Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA G2009 STAR F2
Apply for EPA G2009 STAR F2
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Early Career Projects 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: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education County governments City or township governments State governments Private 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) is offering funding through its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Research Program for early-career research projects that connect public health protection to stronger, more sustainable water infrastructure. The core idea behind this opportunity is to support new and innovative research that improves how water systems perform in real-world conditions, with a clear emphasis on reducing public health risks while also improving water efficiency and lowering energy use. Some projects funded under this announcement may involve collecting or using geospatial information, which suggests an interest in mapping, spatial analysis, or location-based data to better understand infrastructure performance and health outcomes.
For this solicitation, "water infrastructure" is defined broadly and includes both centralized and decentralized systems. It 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 management and on-site rainwater systems. EPA is looking for innovation that may come from entirely new approaches or from applying existing methods in new ways or new settings, as long as the work meaningfully advances public health protection through better infrastructure design, operation, or management.
A strong proposal under this opportunity is expected to take an integrated, multidisciplinary approach. In practice, that means the research should not sit in a single technical silo, but instead combine relevant fields such as engineering, public health, environmental science, data and geospatial analysis, risk assessment, operations and management, and potentially economics or policy when appropriate. The solicitation emphasizes that projects should clearly connect infrastructure improvements to measurable or well-argued public health benefits, while also showing how the same advances can increase efficiency and reduce energy demands. In other words, the research should aim for outcomes that make systems safer and healthier, but also more sustainable and cost-effective to run.
This is a discretionary funding opportunity offered as either a grant or cooperative agreement, with an expected total program funding level of about $6,000,000 and an anticipated eight awards. Individual awards are expected to fall between $300,000 (floor) and $600,000 (ceiling). There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement stated for applicants. The funding opportunity number is EPA G2009 STAR F2, and it is associated with CFDA number 66.509 (Science to Achieve Results Research Program).
Eligible applicants include a range of public-sector and academic organizations, including federally recognized Native American tribal governments, state governments, county governments, city or township governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, and private institutions of higher education. The announcement notes that additional eligibility rules and details are provided in Section III of the full solicitation, so applicants would need to consult that section to confirm specific requirements or restrictions.
Key dates included in the notice indicate the opportunity was posted on May 20, 2009, with an original and current closing date of August 17, 2009, and an archive date of September 16, 2009. Submission instructions and any due-date nuances are referenced as being in Section IV of the full announcement. For help accessing the full announcement electronically, EPA provided contacts Angela Page (202-564-0294) and Barbara Kliefort (202-343-9266).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this EPA funding opportunity?
This is an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) discretionary funding opportunity offered through the Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Research Program. It supports early-career research projects that link public health protection to stronger, more sustainable water infrastructure.
What is the main goal of the solicitation?
The central goal is to fund new and innovative research that improves how water systems perform in real-world conditions, with a clear emphasis on reducing public health risks while also improving water efficiency and lowering energy use.
Who is this opportunity intended for?
The solicitation is targeted to early-career research projects. (Specific definitions or requirements tied to early-career status, if any, are not included in the summary provided and would be confirmed in the full announcement.)
What types of research does EPA want to fund?
EPA is looking for innovation that either introduces entirely new approaches or applies existing methods in new ways or in new settings, as long as the work meaningfully advances public health protection through improved infrastructure design, operation, or management.
What does EPA mean by "water infrastructure" in this solicitation?
In this solicitation, "water infrastructure" is defined broadly and includes centralized and decentralized systems. It covers systems that convey, store, and distribute potable and non-potable water; systems that collect and manage municipal and industrial wastewater; stormwater management; and on-site rainwater systems.
Are both centralized and decentralized systems eligible topics?
Yes. The solicitation explicitly includes both centralized and decentralized water infrastructure systems.
Does the opportunity include drinking water systems?
Yes. It includes systems that convey, store, and distribute potable water (as well as non-potable water).
Does the opportunity include wastewater and industrial wastewater systems?
Yes. It includes systems that collect and manage municipal and industrial wastewater.
Are stormwater and rainwater systems within scope?
Yes. Stormwater management and on-site rainwater systems are explicitly included in the solicitation's definition of water infrastructure.
Is geospatial information or mapping relevant to this funding opportunity?
It can be. The notice indicates that some projects funded under this announcement may involve collecting or using geospatial information, suggesting an interest in mapping, spatial analysis, or location-based data to understand infrastructure performance and health outcomes.
What kind of approach is expected in a strong proposal?
The solicitation emphasizes an integrated, multidisciplinary approach. In practice, that means proposals should not remain in a single technical silo, and should combine relevant fields where appropriate.
Which disciplines does EPA specifically highlight as relevant?
The summary highlights engineering, public health, environmental science, data and geospatial analysis, risk assessment, operations and management, and potentially economics or policy when appropriate.
How should applicants connect their work to public health?
Projects are expected to clearly connect infrastructure improvements to measurable or well-argued public health benefits. The solicitation prioritizes research that reduces public health risks through better infrastructure design, operation, or management.
Is sustainability part of the evaluation emphasis?
Yes. In addition to public health protection, the solicitation emphasizes improving water efficiency and lowering energy use, aiming for safer and healthier systems that are also more sustainable and cost-effective to run.
What funding mechanism will EPA use?
The opportunity is offered as either a grant or a cooperative agreement.
How much total funding is expected under this program?
The expected total program funding level is about $6,000,000.
How many awards does EPA anticipate making?
EPA anticipates making about eight awards.
What is the expected funding range for individual awards?
Individual awards are expected to range from $300,000 (floor) to $600,000 (ceiling).
Is cost sharing or a match required?
No cost-sharing or matching requirement is stated for applicants in the information provided.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is EPA G2009 STAR F2.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 66.509 (Science to Achieve Results Research Program).
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include federally recognized Native American tribal governments, state governments, county governments, city or township governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, and private institutions of higher education.
Are there additional eligibility rules beyond the list provided?
Yes. The announcement notes that additional eligibility rules and details are provided in Section III of the full solicitation. Applicants would need to consult that section to confirm specific requirements or restrictions.
When was the opportunity posted?
The notice indicates the opportunity was posted on May 20, 2009.
What is the application closing date?
The original and current closing date listed is August 17, 2009.
When is the archive date?
The archive date is September 16, 2009.
Where are the submission instructions and deadline details?
Submission instructions and any due-date nuances are referenced as being in Section IV of the full announcement.
Who can I contact for help accessing the full announcement electronically?
EPA provided the following contacts for help accessing the full announcement electronically: Angela Page (202-564-0294) and Barbara Kliefort (202-343-9266).
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