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Environmental Research Proposals Requested
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued several requests for research proposals during the past month that may be of interest to Digest subscribers and their clients. The following are requests whose deadlines occur during the next two months.
The Office of Research and Development (ORD)in partnership with NASA’s Office of Earth Science (OES) is soliciting grant applications to establish Estuarine Indicator Research Programs. These programs will be designed to identify, evaluate, recommend, and potentially develop new, innovative indicators of ecological conditions. A total of $6 million in funding will be awarded to four programs that include plans for large geographical areas. The deadline for applications is March 7, 2000. For more information, contact http://www.epa.gov/ncerqa and click on “announcements.”
The Pollution Prevention Incentives for States grant program expects to have $5 million available to award in the area of reduction or elimination of pollution across all environmental media and in strengthening state technical programs to disseminate source reduction information to businesses. The deadlines for applications and proposals will be determined by region. For specific regional information, contact Christopher Kent at kent.christopher@epa.gov
The Office of Research and Development, National Center for Environmental Research and Quality Assurance (NCERQA) in collaboration with the Office of Policy and Innovation is soliciting grant proposals in the area of Market-based Mechanisms and Other Incentives for Environmental Management (MM&I). This competition encourages research that will aid in the development of approaches for designing programs to meet environmental goals cost effectively. Ten awards will be made for a total for $2 million in funding. The deadline for applications is February 2, 2000. For complete information, visit http://www.epa.gov/ncerqa/rfa/market2000.html