Early Career Projects: Developing the Next Generation of Air Quality Measurement Technology

Post Date

November 23rd 2010

Application Due Date

February 22nd 2011

Please see the announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on due dates and submission methods.

Funding Opportunity Number

EPA-G2011-STAR-B2

CFDA Number(s)

66.509

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement
Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Environment

Number of Awards

2

Eligibility Categories

Other

Please see Section III of the announcement for eligibility information.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $3000000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $250000

Grant Description

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Research and Development (ORD), National Center for Environmental Research (NCER), in cooperation with the EPA Clean Air Research Program, announces an extramural funding competition supporting research into the development, improvement, and demonstration of air pollution monitoring and measurement technologies. EPA is interested in supporting research that will improve the spatial and temporal coverage of air quality measurement data and enable the development of measurement technologies that will be used to address emerging air quality questions. In addition to regular awards, this solicitation includes the opportunity for early career projects. The purpose of the early career award is to fund research projects smaller in scope and budget by early career PIs. Please see Section III of this RFA for details on the early career eligibility criteria.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Environmental Protection Agency

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Sherri Hunt (technical)
  202-343-9644
  James Gentry (eligibility)
  202-343-9798
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Sherri Hunt or James Gentry

• Agency Email Address:

  hunt.sherri@epa.gov or gentry.james@epa.gov

• More Information:

  Early Career Projects: Developing the Next Generation of Air Quality Measurement Technology