Closed · STEEL-SLAG · CFDA 20.949 · Mandatory

INITIATIVE ON THE USE OF STEEL SLAG IN CONCRETE AND CEMENT

Federal grant opportunity posted by 69A355 Research and Technology, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$5M-$5M
Award range
Closed
Status
March 27, 2024
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

INITIATIVE ON THE USE OF STEEL SLAG IN CONCRETE AND CEMENT is a closed mandatory listing from 69A355 Research and Technology that offered $5,000,000 -- $5,000,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 13 other opportunities from 69A355 Research and Technology.

$5M-$5M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
20.949
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

INITIATIVE ON THE USE OF STEEL SLAG IN CONCRE… is closed (last close March 27, 2024). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. 69A355 Research and Technology still indexes 13 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, 2024

Posted Jan 23 Closes Mar 27

Est. Total Funding

$5,000,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

U.S. DOT hereby requests applications to result in the award of a new Cooperative Agreement, that will establish research on the properties and effectiveness of steel slag for use in concrete and cement and as construction material for transportation infrastructure. This funding opportunity requires an accredited research university of higher education to partner with a producer of steel in the United States to conduct this research. This funding opportunity is expected to enhance the understanding and potential for using steel slag in concrete and cement and will support previous research studies under the FHWA[1],[2],[3]. It will also help the U.S. DOT advance research and emerging technologies that support the Nation’s goals to decarbonize the transportation sector by 2050, strengthen resilience of the Nation’s transportation infrastructure, networks, and operations as guided by the strategic goals and priorities documented in the following U.S. DOT and U.S. Government plans: [1] https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/concrete/pubs/hif12009.pdf [2] https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/infrastructure/pavements/97148/008.cfm [3] https://highways.dot.gov/public-roads/autumn-1994/use-recycled-materials-highway-construction

Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for INITIATIVE ON THE USE OF STEEL SLAG IN CONCRE… (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 Transportation (T). This eligibility-code string dominates the 69A355 Research and Technology book (9 peers, 64% of 14).

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

Hamid Ghasemi, Ph.D. Program Manager, Climate Change and Resilience Research and Technology Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R) U.S. DOT 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE. Washington, DC 20590 Phone: 202-366-3994 Pankaj Arora Program Manager, Climate Change Research and Technology Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R) U.S. DOT 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE. Washington, DC 20590 Phone: 202-308-3477

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