The UF Transportation Institute (UFTI) located in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering aims to advance state-of-the-art transportation, disseminate research results and provide educational opportunities related to transportation. UFTI brings together faculty, staff and students from many diverse backgrounds to provide solutions to a variety of transportation problems. The Institute was created in 2013 as an umbrella organization housing several other transportation-related centers within the University of Florida. It houses McTrans, the largest transportation dissemination center in the world and the Florida Transportation Technology Transfer Center, which provides training and technical assistance to professionals around the country and internationally. UFTI is home to the Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development and Education (STRIDE) Center, one of ten Regional University Transportation Centers (UTCs) funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT).