Idea solicitation
Ideascale is the web platform that MnDOT uses to collect research ideas year-round from transportation practitioners and researchers.
In addition, the Minnesota Local Road Research Board gathers ideas annually at the fall State Aid pre-screening meetings.
The deadline to submit an idea for the annual MnDOT/LRRB academic research RFP is usually mid-March of each year.
Ideas for local agency-only funding must be submitted by Nov. 1, to allow for prioritization by city and county engineers at their annual January association meetings.