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15th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Center for Environmental Research P3 Award Program

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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 66.516

Solicitation Opening Date: December 21, 2017 Solicitation Closing Date: February 7, 2018, 11:59:59 pm Eastern Time

Table of Contents:

SUMMARY OF PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Synopsis of Program

Award Information

Eligibility Information

Application Materials

Agency Contacts

I. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION

A. Introduction

B. Background

C. Authority and Regulations

D. Expected Outputs and Outcomes

E. Research Areas

F. References

G. Special Requirements

II. AWARD INFORMATION

III. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION

A. Eligible Applicants

B. Cost Sharing

C. Other

IV. APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION

A. Grants.gov Submittal Requirements and Limited Exception Procedures

B. Application Package Information

C. Content and Form of Application Submission

D. Submission Dates and Times

E. Funding Restrictions

F. Submision Instructions for Phase I Applications and Other Submission Requirements

G. Submission Instructions for Phase II Applications

V. APPLICATION REVIEW INFORMATION

A. Review Process for Phase I Applications

B. Review Process for Phase II Applications

C. Human Subjects Research Statement (HSRS) Review

D. Funding Decisions

E. Additional Provisions for Applicants Incorporated into the Solicitation

VI. AWARD ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION

A. Award Notices

B. Disputes

C. Administrative and National Policy Requirements

VII. AGENCY CONTACTS

Access Standard Forms (How to Apply and Required Forms) View research awarded under previous solicitations (People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3)

SUMMARY OF PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Synopsis of Program:

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – as part of its People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Award Program – is seeking applications proposing to research, develop, design, and demonstrate solutions to real world challenges. The P3 competition highlights the use of scientific principles in creating innovative technology-based projects that achieve the mutual goals of improved quality of life, economic prosperity, and protection of the planet – people, prosperity, and the planet. The EPA offers the P3 competition in order to respond to the needs of people in the United States (U.S.)—e.g., those in small, rural, tribal, and disadvantaged communities. Please see the P3 website for more details about this program. Proposed 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 https://www.epa.gov/research-grants/research-funding-opportunities-how-apply-and-required-forms https://www.epa.gov/P3 https://www.epa.gov/P3

This solicitation provides the opportunity for the submission of applications for projects that may involve human subjects research. Human subjects research supported by the EPA is governed by EPA Regulation 40 CFR Part 26 (Protection of Human Subjects). This includes the Common Rule at subpart A and prohibitions and additional protections for pregnant women and fetuses, nursing women, and children at subparts B, C, and D. Research meeting the regulatory definition of intentional exposure research found in subpart B is prohibited by that subpart in pregnant women, nursing women, and children.

Research meeting the regulatory definition of observational research found in subparts C and D is subject to the additional protections found in those subparts for pregnant women and fetuses (subpart C) and children (subpart D). All applications must include a Human Subjects Research Statement (HSRS, as described in Section IV.C.5.b of this solicitation), and if the project involves human subjects research, it will be subject to an additional level of review prior to funding decisions being made as described in Sections V.C and V.D of this solicitation.

Guidance and training for investigators conducting EPA-funded research involving human subjects may be obtained here:

Basic Information about Human Subjects Research Basic EPA Policy for Protection of Subjects in Human Research Conducted or Supported by EPA

The P3 Program is intended to address domestic U.S. needs. For this reason, P3 projects should primarily perform their research in the U.S. and the benefits of the research should primarily accrue to the U.S. Applications that do not meet these requirements may not be evaluated as highly during the relevancy review, and therefore may not be recommended for an award.

Award Information:

Anticipated Type of Award: Grant Estimated Number of Awards: Approximately 20 awards for Phase I;

Approximately 4 awards for Phase II.

Anticipated Funding Amount: Approximately $600,000 total for all Phase I & II grant awards.

