Closed · 693JJ320NF00006 · CFDA 20.200 · Discretionary

National Operations Center for Excellence

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

$2.5M-$2.5M
Award range
Closed
Status
February 15, 2021
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

National Operations Center for Excellence is a closed discretionary listing from DOT Federal Highway Administration that offered $2,500,000 -- $2,500,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 254 other opportunities from DOT Federal Highway Administration.

$2.5M-$2.5M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
20.200
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

National Operations Center for Excellence is closed (last close February 15, 2021). 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 February 15, 2021

Posted Dec 15 Closes Feb 15

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) plans to award a sole source Cooperative Agreement (Agreement) to the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHTO) for continuation of services entitled "National Operations Center of Excellence Support."The authority to award this Agreement for this effort is found in 23 U.S.C. 502(b)(3)(C), which authorizes the FHWA to enter into cooperative agreements with AASHTO to carry out research, development, and technology transfer activities related to transportation with respect to all phases of transportation planning and development to include Transportation System Management and Operations.This is NOT a request for competitive applications. This is a notice of the Government's intent to award a sole source Agreement.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · 693JJ320NF00006

Grants.gov marks National Operations Center for Excellence with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). 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 Income Security and Social Services (IS). This eligibility-code string dominates the DOT Federal Highway Administration book (136 peers, 53% of 255).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

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.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Angela Jones Agreement Specialist Phone 202-366-4255

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What to do next

National Operations Center for Excellence is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants