FY2026 state planning and research program part 2 research, development, and technology transfer (RD & T)

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) received a Formula Grant award of $770,377.30 from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205), effective June 4, 2025. This FY2026 State Planning and Research Program Part 2 award supports DelDOT's comprehensive research, development, and technology transfer (RD&T) initiatives, including an annual research program conducted in collaboration with the University of Delaware, Delaware State University, and Delaware Technical Community College. The funding supports research project execution, administrative support for RD&T entities, optional transportation performance management (AASHTO TPM) services, and participation in Transportation Pooled Fund (TPF) studies.

Additionally, the award provides Delaware's proportionate funding contribution toward national transportation research programs administered through the Transportation Research Board (TRB) and National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP). These activities strengthen the state's transportation research capacity and facilitate knowledge transfer across Delaware's multimodal transportation infrastructure, supporting planning, preservation, and improvement initiatives across the state's highway and transportation systems.

Project description

The FY 2026 statewide planning and research part 2 research, development, and technology (RD & T) program supports deldot's annual research program (research projects among the university of delaware, delaware state university, and delaware technical community college), administrative support for RD & T entities, aashto TPM optional services support, participation in TPF studies, and delaware's share of funding for the TRB and nchrp national transportation research programs. T