National Cooperative Highway Research Program

The National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) conducts research in problem areas that affect highway planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance in the United States. Spearheaded by the Transportation Research Board (TRB), it is jointly supported federal agencies, state departments of transportation, and other nonprofit organizations.

Funding

The National Cooperative Highway Research Program was established in 1962 under TRB with a view to promote research on serious problems related to highway. It is sponsored by American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). This program is funded by all the state highway and transportation departments. State departments of transportation are requested to contribute 5.5% of their planning and research funds each year. Annual NCHRP funding has been approximately $37 million in recent years.