Christopher ZarbaDeputy Director

EPA – National Center for Environmental Research

March 13, 2008

Sponsored Research at U.S. EPA’s

National Center for Environmental Research

Presentation OutlineEPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD)

National Center for Environmental Research’s role in (ORD)

Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grants program

2007 Research Announcements

2008 Outlook

STAR and GRO Fellowships

Small Business Innovative Research

Communication

EPA’s STRATEGIC GOALS and Primary Enabling Legislation

• Clean Air and Global Climate Change Clean Air Act

• Clean and Safe Water Safe Drinking Water Act Clean Water Act

• Land Preservation and Restoration Solid Waste Disposal Act Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

• Healthy Communities and Ecosystems Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Toxic Substances Control Act

• Compliance and Environmental Stewardship Pollution Prevention Act

1,880* employees $540 million budget* $56 million extramural research

grant program* 13 lab or research facilities

across the U.S. Credible, relevant and timely

research results and technical support that inform EPA policy decisions

*FY08 requested levels

Research and Development

Office of Research and Development Office of Research and Development MissionMission

Advance scientific knowledge to solve the environmental problems the Agency faces

Perform human health and ecological effects research that provides scientific discoveries responsive to the environmental questions the Agency must address

Support EPA Program Offices, Regions, and other governmental and non-governmental organizations through scientific and technical advice and assistance so that their operations benefit from the most up-to-date science

Provide scientific leadership in identifying, studying, and resolving critical environmental health and ecological effects issues and in shaping the environmental health and ecological effects research agenda

NHEERL Organizational Strategy 2000-2005

SupportSupport for EPA’s Missionfor EPA’s MissionEPA Mission:

Protect human health and safeguard the natural environment – air, water, land – upon which life depends

PROGRAM OFFICES(Air, Water, Waste, Pesticides/Toxics)

Policies, Regulations

Congressionaldeadlines

OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

NationalDecisions

Scientific Foundation

REGIONAL OFFICESPrimary

Interface with States and Tribes

Implementation

• Human Health

• Particulate Matter

• Drinking Water

• Clean Water

• Global Change

• Endocrine Disruptors

• Ecological Risk

• Pollution Prevention

• Homeland Security

High Priority Research Areas

Office of Science PolicyOffice of Resources Management and Administration

National Exposure Research Laboratory

Assistant AdministratorDAA Science, DAA ManagementHow ORD is OrganizedHow ORD is Organized

National Program Directors

• Air• Drinking Water• Water Quality• Land• Pesticides and Toxics• Human Health Risk

Assessment• Global Climate Change,

Mercury• Human Health Research• Ecological Research

National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory

National Center for Environmental Assessment

National Risk Management Research

Laboratory

National Center for Environmental

Research

National Homeland Security Research

Center

National Center for Computational

Toxicology

Office of Research and Development

Immediate Officeof the Assistant Administrator

George Gray, Assistant Administrator & Agency Science AdvisorKevin Teichman, Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Science

Lek Kadeli, Deputy Assistant Administrator for ManagementMichael Brown, Associate Assistant Administrator

Office of ResourcesManagement and

Administration

Jack Puzak

Office of Science Policy

Jeff Morris, Acting

NationalRisk Management

Research Laboratory

Sally Gutierrez

National Center forEnvironmental

Research

Bill Sanders

National HomelandSecurity Research

Center

Jonathan Herrmann

National Center forComputational

Toxicology

Robert Kavlock

National Center forEnvironmentalAssessment

Peter Preuss

National Health andEnvironmental EffectsResearch Laboratory

Hal Zenick, Acting

National ExposureResearch Laboratory

Larry Reiter

Office of the ScienceAdvisor

William Benson, Acting

National Program Directors Air: Dan Costa Drinking Water: Gregory Sayles, Acting Water Quality: Chuck Noss Pesticides and Toxics: Elaine Francis Land: Randy Wenstel Human Health: Hugh Tilson, Acting Ecosystem Protection: Rick Linthurst Global Change/Mercury: Joel Scheraga

