Environmental Protection Agency: National Student Design Competition Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet – Air Quality

The People, Prosperity, and the Planet (P3) Program supports science-based projects and designs developed by interdisciplinary student teams at colleges and universities. These projects must embody the P3 approach, which is that they have the intention and capability to simultaneously improve the quality of people’s lives, provide economic benefits, and protect the environment.

The P3 Program is composed of two phases that award grants on a competitive basis. The first phase is a competition for one-year grants to test, research, and develop innovative scientific projects or engineering designs that use the P3 approach. In the spring of 2020, the Phase I grantees awarded from this solicitation are required to present their projects/designs at the National Student Design Expo.

The P3 Program has identified the following four strategic program goals:
Goal 1: Engage and educate the next generation of scientists, engineers, and the greater academic and external communities in understanding and using the P3 approach
Goal 2: Support the development of innovative technologies that will contribute to improved social, environmental, and economic well-being, especially in communities with the greatest needs
Goal 3: Support the demonstration of P3-developed technologies to prove their effectiveness and value
Goal 4: Foster the development of enterprises that will disseminate technologies in the target communities and elsewhere

Air Quality research grants will support research that advances the science and provides the information critical to improving air quality.

EPA seeks projects that would support research and demonstration of innovative and cost-effective solutions for the following topics:

• Emission reduction strategies for stationary sources
• Approaches to prevent and reduce pollution, particularly for multi-pollutants
• Measurement and monitoring methods to enable informed air quality decision-making at the state and local level
• Emission control technology to reduce mobile-source-related air pollution
• Technology that converts emissions from mobile sources that use internal combustion engines into harmless substances and/or materials and products that have economic value

Amount: An anticipated $800,000 will be available for Phase I and Phase II grant awards, depending on the availability of funds, quality of applications received, and other applicable considerations. The EPA anticipates funding approximately 20 grants for Phase I. The projected EPA award amount for each Phase I grant is up to $25,000 for a one-year project period. The total project period for an application submitted for a Phase I grant may not exceed one year. Upon the successful completion of Phase I, grant recipients may apply for a Phase II grant of up to $100,000 with a two-year duration, including direct and indirect costs.

Eligibility: Public and private institutions of higher education (limited to degree-granting institutions of higher education) located in the U.S. (includes eligible institutions of higher education located in U.S. territories and possessions) are eligible to apply to be the recipient of a grant to support teams of undergraduate and/or graduate students.

Link: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=309873

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