Deadline: 7 February 2018
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as part of its People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Award Program is seeking applications proposing to research, develop, design, and demonstrate solutions to real world challenges.
The P3 competition highlights the use of scientific principles in creating innovative technology-based projects that achieve the mutual goals of improved quality of life, economic prosperity, and protection of the planet people, prosperity, and the planet.
Goals
- Engage and educate the next generation of scientists, engineers, and the greater academic and external communities in understanding and using the P3 approach.
- Support the development of innovative technologies that will contribute to improved social, environmental, and economic well-being, especially in communities with the greatest needs.
- Support the demonstration of P3-developed technologies to prove their effectiveness and value.
- Foster the development of enterprises that will disseminate technologies in the target communities and elsewhere.
Award Information
- Anticipated Funding Amount: Approximately $600,000 total for all Phase I & II grant awards.
- Potential Funding per Award: Up to $15,000 per Phase I grant including direct and indirect costs. Proposals for Phase I grants requesting an award of more than $15,000 will not be considered.
- Proposals for Phase I grants must be for one year. Proposals with a duration of more than one year will not be considered.
Eligibility Criteria
- Public and private institutions of higher education (limited to degree-granting institutions of higher education) located in the U.S. (includes eligible institutions of higher education located in U.S. territories and possessions) are eligible to apply to be the recipient of a grant to support teams of undergraduate and/or graduate students.
- Profit-making firms are not eligible to receive assistance agreements from the EPA under this program. See full announcement for more details.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
Eligible Country: United States
For more information, please visit U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.