Transcript Visual Identity Training Branding Concepts and Standards

TRB’s
Cooperative Research Programs
Crawford Jencks
Manager, National Cooperative Highway Research
Program
----------------ECTRI/TRB
International Research Roundtable
21 January 2007
Washington, DC
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD
TECHNICAL
ACTIVITIES
STUDIES
& SPECIAL
PROGRAMS
ADMIN &
FINANCE
COOPERATIVE
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
-----------------------NCHRP  TCRP ACRP
NCFRP HMCRP CTBSSP
SHRP II
What are they?
 National Cooperative HIGHWAY Research Program
(NCHRP)
 TRANSIT Cooperative Research Program (TCRP)
 AIRPORT Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)
 National Cooperative FREIGHT Research Program
(NCFRP)
 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS Cooperative Research
Program (HMCRP)
 Commercial TRUCK and BUS SAFETY Synthesis
Program (CTBSSP)
Why Cooperative Research?
Leverage
funding, reduce duplication
Stakeholder involvement ensures
relevance and accountability
Partnerships foster trust and research
on common interests
National Academies brings credibility,
continuity, objectivity
Cooperative Research Programs
“The TRB Way”
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TRB manages CRPs on behalf of sponsors
Oversight committee/panel formed
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TRB forms project panels
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 Governing
 Solicit and
body
select research agenda
 Refine scopes
 Select contractors
 Oversee/comment
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on research and deliverables
TRB processes and disseminates results
National Cooperative Highway
Research Program (NCHRP)
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Start: 1962
Annual funds: $33 million
Sponsors: All (51) state departments of
transportation through the American Association
of State Highway and Transportation Officials
(AASHTO)
In cooperation with the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA)
AASHTO selects projects subject to 2/3rds
approval by state DOTs
Transit Cooperative Research
Program (TCRP)
Start: 1992
 Annual funds: $9 million
 Sponsor: Federal Transit Administration
(FTA)
 In association with the American Public
Transportation Association (APTA)
 APTA selects projects
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Airport Cooperative Research
Program (ACRP)
Start: 2004
 Annual Funds: $10 million
 Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA)
 US Department of Transportation
committee selects projects—stakeholder
and customer involvement
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National Cooperative Freight
Research Program (NCFRP)
Start: 2006
 Annual Funds: $2.6 million
 Sponsor: Research and Innovative
Technology Administration (RITA)
 TRB committee selects projects—
stakeholder and customer involvement
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Hazardous Materials Cooperative
Research Program (HMCRP)
Start: 2006
 Annual Funds: $0.9 million
 Sponsor: Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
 TRB/CRP panel selects projects with
stakeholder involvement
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Commercial Truck and Bus Safety
Synthesis Program (CTBSSP)
Start: 2001
 Annual Funds: $0.3 million
 Sponsor: Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA)
 TRB/CRP panel selects projects with
stakeholder involvement
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 The
CRP
Process
Problem Statements
Annual
solicitation
Open to all submitters (except
NCHRP)
General
description of
problem or research need
CRP Process
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TRB staff assists oversight committees/panels to
annually solicit and select problem statements
Staff forms expert panels for each project
Panels refine scopes, staff requests proposals
Panels select agencies, staff negotiates contracts
Staff executes contracts with agencies
Panels/staff oversee and review research and
deliverables
Staff publishes and disseminates results
Continuing Sub-Programs
Syntheses of Practice
Legal Research
Quick response studies
International Scanning Program
Domestic Scanning Program
Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis-IDEA program
CRP
Potential Product Types
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Handbooks, guides, manuals
Recommendations for industry standards and
procedures
Syntheses of existing practice or knowledge
Fact finding (white papers) as input to policy making
(by others)
Software products
Product enhancements
New or improved models/tools
Improved operations and services
Testing/evaluation techniques
RESEARCH PROJECT
PRODUCTS