ED25HDQ0G0030
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Purpose: The purpose of this grant is to maximize the utilization of scrap tires in the greater Akron region and the United States through the recovery and re-use of functional polymers from discarded scrap tire waste products.
By the third year of this program, Full Circle will have developed ECORPHALT for future commercialization and utilization in road paving.
Activities to be performed:
- Procure and assemble equipment.
- Develop management systems and best practices to produce ECORPHALT reliably and consistently.
- Engineer and optimize functional polymer and devulcanization process for ECORPHALT per local conditions.
- Collaborate with Ohio State Department of Transportation, county and city road works departments, asphalt terminals, and contractors to develop ECORPHALT mix designs.
- Use ECORPHALT at between 7% and 10% levels in asphalt blends.
- Begin direct hiring for twelve newly created jobs.
Expected outcomes:
Boost job creation in the Akron region by initiating direct hiring in the first quarter of the grant lifecycle.
Over five years, generate a total of 476 jobs, including 48 direct professional positions, 56 direct manufacturing roles, and 378 indirect support and service jobs.
Additionally, produce functional polymer (rubber) at a rate of 1,500 pounds per hour on a single process line, resulting in extending asphalt road life by 2 to 2.5 times.
Achieve ECORPHALT production at Federal Department of Transportation's Superpave asphalt binder requirements.
Intended beneficiaries:
Beneficiaries include the workforce in the Akron region through direct employment opportunities.
Local infrastructure will benefit from the production of functional polymer (rubber) used in asphalt that will expand the lifespan of roads.
By the third year of this program, Full Circle will have developed ECORPHALT for future commercialization and utilization in road paving.
Activities to be performed:
- Procure and assemble equipment.
- Develop management systems and best practices to produce ECORPHALT reliably and consistently.
- Engineer and optimize functional polymer and devulcanization process for ECORPHALT per local conditions.
- Collaborate with Ohio State Department of Transportation, county and city road works departments, asphalt terminals, and contractors to develop ECORPHALT mix designs.
- Use ECORPHALT at between 7% and 10% levels in asphalt blends.
- Begin direct hiring for twelve newly created jobs.
Expected outcomes:
Boost job creation in the Akron region by initiating direct hiring in the first quarter of the grant lifecycle.
Over five years, generate a total of 476 jobs, including 48 direct professional positions, 56 direct manufacturing roles, and 378 indirect support and service jobs.
Additionally, produce functional polymer (rubber) at a rate of 1,500 pounds per hour on a single process line, resulting in extending asphalt road life by 2 to 2.5 times.
Achieve ECORPHALT production at Federal Department of Transportation's Superpave asphalt binder requirements.
Intended beneficiaries:
Beneficiaries include the workforce in the Akron region through direct employment opportunities.
Local infrastructure will benefit from the production of functional polymer (rubber) used in asphalt that will expand the lifespan of roads.
Awardee
Funding Goals
NON-CONSTRUCTION - FY23 REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION HUB PROGRAM PHASE 2
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Barberton,
Ohio
44203-0000
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Full Circle Technologies was awarded
EcoAsphalt : Maximizing Scrap Tire Utilization Job Creation in Akron
Project Grant ED25HDQ0G0030
worth $4,702,500
from Economic Development Administration in December 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Barberton Ohio United States.
The grant
has a duration of 3 years and
was awarded through assistance program 11.039 Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs.
$985,000 (17.0%) 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
12/1/24
Start Date
11/30/27
End Date
Funding Split
$4.7M
Federal Obligation
$985.0K
Non-Federal Obligation
$5.7M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
ED25HDQ0G0030
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
None
Awardee Classifications
For-Profit Organization (Other Than Small Business)
Awarding Office
1331K5 DEPT OF COMMERCE EDA
Funding Office
1331K5 DEPT OF COMMERCE EDA
Awardee UEI
CGL5BVE1ZL23
Awardee CAGE
None
Performance District
OH-13
Senators
Sherrod Brown
J.D. (James) Vance
J.D. (James) Vance
Modified: 8/29/25