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Autonomous Vehicle Research in Rural Communities Program

Program Information

Popular name

Rural Autonomous Vehicle (RAV) Program

Program Number

20.944

Program objective

The Autonomous Vehicle Research in Rural Communities Program, also known as the Rural Autonomous Vehicle (RAV) Research Cooperative Agreement or RAV Program will award funding to eligible accredited nonprofit institutions of higher education to conduct research and work with rural communities to address the additional challenges, including weather variables and differing types of roadway, of bringing the benefits of autonomous vehicles, including freight and delivery vehicles, to rural Americans. Proposal submission is closed and selection process is complete. Award is in pending status,

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

The Rural AV Program recipients will establish and maintain a website for posting official information.

  1. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA; P. L. 117-58, November 15, 2021). Pub. L. 117-58, P.L. 11-41, Joint Explanatory Statement Division L-Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023, (BILLS 117RCP35 JES DIVISION L, January 2023),.