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

ID: 693JJ322NF5202-2024 • Type: Posted

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The purpose of the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (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.

Overview

Category of Funding
Education
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
On 1/29/24 Federal Highway Administration posted grant opportunity 693JJ322NF5202-2024 for Administration of the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP) Local Competition at Designated Institutions of Higher Education with funding of $1.0 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 20.215 Highway Training and Education. It is expected that 50 total grants will be made worth between $1,500 and $50,000.

Timing

Posted Date
Jan. 29, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EST
Closing Date
March 15, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Last Updated
Feb. 27, 2024, 1:53 p.m. EST
Version
8
Archive Date
April 17, 2024

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) designated as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU), Asian and Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (API), and Community Colleges (CC). The IHE must be accredited by a federally-recognized accrediting agency and must be located within the United States or its Territories.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$50,000
Floor
$1,500
Estimated Program Funding
$1,000,000
Estimated Number of Grants
50

Contacts

Contact
Latoya T Jones Grantor
Contact Email
Email Description
fhwa_ugp@dot.gov
Contact Phone
(205) 887-4469

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