How ORD Evolves its Research ProgramHow ORD Evolves its Research Program

NPDsDecide What Research Area-Specific Work We Do and When We Do It

Planning the Program

Decision Inputs

Programs and Regions (RCTs)

EPA Strategic Plan

Administration’s priorities

Congressional mandates

BOSC Reviews

SAB, NAS, other external advice

Stakeholders

NPDs, SC, MC, EC

ORD Executive CouncilCorporate Decisions on

What We Do . . . and . . . How We Do It

Evaluation

Program and Regional Office Feedback

BOSC Program Evaluations

NAS, NAPA, and other advisory bodies

PART Reviews

Implementing the Program

L/C DirectorsDecide How ORD

Produces its Research Products

NPDsResponsible for

Communicating Products to Clients

L/C DirectorsResponsible for

Developing ORD’s Research Products

ORD Locations

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Cincinnati, OH

Narragansett, RI

Research TrianglePark, NC

Athens, GALas Vegas, NV

Duluth, MN

Washington, DC

Gulf Breeze, FLAda, OK

Corvallis, OR

Edison, NJ

Newport, OR

Grosse l le, MI

3 National Laboratories2 National Centers2 Offices13 Locations

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$32.4M

$105.0M

$81.1M$22.4M

$298.9M

Goal 4: Healthy Communities and Ecosystems

Goal 3: Land Preservation and Restoration

Goal 5: Compliance and StewardshipGoal 1: Clean Air

Goal 2: Clean Water

*Includes S&T, SF, Oil, and LUST

ORD’s FY 2008 President's Budget, by Goal $539.8M

(Total All Appropriations*)

ORD’s FY 2008 President's Budget, Goal 4$298.9M

Homeland Security, $35.7

Human Health Risk Assessment, $42.8

Computational Toxicity, $15.1

Endocrine Disruptors, $10.1

Global Change, $16.9Human Health, $58.5

Mercury, $4.6

Ecosystems, $70.8

Pesticides & Toxics, $24.8

Fellowships, $8.4

What is NCER…in ORD?ORD provides the leadership in science and conducts most of

EPA’s research and developmentNCER is one of four National Centers that, together with three

National Laboratories, comprise the Office of Research and Development

NCER is ORD’s extramural research armORD’s research budget is approx. $540 million1, with

approximately $56 million1 for competitive extramural grants and $5.91 million for fellowships (STAR and GRO)

ORD in cooperation with other EPA offices (using the ORD Strategic Plan, national environmental research needs, relevance to Agency mission, and research being done in ORD’s intramural program) selects topics for the STAR program

1 FY08 President’s Budget

NCER Organizational Structure

NCER DirectorDr. William Sanders

Peer Review Division Environmental Sciences Research Division

Environmental Engineering Research Division

Mission: include the country’s universities and non-profit centers in EPA’s research program and to ensure the best possible quality science in areas of highest risk and greatest importance to the Agency.

Senior Science Advisors

Tom Barnwell

Roger Cortezi

Deputy Director for Management

- 68 full time staff

- located 2 blocks from RRB

New Directions/NCER Leadership

• Nanotechnology• Sustainability• Homeland Security• Comp Tox• Ecosystem Services• Biotechnology

STAR Program Summary

Mission: include this country’s universities and non-profit centers in EPA’s research program and to ensure the best possible quality of science in areas of highest risk and greatest importance to the Agency

Established in 1995 as part of the overall reorganization of ORDAward about $66 million dollars annually Issue about 25 RFAs annuallyManage about 1000 active research grants and fellowships

Each year: receive ~3000 grant applications; make about 200 new STAR awards, 40 awards jointly with other Federal agencies, award 140 new fellowships

NCER’s Extramural Programs

Science To Achieve Results (STAR)Targeted Research Grants through RFAsExploratory/Futures Grants Graduate Fellowships Competed Centers

