This week the Federal Highway Administration announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the next phase of the Low Carbon Transportation Materials (LCTM) grant program. Many state associations and companies were instrumental in helping more than 35 state DOTs to apply for funding under the first phase of the LCTM program. This next phase will provide up to $800 million in funding to local governments, political subdivisions of a state, U.S. territories, federally recognized tribes, Federal Land Management Agencies, Metropolitan Planning Organizations and special purpose districts or public authorities with a transportation function to increase the use of materials that have “substantially lower levels of embodied greenhouse gas emissions.” The deadline for applications is November 25.
As with the first phase of the program, industry resources are available to assist in helping eligible local entities to apply for these funds. The program presents a great opportunity to introduce low carbon concrete innovations and strategies locally. Resources are also available to work with your teams on implementation once the funds are awarded.
NRMCA, the Concrete Advancement Foundation and the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub are working with the American Concrete Pavement Association, National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech) and a group of consultants through the Reduced Carbon Concrete Consortium (RC3) to provide information, guidance and collaborative opportunities among state and local entities.
Learn more about RC3. Contact Brian Killingsworth at bkillingsworth@nrmca.org or Julie Garbini at jgarbini@concreteadvancement.org for assistance or to be added to RC3 distribution list for meetings, updates and other resources.
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association