Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA G2009 STAR B2
Apply for EPA G2009 STAR B2
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Exploring Linkages Between Health Outcomes and Environmental Hazards, Exposures, and Interventions for Public Health Tracking and Risk 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 May 11, 2009 and posted on May 11, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 5, 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 $3,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: County governments Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Private institutions of higher education City or township governments State governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
- 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 strengthening the evidence chain between environmental hazards, human exposure, and public health outcomes by developing new or improved Environmental Public Health Indicators (EPHIs). The central idea is to move beyond simply collecting environmental measurements or health statistics in isolation and instead create practical indicators that can reliably connect what is happening in the environment, how people are exposed, and what health effects may follow. These indicators are intended to support long-term tracking and surveillance, help public agencies make better informed decisions, and improve the ability to evaluate whether environmental risk management actions and policy changes are actually producing measurable public health benefits.
A key feature of the solicitation is its emphasis on making use of what already exists. Rather than building entirely new data systems from scratch, applicants are encouraged to capitalize on existing knowledge bases, established datasets, and ongoing or completed cohorts. In practice, that means proposals are expected to pull together environmental monitoring data, emissions or hazard inventories, exposure-related information, and health outcome data in a way that creates a credible, interpretable indicator that can be used repeatedly over time. Because many of these datasets were not originally designed to link neatly to one another, the EPA explicitly notes that novel or advanced statistical methods and modeling approaches may be needed to establish probable relationships across datasets or to quantify the consequences of environmental interventions and policy decisions. Geospatial information may be involved, which signals that mapping, spatial linkage, and geographically resolved analyses could be important tools for connecting hazards, exposures, and health outcomes at relevant scales.
The program is structured as a discretionary funding opportunity offered through either grants or cooperative agreements under CFDA 66.509 (STAR Research Program). EPA anticipated making about five awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $3,000,000 and an award ceiling of $500,000 per project. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement, which lowers the barrier for applicants who may not have non-federal funds available. Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, federally recognized tribal governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and other eligible entities as described in the full announcement (with the detailed eligibility rules referenced in Section III).
From an outcomes perspective, competitive projects under this announcement would be expected to produce indicators that are usable in real-world public health tracking and environmental decision-making, not just academic results. That typically implies clear definitions of the indicator, transparent methods for how it is calculated, documentation of data sources and limitations, and evidence that the indicator is sensitive enough to detect meaningful changes over time or differences across locations or populations. The EPA also signals interest in indicators that can help assess the impacts of interventions, meaning an applicant might evaluate how regulatory changes, cleanup actions, emissions reductions, or other risk management decisions show up in environmental conditions, exposure patterns, and downstream health metrics.
Administratively, this opportunity was posted on May 11, 2009, with an original and current closing date of August 5, 2009, and an archive date of September 4, 2009. Applicants were directed to consult the full announcement (especially Section IV) for submission methods and any detailed due date requirements. For access issues related to the full announcement, the listed contact was Maggie Breville at 202-343-9779.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the main goal of this EPA STAR funding opportunity?
The opportunity aims to strengthen the evidence chain that connects environmental hazards to human exposure and, ultimately, to public health outcomes. It does this by funding the development of new or improved Environmental Public Health Indicators (EPHIs) that are practical, interpretable, and suitable for ongoing tracking and surveillance.
2) What are Environmental Public Health Indicators (EPHIs) in the context of this solicitation?
In this solicitation, EPHIs are indicators designed to link three elements in a credible, repeatable way: (1) what is happening in the environment (hazards/conditions), (2) how people are exposed, and (3) what health effects may follow. The intent is to move beyond isolated environmental measurements or standalone health statistics and instead create indicators that help decision-makers understand relationships across these domains.
3) Why is EPA emphasizing indicators rather than separate environmental or health datasets?
The program is focused on decision-relevant tools. Indicators are meant to support long-term surveillance, help public agencies make better-informed decisions, and improve the ability to evaluate whether environmental risk management actions and policy changes lead to measurable public health benefits over time.
4) What kinds of outcomes are expected from competitive projects?
Competitive projects are expected to produce indicators that can be used in real-world public health tracking and environmental decision-making, not only academic findings. This typically implies clear indicator definitions, transparent calculation methods, documentation of data sources and limitations, and evidence the indicator can detect meaningful change over time or across locations/populations.
5) Does EPA want applicants to build entirely new data systems?
No. A key feature is making use of what already exists. Applicants are encouraged to capitalize on existing knowledge bases, established datasets, and ongoing or completed cohorts rather than creating entirely new data systems from scratch.
6) What types of data does EPA expect to be brought together to create an EPHI?
Proposals are expected to pull together multiple types of information, such as environmental monitoring data, emissions or hazard inventories, exposure-related information, and health outcome data, and integrate them into a credible indicator that can be used repeatedly over time.
7) What challenges does EPA anticipate in linking these datasets?
EPA notes that many datasets were not originally designed to link neatly to one another. As a result, applicants may need novel or advanced statistical methods and modeling approaches to establish probable relationships across datasets or to quantify the consequences of environmental interventions and policy decisions.
8) Are advanced methods like statistical modeling or geospatial analysis relevant to this opportunity?
Yes. The solicitation explicitly mentions that advanced statistical methods and modeling may be needed, and it also signals that geospatial information may be involved. This suggests that mapping, spatial linkage, and geographically resolved analyses can be important tools for connecting hazards, exposures, and health outcomes at appropriate scales.
9) What does EPA mean by strengthening the "evidence chain"?
It means improving the ability to interpret and track how an environmental hazard or condition relates to exposure patterns and how those exposures relate to public health outcomes. The goal is an indicator that makes these relationships more credible and usable for surveillance and evaluation of environmental actions and policies.
10) How are the indicators expected to be used after the project?
The indicators are intended to support long-term tracking and surveillance and to help agencies evaluate whether environmental risk management actions and policy changes are producing measurable public health benefits. This implies indicators should be repeatable over time and practical for ongoing use.
11) Does the solicitation emphasize evaluating interventions or policy impacts?
Yes. EPA signals interest in indicators that can help assess the impacts of interventions. Examples mentioned in the description include regulatory changes, cleanup actions, emissions reductions, and other risk management decisions, with an emphasis on how these actions show up in environmental conditions, exposure patterns, and downstream health metrics.
12) What funding mechanism is being used (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
This is a discretionary funding opportunity that may be offered through either grants or cooperative agreements under CFDA 66.509 (STAR Research Program).
13) How many awards did EPA anticipate making, and what is the total funding amount?
EPA anticipated making about five awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $3,000,000.
14) What is the maximum award amount per project?
The award ceiling is $500,000 per project.
15) Is there a cost-sharing or matching requirement?
No. The opportunity states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
16) Who is eligible to apply based on the information provided?
Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, federally recognized tribal governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and other eligible entities as described in the full announcement (with detailed eligibility rules referenced in Section III).
17) What program and CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is under CFDA 66.509, identified as the STAR Research Program.
18) When was the opportunity posted, and what were the key dates?
The opportunity was posted on May 11, 2009. The original and current closing date was August 5, 2009. The archive date was September 4, 2009.
19) Where are the submission instructions and detailed due date requirements described?
Applicants were directed to consult the full announcement, especially Section IV, for submission methods and any detailed due date requirements.
20) Who should be contacted for access issues related to the full announcement?
For access issues related to the full announcement, the contact listed was Maggie Breville at 202-343-9779.
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