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‘‘(A) PROPOSALS.—In order to be eligible to
receive a grant under this subsection, an institu-
tion described in paragraph (1) shall submit to
the Secretary a proposal, in response to any re-
quest for proposals that shall be made by the
Secretary, that is in such form and contains
such information as the Secretary shall pre-
scribe.
‘‘(B) REQUEST SCHEDULE.—The Secretary
shall request proposals once for the period of fis-
cal years 2005 and 2006 and once for the period
of fiscal years 2007 through 2009.
‘‘(C) 
ELIGIBILITY.—Any 
institution 
of
higher learning (or consortium of institutions of
higher learning) that meets the criteria described
in subsection (c) (including any institution iden-
tified in subsection (a)(4)) may apply for a
grant under this subsection.
‘‘(D) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary
shall select each recipient of a grant under this
subsection through a competitive process on the
basis of—
‘‘(i) the location of the center within
the Federal region to be served;
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‘‘(ii) the demonstrated research capa-
bilities and extension resources available to
the recipient to carry out this section;
‘‘(iii) the capability of the recipient to
provide leadership in making national and
regional contributions to the solution of im-
mediate 
and 
long-range 
transportation
problems;
‘‘(iv) the demonstrated ability of the
recipient to disseminate results of transpor-
tation research and education programs
through a statewide or regionwide con-
tinuing education program; and
‘‘(v) the strategic plan that the recipi-
ent proposes to carry out using funds from
the grant.
‘‘(E) SELECTION PROCESS.—In selecting the
recipients of grants under this subsection, the
Secretary shall consult with, and consider the
advice of—
‘‘(i) the Research and Special Pro-
grams Administration;
‘‘(ii) the Federal Highway Administra-
tion; and
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‘‘(iii) the Federal Transit Administra-
tion.
‘‘(c) CENTER REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a university
transportation center established under subsection (a)
or (b), the institution or consortium that receives a
grant to establish the center—
‘‘(A) shall annually contribute at least
$250,000 to the operation and maintenance of
the center, except that payment by the institu-
tion or consortium of the salary required for
transportation-related faculty and staff for a pe-
riod greater than 90 days may not be counted
against that contribution;
‘‘(B) shall have established, as of the date of
receipt of the grant, undergraduate or graduate
programs in—
‘‘(i) civil engineering;
‘‘(ii) transportation engineering;
‘‘(iii) transportation systems manage-
ment and operations; or
‘‘(iv) any other field significantly re-
lated to surface transportation systems, as
determined by the Secretary; and
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‘‘(C) not later than 120 days after the date
on which the institution or consortium receives
notice of selection as a site for the establishment
of a university transportation center under this
section, shall submit to the Secretary a 6-year
program plan for the university transportation
center that includes, with respect to the center—
‘‘(i) a description of the purposes of
programs to be conducted by the center;
‘‘(ii) a description of the under-
graduate and graduate transportation edu-
cation efforts to be carried out by the center;
‘‘(iii) a description of the nature and
scope of research to be conducted by the cen-
ter;
‘‘(iv) a list of personnel, including the
roles and responsibilities of those personnel
within the center; and
‘‘(v) a detailed budget, including the
amount of contributions by the institution
or consortium to the center; and
‘‘(D) shall establish an advisory committee
that—
‘‘(i) is composed of a representative
from each of the State transportation de-