ACI Foundation Opens Its Annual Request for Concrete Research Proposals

The ACI Foundation’s Concrete Research Council seeks to advance the concrete industry through the funding of concrete research projects that further the knowledge and sustainability of concrete materials, construction, and structures. The annual request for proposals is open now through December 1, 2021.

Proposal and funding parameters include:

• Topics are encouraged from all areas of concrete research;
• Up to $50,000 may be approved per project for direct costs;
• The ACI Foundation limits research organization indirect costs to 15%
• An ACI Technical Committee must support the research concept and participate in an advisory role to the principal investigator;
• An individual researcher can serve as the principal investigator or co-principal investigator on only one submitted proposal;
• Industry partnering, and project cost sharing are strongly encouraged; and
• All proposals must be submitted before the December 1, 2021, deadline

Principal investigators are required to follow the requirements in the published RFP Application Guide, including the requirement to contact ACI Technical Committee Chairs by September 17, 2021, to request endorsement of the proposed research.

Selection of awarded projects and notifications to principal investigators will occur the week after the spring ACI Concrete Convention. Contact Tricia G. Ladely, Assistant Director, ACI Foundation, for additional research proposal information at [email protected] or +1-724-601-3075. 

Past research projects included:

• Standard critical Chloride Threshold test Variability due to Material Sources, Ceki Halmen of the University of Missouri
• Stress-Strain Analysis of BCSA Cement for Structural Applications, Cameroon Murray of the University of Arkansas
• Core Compressive Strength and Elastic Modulus Measurements of High-Strenght Concrete, Matthew Sherman of Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. 
• Among others

For more information or to apply visit ACIFoundation.org.