Initiative on the use of steel slag in concrete and cement
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- STEEL-SLAG
- Agency
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Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation
Department of Transportation
- Applications due
- Award size
- $5,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Transportation
- Eligible applicants
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- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
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About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of Transportation is seeking applications for a new cooperative agreement to conduct research on the properties and effectiveness of using steel slag in concrete and cement production for transportation infrastructure. The lead applicant must be an accredited U.S. research university that partners with a domestic steel producer. The research should evaluate the use of steel slag and blast furnace slag in cement manufacturing, as a cement substitute, in concrete admixtures, as road base materials and aggregates, and for other innovative applications. Proposals will be evaluated based on factors such as technical merit, organizational capacity, and alignment with DOT decarbonization and sustainability goals.
The Department of Transportation will award one cooperative agreement for up to $5 million, with a 50% non-federal cost share requirement of at least $2.5 million. The research study is expected to be conducted over 5 years, with an anticipated award in May 2024. The research aims to enhance understanding and potential for using steel slag in concrete and cement, supporting previous FHWA research on using recycled materials in highway construction.
Synopsis
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
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Steel Slag NOFO Q and A 2-9-24.pdf | ||
| Steel Slag NOFO Q and A 3-20-24.pdf | ||
| NOFO-Steel Slag Research Amendment 1.docx | DOCX document | |
| NOFO-Steel Slag Research FINAL.docx | DOCX document |
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