By partnering with key administration and U.S. Department of Transportation leaders, the U.S. DOT Volpe Center maintains a central, crosscutting role in the Department and with other key stakeholders, adding value through technical excellence, innovation, and a sustained commitment to public service.

The Volpe Center is cost reimbursable, receives no direct appropriations, and is 100 percent funded by sponsored projects. Nearly 85 percent of our work is sponsored by U.S. DOT partners.

Our mandate to support the transportation enterprise is broad, and remaining projects are sponsored by state and local governments, private sector entities, and other federal agencies.

We’ve dedicated our careers to building a better transportation system and are proud to support those who keep America moving, including the following agencies:

U.S. Department of Transportation

• Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Federal Aviation Administration
• Federal Highway Administration
• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
• Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council
• Federal Railroad Administration
• Federal Transit Administration
• Maritime Administration
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Office of the Secretary of Transportation
• Office of the Secretary of Transportation – Working Capital Fund
• Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration
• Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

Department of Defense

• 48 OG/RA
• Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC)
• Air Materiel Command
• Air Mobility Command
• Commander Navy Region Japan
• Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (COMUSNAVEUR)
• Defense Threat Reduction Agency
• Headquarters U.S. Air Forces Europe (USAFE)
• Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) Naval Research Laboratory
• Naval Sea Systems Command
• Office of the Secretary of Defense
• Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
• U.S. Air Force, Department of Defense, Global Positioning System (GPS) Directorate
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• U.S. Army Materiel Command
• U.S. Navy

Other Federal Agencies

• Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
• Bureau of Land Management
• Bureau of Reclamation
• Department of Homeland Security
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• General Services Administration
• Millennium Challenge Corporation
• NASA Langley Research Center
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• National Park Service
• National Park Service Midwest Region
• National Park Service Washington Support Office
• U.S. Access Board
• U.S. Coast Guard
• U.S. Department of Agriculture
• U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, White Mountain National Forest
• U.S. Department of Energy
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• U.S. Department of the Interior
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Non-Federal Sponsors

• American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
• Cadmus Group LLC
• City of Boston, Massachusetts
• City of Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Columbia River Pilots
• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania DOT
• Defence Equipment and Support (United Kingdom)
• Delaware Department of Transportation
• Louis Berger Group, Inc.
• Massachusetts DOT
• Metropolitan Transportation Authority Bus Company
• National Association of City Transportation Officials
• National Motor Freight Traffic Association
• New York City, New York
• New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
• North Carolina DOT
• Oregon DOT
• Pennsylvania State University
• Pitkin County, Colorado
• Santos Family Foundation
• Together for Safer Roads
• Town of Vail, Colorado
• Transport Canada
• Uber Technologies, Inc.

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