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RAC Activities and Resources SCOR/RAC Website New Member Handbook. Pooled Fund Program Enables states with common research interests and needs to collaborate by pooling resources Administered by FHWA Benefits Leverage limited funds Avoid duplication of effort
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RAC Activities and Resources • SCOR/RAC Website • New Member Handbook
Pooled Fund Program • Enables states with common research interests and needs to collaborate by pooling resources • Administered by FHWA • Benefits • Leverage limited funds • Avoid duplication of effort • Undertake large-scale projects
TPF Website: http://www.pooledfund.org/ • Anyone can • Search TPF studies • View current funding reconciliation spreadsheet • Authorized users can • Commit funds • Review level of commitments • Read study documents • Quarterly webinars
Sharing information: • TRIS & RIP
Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) • World's largest and most comprehensive bibliographic resource on transportation information (almost 750,000 records; 52,000 with links to full-text documents) • Essential resource for solving problems, avoiding duplication, and building on existing research • RAC members can submit reports on-line for posting in TRIS • Available free on-line at http://tris.trb.org/
Research In Progress (RiP) Database: • 8,400 records • State DOTs, U.S. DOT, and UTCs can add, modify, and delete info on current research projects • International Transport Research Documentation Database and Canadian Surface Transportation Research Database now included • RAC members can submit and search information online • “RAC input to TRIS & RIP is vital”
SCOR/RAC Website • Found on-line at: http://research.transportation.org/Pages/default.aspx • New Member Handbook • Answers basic questions new members might have • Provides links to additional information
SCOR/RAC Website • Overview of SCOR and RAC • RAC Task Forces • Upcoming Meetings
SCOR/RAC Website • Contacts/Links • State DOTs • TRB (Cooperative Research Programs, SHRP2, TRB membership by state) • FHWA (pooled funds, IDEA, STEP, TFHRC) • AASHTO • RITA • UTCs
SCOR/RAC Website • Resources for Research Managers • Peer Exchanges • Guide to State Transportation Research Manual • Model Calendar for Research Managers
SCOR/RAC Website • Results of RAC Surveys • FAQs