Announcements
FHWA Seeks Advanced Research Proposals: Broad Agency Announcement Deadline: June 24, 2009
The Federal Highway Administration has issued a Broad Agency Announcement seeking proposals for research in nanoscale; energy and resource conservation; and macro- to national- scale modeling systems—to name a few. [Read more]
NIST Technology Innovation Program's Competition to Address Civil Infrastructure, Manufacturing
The National Institute of Technology and Standards' (NIST) Technology Innovation Program (TIP) announced the fiscal year (FY) 2009 Competition. In this competition, two critical national need (CNN) areas were selected: 1) Manufacturing (nanomaterials, super alloy and smart materials, and composites), and 2) Civil Infrastructure-Round 2 (inspection, monitoring and repair/renovation technologies) of which $15 million is for Manufacturing and $10 million is for Civil Infrastructure. Please note that these total funds of $25 million are for the first-year funding only. All the TIP-funded proposals are multiyear funding projects. NIST expects to fund appropriately 25 new research and development projects this year. [Read more]
In the FY 2008 Competition, TIP funded nine awards (approximately $9 million for the first year and TIP has committed a total of $42.5 M over the next five years) in the area of Civil Infrastructure (focusing on sensing technologies in roads, highways, bridges, and water systems). These awards are listed on the Web page. [Read more]
Highlighted Activities
Nanoscale Workshop Hosted by FHWA
On March 5-6, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) hosted a workshop to identify interests and capabilities for nanoscale research that can be applied to highway industry subject matters. The workshop brought together FHWA technical experts with those from University Transportation Centers, Federal laboratories, and other organizations, which are conducting relevant nanoscale research. The information and thoughts shared at the workshop will shape the scope of FHWA's further investment in nanoscale research through an open solicitation, interagency agreement, or other appropriate mechanisms. The workshop supports the development of strategic roadmaps and outlines funding needs for nanoscale work that could lead to enhanced capabilities and longer term partnerships along specific lines of nanoscale investigations relevant to highway research. The FHWA Exploratory Advanced Research Program coordinated the workshop. For more information, contact: David Kuehn, david.kuehn@dot.gov, 202-493-3414.
Hydraulic Forum, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, August 2007
A collaborative effort to develop an Advanced Research Hydrologic/Hydrology Roadmap [Read more]
