Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA G2012 STAR E2
Apply for EPA G2012 STAR E2
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Measurements and Modeling for Quantifying Air Quality and Climatic Impacts of Residential Biomass or Coal Combustion for Cooking, Heating, and Lighting" 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 Mar 20, 2012 and posted on Mar 20, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 19, 2012 Please see Section IV of the announcement for additional submission information.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $3,500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $250,000.00 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).
- Please see Section III of the announcement for eligibility information.
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Opportunity Summary:
The EPA, through its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) research program, offered this grant opportunity to support research that directly measures and models the air quality and climate benefits that come from changing how people cook, heat their homes, or light their houses when those activities rely on residential biomass (such as wood or dung) or coal. The central idea is to generate credible, field-based evidence showing how interventions like cleaner stoves, cleaner fuels, improved ventilation, or other practice changes can reduce pollution both indoors and outdoors, and how those pollution reductions translate into impacts on human health and broader welfare. The solicitation emphasizes combining real-world measurements with modeling so that results can move beyond a single household or village and be used to estimate wider community, regional, or policy-relevant outcomes.
The research focus is explicitly aimed at populations that are heavily affected by solid-fuel use: communities in the developing world as well as Indian tribes and Alaska Native groups. In these settings, household combustion can be a dominant source of fine particulate matter and other harmful pollutants, and it can also contribute to climate-relevant emissions. EPA sought proposals that could quantify improvements from interventions that are already underway, being planned, or even only hypothetical but plausible, as long as the work can estimate the resulting changes in ambient and indoor air quality and associated climatic impacts. In practice, this means projects could involve monitoring before and after an intervention, comparing households or communities with and without intervention adoption, and pairing those measurements with emissions, exposure, or atmospheric models to estimate broader impacts.
A notable feature of the announcement is that it allows (and anticipates) projects that may involve human subjects research, such as monitoring personal exposure, collecting health-related information, surveying household behaviors, or conducting field studies in homes and communities. Because of that, every application was required to include a Human Subjects Research Statement (HSRS). If a project included human subjects research, it would face an additional layer of review prior to final funding decisions, reflecting federal requirements for ethical oversight, participant protections, and study design safeguards.
The funding mechanism for this opportunity was either a grant or a cooperative agreement under the environmental research category, and it was tied to CFDA 66.509 (STAR Research Program). EPA expected to make about two awards under this solicitation, with an estimated total funding amount of $3.5 million. The listed award ceiling was $250,000 (with no stated award floor), and there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement indicated. While the public summary does not spell out all eligibility details, it notes that eligibility fell under an "Others" category with specifics provided in the full announcement, and applicants were directed to consult Section III for the exact criteria.
In addition to standard awards, the solicitation included an early career option designed for principal investigators who meet EPA's early career definition. These early career awards were intended to support projects that are smaller in scope and budget, helping newer investigators build a research program in this area while still contributing useful measurement and modeling evidence on household combustion interventions and their air quality and climate implications.
Key administrative details include the funding opportunity number (EPA G2012 STAR E2), the posting and creation date (March 20, 2012), and the closing date for submissions (June 19, 2012), with an archive date of July 19, 2012. The announcement also provided contacts for eligibility questions, electronic submission issues, and technical questions, indicating that EPA anticipated applicants might need clarification on requirements, submission procedures, or scientific fit.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the purpose of this EPA STAR grant opportunity?
This opportunity, offered through EPA's Science to Achieve Results (STAR) research program, supports research that directly measures and models the air quality and climate benefits of changing household practices related to cooking, home heating, and lighting when those activities rely on residential biomass (for example, wood or dung) or coal. The goal is to produce credible, field-based evidence that links interventions to pollution reductions and then connects those reductions to human health and broader welfare impacts.
What types of household fuel use and activities are covered?
The solicitation focuses on household combustion activities that rely on solid fuels such as biomass (including wood or dung) or coal. The activities specifically highlighted include cooking, heating homes, and lighting houses in contexts where these activities are major sources of pollution.
What kinds of interventions does the solicitation emphasize?
