PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
A. To (1) support research to determine the
environmental effects of air quality, drinking water, water quality,
hazardous waste, toxic substances, and pesticides; (2) identify,
develop, and demonstrate necessary and effective pollution control
techniques; and (3) support research to explore and develop strategies
and mechanisms for those in the economic, social, governmental, and
environmental systems to use in environmental management decisions.
Competitive RFAs (requests for applications) for grants in these areas
are announced widely through the Federal Register, Internet, university
and scientific organizations, among other mechanisms. Applicants must
propose EPA mission relevant research based on excellent science as
determined through peer review by experts drawn from the national and
international scientific community. B. To support the STAR (Science To
Achieve Results) Program by funding the highest quality academic
research in the following nine priority areas: (1) Safe drinking water;
(2) high priority air pollutants; (3) research to improve human health
(including children's) risk assessment; (4) research to improve
ecological risk assessment; (5) emerging issues; (6) water and
watersheds; (7) environmental statistics; (8) pollution prevention and
new technologies; and (9) social science. Other more specialized
scientific areas may be solicited via joint RFAs with other Federal
agencies and private entities. Investigator initiated grants are
funded in broad areas such as environmental chemistry and physics,
environmental engineering; and health and ecological effects of
pollution not covered by the RFAs. The STAR program may fund research
centers supporting competitively selected universities, or consortia of
universities, that focus on long-term, multi-disciplinary research.
STAR's Graduate Fellowship Program provides funding for master's and
doctoral degree students in environmental sciences and engineering. When
funding is available, this competitive program is announced nationally.
Applicants' proposals are judged for scientific merit by external peer
reviewers, and are subsequently awarded by order of ranking. STAR and
other research centers, such as the Hazardous Substances Research
Centers mandated by CERCLA, and Congressionally mandated centers are
part of the National Center for Environmental Research (NCER), Office
of Research and Development (ORD). C. Although the programs identified
are the formal assistance programs that ORD funds, there are periodic
RFAs disseminated on other topics that are not part of the formal
program. These new programs are also part of 66.500 but cannot be
presently identified. Funds may be available to support activities
including but not limited to research, demonstration, development,
experiments, surveys, studies, investigations, public education
programs, monitoring, training, and undergraduate fellowships where
authorized by specific statutes, in both science and engineering
disciplines. Please check the Federal Register or the EPA/ORD website
http://www.epa.gov/ord/htm/grantopportunity.htm for an updated listing
of these programs.
ELIGIBLE FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES:
1. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY;
- Research, Education, Training;
WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM:
- State;
- Local;
- Public nonprofit institution/organization;
- U.S. Territories;
- Individual/Family;
- Private non-profit institution/organization;
WHO CAN APPLY:
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Local (includes State-designated Indian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Public non-profit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- U.S. Territories and possessions (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Individual/Family;
- Private non-profit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals);
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