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EPA-G2024-STAR-G1
Valorie Swan-Townsend Program Analyst
Opening date 31 Jul 2024, 12:00AM
Closing date 13 Nov 2024, 12:00AM
Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-G2024-STAR-G1
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Expected Number of Awards: 1
CFDA Number(s): 66.509 -- Science To Achieve Results (STAR) Research Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Posted Date: Jul 31, 2024 12:00:00 AM EDT
Closing Date: Nov 13, 2024 12:00:00 AM EST
Closing Date Details: See Section IV of funding opportunity announcement for closing date information.
Estimated Total Program Funding: 1500000
Award Ceiling: $1500000
Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Please see Section III of the funding opportunity announcement for eligibility information.
Agency Name: Valorie Swan-Townsend Program Analyst
Description:
This funding opportunity is soliciting research to develop and demonstrate nanosensor technology with functionalized catalysts that have the potential to degrade selected contaminants in addition to detecting and monitoring pollutants. Specifically, EPA is seeking proposals that use nanotechnology to detect, monitor, and degrade PFAS in groundwater or surface water that may be used as drinking water sources.
The Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Program’s goal is to stimulate and support scientific and engineering research that advances EPA’s mission to protect human health and the environment. It is a competitive, peer-reviewed, extramural research program that provides access to the nation’s best scientists and engineers in academic and other nonprofit research institutions. STAR funds research on the environmental and public health effects of air quality, environmental changes, water quality and quantity, hazardous waste, toxic substances, and pesticides.
EPA recognizes that it is important to engage all available minds to address the environmental challenges facing the Nation. EPA seeks to expand the environmental conversation by including members of communities which may have not previously participated in such dialogues to participate in EPA programs. For this reason, EPA strongly encourages all eligible applicants identified in Section III, including minority serving institutions (MSIs), to apply under this opportunity.
Grantor Contact Information: Further information, if needed, may be obtained from the EPA contacts indicated below. Information regarding this funding opportunity obtained from sources other than these Agency Contacts may not be accurate. Email inquiries are preferred. Technical Contact: Hayley Aja; phone: 202-564-6427; email: aja.hayley@epa.gov Eligibility Contact: Ron Josephson; phone: 202-564-7823; email: josephson.ron@epa.gov Electronic Submissions Contact: electronic-grant-submissions@epa.gov
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