Greater Research Opportunities

Earmarked CentersEPSCoRSmall Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Contracts

Grants & Centers

Over $902 Million Awarded through more than 1400 STAR Grants to 402 Academic Institutions across the US since 1995

Over $119 Million Awarded through more than 1300 STAR Fellowships to 205 Academic Institutions across the US since 1995

EPA STAR Research Program Goal-directed solicitation planning Significant cross-agency and interagency involvement in

solicitation planning, writing, and review Competitive solicitations: award about $66 - 100 million

dollars annually Joint solicitations and funding with other agencies: adds 10%

more awards to program External peer review Internal relevancy review: regional and program input Fund highest priority projects Communicate research results through website, ORD

laboratories, program office and regional meetings, and publications (es.epa.gov/ncer)

STAR Topic Selection Exploratory and Futures Grants –

Past: General solicitation in broad areas related to mission of the Agency; Recently: Focused on nanotechnology

Requests for Applications (RFAs) - Topics for RFAs are selected by ORD together with other parts of EPA using criteria in the ORD Strategic Plan

Directed specifically towards national environmental science needs as related to the mission of Agency

Topics selected to complement in-house research program

Joint Solicitations with other Agencies/Organizations -Topics complement partner’s in-house research program and consistent with their mission

• Particulate Matter • Global Change • Ecological Services• Human Health Research

Children’s Health Tribal Centers

• Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals• Computational Toxicology• Drinking Water• Economics and Decision Sciences• Pollution Prevention• Sustainability• Nanotechnology• Exploratory Research

NCER’s Research PrioritiesFocus areas for research supported by funding through grants, fellowships, and contracts

ORD STAR Grants Award Process

Estimated Time to Complete Process is 17 Months

GAD Review &Award

EMS/QA Review,Signature, &

Fund Commitment

DecisionMeeting

ToRecipient

TIME

Preliminary Meeting andRFA Preparation

The object of thepreliminary meetingis to determine thegoals the upcomingresearch shouldaddress. Thepreparation/review ofthe RFA generallyrequires 60 days forcompletion. Thisprocess includescollaboration &review from theProject Officer (PO),Program Offices,other Agencies, andNCER staff. TheSRAs are involved tothe extent that theyread the RFA prior torelease and onoccasion assist withthe RFA preparation.NCER managementwill approve the RFAbefore it is forwardedoutside of NCER.

RFA Open

The RFA isgenerally open fora period of threemonths. Duringthis step, the POresponds toquestions fromapplicants. Whilethe RFA is open,the SRA starts toset up the peerreview meeting aswell as assemblethe peer reviewpanel, i.e. findingout interest andavailability. AnNCER contractorreceives andrecords theapplications andgives them to theSRA.

Peer ReviewPreparation and

Meeting

Preparation for thepeer reviewmeeting isgenerally threemonths. The SRAconfirms the peerreview panel andassures executionof contracts toobtain reviewerservices. The SRAalso schedules thepeer reviewmeeting and priorto it, sends allnecessarymaterials to thepanelists. At themeeting, panelistsdiscuss selectedapplications andprovide opinions onthem. The SRAmanages themeeting andassures there is noconflict of interest.Only theapplicationsreceiving panelresponses of"Excellent" or "VeryGood" go to thenext level of review,others receivedecline letters fromthe SRA.

ProgrammaticReview

Four to six weeks isgenerally the timerequired to finalize thefunding rec. In thisstep, the PO informsthe recipient and beginsassembling the fundingrecommendationincluding the request ofa grant number fromGAD. OIA is contactedif the project includesan internationalcomponent. If theproject includes humansubjects, thenadditional information isneeded from theapplicant and a parallelreview process isconducted by theHuman SubjectsReview Official.

FundingRec.

Recom-mendatio

n& Budget

Now complete, the fundingrecommendation takes onaverage 3 weeks to receivethe Division Director'ssignature, entry into theDivisional Tracking System,and assignment of properbudget codes by ProgramOperations Staff.