Potential Funding per Award: Up to $15,000 per Phase I grant including direct and indirect costs. Proposals for Phase I grants requesting an award of more than $15,000 will not be considered. Proposals for Phase I grants must be for one https://www.epa.gov/osa/basic-information-about-human-subjects-research-0 https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/40cfr26_main_02.tpl https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/40cfr26_main_02.tpl

Upon the successful completion of Phase I, grant recipients will have the opportunity to apply for a P3 Phase II grant of up to $75,000 total for two years including direct and indirect costs (see Background section for more information). Proposals for Phase II grants requesting an award of more than $75,000 or with a duration of more than two years will not be considered.

Cost-sharing is not required for either Phase I or Phase II grants.

Eligibility Information:

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. Profit-making firms are not eligible to receive assistance agreements from the EPA under this program. See full announcement for more details.

Application Materials:

To apply under this solicitation, use the application package available at Grants.gov (for further submission information see Section IV.F. “Submission Instructions for Phase I Applications and Other Submission Requirements”) Note:

With the exception of the current and pending support form (available at How to Apply and Required Forms), all necessary forms are included in the electronic application package. Make sure to include the current and pending support form in your Grants.gov submission.

If your organization is not currently registered with Grants.gov, you need to allow approximately one month to complete the registration process. Please note that the registration process also requires that your organization have a unique entity identifier (formerly ‘DUNS number’) and a current registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) and the process of obtaining both could take a month or more. Applicants must ensure that all registration requirements are met in order to apply for this opportunity through Grants.gov and should ensure that all such requirements have been met well in advance of the submission deadline.

This registration, and electronic submission of your application, must be performed by an authorized representative of your organization.

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Agency Contacts:

Technical Contact: Angela Page; Phone: 202-564-7957 ; Email:

page.angelad@epa.gov Eligibility Contact: Ron Josephson; Phone: 202-564-7823 ; Email:

josephson.ron@epa.gov Electronic Submissions: Debra M. Jones; Phone: 202-564-7839 ; Email:

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I. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION

A. Introduction The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under the auspices of the Office of Research and Development (ORD), National Center for Environmental Research (NCER), invites submissions to the 15th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet. The 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 approach has its roots in the concept of sustainability. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 states that the goal of sustainability is to “create and maintain conditions, (sic) under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, that permit fulfilling the social, economic and other requirements of present and future generations.” Use of the term “sustainability” was widely adopted following the publication of Our Common Future (World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987), which defined sustainability as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” Successful sustainable design recognizes the needs, available resources, and boundaries of the intended user. See for instance: Cradle to Cradle (Braungart & McDonough, 2002), The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability--Designing for Abundance (McDonough & Braungart, 2013), Engineering Biomimicry (Lakhtakia & Martín-Palma, 2013) and Biomimicry (Benyus, 2002). An overview of the meaning of sustainability for https://www.epa.gov/ https://www.epa.gov/page.angelad%40epa.gov https://www.epa.gov/ mailto:josephson.ron@epa.gov https://www.epa.gov/ mailto:jones.debram@epa.gov

The P3 Program is composed of two phases that award grants on a competitive basis. The purpose of this RFA is to solicit proposals for innovative research projects and designs to compete for Phase I of the P3 Program. The first phase is a competition for one-year grants of up to $15,000 to test, research, and develop innovative scientific projects or engineering designs that use the P3 approach. In the spring of 2019, the Phase I grantees awarded from this solicitation are required to present their projects/designs at the National Student Design Expo.

EPA will provide teams with information about the Expo during the award year.

At the end of Phase I, teams will submit a Project Report that will serve as an application for a Phase II grant award of up to $75,000. The Phase II grant awards are intended to support the further development and demonstration of the projects/designs created in Phase I. The competitors for 2019 P3 Phase II grants are limited to recipients of Phase I grant awards from this solicitation. Additional instructions for completing the Phase II proposals, which will be due approximately seven months after the Phase I grants are awarded, will be distributed to Phase I recipients. Those projects identified for receipt of a Phase II grant will be recognized as P3 Award recipients on the P3 website. If a team elects not to compete for a Phase II grant award, its faculty advisor (the Principal Investigator [PI] for the grant) must inform the EPA Project Officer and a Final Report must be submitted per the award Terms and Conditions.

