Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA OAR OTAQ 14 01
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- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "STUDENT PROGRAM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.037 Internships, Training and Workshops for the Office of Air and Radiation.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 24, 2014 and posted on Feb 24, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 14, 2014 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 $300,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 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 Student Program for Environmental Excellence in Design (SPEED) is an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant opportunity designed to build a structured pipeline of student training and hands-on experience centered on cleaner transportation technologies and their public health and environmental benefits. The EPA is seeking one recipient to create and manage the full SPEED program through a cooperative agreement, meaning the work is expected to be carried out in close collaboration with EPA staff rather than as a hands-off grant. The core setting for much of the technical work is EPA's National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory (NVFEL), where participating students can gain direct laboratory exposure to real-world emissions and vehicle technology research environments.
The opportunity has two major components. First, it supports a graduate-level research training and support program that advances engine research and development through a formal research partnership between the EPA and the selected recipient (an eligible entity specified in the full announcement). This component is aimed at sustaining and extending advanced engine R and D by providing federal funding support for graduate students, while also creating working relationships among NVFEL staff, graduate engineering students, and faculty advisors. In practical terms, the recipient is expected to help organize and administer the program so that graduate students are not only funded, but also meaningfully integrated into collaborative research with EPA scientists and engineers at NVFEL.
Second, SPEED requires the design and management of an undergraduate-focused program intended to introduce, motivate, and prepare students to pursue technical careers with an interdisciplinary lens. This part of the effort emphasizes training that connects engineering and science to environmental outcomes and public health goals, helping students understand how technical decisions in transportation and fuels translate into cleaner air, reduced emissions, and better health protections. The undergraduate component is meant to function as both an educational and career-development pathway, exposing students to the kinds of applied problems and professional roles involved in environmental and emissions-related work.
Across both components, SPEED is centered on improving student awareness and understanding of key transportation-related environmental strategies: increasing fuel efficiency, reducing the carbon intensity of transportation fuels, and reducing emissions from advanced vehicles. The program is built to give students direct experiences and structured learning opportunities that show how these approaches can reduce pollution and greenhouse gas impacts. A defining feature is the emphasis on laboratory experiences at NVFEL for both graduate and undergraduate participants, particularly in science, technology, and engineering disciplines, with the recipient responsible for enabling these experiences and providing financial assistance and program structure to support them.
Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity issued by the EPA under Funding Opportunity Number EPA-OAR-OTAQ-14-01, with activity aligned to environmental work and classified under CFDA 66.037 (Internships, Training and Workshops for the Office of Air and Radiation). The EPA anticipated a single award with an estimated total funding amount of $300,000 and an award ceiling of $300,000, with no cost-sharing or matching requirement. The opportunity was posted on February 24, 2014, and had an application closing date of April 14, 2014, with archiving on May 14, 2014. Eligibility is described generally as "Others" with details provided in the full announcement, particularly in Section III, and submission requirements are referenced in Section IV. The listed contact for access issues related to the full announcement is Tricia Bosler.
FAQs: EPA Student Program for Environmental Excellence in Design (SPEED)
What is the SPEED grant opportunity?
The Student Program for Environmental Excellence in Design (SPEED) is an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant opportunity intended to build a structured pipeline of student training and hands-on experience focused on cleaner transportation technologies and their public health and environmental benefits.
What is the main purpose of SPEED?
SPEED is designed to expand student awareness and understanding of transportation-related environmental strategies, especially increasing fuel efficiency, reducing the carbon intensity of transportation fuels, and reducing emissions from advanced vehicles. The program emphasizes structured learning and direct experience, including laboratory exposure, to show how these strategies reduce pollution and greenhouse gas impacts.
Who is expected to run the SPEED program?
The EPA is seeking one recipient to create and manage the full SPEED program through a cooperative agreement. The recipient is responsible for program design, administration, and enabling student participation, including arranging or supporting laboratory experiences and providing financial assistance and program structure for students.
How many awards will be made under this opportunity?
The EPA anticipated a single award (one recipient) for the SPEED program.
What type of funding mechanism is used (grant or cooperative agreement)?
This opportunity is a cooperative agreement. That means the work is expected to be carried out in close collaboration with EPA staff, rather than as a more hands-off grant.
Where does the hands-on technical work take place?
A core setting for much of the technical work is EPA's National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory (NVFEL), where participating students can gain direct laboratory exposure to real-world emissions and vehicle technology research environments.
Does SPEED include both graduate and undergraduate activities?
Yes. SPEED includes two major components: (1) a graduate-level research training and support program and (2) an undergraduate-focused program intended to introduce, motivate, and prepare students for technical careers with an interdisciplinary lens.
What is the graduate-level component of SPEED?
The graduate component supports a research training and support program that advances engine research and development through a formal research partnership between the EPA and the selected recipient. It is aimed at sustaining and extending advanced engine R&D by providing federal funding support for graduate students and building working relationships among NVFEL staff, graduate engineering students, and faculty advisors.
What is expected of the recipient for the graduate component?
The recipient is expected to help organize and administer the program so graduate students are not only funded, but also meaningfully integrated into collaborative research with EPA scientists and engineers at NVFEL.
What is the undergraduate component of SPEED?
The undergraduate component requires the design and management of a program intended to introduce, motivate, and prepare students to pursue technical careers. It emphasizes training that connects engineering and science to environmental outcomes and public health goals, helping students understand how transportation and fuels decisions relate to cleaner air, reduced emissions, and health protections.
What kinds of topics and strategies does SPEED emphasize?
SPEED is centered on three key transportation-related environmental strategies: increasing fuel efficiency, reducing the carbon intensity of transportation fuels, and reducing emissions from advanced vehicles. The program is structured to give students direct experiences and learning opportunities that connect these strategies to pollution and greenhouse gas reductions.
Are laboratory experiences required or encouraged?
Laboratory experiences at NVFEL are a defining feature of SPEED and are emphasized for both graduate and undergraduate participants, particularly in science, technology, and engineering disciplines. The recipient is responsible for enabling these experiences as part of the overall program structure.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for SPEED?
The Funding Opportunity Number is EPA-OAR-OTAQ-14-01.
What is the CFDA number and program classification for this opportunity?
This opportunity is classified under CFDA 66.037, titled "Internships, Training and Workshops for the Office of Air and Radiation."
How much funding is available?
The EPA estimated a total funding amount of $300,000, with an award ceiling of $300,000.
Is cost-sharing or matching required?
No cost-sharing or matching requirement is listed for this opportunity.
What are the key dates for the SPEED opportunity?
The opportunity was posted on February 24, 2014. The application closing date was April 14, 2014. The opportunity was archived on May 14, 2014.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described generally as "Others," with more specific eligibility details provided in the full announcement, particularly in Section III.
Where are the submission requirements described?
Submission requirements are referenced in the full announcement in Section IV.
Who is the listed contact for access issues related to the full announcement?
The listed contact for access issues related to the full announcement is Tricia Bosler.
What kind of activities does the opportunity align with?
The opportunity is described as a discretionary funding opportunity aligned to environmental work, with training and hands-on experiences related to cleaner transportation technologies, emissions, and associated public health and environmental benefits.
What is the intended benefit to students participating in SPEED?
Students are intended to gain structured training and hands-on experience, including laboratory exposure at NVFEL, and to build understanding of how transportation technology choices affect emissions, air quality, greenhouse gas impacts, and public health protections. The program also supports career-development pathways into technical and interdisciplinary environmental work.
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