OGCOIA OGC

8 Weeks 12 Weeks 12 Weeks 3 Wks 4 Weeks 6 Weeks 3 Weeks 6 Weeks 8 Weeks

Preparation forthe relevancy, orprogrammaticreview generallytakes threeweeks. Thoseinvolved in theprogrammaticreview evaluatethe applicationsusing severalcriteria andrecommendprojects forfunding.

It takes 2 - 4 weeksto convene thedecision meeting.In this meeting,center managementand the PO discussthe projects anddecide which torecommend forfunding. Finalfunding decisionsare made based onthe results of thepeer andprogrammaticreview.

This process generallytakes 3 - 6 weeks. TheQA Manager and EMSreview the funding rec.This review assures thatthe fundingrecommendation iscomplete, accurate, andmeets all Agencyrequirements, facilitating arapid review by GAD. Anadditional month may beneeded to allow the PO toaddress commentsresulting from this review.The SRO must sign anypackage $1million andabove. The SRO requires2 weeks to complete theirreview.

GAD has acommitment tocomplete their reviewand award the grantwithin 60 days. Theirreview ensures thefunding rec. iscomplete, and allAgency and legalrequirements aresatisfied.

HumanSubjects

RFA & Cert.Review

AA RFA Cert.Preperation/

Review

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RFAsthat are$1.5M ormoreneed tobereviewedby OGD& OGCbeforethey areissued.

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2007 STAR Research Announcements - 1• Air Quality

Sources, Composition, and Health Effects of Coarse Particulate Matter (Closed) Sources and Atmospheric Formation of Organic Particulate Matter (Closed)Innovative approaches to particulate matter health, composition, and source questions (Closing Sep 11)Near Roadway Air Pollution (Oct-07)

• Drinking WaterDevelopment and Evaluation of Innovative Approaches for the Quantitative Assessment of Pathogens or Cyanobacteria and their Toxins in Drinking Water (Closing July 10)

• Global ChangeEcological Impacts from the Interaction of Climate Change, Land Use Change and Invasive Species (Closed)

• Ecosystem Protection/Water QualityEcology and Oceanography of Hazardous Algal Blooms (EcoHAB) with NOAA, NSF, ONR and NASA (Jul-07)Enhancing Ecosystem Services from Agricultural Lands: Developing Tools for Quantification and Decision Support (Jul-07)

• Economic, Social and Behavioral ScienceEnvironmental Behavior and Decision MakingValuation for Environmental PolicyNo announcements this year pending final appropriation decisions

2007 STAR Research Announcements - 2

2007 STAR Research Announcements - 3• Human Health

Issues in Tribal Environmental Research and Health Promotion: Novel Approaches for Assessing and Managing Cumulative Risks and Impacts of Global Climate Change (Closed)

Development of Environmental Health Outcome Indicators (Closed)

Interpretation of Biomarkers using PBDK/PD Modeling (Closing Sep 18)

Research for Outcomes and Accountability: Development of Novel Environmental Health Outcome Indicators (Closing Sep 19)

Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research (with NIEHS) (Aug-07)

2007 STAR Research Announcements - 4• Endocrine Disruptors/Biotechnology/Computational

Toxicology Computational Toxicology Centers: Development Of Predictive

Environmental And Biomedical Computer-Based Simulations And Models. (Closes Jun 12)

Biotechnology: Exploratory Investigations in Food Allergy (R21) through NIH-NIAID, Jun-07)

• Fellowships STAR Graduate Fellowships (Jul-07) GRO Graduate and Undergraduate Fellowships (Jul-07)

• Pollution Prevention/Sustainability 5th Annual P3 Awards: People, Prosperity and the Planet (Aug-07)

2007 STAR Research Announcements - 5• Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology Research Grants: Investigating Environmental Effects of Manufactured Nanomaterials: a Joint Research Solicitation - EPA, NSF & DOE, (Closing Aug 22)

NIEHS Manufactured Nanomaterials: Physico-chemical Principles of Biocompatibility and Toxicity (R01) (Closed)

• Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) Grants Monitoring And Detection of Engineered Nanomaterials in the Environment

(Closing Sep 13)• Exploratory

Uncertainty Analyses Of Models In Integrated Assessments (Closed) Biodiversity and Human Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Examining

the Links (Closed) • SBIR Phase I

Closed

NCER’s FY08 Planning Budget$64.6M

Clean Air, 17.2

Safe Pesticides/Safe

Products, 4.4

Drinking Water, 4.6

Global Change, 6.3

Human Health, 18.6

Exploratory/NanoTechnology, 5.0

Fellowships, 5.9

P3, 1.3

SBIR, 1.3

FY08 and Beyond

• Near-term Source Apportionment integrating Atmospheric Science

and Health Near Roadway Cooperative Agreements Continuing PM & Epi program

• Far-term Dynamic Air Quality Management Cardiovascular effects (w/NIEHS) PM Research Centers Recompete

• Atmospheric Measurements and Mechanisms• Reproductive Development Effects

Accountability - health impacts of air policy decisions Coarse Particulates RFA - follow up to 2007 RFA

Air Quality

Human Health• Strategic Directions

Shifting from Centers to individual grants in Sensitive Subpopulations Continue Health Outcomes Indicators with new RFA on exposure Focus on Molecular indicators in Biomarkers research

• Near-Term Integration of Biomarkers and PBPK/PD Modeling in Risk Assessment Research for Outcomes and Accountability: Development of Novel Environmental

Health Outcome Indicators Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research (with NIEHS) Development of exposure related predictive models for environmental risk assessment

• Far-Term Integration of Biomarkers and PBPK/PD Modeling in Risk Assessment Research for Outcomes and Accountability: Development of Novel Environmental

Health Outcome Indicators Community-based Cumulative Risk Assessment Research Using Molecular

Approaches Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research (with NIEHS)

FY08 and Beyond

FY08 and BeyondEcosystems• RFA on Ecosystem Services contingent on availability

of funds • Focus on collaboration with Ecology/Economics

Water Quality• Continue Interagency EcoHAB program

Drinking Water• Continue grants emphasis on pathogens and extend

research focus to include cyanobacteria and select high priority toxins

• Continue SBIR emphasis on small systems; explore research on nano-enabled sensors for DW systems

FY08 and Beyond

Safe Products & Pesticides• Continue emphasis on Biotech and Allergenicity thru 09 to

support OPPTS regulations

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals• Program focus moving from Screening and Testing to

emphasis on real-life effects and exposure and links.

Global Climate• Focus on Air Quality and Aquatic impacts of Global Change

Mercury• Nothing specific to mercury although included in other

areas such as Tribal subpopulations

Hazardous Waste• Grants emphasize nanomaterials fate and transport

work • SBIR focus on sensors, treatment and remediation

Sustainability• People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Continues• Collaborative Network for Sustainability

Developing synergies across NCER stressing systems approaches and prevention

FY08 and Beyond

FY08 and Beyond

Homeland Security SBIR and/or GRO -- Nano-based sensors for Drinking

Water and Fomites

Computational Toxicity Methods to integrate methods into environmental

protection Evolution of toxicology from animal models to cell

culture-based models

Exploratory Intersection of Energy and the Environment

• Impact of move the ethanol fuels and hydrogen fuels• GMO issues (plants engineered for fuel production)

Cooperative Center of Excellence on Microbial Risk Assessment (1 Center, $2M/year, with DHS)

Centers of Excellence in Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research (11 centers, $9 M/year, with NIEHS)

Environmental Bioinformatics Research Center ($1 M/year)

Particulate Matter (PM) Centers (5 centers, $8 M/year)

National Statistics Center ($1.3 M/year) Estuarine and Great Lakes (EaGLes) Program (5

programs, $6 M/year) Hazardous Substances Research Centers (4

centers, $2.2 M/year)

