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$0 - $800,000,000

Low Carbon Transportation Materials Program

From U.S. Department Of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration

The purpose of this program is to reimburse the incrementally higher costs of using or provide an incentive amount to eligible recipients for the use, in projects, of construction materials and products that have substantially lower levels of embodied GHG emissions, as described by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), associated with all relevant stages of production, use, and disposal as compared to estimated industry averages of similar materials or products, hereafter referred to as low carbon transportation materials. The program will also serve to help eligible transportation agencies update or develop specification language and conduct identification activities needed to demonstrate materials are appropriate for use on Federal-aid construction projects.

  • Overview

    • Type

      Grant

    • Title

      Low Carbon Transportation Materials Program

    • Source

      U.S. Department Of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration

    • Federal or State

      Federal

    • Total Amount

      $800,000,000

    • Award Range

      $0 - $800,000,000

    • Cost Share

      No

  • Eligibility

    • Audience

      Local Government, Public Agencies

    • Sector

      Transportation

    • Activity

      Financial Assistance

    • Eligibility

      State DOTs are not eligible for this grant but can serve as a pass-through entity.

    • Location

      National

  • Application Process

    • Application Link

      grants.gov

    • Pre-Application?

      No

    • Requirements

      The LCTM Program will not fund entire construction projects, but provides funds for eligible activities highlighted in Section C.5, including the use of eligible materials on construction projects funded under 23 U.S.C., including projects on: Federal-aid highways; Tribal transportation facilities; Federal lands transportation facilities; and Federal lands access transportation facilities. Funds are also available to use for activities required to develop a process to demonstrate materials meet the standard of ‘substantially lower embodied carbon’ and are appropriate for use. For purposes of this program, eligible materials categories7 are concrete (and cement), glass, asphalt mix, and steel.

    • Disbursement Method

      Reimbursement

  • Important Dates

    • Application Open Date

      Sep 27, 2024

    • Application Close Date

      Nov 25, 2024

    • Application Close Time

      8:59 PM PST

    • Period of Performance End

      Sep 30, 2031

    • Publish Date

      Sep 27, 2024

  • Resources & Contacts

    • Contact

      Veronica Jacobson, 720-963-3020

    • Resources

      Program goals include but are not limited to: 1) Increase the use of lower carbon materials and products that are used in projects funded under Title 23. 2) Facilitate the use of low carbon transportation materials while ensuring appropriateness for use in projects eligible under Title 23. 3) Promote technology transfer and enhance workforce development to increase the adoption of environmental quantification techniques used in decision making by transportation agencies. 4) Encourage eligible recipients to begin LCTM activities and build successful low carbon transportation material identification frameworks.

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