The announcement highlights interventions and practice changes such as cleaner stoves, cleaner fuels, improved ventilation, and other plausible changes in household practices. The central requirement is that the research can estimate how the intervention changes indoor and ambient air quality and how those changes relate to climate-relevant impacts.
Does the research need to include field measurements, modeling, or both?
The solicitation emphasizes combining real-world (field-based) measurements with modeling. The intent is for results to go beyond a single household or village and be usable to estimate broader community, regional, or policy-relevant outcomes.
Why does EPA require both measurements and modeling in these projects?
The stated aim is to generate evidence that is credible in real-world settings while also being generalizable. Measurements help establish what changed in the field (for example, pollutant concentrations or exposure changes), and modeling helps translate those observed changes into larger-scale estimates, such as community-wide or regional impacts.
Who are the priority populations or settings for this research?
The research focus is explicitly aimed at populations heavily affected by solid-fuel use, including communities in the developing world as well as Indian tribes and Alaska Native groups. These are settings where household combustion can be a dominant source of fine particulate matter and other harmful pollutants and can contribute to climate-relevant emissions.
Do projects have to evaluate interventions that are already in place?
No. EPA sought proposals that could quantify improvements from interventions that are already underway, being planned, or even hypothetical but plausible. The key expectation is that the work can estimate resulting changes in indoor and ambient air quality and associated climatic impacts.
What study designs does the solicitation suggest or anticipate?
Examples implied by the summary include monitoring before and after an intervention, comparing households or communities with and without intervention adoption, and pairing those measurements with emissions, exposure, or atmospheric models to estimate broader impacts.
Is human subjects research allowed under this opportunity?
Yes. The solicitation allows and anticipates projects that may involve human subjects research, such as monitoring personal exposure, collecting health-related information, surveying household behaviors, or conducting field studies in homes and communities.
Is a Human Subjects Research Statement (HSRS) required?
Yes. Every application was required to include a Human Subjects Research Statement (HSRS), reflecting that projects may involve human participants or human data.
What happens if my project includes human subjects research?
If a project included human subjects research, it would face an additional layer of review prior to final funding decisions. The summary indicates this reflects federal requirements for ethical oversight, participant protections, and safeguards related to study design.
What is the funding mechanism for this opportunity?
The funding mechanism was either a grant or a cooperative agreement under the environmental research category.
What program and CFDA number is associated with this solicitation?
This opportunity is tied to CFDA 66.509, the STAR Research Program.
How many awards did EPA expect to make, and what was the total estimated funding?
EPA expected to make about two awards under this solicitation, with an estimated total funding amount of $3.5 million.
What was the maximum award amount (ceiling)?
The listed award ceiling was $250,000.
Was there a minimum award amount (floor)?
No award floor was stated in the summary.
Was cost-sharing or matching required?
No cost-sharing or matching requirement was indicated in the provided summary.
What does the eligibility information say in the public summary?
The public summary notes that eligibility fell under an "Others" category, with specifics provided in the full announcement. Applicants were directed to consult Section III of the full announcement for the exact eligibility criteria.
Was there an early career option?
Yes. The solicitation included an early career option for principal investigators who meet EPA's early career definition.
How were early career awards described?
Early career awards were intended to support projects that are smaller in scope and budget, helping newer investigators build a research program while still contributing useful measurement and modeling evidence on household combustion interventions and their air quality and climate implications.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is EPA G2012 STAR E2.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The posting and creation date was March 20, 2012. The closing date for submissions was June 19, 2012.
When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date was July 19, 2012.
Were contacts provided for questions?
Yes. The announcement provided contacts for eligibility questions, electronic submission issues, and technical questions, indicating applicants could seek clarification on requirements, submission procedures, or scientific fit.
What kinds of outcomes is EPA trying to quantify through this research?
The emphasis is on quantifying how interventions reduce pollution indoors and outdoors and how those pollution reductions translate into impacts on human health and broader welfare, along with climate-related benefits tied to changes in household combustion emissions.
How should results be framed so they are useful beyond a single study site?
The solicitation emphasizes pairing field measurements with modeling so findings can be used to estimate wider community, regional, or policy-relevant outcomes, rather than remaining limited to one household or village.
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