Competed Research Centers

STAR Research Partners: Examples

Nutrient Fate and Transport Through a Watershed (USDA)Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms (NOAA, NSF, ONR, NASA)Estuarine and Great Lakes Program (NASA)Technology for a Sustainable Environment (NSF)Centers for Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention (NIEHS)Phytoremediation (NSF, ONR, SERDP, DOE)Endocrine Disruptors (NIEHS, NCI, NIOSH, NOAA)Exposure Analysis (ACC)Arsenic (AWWARF, ACWA)Nanotechnology (NIOSH, NIEHS)

                 

      

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NAS – “STAR Program Excels”EPA requires a strong and balanced research program to

fulfill its mission and the STAR program is an important part of the overall EPA research program

STAR program fills a unique niche by supporting important research that is not conducted or funded by other agencies and is directly relevant to the mission of EPA

STAR processes compare favorably and in many cases substantially exceed those in other research-supporting organizations

STAR research results have already improved the scientific foundation for decision making even though the program is young and many of the projects have not yet been completed

NAS – “STAR Program Excels”

STAR researchers are leaders in their fields and are attracted to STAR from fields outside EPA’s mission Editors of journals, officers in societies, awards of distinction such as the National

Medal of Science, Guggenheim Fellowship and Nobel prizes in chemistry, engineering, and economics

STAR grant program successfully leverages funds by establishing research partnerships with other agencies

STAR fellowship program is a valuable mechanism for enabling a continuing supply of graduate students in environmental sciences and engineering to help build a stronger scientific foundation for the Nation’s environmental research and management efforts

STAR program has developed innovative approaches to communicating the results of its research

P3 Student Award(People, Prosperity, and the Planet)

Innovation in science and technology for sustainability: Teams of university students to design, research, and develop a scientific, policy, or technical solution to a sustainability challenge in developing and developed world

Building capacity in the Next Generation: integrating sustainability concepts into fundamental education creating a future workforce with an awareness of the impacts of their work on economy, society, and the environment, to work in a multi-disciplinary framework, and to make collaborative, interdisciplinary decisions.

Team Partnerships: Interdisciplinary teams are encouraged. Teams are encouraged to partner with industry, nonprofits, and government

Program Partners: over 40 partners including industry, NGOs, professional societies, other government

P3 Program Results• All projects must quantify benefits of their results to the environment,

economy, and society For example, Oberlin’s Dorm Energy Competition, which spanned 2 weeks in

March, resulted in:• Electricity savings of 68,500 kWh, saving the college $5,120 • Water savings of 20,500 gals, saving the college $260 Pollutants NOT

released into the atmosphere as a result of the energy savings:148,000 lbs of CO2, 1,360 lbs of SO2, 520 lbs of Nox

• P3 projects resulted in the founding of 4 start-up companies For example, University of Michigan students starting a consulting company “Urban

Catalyst Associates” working with other cities in Michigan based on lessons learned during P3 project in Ann Arbor

• Projects must also report on using P3 as an educational tool For example, Cornell University developed a dedicated senior/grad-level 3 credit

course focused on P3 project

Tenable at Institutions Receiving Less that $35M Federal Funding including most HBCUs, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Tribal Colleges, Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Alaska Native Serving Institutions

2004: Persistent, Bioaccumulative Chemicals

2005: Nanotechnology 2006: Remediation and Treatment Competitive!

Started in 2004: received 47 proposals in initial solicitation, will fund 3-4 per year

Greater Research OpportunitiesResearch Grants

NCER Educational Support ActivitiesSTAR Graduate Fellowships GRO Graduate and Undergraduate FellowshipsAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) FellowshipsAmerican Schools of Public Health (ASPH) Fellowships Marshall Scholars Program

3 scholarships to US students to pursue graduate environmental programs in the UK.

