Infravation Program 

U.S. Outreach

February 27, 2014
Agenda

1. Welcome

2. Objectives

3. Introduction to Infravation

4. Next Steps

5. Q&A’s

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Poll Question #1

• Who is participating in today’s 

informational web meeting?

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2. Objectives

• Highway construction, operations, 

management, and maintenance is 

increasingly international

• Provide European and U.S. highway 

researchers opportunity to work 

directly with each other

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Poll Question #2

• Who has experience with cross 

national funding?

• Is your cross national work 

increasing?

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3. Introduction

• What is Infravation? 

– Infrastructure + Innovation

• Goal

– Advancing innovative, near-market 

materials or processes that will make 

highway infrastructure last longer, 

perform more efficiently, and cost 

less

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Scoping Study

• 2013 U.S. Scan

• June 2013 Expo

• Study team assessed emerging 

technologies

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Seven Challenges

1. Eco-design; resource and energy efficiency in road construction and maintenance

2. Virgin material reduction by substitution or 

recycling

3. Enhanced durability and life-time extension

4. Rapid and non-destructive methods for routine 

quality and performance checks of materials and 

construction

5. Keeping freight routes open through zero-intrusive 

maintenance

6. Ensuring infrastructure performance under all 

weather conditions

7. Advanced predictive infrastructure performance 

processes

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Poll Question #3

• Who is interested in each challenge 

area?

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Program Context

• Supplements National and EU Road 

Research Programs

– National: FHWA EAR Program; France 

5th Generation Road, German Road of 

the 21st Century, etc. 

– EU: FP7, Horizon 2020

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Infravation Funding

• 11 Countries pooled about $13 

million (9 million Euros)

– includes a one-third top-up from the 

European Commission 

– U.S. funding from Federal Highway 

Administration

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Funding Countries

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Who can apply for funding?

• Research organizations, universities, 

companies or others from:

– Funding countries i.e. the Netherlands, 

Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 

Iceland, Spain, France, Italy, Israel and USA.

– Remaining EU28 countries (with certain 

restrictions)

– Countries associated to FP7 i.e. Switzerland, 

Liechtenstein, Turkey, the Former Yugoslav 

Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, Albania, 

Montenegro, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Faroe 

Islands, Republic of Moldova (with certain 

restrictions)

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Partnering

• Minimum of two independent legal 

entities established in two of the 

eligible countries.

• There is no limit to the maximum 

number of partners.

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Poll Question #4

• Who already has contacted a 

partner or partners in another 

country regarding Infravation?

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Infravation Structure

• Program coordinator

– Rijkswaterstaat, The Netherlands

• Funding partners

• Scientific panel

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4. Next Steps

• Monday, March 3rd call opens

– Late March, FHWA 2nd web-based 

Infravation workshop 

• Two-step process

– Proposals due Monday, June 30th

– Accepted proposals provide full 

information by fall

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5. Q&A’s

• For more information, please see

– www.fhwa.dot.gov/research/resources

/infravation.cfm

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