Among those receiving aid is the National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which received more than $3.2 million to fund research on multimodal freight efficiency, transportation policy, the economic impact of goods movement, freight and passenger rail capacity and other issues. The center will also lead the development of a regional freight plan for the 10-state Mississippi Valley Freight Coalition.
The money is part of an $81 million pot that the Department of Transportation's Research and Innovative Technology Administration doles out to academic institutions each year.
