MSU’s Western Transportation Institute lands $7.5 million Department of Transportation grant to improve the mobility of people and goods in small urban, rural and tribal areas.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $7.5 million to Montana State University’s Western Transportation Institute to lead research to improve the mobility of people and goods in small urban, rural and tribal areas.

The award was made after a highly competitive selection process in which the WTI was selected as a Tier 1 University Transportation Center. To earn the Tier 1 designation, the WTI submitted a winning proposal focused on improving the mobility of people and goods and highlighted its demonstrated leadership and experience in education, workforce development and technology transfer, said Dana May, WTI proposal development coordinator.

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