This is a synopsis for the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) that will be issued in April 2024. 

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Infrastructure Research and Development (HRDI) Bridge Engineering Research Team conducts work that generally enables the advancement of state-of-the-art solutions and positions HRDI as a leader in the deployment of such technologies to maintain or improve the safety, durability, sustainability, and resilience of the Nation’s bridges and highway structures. 

The primary purpose of the upcoming BAA is to solicit a variety of solutions that will support the strategic objectives of the FHWA Bridge Engineering Research Team program areas: Structural Steel, Structural Concrete, Geotechnical Structures, and Bridge Hydraulics. Projects shall develop next generation technologies and solutions that address FHWA’s current strategic goals and objectives of Safety, Economic Strength and Global Competitiveness, Equity, Climate and Sustainability, Transformation, and Organizational Excellence.