Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA G2009 STAR F1
Apply for EPA G2009 STAR F1
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Advancing Public Health Protection through Water Infrastructure Sustainability" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.509 Science To Achieve Results (STAR) Research Program.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 20, 2009 and posted on May 20, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 17, 2009 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $6,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $600,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 8 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: City or township governments Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) State governments Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) County governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
- See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offered this funding opportunity through its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Research Program to support new, innovative research that strengthens public health protection by improving the condition, performance, and sustainability of water infrastructure. The central idea is to fund projects that do more than optimize pipes, plants, or drainage in isolation; instead, the EPA is looking for research that directly connects infrastructure design, operation, and management decisions to measurable public health benefits, while also improving water efficiency and lowering energy use. Some awards may involve collecting or working with geospatial information, which suggests that mapping, spatial analysis, or location-based risk and performance modeling could be part of proposed methods.
For this solicitation, "water infrastructure" is defined broadly to include both centralized and decentralized systems. This covers systems that convey, store, and distribute potable and non-potable water, as well as systems that collect and manage municipal and industrial wastewater. It also explicitly includes stormwater and on-site rainwater approaches, reflecting interest in the full urban and community water cycle, including green infrastructure or distributed solutions where appropriate. The EPA emphasizes innovation, meaning proposals can introduce completely new approaches or adapt existing technologies and practices for new applications or settings, as long as the outcome advances public health protection through better infrastructure effectiveness.
A strong proposal under this announcement would take an integrated, multidisciplinary approach, bringing together expertise such as engineering, environmental science, public health, data and geospatial analytics, and operations and management. The expectation is that projects will generate actionable advances in how water systems are designed, run, and maintained, and that the public health linkage is explicit rather than implied. In addition to health protection, the EPA is also signaling that sustainability outcomes matter: projects should align health gains with reduced water loss or waste, improved efficiency, and reduced energy requirements, recognizing that water and energy use are tightly linked in treatment and distribution.
Administratively, this was a discretionary funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number EPA G2009 STAR F1) using grant and cooperative agreement mechanisms, under CFDA 66.509. The EPA anticipated making about eight awards, with an estimated total funding level of $6,000,000. Individual awards were expected to range from $300,000 (floor) to $600,000 (ceiling), and there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement stated. Eligible applicants included state, county, and city or township governments; federally recognized tribal governments; private institutions of higher education; and public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement (Section III).
Key dates for this competition were a posted and created date of May 20, 2009, with an original and current closing date of August 17, 2009, and an archive date of September 16, 2009. For submission specifics and any due-date nuances, applicants were directed to consult the full announcement, particularly Section IV. The listed contacts for assistance accessing the announcement were Angela Page (202-564-0294) and Barbara Klieforth (202-343-9266).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the purpose of this EPA funding opportunity?
This opportunity, offered through the EPA Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Research Program, is intended to support new, innovative research that strengthens public health protection by improving the condition, performance, and sustainability of water infrastructure.
2) What makes a project a good fit for this solicitation?
A strong fit is research that goes beyond optimizing a single component (like pipes, treatment plants, or drainage) in isolation. The EPA is looking for work that directly connects infrastructure design, operation, and management decisions to measurable public health benefits, while also improving water efficiency and reducing energy use.
3) What does the EPA mean by "water infrastructure" in this solicitation?
For this solicitation, "water infrastructure" is defined broadly. It includes centralized and decentralized systems that convey, store, and distribute potable and non-potable water, as well as systems that collect and manage municipal and industrial wastewater. It also explicitly includes stormwater and on-site rainwater approaches.
4) Are decentralized or distributed water solutions included?
Yes. The definition explicitly includes decentralized systems and on-site rainwater approaches, which aligns with interest in distributed solutions and the broader urban and community water cycle.
5) Does this opportunity include stormwater and green infrastructure topics?
Stormwater is explicitly included in the definition of water infrastructure for this solicitation. The description also notes interest in the full urban and community water cycle, including approaches that could involve green infrastructure or distributed solutions where appropriate.
6) What is the main emphasis: infrastructure performance or public health outcomes?
The emphasis is on both, with a clear priority that the public health linkage be explicit rather than implied. Projects are expected to show how infrastructure decisions translate into measurable public health benefits, not just technical performance improvements.
7) What kinds of outcomes does the EPA want projects to achieve besides health protection?
In addition to strengthening public health protection, the EPA signals that sustainability outcomes matter. Projects should align health gains with reduced water loss or waste, improved efficiency, and reduced energy requirements, recognizing the tight connection between water and energy use in treatment and distribution.
8) Is innovation required, and what counts as innovative?
Yes, innovation is emphasized. Proposals may introduce completely new approaches or adapt existing technologies and practices for new applications or settings, as long as the outcome advances public health protection through better infrastructure effectiveness.
9) Does the EPA expect multidisciplinary research teams?
Yes. The solicitation points to an integrated, multidisciplinary approach, potentially combining engineering, environmental science, public health, data and geospatial analytics, and operations and management.
10) Are geospatial data, mapping, or spatial analysis relevant to this opportunity?
They can be. Some awards may involve collecting or working with geospatial information, suggesting that mapping, spatial analysis, or location-based risk and performance modeling could be included in proposed methods.
11) What funding mechanisms are used for this opportunity?
This was a discretionary funding opportunity using grant and cooperative agreement mechanisms.
12) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for this solicitation?
The Funding Opportunity Number is EPA G2009 STAR F1.
13) What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed is 66.509.
14) How many awards did the EPA anticipate making?
The EPA anticipated making about eight awards.
15) What was the estimated total funding amount for all awards?
The estimated total funding level was $6,000,000.
16) What was the expected funding range per individual award?
Individual awards were expected to range from $300,000 (floor) to $600,000 (ceiling).
17) Was cost-sharing or matching required?
No cost-sharing or matching requirement was stated in the information provided.
18) Who was eligible to apply for this funding opportunity?
Eligible applicants included state, county, and city or township governments; federally recognized tribal governments; private institutions of higher education; and public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. The announcement also referenced additional eligibility details in Section III of the full announcement.
19) Where should applicants look for detailed eligibility requirements?
The information provided points applicants to the full announcement, specifically Section III, for additional eligibility details.
20) When was the opportunity posted?
The posted (and created) date was May 20, 2009.
21) What was the application deadline?
The original and current closing date listed was August 17, 2009.
22) When was this opportunity archived?
The archive date was September 16, 2009.
23) Where were applicants directed for submission instructions and deadline details?
Applicants were directed to consult the full announcement, particularly Section IV, for submission specifics and any due-date nuances.
24) Who can be contacted for help accessing the announcement?
The listed contacts for assistance accessing the announcement were Angela Page (202-564-0294) and Barbara Klieforth (202-343-9266).
25) Does the solicitation focus only on drinking water systems?
No. The definition of water infrastructure includes potable and non-potable water systems, municipal and industrial wastewater systems, stormwater, and on-site rainwater approaches.
26) Does the EPA want projects to produce practical, usable results?
Yes. The solicitation indicates an expectation that projects will generate actionable advances in how water systems are designed, run, and maintained, with an explicit connection to public health benefits.
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