to improve the flow of people and goods within the existing national highway infrastructure network. (3) Eligible entities States are authorized to award competitive grant funds, as identified in this section, to the following organizations or entities: (A) Transportation Demand Management product and service providers, and related Transportation Demand Management associations. (B) Transportation Management Associations and Transportation Management Organizations. (C) Metropolitan Organizations. (D) Regional Planning Organizations. (E) Public transportation Agencies. (F) Local governments. (f) Definitions For purposes of this section, the terms Transportation Management Associations or TMAs and Transportation Management Organizations or (TMOs) mean associations, organizations, or cooperatives that provide transportation services and education to businesses, property owners, residents, and employees in a defined geographic area, combining their efforts to expand transportation options and reduce program costs. TMAs and TMOs are not-for-profit collaborations of private and public sector entities working together toward common goals, such as congestion mitigation, transportation services, and pollution reduction. (g) Conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 170 the following: 171. Transportation demand management implementation program. . 3002. Grants (a) Authorization The Secretary shall make grants under this section to eligible nonprofit institutions of higher education to establish and operate a university transportation center for research and development related to Transportation Demand Management and Transportation Demand Management Strategies. (b) Authorized funds The Secretary may distribute $3,000,000 for the creation of a University Transportation Center dedicated towards the advancement of transportation demand management, the understanding of behavior in mobility decisions, and the development of