This RFA represents the 15th National P3 Awards competition. Previously awarded projects funded through this program can be viewed at P3 Website

EPA recognizes that it is important to engage all available minds to address the environmental challenges the nation faces. At the same time, EPA seeks to expand the environmental conversation by including members of communities which may have not previously participated in such dialogues to participate in EPA programs. For this reason, EPA strongly encourages all eligible applicants identified in Section III, including minority serving institutions (MSIs), to apply under this opportunity.

For purposes of this solicitation, the following are considered MSIs:

1. Historically Black Colleges and Universities, as defined by the Higher Education Act (20 U.S.C. § 1061). A list of these schools can be found at White https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-05/documents/sustainability_primer_v9.pdf https://sites.ed.gov/whhbcu/one-hundred-and-five-historically-black-colleges-and-universities/

House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities;

2. Tribal Colleges and Universities, as defined by the Higher Education Act (20

U.S.C. § 1059(c)). A list of these schools can be found at American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities;

3. Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), as defined by the Higher Education Act (20 U.S.C. § 1101a(a)(5). There is no list of HSIs. HSIs are institutions of higher education that, at the time of application submittal, have an enrollment of undergraduate full-time equivalent students that is at least 25% Hispanic students at the end of the award year immediately preceding the date of application for this grant; and

4. Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions;

(AANAPISIs), as defined by the Higher Education Act (20 U.S.C. § 1059g(a)(2)).

There is no list of AANAPISIs. AANAPISIs are institutions of higher education that, at the time of application submittal, have an enrollment of undergraduate students that is not less than 10 % students who are Asian American or Native American Pacific Islander.

B. Background

The P3 Program promotes a shift towards more environmentally benign products, processes, and systems. It is essential that all involved in the design, discovery, and demonstration of technical innovations understand the fundamental techniques and principles that underlie the P3 approach.

Innovative research can take the form of wholly new applications or applications that build on existing knowledge and approaches for new uses.

EPA’s 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.

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We strongly encourage projects to include partnerships with industry, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and other educational and research institutions to increase their capacity to meet the goals of the project. A partnership is defined as an arrangement where parties agree to cooperate to advance their mutual interests. No matter the arrangement, project partners should, for example, help further develop the design, demonstrate the project in the field, and/or move the design to the marketplace. Matching contributions are not required from partners or others in either the Phase I or the Phase II competition. If the applicant does not intend to partner with other groups in the performance of the project, the applicant must demonstrate how it will be able to effectively perform and complete the project without such partnership.

Although P3 grant funding must be used for research and cannot be used for commercialization and for-profit initiatives (such as business creation), proposals with commercial potential are encouraged to apply to EPA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. Since its inception, EPA's SBIR Program has provided incentive funding to small businesses to translate their innovative ideas into commercial products that address environmental problems. The EPA is one of 11 federal agencies that participate in the SBIR Program established by the Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982.

EPA issues annual solicitations for Phase I and Phase II research proposals from science and technology-based firms (not universities). EPA’s SBIR program has funded companies that were formed by people who participated in P3 projects and acted upon the commercial potential of the innovative technology that they created in their projects.

Many institutions have entrepreneurship centers where adjunct faculty are practicing entrepreneurs. SBIR applicants are encouraged to consult with their university’s business or management school or department and entrepreneurship center faculty for advice about how best to design their proposed research and to include those faculty and their students in their project teams. For more information on EPA’s SBIR Program see U.S. EPA SBIR Website.

For more information about the federal SBIR Program see Federal SBIR Program.

Specific outputs and outcomes from the Phase I and II grant awards are described in Section I.D. below.

