Information Sessions
Michigan Office of Future Mobility & Electrification
Janine Ward
State of Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME) funding platforms
– Opportunities for Michigan Tech and the Upper Peninsula (video, 46 min) Passcode: ChTy?#w6
Reception and Talk March 27, 2023: Janine Ward, Michigan Office of Future Mobility
and Electrification
With a reception and talk hosted by MTTI, Ward presented "State of Michigan Office
of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME) funding platforms – Opportunities for
Michigan Tech and the Upper Peninsula."
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Information Session February 8, 2023 (video, 45 min)
February 8, 2023 by Pasi Lautala
- BAA for Railroad Research open to anyone (except topics restricted to universities).
- Applied technology research projects
- Track, rolling stock and equipment, train control, and human factors
- MTTI can assist with writing an idea and/or concept paper. Examples are available from Pasi (ptlautal@mtu.edu) or Pam (prhannon@mtu.edu).
- A Quad Chart is required.
US DOT
SBIR Funding Informational Session February 15, 2023
Colin Brooks, MTRI Inc. Principal Investigator
- SBIR vs STTR
- Small business < 500 employees, American-owned, for-profit entity
- About MTRI Inc. and Michigan Tech partnerships resulting in SBIR/STTR funding
- Other MTRI Inc. (MI) funded projects
- USDOT 2023 Phase I SBIR solicitation: opened Feb. 7, goes through March 7 at 3:00 p.m. ET
- Interesting 2023 topics
Announcements
Illinois DOT Research
Specific Requirements: Proposal budgets must include a 25% cost share/cost match that is provided by the submitting agency.
Iowa DOT Research
Specific Requirements: N/A
Ohio DOT Research
Specific Requirements: Proposals lead by non-Ohio based entities must include an Ohio-based partner or subcontractor that has a minimum of 20% of the total project cost or hours.
Michigan DOT Research
Minnesota DOT Research
Specific Requirements: Only prequalified universities under our master agreements can respond to the research RFP and propose a project on the released need statements.
Missouri DOT Research
MoDOT RFP Notifications: Send an e-mail to MoDOTResearch@modot.mo.gov
Specific Requirements: Engineering Research projects must be led or co-led by a Professional Engineer licensed in Missouri.
Wisconsin DOT Research
WisDOT RFP Notifications: Send an email to research@dot.wi.gov
Specific Requirements: N/A