STATE TRANSPORTATION INNOVATION COUNCIL
The State Transportation Innovation Councils (STIC) Incentive Program awards each state up to $100,000 in federal funds per year to support or offset the costs of putting research into practice. To receive funding, each state must establish its own STIC—an oversight committee that serves to identify and recommend innovations and manage the approved project to completion. In Iowa, the Iowa Highway Research Board has taken on this role.
RESEARCH IDEAS AND PROPOSALS
To qualify for funding, projects must have a statewide impact, align with federal Technology and Innovation Deployment Program goals and other federal requirements, and be ready to begin within one year of receiving funds. If you have an idea that may merit evaluation, please visit our Submit Ideas page.
Visit the Requests for Proposal page for more information and to sign up to receive notifications on new RFPs posted.
PROJECT EXAMPLES
Iowa has implemented a variety of research initiatives with the use of STIC funds. Projects funded as part of STIC Initiatives include:
| Fiscal Year
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Innovations
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Project
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| 2021
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e-Ticketing
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Implement e-ticketing in rural areas. ($8,000)
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| 2021
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Targeted Overlay Pavement Solutions (TOPS)
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Develop a guidebook for the application of Polymer-modified Asphalt Overlays. ($32,000)
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| 2021
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Digital As-Builts
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Develop Digital As-Builts into BIM pilot project. ($40,000)
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| 2021
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Ultra-High Performance Concrete
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Hold a Peer Exchange on UHPC with a focus on link-slab and beam end repair techniques ($20,000)
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| 2020
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STEP
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Update the Iowa Design manual to reflect the Complete Streets policy ($22,002.80)
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| 2020
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A-GaME
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Advance the use Electrical Resistivity technology as part of an effort to promote FHWA's EDC-5 Advanced Geotechnical Exploration Methods. ($77,997.20)
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| 2019
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STEP
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Advance complete streets concepts into design process. ($64,000)
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| 2018
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NEPA
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Host a workshop to improve NEPA synchronization utilizing the newly supdated Red Book. ($4,800)
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| 2018
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VR Outreach
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Advance virtual reality for transportation projects for improved public outreach and technology transfer purposes ($95,200)
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| 2017
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Pavement
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In situ modulus measurement using automated plate load testing (APLT) to support the implementation of pavement mechanistic-empirical (ME) design ($80,000)
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| 2016
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e-Construction
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Expand the use of mobile devices for e-Construction in field inspection applications ($36,000)
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| 2016
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Innovation Exchange
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Support for the "Innovations in Transportation Conference" ($8,000)
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| 2016
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Smarter Work Zones
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Deployment of Iowa DOT Traffic Operations Open Data Service ($56,000)
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| 2015
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e-Construction
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Expand the use of mobile devices for e-Construction in field inspection applications ($36,000)
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| 2015
|
Self-Cleaning Culvert
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Development and delivery of technical guidance and training on the implementation of a self-cleaning culvert technology ($64,000)
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| 2014
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3D Engineered Models
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Develop an implementation plan for using 3D tools for structural detailing ($43,997)
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| 2014
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Accelerated Bridge Construction
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Design and performance verification of a bridge column/footing/pile system for accelerated bridge construction ($56,003)
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