Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA ORD NRMRL CI 08 09
Apply for EPA ORD NRMRL CI 08 09
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Risk Management Research Laboratory Advanced Decentralized Water/Energy Network Design for Sustainable Infrastructure" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.511 Office of Research and Development Consolidated Research/Training/Fellowships.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 30, 2008 and posted on Aug 21, 2008.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 7, 2008 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 $1,250,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education County governments Private institutions of higher education State governments Individuals Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) City or township governments 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 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through its Office of Research and Development and the National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL), announced a discretionary research funding opportunity focused on advanced decentralized water and energy network design for sustainable infrastructure. Offered as a cooperative agreement, the project is aimed at generating practical, decision-ready research on how water systems and energy use can be designed and managed together rather than separately, with the broader goal of improving efficiency, reliability, and long-term sustainability in the water sector.
At the center of the opportunity is the “water-energy nexus” problem: water systems consume large amounts of energy for treatment, pumping, and conveyance, and energy production often depends on water availability and quality. This grant seeks research that couples energy conservation and water conservation technologies with modeling tools and decision support methods so utilities and regulators can reduce and optimize energy consumption across the full life cycle of water services. That includes energy used in drinking water treatment, wastewater treatment, distribution systems, collection systems, and end use. The work is also intended to improve how efficiently water is used overall, which indirectly expands effective water supplies by enabling and encouraging reuse of wastewater and stormwater while reducing excess runoff.
The requested research is not just about demonstrating a single technology. It is about producing credible evaluations of cost, performance, and long-term reliability when multiple conservation technologies and approaches are integrated into decentralized or distributed system designs. In practical terms, that means comparing options, quantifying tradeoffs, and documenting what works over time, under real-world operating constraints. The emphasis on decentralized networks signals interest in alternatives and complements to purely centralized infrastructure, such as distributed treatment, localized reuse systems, green infrastructure approaches that reduce stormwater burdens, and integrated planning that can lower pumping and treatment energy demands.
EPA also makes clear that the outputs should be directly useful to the professional community that plans, designs, regulates, and operates water infrastructure. Deliverables are expected to include technical reports and peer-reviewed journal articles, along with expert workshops to share findings and build consensus around best practices. In addition, the opportunity specifically calls for design models and decision support templates, indicating a strong preference for tools that utilities, consulting engineers, and agencies can actually apply for planning and investment decisions. The intended user community includes drinking water and wastewater utilities, state enforcement agencies and regulators, consulting engineers, and academic researchers, so the project is expected to balance scientific rigor with implementation relevance.
Administratively, the opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number EPA ORD NRMRL CI 08 09 under CFDA 66.511 (Office of Research and Development Consolidated Research/Training/Fellowships). The EPA anticipated making one award, with an estimated total funding amount of $1,250,000, and it stated that there was no cost sharing or matching requirement. Eligible applicants included public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, state governments, county governments, city or township governments, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, individuals, and other eligible entities as clarified in the full announcement (with additional eligibility details referenced in Section III of the notice). The posting date was August 21, 2008, and the application closing date was October 7, 2008, with the program later archived on November 6, 2008.
For applicants or interested parties needing help accessing the full announcement, the listed contact was Cynthia Johnson at (513) 569-7873.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this EPA funding opportunity about?
This is a discretionary research funding opportunity from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) focused on advanced decentralized water and energy network design for sustainable infrastructure. The intent is to generate practical, decision-ready research on how water systems and energy use can be designed and managed together (rather than separately) to improve efficiency, reliability, and long-term sustainability in the water sector.
Which EPA offices are sponsoring this opportunity?
The opportunity is announced through EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) and the National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL).
What funding mechanism is being used?
The project is offered as a cooperative agreement.
What is meant by the "water-energy nexus" in this opportunity?
The water-energy nexus refers to the interdependence between water systems and energy systems. Water systems use large amounts of energy for treatment, pumping, and conveyance, while energy production often depends on water availability and water quality. This opportunity targets research that addresses those links in an integrated way.
What types of water-sector energy use are included in the scope?
The opportunity includes energy use across the full life cycle of water services, including drinking water treatment, wastewater treatment, distribution systems, collection systems, and end use.
Is this grant mainly about demonstrating a single technology?
No. The emphasis is not on demonstrating one standalone technology. The work is aimed at credible evaluations of cost, performance, and long-term reliability when multiple conservation technologies and approaches are integrated into decentralized or distributed system designs.
What kinds of solutions or approaches does EPA appear to be interested in?
The opportunity highlights decentralized or distributed system designs, including alternatives or complements to purely centralized infrastructure. Examples described include distributed treatment, localized reuse systems, and green infrastructure approaches that reduce stormwater burdens, as well as integrated planning that can lower pumping and treatment energy demands.
What does "decentralized networks" imply in the context of this research?
It signals interest in system designs that distribute treatment, reuse, and stormwater management functions across multiple locations rather than relying only on a single centralized facility. The goal is to evaluate how these designs can work under real-world operating constraints and how they affect energy and water performance.
What is the primary goal of the research outputs?
The goal is to produce practical, decision-ready research that utilities, regulators, and other professionals can use to reduce and optimize energy consumption and improve overall water-use efficiency while supporting long-term sustainable infrastructure planning.
What does "decision-ready" research mean here?
Based on the description, it means results that are directly useful for planning and investment decisions, including comparisons of options, quantified tradeoffs, and documented performance over time in realistic operating conditions.
Are modeling tools and decision support methods required?
The opportunity specifically calls for coupling conservation technologies with modeling tools and decision support methods. It also calls out design models and decision support templates, indicating a strong preference for deliverables that can be applied by practitioners.
What deliverables are expected from the funded project?
Expected deliverables include technical reports, peer-reviewed journal articles, expert workshops to share findings and build consensus on best practices, and tools such as design models and decision support templates intended for real-world use.
Who is the intended user community for the results?
The intended users include drinking water and wastewater utilities, state enforcement agencies and regulators, consulting engineers, and academic researchers. The project is expected to balance scientific rigor with implementation relevance.
What kinds of impacts does EPA want this work to support?
The opportunity aims to improve efficiency, reliability, and long-term sustainability in the water sector by optimizing energy consumption across water services and improving overall water-use efficiency. It also describes indirect expansion of effective water supplies by enabling and encouraging reuse of wastewater and stormwater while reducing excess runoff.
How many awards did EPA expect to make?
EPA anticipated making one award.
What was the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount was $1,250,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. EPA stated that there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this announcement?
The Funding Opportunity Number is EPA ORD NRMRL CI 08 09.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 66.511 (Office of Research and Development Consolidated Research/Training/Fellowships).
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants included public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, state governments, county governments, city or township governments, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, individuals, and other eligible entities as clarified in the full announcement (with additional eligibility details referenced in Section III of the notice).
Where are additional eligibility details described?
Additional eligibility details are referenced as being in Section III of the full announcement.
When was the opportunity posted?
The posting date was August 21, 2008.
What was the application deadline?
The application closing date was October 7, 2008.
Was this program later archived?
Yes. The program was archived on November 6, 2008.
Who can be contacted for help accessing the full announcement?
The listed contact was Cynthia Johnson. The phone number provided was (513) 569-7873.
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