Administration of the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP) Local Competition at Designated Institutions of Higher Education

Background
The Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP) is managed and administered by the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Office of Human Resources Talent Development Division. The program seeks to attract the Nation's brightest minds to the field of transportation, enhance the careers of transportation professionals, and retain top talent in the transportation industry of the United States (U.S).

Grant Details
The purpose of the DDETFP Local Competition is to stimulate interest among students attending an Institution of Higher Education (IHE) that is a Minority Serving Institution (MSI) or community college to conduct transportation-related research, pursue transportation-related degrees, enter the transportation workforce, and enhance the breadth, scope and diversity of knowledge of the entire transportation community in the United States. The DDETFP Local Competition provides funding for students to pursue associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in transportation-related disciplines in all modes of transportation. The MSIs and community colleges are encouraged to apply to administer the DDETFP Local Competition at their IHE. The IHE must be accredited by a federally-recognized accrediting agency and must be located within the United States or its territories.

Eligibility Requirements
Applicants for the administration of the DDETFP Local Competition are IHEs that must be currently designated as one of the MSI identified in Attachment 1 or a CC. The IHE must be accredited by a federally recognized accrediting Agency and must be located within the U.S. or its Territories, both administratively as well as the campus the students are attending.

Period of Performance
The period of performance for each resulting agreement will be up to one year from the effective date of the Agreement.

Grant Value
The FHWA expects approximately $1 million to be made available for the DDETFP Local Competition in each FY 2022 through 2026 from amounts authorized in the BIL (Pub. L. 117-58). The FHWA anticipates Federal funding up to a total amount of $5 million may be made available for these awards, subject to availability of funds.