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YOUR ROLE as a Technical Advisory 

Committee (TAC) Member

Each TPF study forms a TAC that 

includes agency representatives 

and subject matter experts from 

all partners.

The opportunity to work with a TAC is an 

advantage of participating in the TPF Program, 

as TAC participation enables knowledge and 

technology transfer across different agencies. 

TAC members can learn from each other’s 

experiences and form connections that can 

both assist with specific research and offer 

benefits in other areas. 

Each TPF study partner may appoint at least one 

voting technical expert to serve on the TAC for 

the study’s duration. Partner organizations can 

appoint a new TAC member if the organization’s 

previous appointee leaves their position. TAC 

members help refine the TPF study scope 

of work and research outcomes and may 

participate in all study-related meetings and 

briefings. At the conclusion of a TPF study, 

TAC members contribute to the final report 

and summary, seek opportunities to showcase 

the research, and identify strategies for 

implementing research results.
Recommended Citation: Federal Highway Administration, 

Your Role as a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Member

(Washington, DC: 2023) https://doi.org/10.21949/1521478

Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-24-044

HRTM-10/12-23(WEB)E

YOUR ROLE

as a Technical Advisory 

Committee (TAC) Member

TAC MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES:

Help steer the TPF study and its 

research and innovation.

Participate in all study-related 

meetings and briefings.

Serve as a point of contact for new 

study documents posted on the 

TPF Program website.(1)

Provide input, as requested, to 

the lead agency when selecting 

investigators and contractors. 

Provide input, as requested, to the 

lead agency on the TPF study’s 

scope of work and work statement.

Help review the final report and summary, 

which is consistent with the work plan. 

Help identify a research 

implementation strategy at the 

conclusion of the study. 

REFERENCES

1. National Cooperative Highway Research Program. 

2023. “Transportation Pooled Fund Program Website” 

(website). https://www.pooledfund.org/, last accessed 

September 26, 2023.

2. National Cooperative Highway Research Program. 

2023. “Transportation Pooled Fund—Frequently Used 

Resources” (web page). https://www.pooledfund.

org/Home/FrequentlyUsedResources, last accessed 

September 26, 2023.

3. National Cooperative Highway Research Program. 2023. 

TPF Procedures Manual. Washington, DC: National 

Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

4. National Cooperative Highway Research Program. 

2022. TPF Web User Manual. Washington, DC: National 

Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

RESOURCES

The TPF Program’s interactive website is a 

great resource.(1)

 Additionally, the website’s 

Frequently Used Resources page houses all 

the relevant manuals and reference sheets.(2)

Further questions can be answered by the TPF 

program manager.

ABOUT THE TPF PROGRAM

The Federal Highway Administration’s TPF 

Program enables public and private entities to 

pool their funds, expertise, and resources to 

conduct high-priority research that solves a 

wide variety of shared transportation problems.

LEARN MORE

For more information on the role of the TAC 

member, see the TPF Procedures Manual and the 

TPF Web User Manual.

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