State departments of transportation (DOTs) are continually challenged to provide their customers with a high level of service despite tightening financial resources and staffing challenges. Innovation is the key to achieving more with less. By identifying and implementing innovative tools, technologies and practices, DOTs can get a job done faster, better and more cost-effectively and in many cases, safer. The No Boundaries pooled fund is dedicated to helping states save time and money on all aspects of their maintenance-related activities by promoting the adaptation, implementation and broader use of successful strategies, and facilitating opportunities that encourage collaboration and transfer of innovative technologies. Over the first three phases of the No Boundaries Transportation Maintenance Innovations pooled fund spanning 13 years, member states have benefited from the real-world experiences and knowledge of transportation maintenance peers who have sought to solve similar challenges. In Phase IV, No Boundaries will continue to assist in and accelerate the successful technology and innovation transfer among state DOTs. The Colorado Department of Transportation will serve as lead state and work with other member agencies to streamline the transfer of tried and tested innovations and avoid potential pitfalls that can be time-consuming and costly.

The fourth phase of No Boundaries build upon its work to facilitate and support successful tech transfer of maintenance-related innovations among member states. These efforts will include hosting a twice-yearly in-person peer exchange for state representatives to meet and address their challenges and innovative maintenance solutions, supporting a variety of additional opportunities for learning and exchanging knowledge and developing marketing plans and case studies to document and highlight stories of successful tech transfer. In addition, No Boundaries will continue to build and maintain a searchable online database where maintenance innovations can be found and showcased by all state transportation agencies. 

1. To promote member engagement and collaboration, support and facilitate two full TAC in-person peer exchanges and two virtual meetings per year. The Steering Committee will also meet quarterly.
2. Identify promising and ready-to-deploy maintenance-related innovations and technologies that have been developed by the participating DOTs, non-participating DOTs and outside entities; 
3. Promote achievements through documented case studies of successful member-to-member innovation exchange and deployment; 
4. Develop marketing plans for selected ready to deploy innovations and technologies; 
5. Work with training staff at state DOTs to provide a channel to put innovative tools to work across member states’ maintenance offices; 
6. Maintain and expand the searchable Innovations Database previously developed by No Boundaries where innovations and research projects developed across the country can be identified and accessed; 
7. Act as a liaison between groups and organizations (AASHTO MAC, NLTAPA, FHWA, etc.) that also focus on transportation maintenance innovations and provide guidance on national innovation sharing efforts, such as Every Day Counts 
8. Maintain and manage content for the pooled fund’s website at https://maintainroads.org; 
9. As directed by members, develop short-turnaround syntheses to report on the state of practice for important topical issues; 
10. Considering the results of #9 and as directed by members, additional tasks may include: a. Developing appropriate workshops; b. Peer Exchanges; c. Webinars; d. Website enhancements (https://maintainroads.org/); e. Best practice guidance or manual development;.
11. Identify and develop research needs studies for further development of innovative technologies that may not yet be market ready.  
12. Identify innovative technologies that can be deployed through the FHWA EDC initiative.

Once the minimum commitment has been met, No Boundaries will continue to accept new members. Three-year commitment at $13,000 per year  is preferred for future planning purposes, but one-year commitments will be welcomed as well. A matching funds waiver to allow for 100% SP&R funding for this study has been requested.