The federal State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC) Incentive program rewards states for creative thinking.
With awards of up to $100,000 each year, states can use STIC Incentive funds to explore new and innovative ideas to address transportation-related challenges.
Since 2014, Iowa has used more than $600,000 of this funding to identify and develop technologies, processes, and materials that might otherwise be out of reach using state taxpayer dollars alone.
From expanding the use of virtual reality techniques in public outreach to implementing new tools that help engineers understand what environmental obstacles exist underground, STIC funds bring innovations to Iowans across the state.