Closed · 693JK31852A01 · CFDA 20.724 · Discretionary

Pipeline Safety Research Competitive Academic Agreement Program (CAAP) - 2018

Federal grant opportunity posted by Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $300K
Award range
Closed
Status
April 20, 2018
Close date
6
Expected awards

The verdict

Pipeline Safety Research Competitive Academic Agreement Program (CAAP) - 2018 is a closed discretionary listing from Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin that offered Up to $300,000 across 6 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 146 other opportunities from Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin.

up to $300K
award range
Closed
application status
6
expected awards
20.724
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Pipeline Safety Research Competitive Academic… is closed (last close April 20, 2018). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin still indexes 146 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed April 20, 2018

Posted Mar 5 Closes Apr 20

Est. Total Funding

$2,000,000

Expected Awards

6

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), through the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), hereby requests applications from non-profit institutions of higher education to obtain funding for researching innovative solutions to pipeline corrosion and other known pipeline integrity challenges. The Competitive Academic Agreement Program (CAAP) is intended to spur innovation by enabling academic research focused on high-risk and high pay-off solutions for the many pipeline safety challenges. The authority for PHMSA’s Pipeline Safety Research and Development Program comes from the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002 (P. L. 107-355, December 17, 2002). Further, the authority to enter into cooperative agreements under the CAAP initiative is codified at 49 U.S.C. §60117(k), Authority for Cooperative Agreements. All questions regarding this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) must be submitted via email by 11:00 AM March 19, 2018. Complete applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov by 11:00 AM on April 20, 2018. REFER TO THE ATTACHMENTS ENTITLED “693JK31852A01 Attachment A”, “693JK31852A01 Attachment B”, and “693JK31852A01 Attachment C” FOR COMPLETE DETAILS.**

Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for Pipeline Safety Research Competitive Academic… (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). 8 other Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin listings share this eligibility-code string (5% of 147).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Ben Patterson Contract Specialist Phone 2023665102

What to do next

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