ED24HDQ0G0448
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
As part of the Florida Risk and Resilience Tech Hub, this EDA investment will help accelerate new cement/concrete technologies to market and develop training and education programs for novel materials.
The project will leverage the resources of component project partners to provide critical support to help fledging infrastructure companies grow and remove barriers to adoption of new materials and technologies developed in the component project by modernizing policies, standards, and specifications to streamline approvals and scale adoption.
Activities to be performed:
Validate and deploy ternary cement, CaptureCrete, portable ultra-high performance concrete deployment system, and other new cement/concrete technologies.
Develop and conduct training curriculum and ecosystem education workshops.
Support startups in technology testing and validation, new business development, industry mentorship, and industry-specific technical assistance.
Grow and recruit local startups/small businesses to participate in innovation system.
Develop governance, policies, and procedures to support local startups and marketing materials to recruit startups.
Develop model building codes and specifications to be implemented locally (i.e., the "Florida Standard") and replicated nationally to accelerate adoption of novel materials and technologies developed and validated through the Tech Hub.
The project will leverage the resources of component project partners to provide critical support to help fledging infrastructure companies grow and remove barriers to adoption of new materials and technologies developed in the component project by modernizing policies, standards, and specifications to streamline approvals and scale adoption.
Activities to be performed:
Validate and deploy ternary cement, CaptureCrete, portable ultra-high performance concrete deployment system, and other new cement/concrete technologies.
Develop and conduct training curriculum and ecosystem education workshops.
Support startups in technology testing and validation, new business development, industry mentorship, and industry-specific technical assistance.
Grow and recruit local startups/small businesses to participate in innovation system.
Develop governance, policies, and procedures to support local startups and marketing materials to recruit startups.
Develop model building codes and specifications to be implemented locally (i.e., the "Florida Standard") and replicated nationally to accelerate adoption of novel materials and technologies developed and validated through the Tech Hub.
Awardee
Funding Goals
NON-CONSTRUCTION - FY23 REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION HUB PROGRAM PHASE 2
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Miami,
Florida
33199-2516
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Florida International University was awarded
Florida Tech Hub Grant: Accelerating Cement Tech & Training
Project Grant ED24HDQ0G0448
worth $10,278,162
from Economic Development Administration in October 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Miami Florida United States.
The grant
has a duration of 5 years and
was awarded through assistance program 11.039 Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs.
$1,599,191 (13.0%) of this Project Grant was funded by non-federal sources.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity FY 2023 Regional Technology and Innovation Hub Program Phase 2 Notice of Funding Opportunity.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 8/29/25
Period of Performance
10/1/24
Start Date
9/30/29
End Date
Funding Split
$10.3M
Federal Obligation
$1.6M
Non-Federal Obligation
$11.9M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
ED24HDQ0G0448
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
None
Awardee Classifications
Public/State Controlled Institution Of Higher Education
Awarding Office
1331K5 DEPT OF COMMERCE EDA
Funding Office
1331K5 DEPT OF COMMERCE EDA
Awardee UEI
Q3KCVK5S9CP1
Awardee CAGE
1JHM5
Performance District
FL-26
Senators
Marco Rubio
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
Modified: 8/29/25