Assistance Listing 20.724
Pipeline Safety Research Competitive Academic Agreement Program (CAAP)
TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF · Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Assistance Listing 20.724, “Pipeline Safety Research Competitive Academic Agreement Program (CAAP),” is a federal program administered by TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF. It provides cooperative agreement assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $1.95M in obligations for fiscal year 2025.
Program objective
The CAAP initiative is intended to spur innovation by enabling an academic research focus on high-risk and high pay-off solutions for the many pipeline safety challenges. It will potentially deliver solutions that can be “hand-offs” to PHMSA’s core research program of demonstration and deployment. The goal would be to validate proof of concept of a thesis or theory all the way to commercial introduction into the market. Further, the pipeline industry and federal/state regulators are experiencing low numbers of applicants to entry level positions that are technically focused. As such, another goal of the CAAP program is to expose graduate and PhD research students to subject matter that is common to pipeline safety challenges and to illustrate how their engineering or technical disciplines are highly needed in the field. The ultimate benefit would be to cultivate new talent in all aspects of pipelines, similar to how programs at other Federal Agencies and non-profit organizations have encouraged talent to consider a career in a certain field.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Current opportunities under 20.724
No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.
Eligible applicants (program level)
- Nonprofit Organization
Applicants must be non-profit institutions of higher education located in the United States or a U.S. territory or possession.
Intended beneficiaries: U.S. Federal Government, Resident/Citizen of a U.S. Territory, U.S. Citizen and U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia).
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Reported obligations by fiscal year
Historical data · not a predictionRange and average of financial assistance (from the listing): The current program level is $2,000,000. The number of projects awarded depends on the cost and technical strength of the proposals.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 20.724. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.Frequently asked questions
What is ALN 20.724?
20.724 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Pipeline Safety Research Competitive Academic Agreement Program (CAAP).” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
Who can apply under ALN 20.724?
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Nonprofit Organization. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
How much funding does 20.724 provide?
The agency reported $1,951,611 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.