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All Requests for Applications (RFAs) that are currently planned for 2012 can be found below. Please be aware that this list is tentative and may change due to changes in Agency priorities, Congressional direction, and/or budgetary constraints. The list may change periodically and should only be used as a guide to assist potential applicants. Please check back for updates or sign up for our list serve to get e-mail announcements when RFAs are posted.
STAR Requests for Applications invite research proposals from academic and non-profit institutions located in the U.S., And state and local governments. All forms necessary for completing an application are noted in the announcement and are available on this site (see below).
Click on the highlighted funding opportunities below to view the announcement on screen (HTML). Click on the following for standard STAR grant application forms and instructions -- Forms/Standard Instructions and additional Quality Systems Guidance for STAR Grants -- available in MS Word and PDF formats.
Special Announcement
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NIEHS and EPA are holding an informational webinar on May 21, 2012 about how to apply to the currently open RFA:
Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers (with NIEHS) - Open: April 5, 2012 - Closing: July 17, 2012
The Webinar will review the purpose and objectives of the FOA, budget preparation and peer review. All prospective applicants are invited to participate.
- EPA is canceling the solicitation for Centers for Material Life Cycle Safety. This solicitation is being reviewed and will be reissued when that review is complete. EPA appreciates the interest in this solicitation and apologizes for any inconvenience. Please contact Kelly Widener (widener.kelly@epa.gov) if you have any further questions about this.
- EPA is canceling the solicitation for Centers for Sustainable Molecular Design. This solicitation is being reviewed and will be reissued when that review is complete. EPA appreciates the interest in this solicitation and apologizes for any inconvenience. Please contact Kelly Widener (widener.kelly@epa.gov) if you have any further questions about this.
- How to Apply for a U.S. EPA P3 Grant: Audio Podcast and Powerpoint Slide Presentation
- IMPORTANT - Grants.gov requires 9 digit zip codes in order to submit your application. A shorter zip code will result in a failed application transmission. If you don't know your 9 digit zip code, add zeros to your regular zip code to allow your application package to be transmitted.
- Open and Upcoming 2012 EPA Grants
- Sustainable Chesapeake: A Community-Based Approach to Stormwater Management Using Green Infrastructure - Open: November 22, 2011 - Closing: January 11, 2012 - Closed
Centers for Material Life Cycle Safety- CanceledCenters for Sustainable Molecular Design- Canceled- Anthropogenic Influences on Organic Aerosol Formation and Regional Climate Implications - Open: February 9, 2012 - Closing: May 3, 2012 - Closed
- Measurements and Modeling for Quantifying Air Quality and Climatic Impacts of Residential Biomass or Coal Combustion for Cooking, Heating, and Lighting - Open: March 19, 2012 - Closing: June 19, 2012
- Environmental Factors in the School Environment Influencing Children’s Health and Performance - Opens April/May 2012
- Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers: Formative Centers -- Understanding Environmental Factors to Improve Children's Health in Child Care Environments - Opens April/May 2012
- Tribal Environmental Health Science - Opens May/June 2012
Linking Composition and Sources of Coarse Particulate Matter to Health Effects- This Request for Applications is canceled until further notice- National Center for Innovative Treatment Technology in Small Drinking Water Systems - Opens May/June 2012
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NIEHS and EPA are holding an informational webinar on May 21, 2012 about how to apply to the currently open RFA:
Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers (with NIEHS) - Open: April 5, 2012 - Closing: July 17, 2012
The Webinar will review the purpose and objectives of the FOA, budget preparation and peer review. All prospective applicants are invited to participate.
- Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers (with NIEHS) - Open: April 5, 2012 - Closing: July 17, 2012
EPA and Research Partners
Special Announcement
- 10th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet - Opens: September 2012
How to Apply for a U.S. EPA P3 Grant: Audio Podcast and Powerpoint Slide Presentation
EPA Grants
- 2013 SBIR Phase 1 | PDF (54 pp, 278 K, about PDF) | MS Word (54 pp, 177 K) - Open: March 15, 2012 - Closing: May 3, 2012 - Closed
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2013 EPA Science To Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowships For Graduate Environmental Study - Opens September 2012
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2013 EPA Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) Fellowships for Undergraduate Environmental Study - Opens: August 2012
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