Partner Agency Research Administration

Below is a comparison of partner agency approaches to pavement research program administration. The Frozen Four will use this information as a basis for developing a new, collaborative research plan.

Iowa | Illinois | Michigan | Minnesota | Wisconsin

Iowa
Timing: when are problem statements due, when are RFPs issued, when are contracts signed, when are funds available.

Funding: annual amount of funds available, federal/state split, amount of funding by topic area, funding sources (SPR, state match, other sources).

Decision-making: who's eligible to submit problem statements, who ranks the problem statements, who decides which projects get funded.

Contracting: who completes the RFPs, how long are RFPs out, who selects the investigators, what key contract language is included in contracts.

Reporting: who oversees the research, who submits and reviews progress reports, who handles payment of invoices.

Closure: who gives final approval for deliverables, how are research results communicated.

Implementation planning: who writes and approves implementation plans, when does implementation effort begin, who is responsible for implementation, what funding is available for implementation.

University Partnerships: to what extent does you collaborate with universities to set a research agenda and oversee projects.

Challenges and Opportunities: what key issues is the agency focusing on, what areas offer the greatest opportunity for program improvement.

Illinois
Timing: when are problem statements due, when are RFPs issued, when are contracts signed, when are funds available.

Funding: annual amount of funds available, federal/state split, amount of funding by topic area, funding sources (SPR, state match, other sources).

Decision-making: who's eligible to submit problem statements, who ranks the problem statements, who decides which projects get funded.

Contracting: who completes the RFPs, how long are RFPs out, who selects the investigators, what key contract language is included in contracts.

Reporting: who oversees the research, who submits and reviews progress reports, who handles payment of invoices.

Closure: who gives final approval for deliverables, how are research results communicated.

Implementation planning: who writes and approves implementation plans, when does implementation effort begin, who is responsible for implementation, what funding is available for implementation.

Challenges and Opportunities: what key issues is the agency focusing on, what areas offer the greatest opportunity for program improvement.

Michigan
Timing: when are problem statements due, when are RFPs issued, when are contracts signed, when are funds available.

Funding: annual amount of funds available, federal/state split, amount of funding by topic area, funding sources (SPR, state match, other sources).

Decision-making: who's eligible to submit problem statements, who ranks the problem statements, who decides which projects get funded.

Contracting: who completes the RFPs, how long are RFPs out, who selects the investigators, what key contract language is included in contracts.

Reporting: who oversees the research, who submits and reviews progress reports, who handles payment of invoices.

Closure: who gives final approval for deliverables, how are research results communicated.

Implementation planning: who writes and approves implementation plans, when does implementation effort begin, who is responsible for implementation, what funding is available for implementation.

University Partnerships: to what extent does you collaborate with universities to set a research agenda and oversee projects.

Challenges and Opportunities: what key issues is the agency focusing on, what areas offer the greatest opportunity for program improvement.

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Minnesota
Timing: when are problem statements due, when are RFPs issued, when are contracts signed, when are funds available.

Funding: annual amount of funds available, federal/state split, amount of funding by topic area, funding sources (SPR, state match, other sources).

Decision-making: who's eligible to submit problem statements, who ranks the problem statements, who decides which projects get funded.

Contracting: who completes the RFPs, how long are RFPs out, who selects the investigators, what key contract language is included in contracts.

Reporting: who oversees the research, who submits and reviews progress reports, who handles payment of invoices.

Closure: who gives final approval for deliverables, how are research results communicated.

Implementation planning: who writes and approves implementation plans, when does implementation effort begin, who is responsible for implementation, what funding is available for implementation.

University Partnerships: to what extent does you collaborate with universities to set a research agenda and oversee projects.

Challenges and Opportunities: what key issues is the agency focusing on, what areas offer the greatest opportunity for program improvement.

Wisconsin
Timing: when are problem statements due, when are RFPs issued, when are contracts signed, when are funds available.

Funding: annual amount of funds available, federal/state split, amount of funding by topic area, funding sources (SPR, state match, other sources).

Decision-making: who's eligible to submit problem statements, who ranks the problem statements, who decides which projects get funded.

Contracting: who completes the RFPs, how long are RFPs out, who selects the investigators, what key contract language is included in contracts.

Reporting: who oversees the research, who submits and reviews progress reports, who handles payment of invoices.

Closure: who gives final approval for deliverables, how are research results communicated.

University Partnerships: to what extent does you collaborate with universities to set a research agenda and oversee projects.

Implementation planning: who writes and approves implementation plans, when does implementation effort begin, who is responsible for implementation, what funding is available for implementation.

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