Concrete Advancement Foundation Grant

_NOTE: Applicants may submit a conceptual research or education proposal (see LOI deadline above) to gauge the interest of the Foundation for potential funding. If there is sufficient interest and confirmation that a topic is consistent with our mission and goals, the applicant will be invited to submit a full proposal._

Goals

• Goal 1: To fund and manage highly credible and impactful research to achieve societal goals
  • Decarbonization
  • Resilient, sustainable and affordable communities
  • World-class sustainable infrastructure
• Goal 2: Disseminate knowledge and create educational tools for the benefit of stakeholders
  • Attract and advance the concrete industry workforce
  • Tools and programs to advance communities and societal goals
• Goal 3: To be the resilient resource for collaboratively funding the advancement of the concrete industry
  • Bring together industry stakeholders to provide the financial resources and governance needed to accomplish the Foundation's goals
  • Measure progress and success of the Foundation goals and ensure strategic, long-term alignment and communication with stakeholder audiences

Funding

Those wishing to perform research on concrete materials topics may consult the list of research needs developed by NRMCA's Research Engineering & Standards Committee. Please note that this list is only a guide, and neither guarantees funding of a particular topic, nor precludes research on topics not listed.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

• As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, all programs we fund must benefit of the citizens of the U.S., in addition to the concrete industry.
• Research areas must have a broad scope – with applicability on at least a large regional, if not national or international, basis.
• We seek proposals for specific, applied research and education programs.

Ineligibility

• We do not engage in proprietary research.
• We do not fund direct advocacy or promotion programs.
• We avoid duplication of effort and would therefore not generally support replicating existing or ongoing research topics.
• We rarely support general requests for organizations or programs.
• We do not fund sponsorships.