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NCHRP Implementation Support ProgramNCHRP Project 20-44
2020 RAC Summer MeetingJuly 2020
Why an Implementation Support Program?
NCHRP projects are intended to develop practical, implementable solutions.
• Bridge the gap between research and practice
• Provide required resources and expertise not readily available to state DOTs and others
• Serve as pilot efforts that can be replicable
• Accelerate the application of NCHRP Research Results
The NCHRP Implementation Support Program
• Completed and in-development products eligible.
• No minimum or maximum amounts.
• Funding based on readiness, implementation plan, and potential impacts.
• Current NCHRP panels, State DOTs, or AASHTO Committees/Councils can apply.
• No deadline for applications.
• Implementation overseen by a panel of experts managed by NCHRP staff.
• Does not pay for continuation of research.
The process
The Program in numbers
50implementation projects
funded
$7.55min funding programmed
24requests received
21projects funded
$3.5min funding programmed
Projects range from
$16,000to
$385,000
Since 2016
Since 2019
Since 2019
State
DOT
8
AASHTO
Committee/Council
2
NCHRP
Project
Panel
11
Of the 21 funded projects, applications submitted* by
* Lead submitter only
Since 2019
Training materials
Workshops
Webinars and Presentations
Pilots and Demonstrations
Briefing materials
Peer Exchanges and Meetings
Case studies
Most common products/activities
Completed - Implementation of NCHRP Research Report 887 -Guidance for Underwater Installation of Filter Systems
Amount requested: $50,000
Duration: 12 months
Source: NCHRP Report 887 "Guidance for Underwater Installations of Filter Systems" (2018)
• Implementation document "Training Manual for Underwater Installation of Filter Systems" (NCHRP Web-Only Document 254, Volume 2)
• 19 participants, from 16 states and FHWA, for workshop held Oct 10, 2019 in Fort Collins, CO
• Workshop included a case study, and application examples
“I didn't know the importance of the filter. Didn't really know how they were placed. Didn't really know the differences in fabrics. Now I do from this course.”
Underway - Implementing the Results of NCHRP Project 20-68A, Domestic Scan 17-01
Amount requested: $175,000
Duration: 12 months
Source: NCHRP Project 20-68A, Domestic Scan 17-01-“Successful Approaches for the Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems by Surface Transportation Agencies”
• Conduct a pilot training program for members of VTrans, VT DPS, MaineDOT, MassDOT, and NHDOT
• For reducing UAS operational liability, maximize the UAS potential uses, enable DOT staff to perform UAS operations, and shorten response time for UAS-developed deliverables
Key Tasks
1. One-day workshop that focuses on developing procedures and techniques for conducting UAS operations
2. Two-day workshop that focuses on specific applications relevant to proximity flying alongside structures
3. Two-day workshop focusing on night operations, and emergency response tactics
4. Two-day workshop to develop the capability to accurately and effectively disseminate complex infrared imagery
NCHRP Project 20-44(09) - Value of NCHRP Research
Phase 1
Determine complexities, requirements, and framework:
Review assessment methods
Interview stakeholders
Design framework and test with actual NCHRP studies
Phase 2
Design approach:
Refine framework
Develop draft guidance document
Review with experts
Present to NCHRP and project oversight panel
Revise draft guidance document
Phase 3
Use guidance:
Apply to 3 actual NCHRP studies
Revise guidance document
Produce plan of implementation
Phase 4
Develop final deliverables.
If authorized, produce dissemination and training materials
NCHRP Project 20-44(09) - Value of NCHRP Research
Value
• Estimate value: Approach to determine and communicate value propositions from disseminations, implementations, and impacts
Impacts
• Document benefits: Measures
of changes and benefits in implementing agencies, and community benefits from agency changes, drawn from case studies
Implementation
• Chronicle knowledge adoption: Strategies
for finding and building a database of implementations
Dissemination
• Track knowledge transfer: Metrics for
tracking reach of research results and products
The Evaluation Framework
NCHRP Project 20-44(09) - Value of NCHRP Research
Important characteristics of the Evaluation Framework
• Not a one-time activity; it is a continuous cycle
• Data on specific projects are linked from cycle to cycle (from dissemination to impact) to trace and build knowledge of research value over time
• Designed for application to a range of NCHRP research results, e.g., engineering standards, policy and planning studies, etc.
• Case study approach captures impacts that are difficult to quantify or monetize
• Builds on current NCHRP research impact assessment activities
NCHRP Project 20-44(09) – Our Panel
Chair
Mrs. Charlene R. McArthur
Idaho
Members
Mr. David Huft
South Dakota
Dr. Cameron T. Kergaye
Utah
Mr. Timothy A. Klein
US DOT
Ms. Kendra Levine
UC Berkeley
Ms. Catherine C. McGhee
Virginia
Dr. Hafiz M. Munir
Minnesota
Dr. Tommy E. Nantung
Indiana
Dr. Hilary Nixon
Mineta Transportation Institute
Mr. Kevin Pete
Texas
Ms. Cynthia J. Smith
Mississippi
Mr. Brian Thompson
Pennsylvania
Dr. Richard Y. Woo
Maryland
FHWA Liaison
Dr. Jack Jernigan
AASHTO Liaison
Mr. Glenn Page
NCHRP Impact Report 2019
Thanks in a big part to RAC!
Over 350 users provided feedback in 2018 and 2019 on where and how NCHRP research results were applied.
Available on the NCHRP homepage
In the next few months
• Introduction of an implementation plan template for new NCHRP projects.
– Make it easier to implement completed research
• Review of previously completed implementation projects
– Look at successes and failures
– Take learnings and further improve the program
• Next round of the NCHRP Publications User Survey
– Would appreciate RAC’s help
NCHRP Project 20-44 – Our Panel
Chair
Mr. Joseph Horton, PE
California
Members
Ms. Ines Aviles-Spadoni*
University of Florida
Dr. Joseph Crabtree*
Kentucky Transportation Center
Ms. Stephanie Dock
District of Columbia
Mr. J. Neil Mastin
North Carolina
Mr. Timothy McDowell
Wyoming
Mr. Dale H. Peabody
Maine
Mr. Robert Sack
New York
Mr. William A. Stone
Arizona
Mr. Brian Worrel*
Iowa
FHWA Liaison
Mr. Thomas P. Harman
AASHTO Liaison
Mr. Jim McDonnell
