2011 Discretionary Grant Programs
Innovative Bridge Research and Deployment Program
Description
Funds to promote, demonstrate, evaluate, and document the application of innovative designs, materials, and construction methods in the construction, repair, and rehabilitation of bridges and other highway structures.
Eligible Government Entity / SAFETEA-LU and/or Title 23 Citation(s)
Funds are available for bridge project/s that meet one or more of the eight program goals listed in Section 5202 (b)(2) of SAFETEA-LU, Public Law 109-59:
Goals include:
- The development of new, cost-effective, innovative highway bridge applications;
- The development of construction techniques to increase safety and reduce construction time and traffic congestion;
- The development of engineering design criteria for innovative products, materials, and structural systems for use in highway bridges and structures;
- The reduction of maintenance costs and life-cycle costs of bridges, including costs of new construction, replacement or rehabilitation of deficient bridges;
- The development of highway bridges and structures that will withstand natural disasters:
- The documentation and wide dissemination of objective evaluations of the performance and benefits of these innovative designs, materials, and construction methods;
- The effective transfer of resulting information and technology; and
- The development of improved methods to detect bridge scour and economical bridge foundation designs that will withstand bridge scour.
The project may be on any public roadway, including State and locally funded projects.
Funds may be used for costs of preliminary engineering, repair, rehabilitation, or construction of bridges or other highway structures, and costs of project performance evaluation and performance monitoring of the structure following construction.
Estimated Amount Available for Grants*: $4,500,000
*Note: Actual amount available for award subject to reduction pending final obligation limitation distribution and lop-off calculation.
How to Apply
Application Deadline: June 3, 2011
FHWA Point of Contact
Raj Ailaney - IBRD Program Manager
Office of Bridge Technology
202-366-6749
Raj.Ailaney@dot.gov