides an overview of the role of the Lead Agency - State Department of of Transportation (DOT), that oversees each Transportation Pooled Fund (TPF) study. This role is an opportunity to guide and shape national research and innovation collaboration efforts. For a State-led TPF study, a State DOT serves as the lead agency, administering the study from start to finish. The State DOT submits the project request, solicits partner agencies to join and contribute, controls and monitors financial commitments, provides regular status updates, provides final research deliverables, and closes out the study.

 

 

Recommended citation: Federal Highway Administration, Your Role as the Lead Agency—State Department of Transportation (DOT) (Washington, DC: 2023) https://doi.org/10.21949/1521480

Publishing Date:
December 2023
Posting Date:
Digital Object Identifier:
https://doi.org/10.21949/1521480
Author(s):
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management, Federal Highway Administration
Publishing Office:
Office of Research Services
FHWA Program(s):
Corporate
AMRP Program(s):
Accelerate the implementation and delivery of new innovations and technologies that result from highway research and development to benefit all aspects of highway transportation
Subject Area:
Research