Opportunity Information: Apply for 693JJ317NF0008
The Administration of the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP) Local Competition for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Community Colleges is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), focused on education and workforce development in transportation. The program is designed to strengthen the pipeline of transportation professionals by supporting students who are pursuing transportation-related academic paths and by encouraging continued advancement to higher degrees. At its core, the opportunity is meant to attract high-potential students to transportation as a career field, help current and future transportation professionals build advanced credentials, and improve the industrys ability to retain top talent in the United States.
This local competition is specifically targeted to students associated with institutions that often serve underrepresented and diverse student populations, including HBCUs, HSIs, TCUs, and community colleges. Through this program, funding is made available to help students pursue transportation-related degrees at multiple levels, including associate, bachelors, masters, and doctoral programs. In practical terms, the fellowship support is intended to reduce financial barriers and make it more feasible for students to complete their education in disciplines that connect directly to transportation, infrastructure, mobility, and related research and professional practice.
The purpose of the DDETFP Local Competition goes beyond paying for school. It is structured to stimulate sustained interest in transportation among students at these institutions, encourage transportation-focused research and academic work, and increase the number of graduates who enter the transportation workforce. The program also emphasizes innovation and the expansion of knowledge across the transportation community, with the broader goal of strengthening the national transportation system by investing in people who will design, operate, maintain, and improve it in the future.
From an administrative and funding perspective, the opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number 693JJ317NF0008 and is provided as a grant under CFDA 20.215. The award ceiling is listed as $50,000, and the opportunity anticipated up to 50 awards. The posting indicates it was created on July 18, 2017, with an original closing date of August 17, 2017. Eligibility is categorized broadly as "Others" with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement, which typically means applicants should consult the programs eligibility section to confirm which organizations or entities can apply on behalf of students and how the local competition is administered.
Overall, this grant opportunity is best understood as a targeted workforce and education investment: it supports students at HBCUs, HSIs, TCUs, and community colleges as they pursue transportation-related degrees, encourages research and professional growth, and helps build a stronger, more innovative, and more inclusive transportation workforce for the United States.Apply for 693JJ317NF0008
- The Department of Transportation, DOT Federal Highway Administration in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Administration of the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP) Local Competition for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Community Colleges" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.215.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 18, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 17, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $50,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 50 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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