This announcement addresses the first phase (Phase I) of the P3 competition by requesting proposals for innovative research projects or designs from eligible https://www.epa.gov/ncer/sbir https://www.sbir.gov/

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The proposal process for the Phase II grant awards will begin in the spring of 2019, when the student teams and their faculty advisor (the Principal Investigator [PI] on the grant) submit a Project Report describing the Phase I project activities and the Phase II proposal for further development and demonstration. The EPA will fund approximately four Phase II research proposals. A panel of qualified experts will be convened to review the applications and score them based on the evaluation criteria described in Section V.

Institutions are also encouraged to include in their project team’s faculty and students from their education and social science schools and departments and from other relevant disciplines who can help meet the education and outreach requirements for the projects.

C. Authority and Regulations

1. Statutory Authorities

Note that a project’s focus is to consist of activities within the statutory terms of EPA’s financial assistance authorities; specifically, the statute(s) listed below. Generally, a project must address the causes, effects, extent, prevention, reduction, and elimination of air pollution, water pollution, solid/hazardous waste pollution, toxic substances control, or pesticide control depending on which statute(s) is listed above. Further note applications dealing with any aspect of or related to hydraulic fracking will not be funded by EPA through this program.

The authorities for awarding research grants under this RFA are contained in the Clean Air Act (CAA), 42 U.S.C. 7403, Section 103(b)(3); Clean Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. 1254, Section 104(b)(3); the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 42 U.S.C. 300j-1, Section 1442; the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. 136r, Section 20; the Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA), 42 U.S.C. 6981, Section 8001; and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), 15 U.S.C. 2609, Section 10.

For research with an international aspect, the above statutes are supplemented, as appropriate, by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Section 102(2)(F).

Specific descriptions of the areas of research that are authorized by each statute are described below:

CAA: Clean Air Act--Section 103:

Section 103 of the Clean Air Act authorizes the EPA to make grants to institutions for research, investigations, experiments, demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, and control of air pollution.

CWA: Clean Water Act--Section 104:

Section 104 of the Clean Water Act authorizes the EPA to make grants to institutions for research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, reduction, and elimination of water pollution. Water pollution is defined as man-made or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical, biological, and radiological integrity of water, including freshwater aquatic ecosystems.

SDWA: Safe Drinking Water Act--Section 1442:

Section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act authorizes the EPA to make grants for research, training, studies, and demonstrations relating to the causes, diagnosis, treatment, control, and prevention of physical and mental diseases and other impairments of man resulting directly or indirectly from contaminants in water, or to the provision of a dependably safe supply of drinking water, including (A) improved methods: (i) to identify and measure the existence of contaminants in drinking water (including methods which may be used by State and local health and water officials), and (ii) to identify the source of such contaminants; (B) improved methods to identify and measure the health effects of contaminants in drinking water; (C) new methods of treating raw water to prepare it for drinking, so as to improve the efficiency of water treatment and to remove contaminants from water; (D) improved methods for providing a dependably safe supply of drinking water, including improvements in water purification and distribution, and methods of assessing the health related hazards of drinking water; and (E) improved methods of protecting underground water sources of public water systems

FIFRA: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act--Section 20:

Section 20 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act authorizes the EPA to make grants for pesticide-related research, development, monitoring, public education, training, demonstrations, and studies.

SWDA: Solid Waste Disposal Act--Section 8001:

Section 8001 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act authorizes the EPA to make grants for research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, public education programs, and studies relating to: (1) adverse health and welfare effects from solid waste; (2) solid waste management programs; (3) resource recovery and conservation, and hazardous waste management systems; (4) production of usable forms of recovered resources;

(5) waste reduction; (6) improved solid waste collection and disposal methods; (7) identification of solid waste components; (8) small scale and low technology solid waste management systems; (9) methods to improve performance of recovered solid waste; (10) improvements in land disposal practices; (11) methods for sound disposal of resources, including sludge and coal slurry; (12) methods of hazardous waste management; and (13) air quality impacts from the burning of solid waste.

