The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking applications proposing innovative research to address knowledge gaps on the occurrence of opportunistic pathogens and DBPs that will ensure safe drinking water and reliable water infrastructure.
Donor Name: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 08/31/2022
Size of the Grant: $2,123,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
This National Priorities Request for Applications (RFA) will solicit innovative research to address knowledge gaps on the occurrence of pathogens and DBPs in drinking water distribution systems across the United States.
Ensuring clean and safe drinking water is important for protecting human health and the environment. Opportunistic pathogen and disinfection by-product (DBP) contaminants in drinking water distribution systems remains a water quality issue that is prevalent across the Nation. More information is needed on the occurrence of DBPs and opportunistic pathogens, along with identifying environmental conditions and niches favorable to colonization, microbial growth, and propagation in drinking water distribution systems. This research will help inform water infrastructure management and risk-mitigation practices to ensure safe drinking water.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $8,492,000
- Award Ceiling: $2,123,000
- The total project period requested in an application submitted for this RFA may not exceed 3 years.
Eligibility Criteria
This solicitation is available to public and private nonprofit institutions and public and private universities and colleges located in the United States and its territories or possessions. Foreign entities, U.S. States, territories and possessions, the District of Columbia, State and local government departments, and Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments of the U.S. are not eligible to apply under this RFA. Profit-making firms and individuals are not eligible to receive assistance agreements from the EPA under this program.
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