Research Grants

  • EPA Awards Nearly $500,000 to Student Teams to Develop Environmental Technology

    EPA announced $498,801 in research funding to five college teams to further develop their innovative technologies to help address urgent environmental and public health challenges. Read the press release here.

  • EPA Awards Nearly $1.5 Million to Clarkson University for PFAS Research

    EPA Awards Nearly $1.5 Million to Clarkson University to Develop and Demonstrate Technology to Detect and Degrade PFAS

    Read the press release here.

  • Are you interested in research involving nanosensor technology and pollution?

    Our new funding opportunity Developing and Demonstrating Nanosensor Technology to Detect, Monitor, and Degrade Pollutants is now open. 

    Apply through November 13.

EPA funds extramural research  through its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program; the People, Prosperity, and the Planet (P3) Program and the Small Business Innovation Research Program. These research programs help to engage top research scientists and students that results in a strong scientific foundation to support the Agency’s mission of protecting human health and the environment.

  • Funding Opportunities

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    Find open and coming funding opportunities grant forms, subscribe to listservs and learn how to apply for grants. 

    Research Funding Opportunities

  • Research Grant Areas

    Scientists Conducting Research

    EPA research areas include topics such as air and water quality, climate change, safer chemicals, health, sustainability, and ecosystems. 

    Research Grant Areas

  • Tools and Resources

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    Search the EPA grant archive, view grant recipients and past funding opportunities as well as grantee research project results.

    Tools and Resources
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Last updated on October 3, 2024