Closed · 693JJ3-18-BAA-0001 · CFDA 20.200 · Discretionary

FHWA 2018 Exploratory Advanced Research Broad Agency Announcement

Federal grant opportunity posted by DOT Federal Highway Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$1-$7M
Award range
Closed
Status
March 27, 2018
Close date
8
Expected awards

The verdict

FHWA 2018 Exploratory Advanced Research Broad Agency Announcement is a closed discretionary listing from DOT Federal Highway Administration that offered $1 -- $7,000,000 across 8 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 254 other opportunities from DOT Federal Highway Administration.

$1-$7M
award range
Closed
application status
8
expected awards
20.200
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

FHWA 2018 Exploratory Advanced Research Broad… is closed (last close March 27, 2018). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. DOT Federal Highway Administration still indexes 254 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 March 27, 2018

Posted Mar 14 Closes Mar 27

Est. Total Funding

$7,000,000

Expected Awards

8

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

This is a cross posting for the FHWA 2018 Exploratory Advanced Research Program Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) which is posted at https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOT/FHWA/OAM/693JJ3-18-BAA-0001/listing.html. Legislation established the Exploratory Advanced Research (EAR) Program that addresses longer-term, higher risk research and strives to develop partnerships with public and private sector entities. The Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) identifies and scopes topics through extensive initial-stage investigation and engages national and international experts to assure use of the most recent advances in science and engineering. FHWA is soliciting for proposals under its EAR Program for research projects that could lead to transformational changes and truly revolutionary advances in highway engineering and intermodal surface transportation in the United States. This program shall support scientific investigations and studies to advance the current knowledge and state-of-the-art in the sciences and technologies employed in the planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance and management of the nation’s highways. Strategically, this research will enable and expedite the development of revolutionary approaches, methodologies, and breakthroughs required to drive innovation and greatly improve the efficiency of highway transportation. FHWA may award either contracts or assistance agreements as a result of this BAA. For more information, please refer to the Federal Business Opportunities EAR Program BAA posting at the link provided.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · 693JJ3-18-BAA-0001

Grants.gov marks FHWA 2018 Exploratory Advanced Research Broad… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Unrestricted / see official listing). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). 51 other DOT Federal Highway Administration listings share this eligibility-code string (20% of 255).

Code 99
Unrestricted / see official listing

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

Robin Hobbs Contracting Officer Phone 202-366-4004

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