TSCA: Toxic Substance Control Act--Section 10:

Section 10 of the Toxic Substance Control Act authorizes the EPA to make grants for research, development, monitoring, public education, training, demonstrations, and studies directed toward the development of the fundamental scientific basis of screening and monitoring techniques used to detect toxic chemical substances and quantify the effects of toxic chemical substances and mixtures in the environment.

NEPA: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)--Section 102(2)(F):

For research with an international aspect, the above statutes are supplemented, as appropriate, by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Section 102(2)(F) which authorizes support to foreign recipients and international work/travel by domestic recipients. (NEPA cannot be the sole supporting statute for a proposed project.)

2. Applicable regulations

Additional applicable regulations include: 2 CFR Part 200, 2 CFR Part 1500, and 40 CFR Part 40 (Research and Demonstration Grants).

D. Expected Outputs and Outcomes Note to applicant: The term “output” means an environmental activity, effort, and/or associated work products related to an environmental goal or objective, that will be produced or provided over a period of time or by a specified date. The term “outcome” means the result, effect or consequence that will occur from carrying out an environmental program or activity that is related to an environmental or programmatic goal or objective.

EPA identifies, assesses, conducts, and applies the best available science to address current and future environmental hazards, develop new approaches, and improve the scientific foundation for environmental protection decisions.

EPA conducts problem-driven, interdisciplinary research to address specific public health and environmental risks. The P3 Program is committed to using science and innovation to support EPA programs, regions, states, and tribes in accomplishing their top priorities for improved air quality, clean and safe water, sustainable and healthy communities, and chemical safety. EPA accomplishes this in part by supporting the development and demonstration of emerging technologies.

EPA’s draft FY 2018-2022 Strategic Plan is available at the Planning, Budget, and Results website. The activities to be funded under this announcement are intended to further EPA’s current priorities supporting robust science for:

air quality; safe and sustainable water resources; sustainable and healthy communities; or chemical safety. Applicants must explain in their proposal how their project will further these current priorities.

The P3 Program supports these priorities by funding multi-disciplinary, faculty-led student teams that use the best available scientific knowledge and research results to address environmental problems identified by EPA’s program offices, states and tribal partners as being important, including small, rural, tribal, and disadvantaged communities. As a result, the P3 Program provides tested innovative solutions that stakeholders can use to help solve these problems.

EPA also requires that grant applicants adequately describe environmental outputs and outcomes to be achieved under assistance agreements (see EPA Order 5700.7A1, Environmental Results under Assistance Agreements,).

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Applicants must include specific statements describing the environmental results of the proposed project in terms of well-defined outputs and, to the maximum extent practicable, well-defined outcomes that will demonstrate how the project will contribute to the priorities described above.

The P3 program aims to generate research outputs in the form of innovative, inherently benign, integrated, and interdisciplinary designs that will advance the scientific, technical, and policy knowledge necessary to enhance the human condition—e.g., in small, rural, tribal, and disadvantaged communities. The desired outcomes of the research conducted via this program address the three components of the P3 approach. Through the use of P3-supported technologies, this research aims to simultaneously: (1) maintain or improve human health and well-being; (2) advance economic competitiveness; and (3) protect and preserve the environment by effectively and efficiently using water, materials, and energy and minimizing the generation or emission of pollution or minimizing the use of hazardous substances.

The outputs and outcomes of the research efforts conducted via the individual P3 grants contribute directly to accomplishing the P3 Program goals presented in Section I.B of this solicitation.

E. Research Areas

Research Areas and Topics

Applicants should address one of the research areas listed below in their Phase I proposals. Note that each application must be submitted using a single Funding Opportunity Number (FON). Within the selected research area, applicants should select one of the listed topics to be the focus of their project. If applicants propose a project that does not address one of these topics, they may not be evaluated as highly during the relevancy review, and therefore may not be recommended for an award.

