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Bridge and Other Transportation Infrastructure Research Program (20.950)

Also known as ARPA-I XBRIDGE

Bridge and Other Transportation Infrastructure Research Program (Assistance Listing 20.950) is run by the Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation, part of the Department of Transportation. It awarded $16.0 million in 1 grant from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $16.0 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

There was 1 award in five years, of $16.0 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

As stated in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, ARPA-I may fund “an accredited university of higher education in the northeast United States that has experience leading a regional university transportation center [defined as a current or past U.S. DOT-funded Regional University Transportation Center (UTC) grantee] and a proven record of developing, patenting, deploying, and commercializing innovative composite materials and technologies for bridge and other transportation applications, as well as conducting research and developing prototypes using very large-scale polymer-based additive manufacturing”. Eligible entities seeking to perform research, development, and demonstration tasks on durability, resiliency, and sustainability of bridges and other infrastructure may use this assistance listing. This assistance listing provides information on the cooperative agreement that ARPA-I intends to develop with an institution of higher education on this topic.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Applicant must be “an accredited university of higher education in the northeast United States that has experience leading a regional university transportation center [defined as a current or past U.S. DOT-funded Regional University Transportation Center (UTC) grantee] and a proven record of developing, patenting, deploying, and commercializing innovative composite materials and technologies for bridge and other transportation applications, as well as conducting research and developing prototypes using very large-scale polymer-based additive manufacturing”.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Assistance may only be used for research and development in the areas of bridges and other transportation infrastructure. Assistance may only be used for research and development in the areas of bridges and other transportation infrastructure.;

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Deadlines do not apply

Award range and average, in the agency's words

The total program budget is $8 million.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Bridge and Other Transportation Infrastructure Research Program (20.950) awarded $16.0 million across 1 grant award, an average of $16.0 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
University of Maine SystemMaine1$16.0 million

Top states: Maine ($16.0 million).

Who usually wins

Almost all of the money went to colleges and universities.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Colleges and universities1$16.0 million100%

By state

Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
Maine1$16.0 million

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.