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Opportunity Information: Apply for PD 12 1179

The Environmental Health and Safety of Nanotechnology (Nano EHS) program is designed to fund research focused on the environmental impacts of nanotechnologies. This program seeks to understand, evaluate, and mitigate the effects of nanotechnology on the environment and living organisms, emphasizing engineering principles relevant to these interactions.

Key areas of interest include:

1. Assessing and mitigating the environmental and safety impacts of nanotechnology and biotechnology. 2. Developing predictive methodologies to understand how nanoparticles interact with the environment and human health. 3. Investigating the behavior of various types of nanoparticles in terms of fate and transport. 4. Conducting risk assessments related to the environmental implications of nanomaterials.

It's important to note that biomedical and clinical trial-related nanotoxicology topics are not eligible for funding under this program.

Awards typically last between one to three years, with an average annual funding amount of $100,000. Proposals asking for significantly higher amounts should be discussed with the Program Director beforehand to avoid being returned without review. Innovative proposals outside of the stated focus areas may also be considered, but prior consultation is recommended.

Proposals should demonstrate novelty and potential transformative impacts compared to existing work, emphasizing their importance in engineering science and societal benefits. The submission deadlines and specific requirements for additional types of proposals, such as conferences or rapid response research, are also outlined, with a strong encouragement for faculty early career development program submissions.

• The National Science Foundation in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Environmental Health and Safety of Nanotechnology" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 47.041 Engineering Grants.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jun 6, 2011 and posted on Jun 6, 2011.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 17, 2012 Submission Window Date(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposers local time) January 15, 2012 February 17, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2025.)
• The funding agency has allocated a total of $4,900,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 53 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

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