For researchers

To subscribe to Research Program updates and Requests for Proposals, please email research@dot.wi.gov.

Requests for Proposals (RFPs)

Wisconsin Highway Research Program

Clarifying Questions and Responses for RFPs
State of Practice for Specifying and Repairing Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls

Timeline:

  • August 31, 2023 - Requests for Proposals issued
  • September 20, 2023 - Deadline for submission of clarifying questions (4:30 p.m. CT)
  • October 4, 2023 - Responses to clarifying questions posted
  • October 25, 2023 - Deadline for submissions of final proposals (4:30 p.m. CT)
  • November 2023 - Expected notification of proposal decisions

Project guidance for the Wisconsin Highway Research Program

Please view the proposal preparation guidelines and templates.

The Researcher information packet (revised 09/29/2022) for the Wisconsin Highway Research Program covers project administration activities including:

  • Quarterly progress reports
  • Invoices
  • End date extensions
  • Project close out requirements
  • Report preparation requirements

Policy Research Program

Clarifying Questions and Responses for RFPs
Wisconsin Non-Driver Transportation Behavior Study
Engineering Countermeasures that Mitigate Reckless Driving Behavior

Please view the policy research program proposal information packet.

WisDOT accepts proposals from out of state.

Timeline:

  • July 14, 2023 - Requests for Proposals issued
  • July 28, 2023 - Deadline for submission of clarifying question (4:30 p.m. CT)
  • August 7, 2023 - Responses to clarifying questions posted
  • August 14, 2023 - Deadline for submissions of final proposals (4:30 p.m. CT)
  • September 2023 - Expected notification of proposal decisions

To contact Research staff, please email research@dot.wi.gov.