Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA G2012 STAR H1
Apply for EPA G2012 STAR H1
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Centers for Water Research on National Priorities Related to a Systems View of Nutrient Management" 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 Oct 4, 2012 and posted on Oct 4, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 15, 2013 Please refer to the 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 $5,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information.
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Opportunity Summary:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Research Program (CFDA 66.509), released this discretionary funding opportunity to establish Centers for Water Research focused on national priorities tied to nutrient pollution. The core aim is to fund a Center (or Centers) that will carry out water research and real-world demonstration projects that are both innovative and sustainable, with the practical goal of improving nutrient management across U.S. waters. Rather than treating nutrient issues as isolated problems, the EPA is explicitly asking applicants to use a systems approach, meaning proposals should look across the full chain of factors that drive nutrient loading, transport, and impacts on water quality, and then design solutions that work within that broader context.
A central theme of the solicitation is the idea of taking a "systems view" of nutrient management. In practice, that means considering every meaningful link that could influence water quality outcomes, including social, economic, and technological drivers. The announcement highlights that this can involve local resource constraints and opportunities, prevailing land uses, overall watershed condition and health, manure and livestock waste management, energy costs and energy intensity of treatment options, municipal wastewater treatment systems, in-building water reuse, and nutrient resource recovery approaches. The EPA is signaling that strong proposals will not just propose a single technology or a narrow best management practice, but will instead connect multiple interacting elements such as upstream sources, infrastructure, behavior, incentives, and downstream environmental response, showing how the parts fit together and how tradeoffs are managed.
Another notable requirement is that applicants consider benefits and consequences in a broad way, including both monetized and non-monetized co-benefits and impacts. The RFA points to examples like decreased sediment runoff and improved recreational value, which implies EPA interest in proposals that can measure, estimate, or credibly describe wider environmental and community outcomes beyond nutrient concentration reductions alone. In other words, the work is expected to help decision-makers see the full set of outcomes that may come with nutrient management interventions, including ancillary gains (or unintended consequences), and to incorporate that understanding into better-designed strategies.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, the opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number EPA-G2012-STAR-H1) anticipated making two awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $5,000,000 and an award ceiling of $2,500,000 per award (no stated minimum award floor). The funding instrument types listed are cooperative agreement and grant, under the Environment activity category. The posting date and creation date were October 4, 2012, with an original and current closing date of January 15, 2013, and the opportunity was archived on February 14, 2013. Cost sharing or matching is required, which means applicants needed to plan for contributing non-federal resources in accordance with the announcement terms. Eligibility is not fully specified in the summary text provided and is instead directed to Section III of the full announcement, with eligible applicants broadly indicated as "Others" pending the detailed eligibility language.
For those needing help navigating the announcement or submission process at the time, the notice provided specific contacts: Bronda Harrison for eligibility questions (703-347-8080, harrison.bronda@epa.gov), Todd Peterson for electronic submission questions (703-308-7224, peterson.todd@epa.gov), and Dale Manty as a technical contact (703-347-8047, manty.dale@epa.gov). Overall, the grant opportunity is best understood as an EPA effort to build concentrated capacity in a Center-based model that can integrate research, demonstration, and valuation of outcomes to improve nutrient management strategies using an end-to-end systems lens.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this EPA funding opportunity about?
This discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Research Program (CFDA 66.509), is intended to establish Center(s) for Water Research focused on national priorities related to nutrient pollution. The goal is to support water research plus real-world demonstration projects that are innovative, sustainable, and designed to improve nutrient management across U.S. waters.
What problem area is the EPA targeting?
The solicitation targets nutrient pollution and improving nutrient management in U.S. waters. Proposals are expected to address nutrient loading, transport, and resulting impacts on water quality.
What is the overall goal of the Centers for Water Research?
The Centers are expected to combine research and practical demonstration projects with the aim of producing strategies and solutions that improve nutrient management in real settings, not just in theory.
What does EPA mean by a "systems approach" or "systems view" for nutrient management?
EPA is asking applicants to avoid treating nutrient issues as isolated problems. A systems approach means looking across the full chain of factors that drive nutrient loading, transport, and impacts on water quality, then designing solutions that make sense within that broader context. The expectation is that proposals connect multiple interacting elements (for example, sources, infrastructure, behaviors, incentives, and downstream environmental response) and show how tradeoffs are managed.
What kinds of factors does the EPA expect proposals to consider under a systems approach?
The announcement highlights that a systems view may include social, economic, and technological drivers, along with local constraints and opportunities. Examples specifically referenced include prevailing land uses, overall watershed condition and health, manure and livestock waste management, energy costs and energy intensity of treatment options, municipal wastewater treatment systems, in-building water reuse, and nutrient resource recovery approaches.
Does the EPA want a single technology solution or something broader?
The EPA is signaling that strong proposals should not be limited to a single technology or a narrow best management practice. Instead, proposals should integrate multiple interacting elements and show how the pieces fit together to improve water quality outcomes.
Are demonstration projects required, or is it purely research?
The stated intent is to fund Center(s) that carry out both water research and real-world demonstration projects. The practical emphasis is on improving nutrient management outcomes in real contexts.
What types of benefits and impacts should applicants evaluate?
Applicants are expected to consider benefits and consequences broadly, including monetized and non-monetized co-benefits and impacts. The RFA points to examples such as decreased sediment runoff and improved recreational value, indicating interest in outcomes beyond nutrient concentration reductions alone.
Does the opportunity require describing unintended consequences or tradeoffs?
Yes. The solicitation emphasizes understanding the full set of outcomes that may come with nutrient management interventions, including ancillary gains and potential unintended consequences, and incorporating that understanding into better-designed strategies that manage tradeoffs.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is EPA-G2012-STAR-H1.
Which EPA program is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is released under EPA's Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Research Program, CFDA 66.509.
How many awards were anticipated?
The announcement anticipated making two awards.
What was the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount was $5,000,000.
What was the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling was $2,500,000 per award.
Was there a minimum award amount?
No minimum award floor was stated in the summary information provided.
What funding instrument types were listed?
The listed funding instrument types were cooperative agreement and grant.
What activity category does this opportunity fall under?
The activity category listed is Environment.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. Cost sharing or matching was required, meaning applicants needed to contribute non-federal resources in accordance with the announcement's terms.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility is not fully specified in the summary provided. The summary indicates "Others" and directs applicants to Section III of the full announcement for the detailed eligibility requirements.
When was the opportunity posted?
The posting date and creation date were October 4, 2012.
What was the application closing date?
The original and current closing date listed was January 15, 2013.
Is this opportunity still open?
No. The opportunity was archived on February 14, 2013.
Who should applicants contact for eligibility questions?
For eligibility questions, the notice listed Bronda Harrison at (703) 347-8080 and harrison.bronda@epa.gov.
Who should applicants contact for electronic submission questions?
For electronic submission questions, the notice listed Todd Peterson at (703) 308-7224 and peterson.todd@epa.gov.
Who was the technical contact for this opportunity?
The technical contact listed was Dale Manty at (703) 347-8047 and manty.dale@epa.gov.
What is the Center-based model intended to accomplish?
The opportunity is framed as an EPA effort to build concentrated capacity through a Center (or Centers) that integrates research, real-world demonstration, and valuation of outcomes to improve nutrient management strategies using an end-to-end systems lens.
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