Closed · W81EWF-23-SOI-0023 · CFDA 12.630 · Discretionary

Evaluation of microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) and vegetation interaction for soil rehabilitation

Federal grant opportunity posted by Engineer Research and Development Center, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $85K
Award range
Closed
Status
August 14, 2023
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Evaluation of microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) and vegetation interaction for soil rehabilitation is a closed discretionary listing from Engineer Research and Development Center that offered Up to $85,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 124 other opportunities from Engineer Research and Development Center.

up to $85K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
12.630
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Evaluation of microbially induced calcite pre… is closed (last close August 14, 2023). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Engineer Research and Development Center still indexes 124 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 August 14, 2023

Posted Jun 13 Closes Aug 14

Est. Total Funding

$170,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) is a form of biomediated geotechnical soil improvement that has been proposed to enhance the strength and hydraulic conductivity characteristics of soils and has been considered for a range of geotechnical applications (DeJong et al. 2006; 2014; 2022). MICP enhances geotechnical properties through the bacterial precipitation of calcite, which can act as a binding agent between particles in a soil mass. Although lab and field scale research has increasingly shown potential positive impact on engineering properties and applications, little is known about the interaction of an MICP-treated soil mass with vegetation and vegetative regrowth, which are important aspects for usability and sustainability of soil improvement techniques on many flood control infrastructure projects. Prior research has shown that MICP treated soils exhibited seedling growth but heavily treated MICP soils exhibited sparse vegetation growth (Ghasemi & Montoya, 2022). These findings suggest that a balance is needed between the biomediation to increase engineering properties and the concentration of MICP that inhibits vegetation growth. Understanding this balance is important for informing the potential for MICP implementation, particularly in light of the increasing importance of nature-based engineering solutions and ensuring that engineered infrastructure is nature-inclusive.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · W81EWF-23-SOI-0023

Grants.gov marks Evaluation of microbially induced calcite pre… 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. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the Engineer Research and Development Center book (100 peers, 80% of 125).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

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