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Helen A. Blackman

Helen Blackman is is director of Organizational Culture and Work Life. She serves as an advisor for strategic organizational management and supports the associate administrator/director of the Volpe Center in his leadership and executive oversight functions. She also serves as a facilitator and...

Additional Resources for Small Businesses

For those seeking funding outside of USDOT’s SBIR program, the below programs offer potential research funding opportunities. To learn about completed or existing research, visit the U.S. DOT Research Hub and the TRB Research in Progress (RiP) Database. Visit the linked pages below to learn about...

Contact Us

Contact information for the U.S. DOT Small Business Innovation Research program.

Preventing Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) maintains a hotline to report allegations of fraud, waste, abuse or mismanagement in U.S. DOT programs or operations. Individuals may report allegations through the contact information below.