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Requests for Applications (RFAs) currently planned for 2012 and 2013 can be found below. Please be aware that this list is tentative and may change due to changes in Agency priorities, Congressional direction, and/or budgetary constraints. The list may change periodically and should only be used as a guide to assist potential applicants. Please check back for updates or sign up for our RFA e-mail list to get e-mail announcements when RFAs are posted.
All forms necessary for completing an application are noted in the announcement and are available on this site. Standard application forms and instructions in MS Word ard PDF Formats are available in Forms/Standard Instructions and additional Quality Systems Guidance for STAR Grants.
Special Announcements
- How to Apply for a U.S. EPA P3 Grant: Audio Podcast and Powerpoint Slide Presentation
- IMPORTANT - Grants.gov requires 9 digit zip codes in order to submit your application. A shorter zip code will result in a failed application transmission. If you don't know your 9 digit zip code, add zeros to your regular zip code to allow your application package to be transmitted.
Open 2012 and 2013 RFAs
- 10th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet - Open: September 12, 2012 - Closing: December 11, 2012
- Development and Use of Adverse Outcome Pathways that Predict Adverse Developmental Neurotoxicity - Open: September 13, 2012 - Closing: December 12, 2012
- Performance and Effectiveness of Green Infrastructure Stormwater Management Approaches in the Urban Context: A Philadelphia Case Study - Open: September 20, 2012 - Closing: January 8, 2013
- Fall 2013 EPA Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) Fellowships For Undergraduate Environmental Study - Open: October 1, 2012 - Closing: December 5, 2012
- Centers for Water Research on National Priorities Related to a Systems View of Nutrient Management - Open: October 3, 2012 - Closing: January 15, 2013
- 2013 EPA Science To Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowships For Graduate Environmental Study - Open: October 4, 2012 - Closing: November 27, 2012
Upcoming 2012 and 2013 RFAs
- Human Exposure to Chemicals in Consumer Products and Indoor Environments - Winter 2013
- Environmental Factors in the School Environment Influencing Children’s Health and Performance - Opens Fall/Winter 2012
- Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers: Formative Centers -- Understanding Environmental Factors to Improve Children's Health in Child Care Environments - Opens Fall/Winter 2012
- EPA/NSF Networks for Sustainable Molecular Design and Synthesis - Fall/Winter 2012
- EPA/NSF Networks for Characterizing Chemical Life Cycle - Fall/Winter 2012
- National Center for Innovative Treatment Technology in Small Drinking Water Systems - Opens Fall/Winter 2012
- Tribal Environmental Health Science - Opens Fall/Winter 2012
- 2014 SBIR Phase I Solicitation - Opens March 2013
- Air pollution Meteorology - Opens Spring/Summer 2013
- Indoor Air and Climate Change - Opens Spring/Summer 2013
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