Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA G2010 STAR L1
Apply for EPA G2010 STAR L1
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Black Carbon s Role In Global To Local Scale Climate And Air Quality" 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 19, 2010 and posted on May 19, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 22, 2010 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 $7,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $900,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 9 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Private institutions of higher education City or township governments Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) County governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education State governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized).
- See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information.
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Opportunity Summary:
This EPA Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grant opportunity focuses on advancing research on black carbon (BC) and closely related air pollutants, especially other short-lived climate forcers (SLCFs), to better understand how they influence both climate change and air quality from the global scale down to local and regional scales. The program is looking for projects that can connect the dots between where BC and co-pollutants come from, how much is emitted, how those emissions move through the atmosphere, and what the combined consequences are for near-term and longer-term climate impacts as well as public-health-relevant air quality outcomes. Because many of the needed analyses involve emissions mapping and spatial modeling, EPA notes that funded projects may produce geospatial information.
A central emphasis is on improving knowledge of emission sources and building or refining emissions inventories that work across scales, meaning applicants can propose work that spans global inventories and downscales them to regions, states, or specific source areas, or that improves bottom-up source characterization and then integrates that information into broader inventories. EPA is also interested in the use of modeling tools to evaluate BC, co-pollutants, and other SLCFs together in a climate and air quality context. That typically implies proposals that use atmospheric chemistry and transport models, climate models, or coupled frameworks to quantify how emissions translate into concentrations, deposition, radiative effects, and ultimately impacts that matter for climate forcing and air quality management decisions.
The solicitation highlights a few example research directions. One is long-range transport, meaning studies that assess how BC and related pollutants travel across regions and borders and how that transport influences downwind air quality and climate forcing. Another is the development and evaluation of metrics that allow decision-makers to compare impacts from BC, co-pollutants, and other SLCFs simultaneously, rather than treating each pollutant in isolation. Importantly, EPA frames these comparisons over time horizons ranging from about a decade to a century, signaling interest in approaches that can capture near-term climate benefits of reducing short-lived pollutants while also considering longer-term climate implications and air quality co-benefits or tradeoffs.
From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary grant program under CFDA 66.509 (STAR Research Program). EPA expected to make about 9 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of roughly $7,000,000. Individual award sizes were anticipated to fall between $450,000 (floor) and $900,000 (ceiling), and there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement stated in the summary. Eligible applicants include private and public institutions of higher education, state governments, county and city/township governments, federally recognized tribal governments, and other eligible entities as described in the full announcement (with details referenced in Section III). The opportunity was posted May 19, 2010, with an application closing date of September 22, 2010, and it was archived October 22, 2010.
In addition to the standard awards, the competition also includes an early career project option, aimed at supporting researchers who meet the EPA-defined early career eligibility criteria (again referenced as being detailed in Section III of the Request for Applications). For questions or help accessing the announcement, the listed EPA contact is Bryan Bloomer at 202-343-9078.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the main goal of this EPA STAR grant opportunity?
This EPA Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grant opportunity supports research that improves understanding of black carbon (BC) and closely related air pollutants, especially other short-lived climate forcers (SLCFs). The goal is to clarify how these pollutants affect both climate change and air quality at global, regional, and local scales.
What pollutants and topics does the program focus on?
The program emphasizes black carbon (BC) and closely related air pollutants, with particular attention to other short-lived climate forcers (SLCFs) and co-pollutants that are emitted alongside BC. The research is expected to connect emissions and atmospheric behavior to climate impacts and public-health-relevant air quality outcomes.
What kinds of research questions is EPA trying to address through this program?
EPA is looking for projects that connect multiple steps in the chain, including where BC and co-pollutants come from, how much is emitted, how emissions move through the atmosphere, and what the combined consequences are for near-term and longer-term climate impacts and air quality outcomes.
Does the solicitation emphasize emissions inventories?
Yes. A central emphasis is improving knowledge of emission sources and building or refining emissions inventories that work across scales. Proposed work can span global inventories that are downscaled to regional, state, or local levels, or improve bottom-up source characterization and integrate that information into broader inventories.
Are modeling approaches encouraged in this opportunity?
Yes. EPA expresses interest in using modeling tools to evaluate BC, co-pollutants, and other SLCFs together in a climate and air quality context. This can include atmospheric chemistry and transport models, climate models, or coupled frameworks that link emissions to concentrations, deposition, radiative effects, and decision-relevant impacts.
What does EPA mean by evaluating pollutants "together"?
The opportunity notes interest in approaches that assess BC, co-pollutants, and other SLCFs simultaneously rather than treating each pollutant in isolation. This includes research that helps compare multiple pollutants using shared metrics or integrated modeling approaches.
Is long-range transport research included as an example topic?
Yes. One example research direction is long-range transport, including studies assessing how BC and related pollutants travel across regions and borders and how that transport influences downwind air quality and climate forcing.
Does the opportunity support development of decision-making metrics?
Yes. The solicitation highlights the development and evaluation of metrics that help decision-makers compare impacts from BC, co-pollutants, and other SLCFs at the same time, supporting more integrated comparisons than single-pollutant evaluations.
What time horizons are relevant for the comparisons and metrics?
EPA frames comparisons over time horizons ranging from about a decade to a century, indicating interest in methods that capture near-term climate benefits of reducing short-lived pollutants while also considering longer-term climate implications and air quality co-benefits or tradeoffs.
Could funded projects produce geospatial data or maps?
Yes. Because many analyses involve emissions mapping and spatial modeling, EPA notes that funded projects may produce geospatial information.
What is the CFDA number and program name for this grant?
This is a discretionary grant program under CFDA 66.509, the STAR Research Program.
How many awards did EPA expect to make, and what was the total funding estimate?
EPA expected to make about 9 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of roughly $7,000,000.
What was the expected funding range for individual awards?
Individual award sizes were anticipated to range from $450,000 (floor) to $900,000 (ceiling).
Is cost-sharing or matching required?
No cost-sharing or matching requirement is stated in the summary provided.
Who is eligible to apply based on the summary?
Eligible applicants include private and public institutions of higher education, state governments, county and city/township governments, federally recognized tribal governments, and other eligible entities as described in the full announcement (with additional details referenced in Section III).
Is there an early career option included in this competition?
Yes. In addition to standard awards, the competition includes an early career project option intended to support researchers who meet EPA-defined early career eligibility criteria (referenced as being detailed in Section III of the Request for Applications).
When was the opportunity posted and when were applications due?
The opportunity was posted on May 19, 2010, and the application closing date was September 22, 2010.
What does it mean that the opportunity was archived?
The listing indicates the opportunity was archived on October 22, 2010, meaning it is no longer an active open solicitation under that posting.
Who is the EPA contact for questions or help accessing the announcement?
The listed EPA contact is Bryan Bloomer, reachable at 202-343-9078.
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