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Opportunity Summary:

The 2015 National Summer Transportation Institute (NSTI) Program is a discretionary grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), specifically through the FHWA Headquarters Civil Rights (HCR) Office. The program supports short, intensive summer experiences that use transportation as the theme for building Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) skills among junior high and high school students. A central purpose of NSTI is to introduce young people to transportation careers and academic pathways, with a clear emphasis on reaching students who are traditionally underrepresented in these fields, including minority students, female students, and disadvantaged youth.

NSTI is implemented through "host sites" operated by accredited academic institutions. Eligible host organizations include colleges, community colleges, universities, accredited Tribal colleges, and a range of federally recognized minority-serving institutions such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (ANAPISIs). Programming can take place across the United States and also in the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Pacific Island territories, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. While the program is national in scope, the application flow runs through State Departments of Transportation (State DOTs): institutions that want to operate an NSTI site submit their application package to their State DOT rather than applying directly to FHWA.

The administrative structure described in the opportunity is layered to ensure oversight and consistency. State DOTs are responsible for providing direct oversight to NSTI host sites within their state or jurisdiction. FHWA Division Office Civil Rights Specialists provide guidance to the State DOTs as they carry out that oversight, aligning the program with FHWA civil rights and workforce development priorities. As part of the application, prospective host sites are asked to submit a Statement of Work (SOW), which typically lays out what will be delivered during the summer institute, how the programming will be organized, and how it will meet NSTI objectives.

In terms of program design, NSTI host sites are expected to dedicate substantial time to classroom participation and structured learning. The typical program length is 2 to 4 consecutive weeks, making it a concentrated summer institute rather than a long-term academic-year program. Host sites may operate as day programs where students commute daily, or as residential programs where students live on campus and receive room and board provided by the host institution. This flexibility allows institutions to tailor delivery to local needs, student demographics, and available campus resources, while still meeting the core NSTI goals of STEM enrichment and transportation career awareness.

Funding details indicate that this is a grant program under CFDA 20.215 (Highway Training and Education). For FY 2015, FHWA estimated total funding at $2,000,000 and anticipated making approximately 100 awards. Individual awards were expected to range from $20,000 (award floor) to $100,000 (award ceiling). The opportunity states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which can reduce barriers for institutions with limited discretionary funds. The eligible applicant category listed is public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, reflecting the program's emphasis on using established educational institutions as the delivery engine for the summer institutes.

Key dates for this funding cycle were posted on January 5, 2015, with an application closing deadline of February 13, 2015, and an archive date of March 15, 2015. For assistance accessing the full announcement, the listed point of contact was Willard McClure, NSTI Program Coordinator, at the FHWA California Division Office (phone: 916-498-5036).

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