Collaborative Research and Development
Active
- Assistance listing
- 12.114
- Agency
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Department of the Army
Department of Defense
- Grant awards
- 60 $68,254,497 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Also known as
- (Construction Productivity Advancement Research (CPAR) Program)
- Assistance types
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- Cooperative Agreement
- Project Grant
- Treasury account
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- 97-0400-0-2-999
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of the Army funds Collaborative Research and Development (CFDA 12.114) to support environmental management, natural resource surveys, and infrastructure assessment at military installations through cooperative agreements and project grants, with the most recent award dated September 29, 2023.
The program's actual scope diverges significantly from its stated purpose. While the Assistance Listing description emphasizes advanced construction technologies and productivity improvement, awarded funding concentrates on environmental compliance and natural resource management at military bases. Recent grants have funded sediment and erosion control assessments, invasive species surveys, bat and mussel habitat monitoring, archaeological site inventories, clean water act compliance support, NEPA documentation, and fisheries program support—predominantly at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. This environmental and compliance focus reflects the program's operational priorities under military installation management.
Funding is concentrated among Army components. The Department of the Army proper obligated $24.5 million across 44 awards (representing 36 percent of combined federal dollars), while the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory obligated $37.1 million across 5 awards (54 percent of federal dollars). The Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Kansas City, the Army Installation Management Command Northeast Region, and the Army Installation Management Command Headquarters together account for the remainder. The portfolio shows predominantly Cooperative Agreements (68 percent of 60 awards) with a smaller Project Grant component (32 percent).
Over the past five years, award cadence has been irregular: 8 awards in 2018, 2 each in 2017, 2019, 2020, and 2023. Combined federal obligated dollars total $68.3 million, with recipients contributing an additional $4.9 million in non-federal share. Individual awards range from thousands to millions; for example, the Air Force Energy Security Integration and Demonstration Center received $27.6 million (2015), while smaller installation-support agreements typically fall in the hundreds of thousands or low millions.
Recent awards include the PINEY project ($543 thousand, September 2023), a dye trace assessment at Fort Leonard Wood ($215 thousand, February 2023 modification), and invasive plant and terrestrial invertebrate surveys ($149 thousand, September 2020). The most recent posted opportunities, from 2018–2019, sought 501(c)(3) nonprofit applicants and unrestricted applicants for natural resources surveys, cultural resources management, and environmental compliance support at Fort Leonard Wood and other installations, with due dates in late 2018 and early 2019. No opportunities appear open as of the portfolio's snapshot date.
Objective and description
- Objective
To foster the development and application of advanced construction technologies that enhance productivity through collaborative R & D, field demonstrations, licensing agreements, and other commercialization and technology transfer methods.
- Description
Sediment and Erosion Control Assessment, FLW, MO: This Program Description is to provide a study and final report of site-specific recommendations for sediment and erosion control measures, storm water improvements, and best management practices (BMPs) for Training Areas (TAs), ranges, and other identified sites at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
Any U.S. private firm, including corporations, partnerships, limited partnerships and industrial development organizations; public and private foundations; nonprofit organizations; units of State and local governments; academic institutions; and others who have interest in and the capability to address program objectives.
- Beneficiary eligibility
Beneficiaries of CPAR products will include the U.S. construction industry (builder/contractor/developer, engineer/architect, construction equipment/material suppliers) profit and nonprofit business organizations, the general public, and Federal, State and local government agencies.
- Uses of assistance
Projects are based on ideas from the U.S. construction industry on how to improve productivity. Industry partners must agree to substantially produce and market products domestically. Corps laboratory must perform a significant portion of each project.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
Variable.
How to apply
- Preapplication coordination
See funding announcement.
- Criteria for selecting proposals
Selection criteria will be outlined in the NOFO.
- Award procedure
Proposals recommended by USACE laboratories are evaluated and prioritized by the Construction Productivity Advancement Research (CPAR) Executive Committee. Proposals are funded in descending priority order until available funds are exhausted.
- Deadlines
Time for submission of proposals varies, set annually.
- Time to approval or disapproval
From 90 to 120 days.
Grant opportunities
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Grant awards
Latest 10 of 60 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii Technology Development Corp | $27,634,128 | 40% |
| 2 | Thurgood Marshall College Fund | $5,985,154 | 9% |
| 3 | Texas State University | $5,067,037 | 7% |
| 4 | Building Engineering And Science Talent, Inc. | $4,830,236 | 7% |
| 5 | Solaero Technologies Corp. | $3,311,099 | 5% |
| 6 | University Of New Mexico | $2,997,276 | 4% |
| 7 | Spectrolab, Inc. | $2,027,512 | 3% |
| 8 | Colorado State University | $1,610,263 | 2% |
| 9 | Northwestern University | $1,232,891 | 2% |
| 10 | The Johns Hopkins University | $828,682 | 1% |
10 of 27 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $28,375 |
| FY2025 | $10,112,870 |
| FY2024 | -$26,556 |
| FY2023 | -$7,995,689 |
| FY2022 | $9,384,314 |
| FY2021 | $3,051,340 |
| FY2020 | $3,580,047 |
| FY2019 | $1,997,846 |
| FY2018 | $6,331,988 |
| FY2017 | $5,454,955 |
| FY2016 | $4,980,327 |
| FY2015 | $9,334,543 |
| FY2014 | -$9,909 |
| FY2013 | $843,242 |
| FY2012 | $1,242,616 |
| FY2011 | $652,671 |
| FY2010 | $2,856,143 |
| FY2009 | $3,886,638 |
| FY2008 | $6,893,617 |
| FY2007 | $233,530 |
| FY2006 | $3,654,463 |
| FY2005 | $209,063 |
| FY2004 | $706,817 |
| FY2003 | $978,368 |
| FY2002 | $1,787,406 |
| FY2001 | $2,533,500 |
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Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 12.114?
Assistance Listing 12.114 is Collaborative Research and Development, a federal grant program run by Department of the Army (Department of Defense).
What is the CFDA number for Collaborative Research and Development?
Its CFDA number is 12.114: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 12.114 awarded?
60 grant awards under 12.114 have obligated $68,254,497 in federal funds to 27 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 12.114?
The recipients obligated the most under Collaborative Research and Development are Hawaii Technology Development Corp ($27,634,128), Thurgood Marshall College Fund ($5,985,154) and Texas State University ($5,067,037).
How much did 12.114 obligate in fiscal year 2025?
Grants under 12.114 obligated $10,112,870 in federal funds in fiscal year 2025.
Are there open grant opportunities under 12.114?
No opportunity listed under 12.114 is open now. The latest, JBER Beluga Prey Salmon Project, was posted on December 28, 2021.
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