[Federal Register: March 10, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 46)] [Notices] [Page 11390-11391] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr10mr03-44] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-7462-4] Investigator Initiated Grants: Request for Applications AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice of requests for applications. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice provides information on the availability of fiscal year 2003 investigator initiated grants program announcements, in which the areas of research interest, eligibility and submission requirements, evaluation [[Page 11391]] criteria, and implementation schedules are set forth. Grants will be competitively awarded following peer review. DATES: Receipt dates vary depending on the specific research areas within the solicitations. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In its Requests for Applications (RFA) the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency invites research applications in the following areas of special interest to its mission: (1) Epidemiologic Research on Health Effects of Long-Term Exposure to Ambient Particulate Matter and Other Air Pollutants, (2) Consequences of Global Change for Air Quality: Spatial Patterns in Air Pollution Emissions, (3) Microbial Risk in Drinking Water, (4) Environmental Statistics Research: Novel Analyses of Environmental Data, (5) Aggregate Exposure Assessment for Pesticides: Longitudinal Case Studies of Human Exposure-Related Behavior and (6) Valuation for Environmental Policy. CONTACTS: (1) Epidemiologic Research on Health Effects of Long-Term Exposure to Ambient Particulate Matter and Other Air Pollutants-- Glenn.Barbara@EPA.GOV, (2) Consequences of Global Change for Air Quality: Spatial Patterns in Air Pollution Emissions-- Winner.Darrell@epa.gov, (3) Microbial Risk in Drinking Water--Nolt- Helms.Cynthia@epa.gov, (4) Environmental Statistics Research: Novel Analyses of Environmental Data--Saint.Chris@epa.gov, (5) Aggregate Exposure Assessment for Pesticides: Longitudinal Case Studies of Human Exposure-Related Behavior--Saint.Chris@epa.gov, (6) Valuation for Environmental Policy--Wheeler.William@epa.gov FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The complete program announcement can be accessed on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/ncer, under be accessed on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/ncer, under ``announcements.'' The required forms for applications with instructions are accessible on the Internet at http://es.epa.gov/ncer/ rfa/forms/downlf.html. Forms may be printed from this site. Dated: February 25, 2003. Peter W. Preuss, Director, National Center for Environmental Research. [FR Doc. 03-5618 Filed 3-7-03; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P