This RFA is soliciting research to develop and demonstrate nanosensor technology with functionalized catalysts that have potential to degrade selected contaminants in addition to detecting and monitoring pollutants.
Donor Name: Environmental Protection Agency
State: All States
County: All Counties
Territory: American Samoa, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/07/2022
Size of the Grant: $1,500,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
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.
Examples of holistic projects could include, but are not limited to:
- Nanotechnology-based monitoring of contaminants in surface water and a treatment process for safe drinking water.
- Detection of low levels of contaminants in drinking water and a nanotechnologyenabled treatment process to remove these contaminants to safe levels for human consumption.
- Nanosensor-based detection and non-targeted analysis of multiple contaminants and remediation of toxic pollutants.
- Nanosensor-based detection of multiple pollutants in reclaimed water for crop irrigation, and the ability to remove contaminants to prevent harm to plants and soils, maintain food safety, and protect the health of farm workers.
- Nanotechnology-enabled sensors for viral particles as aerosols in indoor environments and disinfection of airborne pathogens.
- Monitoring of roadside air pollution and nanotechnology-enabled purification of ambient air inside tunnels or near parking lots.
- Use of nanotechnology for detecting and removing soil contaminants and enhancing soil quality and fertility.
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling: $1,500,000
- The total project period requested in an application submitted for this RFA may not exceed three years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Public and private nonprofit institutions/organizations, public and private institutions of higher education (IHEs), and hospitals located in the U.S. and its territories or possessions; state and local governments; Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments; and U.S. territories or possessions are eligible to apply. Profit-making firms and individuals are not eligible to apply.
- Consistent with the definition of Nonprofit organization at 2 CFR § 200.1, the term nonprofit organization means any corporation, trust, association, cooperative, or other organization that is operated mainly for scientific, educational, service, charitable, or similar purpose in the public interest and is not organized primarily for profit; and uses net proceeds to maintain, improve, or expand the operation of the organization. The term includes tax-exempt nonprofit neighborhood and labor organizations. Note that 2 CFR § 200.1 specifically excludes Institutions of Higher Education from the definition of non-profit organization because they are separately defined in the regulation. While not considered to be a nonprofit organization(s) as defined by 2 CFR § 200.1, public or nonprofit Institutions of Higher Education are, nevertheless, eligible to submit applications under this RFA. Hospitals operated by state, tribal, or local governments or that meet the definition of nonprofit at 2 CFR § 200.1 are also eligible to apply as nonprofits or as instrumentalities of the unit of government depending on the applicable law. For-profit colleges, universities, trade schools, and hospitals are ineligible.
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