Review criteria specific to the P3 Program and against which the Phase I proposals will be evaluated are presented in Section V.A.2. To fulfill Agency requirements for a research grant, all proposals should clearly articulate how the proposed project/design will result in pollution prevention and/or control. The link to pollution prevention should be direct such as reduction in air emissions from a more efficient engine design. Proposals should also consider the lifecycle environmental impacts of the project, including (if

Air Quality (Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-G2018-P3-Q1) EPA supports 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:

1. emission reduction strategies for stationary sources

2. approaches to prevent and reduce pollution

3. cost-effective and innovative multi-pollutant approaches

4. measurement and monitoring methods to enable informed air quality decision-making at the state and local level

5. emission control technology to reduce mobile-source-related air pollution

6. technology that converts emissions from mobile sources that use internal combustion engines into harmless substances and/or materials and products that have economic value

7. technology that reduces the level of air toxics in disadvantaged communities

8. simple, inexpensive technology that can protect people from smoke inhalation

Safe and Sustainable Water Resources (Funding Opportunity Number: EPA- G2018-P3-Q2) EPA supports developing innovative, cost-effective solutions to current, emerging, and long-term water resource challenges for complex chemical and biological contaminants.

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

1. technological solutions for preventing or mitigating harmful algal/cyanobacteria toxins in recreational waters and drinking water sources

2. technology for point-of-use removal of Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) families of Per- and poly fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from drinking water for homes and/or from wastewater

3. methods for detecting and monitoring waterborne pathogens

4. technologies that address stormwater and wastewater infrastructure needs in small, rural, and disadvantaged communities

5. prevention and mitigation approaches to increase reuse of potable and non-potable water supplies, such as desalination units for small communities that are not based on reverse osmosis

6. basic sanitation and drinking water for homes in tribal and disadvantaged communities

7. technologies to reduce exposure to lead in drinking water systems, such as

a. developing a simple, inexpensive test strip for use in homes to check for lead in tap water

b. developing water pipes that do not contain lead, that prevent the growth of biofilms, and that prevent corrosion and scaling

Sustainable and Healthy Communities (Funding Opportunity Number: EPA- G2018-P3-Q3)

EPA supports developing and demonstrating technologies to prevent contamination by toxic materials and to reduce solid waste that goes to landfills.

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

1. replacement for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polyethylene (PE) water pipes which currently have a high probability of being discarded to landfills

2. less toxic plastic bags that biodegrade in less than 12 months

3. remediation of PFAS-contaminated soil and sediment

4. exterior construction materials that are less-toxic, lighter, more compact, stronger, more durable, longer-lasting, at least as affordable, and can more easily be reused and recycled than currently-used materials

5. less toxic materials for use in floors, walls, and ceilings

6. electronic components that are less toxic and/or easier to reuse and recycle

7. technologies that divert food waste from landfills and recover valuable resources

Chemical Safety (Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-G2018-P3-Q4) EPA supports evaluating and predicting impacts from chemical use and disposal and providing states and industries with information, tools, and methods to make better informed and more timely decisions about the thousands of chemicals in the United States.

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

1. non-toxic chemicals that can replace toxic chemicals that are now used in the manufacture of plastics

2. plastic products that are totally made from non-toxic materials

3. dyes and inks from non-toxic components

4. non-toxic paints and coatings

5. inherently flame retardant materials—i.e., that do not use a flame retardant coating

6. new chemicals that cause less depletion of stratospheric ozone than currently-used substances

It is recognized that some proposals may be appropriate for more than one FON/research area, but the applicant must identify a primary FON/research area for application submission purposes. The primary FON/research area is used to determine the appropriate peer review panel. Applicants should also select one of the topics in that research area as the focus for their P3 project.

