MTTI membership is open to all faculty and staff supporting transportation research, education, activities, and outreach programs.
Investment Initiatives for Resources
Internally, MTTI provides funding to members through research initiatives.
Major initiatives are larger, often highly-collaborative activities that generate self-perpetuating resources in the form of long-term external project funding or other resources, and that may lead to stable programs or centers that provide for the common good of many MTTI members. MTTI’s investment in initiatives should be used as a means to capture outside resources. Projects are funded for up to $60,000 on a three year basis.
Minor initiatives are exploratory projects which can be partially supported several ways through MTTI. In all cases these projects result in a deliverable that produces a chance at a return on the investment that MTTI made. Projects are funded at $10,000 for one year.
Administrative
Pre-Award Support
- RFP Scouting
- Communication with SPO/SPA
- Budget preparation
- Cayuse preparation
- External sponsor forms preparation
- Proposal writing/editing
- Printing, copying, shipping
- Communications with sponsor
- Communication with subcontractors/collaborators
- Development of subcontractor budgets
- Obtain necessary documentation from subcontractors/collaborators
- Letters of support from external sources
Post Award Support
- Expense tracking
- Award modification support
- Time extensions
- Budget modifications
Events
- Event planning and coordination, such as:
- Room reservations
- Catering
- Event set up
Letters of Support
- Internal letters
- Conference, workshop letters
- Proposal letters
Travel
- Member sponsored travel
- External speaker travel support for hosting visiting speakers/guests
Students
- Travel funding
- Letters of support
- Financial funding for pre-college outreach programs
- MTTI summer internship program
Research Funding
- Major initiatives
- Minor (seed funding) initiatives
- Cost share support
Other Funding
- Proposal writing support
- Facilities upgrades
- Stop gap funding for programs, when necessary