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Collaborative Research and Development

Program Information

Popular name

(Construction Productivity Advancement Research (CPAR) Program)

Program Number

12.114

Program objective

To facilitate productivity-improving research and development and application of advanced construction technologies through collaborative research and development, field demonstration, licensing agreements, and other means of commercialization and technology transfer.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2007

    Seventy-six projects covering a wide range of technologies have been funded at a total investment of over $70 million. The Corps has provided over $32 million and the construction industry partners have contributed over $38 million.

  2. 2021

    Bistatic observations of the ionoshere with Super Darn HR Radars; Natural resource management at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO; and support for cutting edge research for the AFRL Scholars Program.

  3. 2023

    Remote Epitaxy of Multijunction Solar Cells on Graphene Coated III-V Substrates

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

CPAR Guidelines for Participation, published annually.

  1. Water Resources Development Act of 1988, Section 7, Public Law 100-676, 33 U.S.C. 2313.