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Grants and Funding

This page provides access to information about funding opportunities available from EPA's Office of Air and Radiation (OAR). As a part of EPA's initiative to encourage competition in the award of grants, cooperative agreements, and other assistance agreement vehicles, OAR requires that all funding opportunities subject to the Agency's competition policy be published on this site. We encourage you to bookmark this page and visit on a regular basis. OAR grants and other funding opportunities will be posted as they become available.

This site offers information on assistance agreement (i.e., grants, cooperative agreements, etc.) opportunities only. For a detailed listing of OAR contracting opportunities, please refer to the EPA Acquisition Forecast Database.

An Application Kit including application forms and other information is available to assist you in applying for these grants.

Open Announcements

Following are full text announcements of current OAR funding opportunities. For your convenience, the listing of funding opportunities is organized by Program areas. Click on the links below for a current listing of funding opportunities available in each of the Program areas.

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Immediate Office of the Assistant Administrator

- No Current Announcements

Office of Air Quality Planning & Standards

RFA# EPA-OAR-OAQPS-08-08 - Closing Date: December 17, 2008
“Sustainable Skylines Initiative”
This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits applications from eligible entities to compete for financial assistance through the Sustainable Skylines Initiative (SSI). The SSI provides a framework to integrate transportation, energy, land use and air quality planning programs into projects that yield measurable air quality benefits in a relatively short period of time. SSI works with eligible entities to aid their communities to develop locally-led activities to help reduce emissions and promote sustainability with the goal of cleaner and healthier air. This is performed by participants working with EPA and other partners to increase community participation and leverage resources. The long-term goal of SSI is to help communities build self-sustaining, community-based partnerships that will continue to achieve positive environmental impacts, livability, and economic development benefits for many generations to come.
Request for Applications (RFA) (PDF) (23pp, 152k)

Office of Atmospheric Programs

- No Current Announcements

Office of Radiation & Indoor Air

- No Current Announcements

Office of Transportation and Air Quality

RFA# EPA-OAR-OTAQ-08-09 - Closing Date: December 15, 2008
“Engineering Excellence Through Hybrid Technology”
EPA is seeking applications from eligible entities to collaborate with EPA in studies and or investigation projects in support of EPA’s Clean Automotive Technology Program. These pilot projects will require using state of the art experimental techniques in advanced engine development technology, including hydraulic hybrid drive-trains, to optimize Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicle (HHV) technology, unique clean and efficient engines for full-series hybrid vehicles and clean low-greenhouse gas transportation fuels while improving the fuel efficiency of highway vehicles in achieving its’ mission meeting today’s Clean Air Act standards and establishing the building blocks for future environmental and economic benefits.

Eligible entities with experience applying these investigative techniques that have achieved positive outcomes in increasing fuel efficiency and reducing emissions in hybrid vehicles to continue improving and demonstrating advanced hydraulic hybrid vehicle technology to meet Clean Air Act (CAA) emission standards and climate program goals are encouraged to apply. While the basis of this opportunity solicits support encompassing programmatic goals, it also includes the Merit Based PhD Program of Excellence where qualifying graduate students are provided the opportunity to conduct their program research in Partnership with the US EPA at its Ann Arbor National Laboratory which specializes in these fields of research.
Request for Applications (RFA) (PDF) (17pp, 109k)

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The term “Closed Announcement” means that the due date for proposals has passed and all proposals have been received.

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