FY 2026 Competitive Academic Agreement Program (CAAP)
- Posted
- May 18, 2026
- Closed
- June 19, 2026
- Award ceiling
- $1,000,000
- Award floor
- $250,000
- Program funding
- $4,000,000
- Expected awards
- 6
- Cost sharing
- Yes
- Instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Assistance listing
- 20.724
- Archives
- July 19, 2026
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 20.724 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $2.6M
- FY2026 obligated
- $66,279
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 12
Top recipients: Mcneese State University Foundation, University of Dayton, Texas A&m University-corpus Christi, Louisiana State University, University of Miami
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration¿s (PHMSA) FY 2026 CAAP NOFO solicits research proposals from nonprofit institutions of higher education for the Pipeline Safety Research and Development (R&D) Program. This program is authorized by section 12 of the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-355) and 49¿U.S.C. § 60117(l). The CAAP competitive research announcement will focus on the following objectives: - Early corrosion prediction for pipelines and implementing appropriate mitigation measures. - Economical and novel agents to mitigate internal or external pipeline corrosion due to microbial-induced corrosion.- Artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted software package to assist with composite repair design.¿¿- AI-assisted software tool for interpretation of standards/regulations and properly applying the requirements.¿- Non-destructive inspection technology for cast iron pipeline inspection.- AI-enhanced liquid pipeline leak detection methodologies. ¿
Who can apply
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
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