The Center for Regional and Rural Connected Communities (CR2C2) serves as the Region 4 University Transportation Center (UTC) charged with addressing transportation challenges in the southeastern US (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, PR, SC, TN). Its goal is to plan, implement, and evaluate an integrated research, education, workforce development, and technology transfer approach for providing innovative connected and coordinated multimodal technological solutions to enable and improve equitable, efficient, and effective mobility services for the movement of people and goods primarily, but not exclusively, in rural and underserved communities. The CR2C2 consists of a strong, diverse team with complementary capabilities from North Carolina A&T University, Clemson University, Florida Atlantic University, the University of Alabama, the University of Georgia, the University of Kentucky, and the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. They contribute a wealth of resources, a past track record of research, and demonstrated leadership in transportation to foster breakthrough ideas, innovations, and transformative research solutions for regional transportation problems.