Closed · 693JK326NF0003 · CFDA 20.724 · Discretionary

FY 2026 Competitive Academic Agreement Program (CAAP)

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

$250K-$1M
Award range
Closed
Status
June 19, 2026
Close date
6
Expected awards

The verdict

FY 2026 Competitive Academic Agreement Program (CAAP) is a closed discretionary listing from Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin that offered $250,000 -- $1,000,000 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.

$250K-$1M
award range
Closed
application status
6
expected awards
20.724
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on June 19, 2026. CFDA 20.724 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $250,000 -- $1,000,000.

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

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed June 19, 2026

Posted May 18 Closes Jun 19

Est. Total Funding

$4,000,000

Expected Awards

6

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration¿s (PHMSA) FY 2026 CAAP NOFO solicits research proposals from nonprofit institutions of higher education for the Pipeline Safety Research and Development (R&D) Program. This program is authorized by section 12 of the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-355) and 49¿U.S.C. § 60117(l). The CAAP competitive research announcement will focus on the following objectives: - Early corrosion prediction for pipelines and implementing appropriate mitigation measures. - Economical and novel agents to mitigate internal or external pipeline corrosion due to microbial-induced corrosion.- Artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted software package to assist with composite repair design.¿¿- AI-assisted software tool for interpretation of standards/regulations and properly applying the requirements.¿- Non-destructive inspection technology for cast iron pipeline inspection.- AI-enhanced liquid pipeline leak detection methodologies. ¿

Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for FY 2026 Competitive Academic Agreement Program (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.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Dwayne Cross dwayne.cross@dot.gov

What to do next

FY 2026 Competitive Academic Agreement Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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