Please note the following Agency requirements for P3 research proposals:

All proposals should clearly articulate how the proposed project/design will result in pollution prevention and/or control or describe how the proposed project/design proposes research within the scope of the statutes described in Section I.C.1. above. (NEPA is a secondary supporting statute for projects with an international component and cannot be the sole supporting statute for a proposed project.)

Generally, a proposal to this solicitation should address the causes, effects, extent, prevention, reduction, and elimination of air pollution, water pollution, solid/hazardous waste pollution, toxic substances control, or pesticide control. Proposals should not focus on fixing an environmental problem via a well-established method, but instead highlight their innovative research aspects. The first instance of the application of a pollution-control technique or an innovative application of a previously used method would be considered appropriate for the P3 Program.

To the extent practicable, research proposals must embody innovation and

15th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet | Research Grants | US EPA https://www.epa.gov/research-grants/15th-annual-p3-awards-national-student-design-competition-focusing-people-prosperity[12/22/2017 10:35:17 AM] sustainability. Reviewers will draw from the following definitions of innovation and sustainable solutions in the review/evaluation process of applications (see sections V.A and V.B). Research proposals must include a discussion on how the proposed research is innovative (see Section IV.C.5.a). Innovation for the purposes of this RFA is defined as the process of making changes; a new method, custom or device. Innovative research can take the form of wholly new applications or applications that build on existing knowledge and approaches for new uses. The goal of sustainability, derived from the U.S.

National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), is to, “create and maintain conditions, under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, that permit fulfilling the social, economic, and other requirements of present and future generations.” Research proposals must include a discussion on how the proposed research will seek sustainable solutions that protect the environment and strengthen our communities (see Section IV.C.5.a).

F. References Journals

Mihelcic, J.R., Crittendan, J.C., Small, M.J., Shonnard, D.R., Hokanson, D.R., Zhang, Q. 2003. Sustainability science and engineering: The emergence of a new metadiscipline. Environmental Science and Technology, 37, 5314-5324. 4.

Reports

United Nations. 2012. Rio +20 United Nationals Conference on Sustainable Development Outcome Document. United Nations.

(https://uncsd2012.org/thefuturewewant.html) EXIT

United States Environmental Protection Agency. 2007. Sustainability Research Strategy. EPA 600/S 07/001 (https://www.epa.gov/sustainability/pdfs/EPA-12057_SRS_R4-1.pdf (72 pp,

1.38 MB)

Books

Benyus, J. 2002. Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature. William Morrow Paperbacks. ISBN 978-0060533229.

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Braungart, M. & McDonough, W. 2002. Cradle to Cradle. North Point Press.

ISBN 978-0865475878.

Lakhtakia, A. & Martín-Palma, R.J. (Eds.) 2013. Engineered Biomimicry.

Elsevier.

ISBN: 978-0-12-415995-2.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780124159952 (E-book)

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McDonough, W. & Braungart, M. 2013. The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability— Designing for Abundance. North Point Press. ISBN 978-086547748

World Commission on Environment and Development. 1987. Our Common Future. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

G. Special Requirements

Agency policy and ethical considerations prevent EPA technical staff and managers from providing applicants with information that may create an unfair competitive advantage. Consequently, EPA employees will not review, comment, advise, and/or provide technical assistance to applicants preparing applications in response to EPA RFAs. EPA employees cannot endorse any particular application.

P3 Award projects (both Phase I & II) will not accommodate a multiple PI application. P3 Award projects should be submitted as a single lead PI application.

These awards may involve the collection of “Geospatial Information,” which includes information that identifies the geographic location and characteristics of natural or constructed features or boundaries on the Earth or applications, tools, and hardware associated with the generation, maintenance, or distribution of such information. This information may be derived from, among other things, a Geographic Positioning System (GPS), remote sensing, mapping, charting, and surveying technologies, or statistical data.

This solicitation provides the opportunity for the submission of applications for projects that may involve human subjects research. All applications must include a Human Subjects Research Statement (HSRS; described in Section IV.C.5.b of https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780124159952

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