TRB A ND T HE N ATIONAL C OOPERATIVE H IGHWAY R ESEARCH P ROGRAM An Overview... James Bryant TRB Staff – Research & Education

R OAD C ONSTRUCTION 1909

R OAD T RANSPORTATION C IRCA 1920

T RAFFIC C ONGESTION, 1927

National Academy of Sciences, 1863 N ATIONAL A CADEMY OF S CIENCES, 1863

Formation of NRC Advisory Committee on Highway Research 1924 –Highway Research Board 1974 – Transportation Research Board

F IRST TRB A NNUAL MEETING, 1922

T HE N ATIONAL A CADEMIES OF S CIENCE, E NGINEERING, AND M EDICINE The National Academies National Academy of Sciences National Academy of Engineering Behavioral & Social Sciences Earth & Life Studies Engineering & Physical Sciences Institute of Medicine Programs Policy & Global Affairs Transportation Research Board National Academy of Medicine Private, Nonprofit Institution

All modes More than 500 Committees and Panels More than 7,100 Committee and Panel Members 140 Staff $106 Million Budget 300+ Publications per Year TRB T ODAY

Transportation Research Board Technical Activities Division Studies and Special Programs Division Administration and Finance Division Cooperative Research Programs Division NCHRP TCRP ACRP NCFRP HMCRP NCRRP Strategic Highway Research Program 2 TRB D IVISIONS

TRB C OMMITTEES : M ODES AND D ISCIPLINES DISCIPLINES  Policy and Organization  Planning and Environment  Design and Construction  Operations and Maintenance  Safety and Systems Users  Legal Resources MODES  Highways  Public Transportation  Freight Systems  Rail  Air  Marine  Non-Motorized

TRB T ODAY : S ERVICES  Information Exchange  Policy Analysis and Advice  Publications and Research Information  Cooperative Research

I NFORMATION E XCHANGE

S TANDING C OMMITTEES

TRB S TANDING C OMMITTEES : W HAT D O T HEY D O ?  Identify research needs  Encourage needed research  Sponsor sessions, conferences and meetings  Generate papers and reports  Disseminate information

TRB S TANDING C OMMITTEES : W HY G ET I NVOLVED ?  To learn  Keep yourself and your organization up to date on latest research and issues  Get to know leaders in profession  Leaders in profession get to know you!  Become part of a community

TRB C OMMITTEES : H OW D O I B ECOME I NVOLVED ?  Visit TRB website (  Review scopes of committees of interest  Click on the name of chair or staff representative to generate , and …  Provide summary of your background and interest

TRB A NNUAL M EETING S COPE  All Modes  Research  Policy  Practice

TRB A NNUAL M EETING P ROGRAM  Over 12,000 total attendees  Over 650 sessions  2,500+ presentations and 4200 Papers  485 TRB committee/subcommittee meetings  150 other meetings

TRB A NNUAL M EETING I S I NTERNATIONAL  Over 1,748 attendees from 70 or more countries outside U.S.  500+ presentations from 50+ countries outside U.S.  26 sessions dedicated to international issues  International roundtable  International reception

TRB I NFORMATION S ERVICES  Transportation Research Information Database (TRID)  Research in Progress (RiP)  Webinars  Library

C OOPERATIVE R ESEARCH P ROGRAMS

TRB C OOPERATIVE R ESEARCH P ROGRAMS  National Cooperative Highway Research Program (1962- $41M.)  Transit Cooperative Research Program ( $3.5M)  Airport Cooperative Research Program ( $15M)  Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program ( $1M)  National Cooperative Freight Research Program ( $4M)  National Cooperative Rail Research Program ( $5M)

W HY C OOPERATIVE R ESEARCH ?  Leverage funding, reduce duplication  Stakeholder involvement ensures relevance and accountability  Partnerships foster trust and research on common interests  National Academies brings credibility, continuity, objectivity

W HO CAN SUBMIT PROPOSALS ( AND HOW )? D ON ’ T SAME OLD CONTRACTORS GET THE WORK ? NCHRP Contracts projects contracted Approx. 650 different agencies of 517 new contracts (24%) were 1st time contractors

NCHRP C ONTRACTS – A GENCY T YPE

H OW CAN I GET CONTRACTS ?  Good experience, esp. in DOTs  “Add value” to the RFP  Research plan has a high probability of success  Team is knowledgeable and flexible  Practical and implementable results

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