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Transportation and the Economy

Volpe's Transportation and the Economy series considered emerging and future issues crucial to the U.S. transportation system's ability to keep pace with the rising demand to move people and goods and remain competitive in today's global economy.

SBIR Funding Opportunities

The U.S. DOT SBIR program favors research that has the potential for commercialization through products and applications sold to the private sector transportation industry, state departments of transportation, U.S. DOT, or other federal agencies. Read on for more information on the SBIR program...

U.S. DOT SBIR Solicitation to Close April 4

U.S. DOT's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is accepting proposals for the first SBIR solicitation of fiscal year 2014 until April 4, 2014. The second fiscal year 2014 solicitation will be released in July.

Events

The U.S. DOT Volpe Center sponsors a number of engaging events. The public is invited to join the conversation as experts describe their work and share their knowledge of the transportation enterprise.