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Funding Opportunities Available Through U.S. Environmental Protection Agency


Program: Science To Achieve Results Research Grants (STAR)
Agency: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Next Deadline: Jul 10, 2007
Supports environmental research by academic & nonprofits, state and local governments. About 25 solicitations announced annually. Open programs currently: Development and Evaluation of Innovative Approaches for the Quantitative Assessment of Pathogens and Cyanobacteria and Their Toxins in Drinking Water (7/10/07) and Ecological Impacts from the Interactions of Climate Change, Land Use Change and Invasive Species: A Joint Research Solicitation Between EPA & USDA (6/26/07)
See: http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/ for details & upcoming competitions. CFDA Number:66.509
Contact: Stephanie Willett, Technical Administrator National Center Environmental Research 1200 Penn. Ave., NW Washington, DC 20460 202-343-9737




Program: Training Workshops for Wastewater Management FON: EPA-OW-OWM-07-02
Agency: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Wastewater Management
Seeking applications to plan, prepare, and conduct training workshops in a variety of National Priority Workshop Areas related to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, reduction, and elimination of water pollution.
Applications are due by June 11, 2007. Approximately $549,000 is available to support five awards. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.
See http://www.epa.gov/wastewatergrants/workshops.pdf
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13628 &mode=VIEW
Contact: Barry Benroth, 202/564-0672. E-mail: benroth.barry@epa.gov

 


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