2026 Research Needs Statement Submittal

Overview & Form

Portal will be open from August 17, 8:00 AM - September 25, 11:59PM (EST).

Criteria
  • Research needs statement will only be accepted from a Georgia Transportation Institute partner.
  • Statements should not exceed 3 pages, otherwise the submission will be disqualified.
  • For more details about the RNS requirements, please view our RNS Guidelines

NOTE: All received research needs statements will be handled per the below "PRIVILEDGED AND CONFIDENTIALITY" policy. This document is confidential property of the submitter. The information is intended only for use by the Georgia DOT Office of Performance-based Management and Research as part of its review process. Any other copying, accessing, disclosure or distribution of this document is prohibited without express permission of the submitter. If you have received this document in error, please immediately notify the sender and purge the document you received.

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Please submit your questions to gdotresearch@dot.ga.gov
Entry Form
Please provide the following information.
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