ORD Post Doc Term AppointmentsORD Research Triangle Park Labs – ranked #1 by post docs in survey by The Scientist

2008 Fellowship Programs Announcements: Mid-Summer, 2007

Deadlines: November 2007

STAR Graduate Fellowships Greater Research Opportunity (GRO)

fellowships for graduate environmental study Greater Research Opportunity (GRO)

undergraduate student fellowships

Tenable at any accredited U.S. College or University

Fellowship for two-year Master’s or three-year Doctoral Degrees

Environmental Management, including Physical, Biological, and Social Sciences, and Engineering

Stipend $37,000 per year: Tuition allowance + Stipend + $5000 Expenses

Competitive!

STAR Graduate Fellowships For Study In The Environmental Sciences

Started in 1995 as part of STAR program: Received 1732 applications in 2005, fund 125 per year

Comparison: Federal Fellowship Programs 2004

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Number of Fellowships Awarded

Federal Fellowships Support Comparison 2004*

Name/Agency Duration Tuition Stipend Allowances

NSF 3 yrs (5 yr period) $10.5K 27.5K

DOD 3 yrs All 1-27.5K2-28.0K3-28.5K

Dept. of Education

3 yrs $11.5K $30K

NIH 5 yrs $20.7K $1650-2200

EPA STAR 2 yrs MS3 yrs PhD (4yr pd)

$12K $20K $5K

DHS 3 yrs $31.1K

DOE 4 yrs All $28K $2500

NASA 1yrs renewable for up to 3 years

$18K $3K student$3K university

*Note: More current data are available

Tenable at Institutions Receiving Less that $35M Federal Funding including most HBCUs, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Tribal Colleges, Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Alaska Native Serving Institutions

Fellowships for two-year Master’s or three-year Doctoral Degrees

Environmental Sciences, including Economics and Social Science, Mathematics, and Computer Science

Stipend $37,000 per year: Tuition allowance + Stipend + $5000 Expenses

Competitive!

First year 1998: Received 232 applications in 2005, fund 20 per year

Greater Research OpportunitiesGraduate Fellowships For Environmental Study

Tenable at Institutions Receiving Less that $35M Federal Funding including most HBCUs, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Tribal Colleges, Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Alaska Native Serving Institutions

Two-year Fellowship for last two years of undergraduate study

Major in environmental science, physical or biological sciences, computer science, environmental health, social science, mathematics, or engineering

Stipend: $17,000 per year Summer Paid Internship at EPA Laboratory

($7,500) Competitive!

Started in 1983: On average receive 50 applications, fund 15 per year

Greater Research OpportunitiesUndergraduate Fellowships

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)

Created in 1982 to strengthen the role of small businesses in federally funded R&D and develop a stronger national base for technical innovation.

Eligibility: U.S. For-Profit Firms with less than 500 employees EPA Budget: $6M set-aside (2-1/2% of extramural R&D) 2-Phase Program

Phase I – Feasibility/Proof-of-Concept 6 Months, $70K contract

Phase II – Full Research/Commercialization 15 Months, $255K-$320K contract

EPA Regions and Programs Identify Topics

Region 7 - Agriculture Recommend Awards based Program Relevancy Mentor

Annual Phase I and Special Solicitations

SBIR - Phase 1 (2006) ProposalsReceived 

A. Great Lakes Environmental Problems 99 A1. Improving the Great Lakes 15

A2. Control of Air Pollution 28

A.3 Monitoring and Remote Sensing 38

A4. Green Buildings 18

B. Env. Probs. In America's Heartland 66 B1. Mining and Mine Waste Mgt 8

B2. Lead Paint Detection and Removal 2

B3. Ag.& Rural Community Improvement 30

B4. Management of Animal Feeding Ops 26

C. Drinking Water and Wastewater Management 78 C1. Drinking Water Treatment and Monitoring 31

C2. Poll. Indicators for Beaches and Rec. Waters 10

C3. Water and Waste Management 37

D. Critical Research Areas 158 D1.. Innov. In Manufac. For Env. Prot 31

D2. Nanotechnology 27

D3. Engine and Vehicle Emission Reductions 28

D4. Solid and Haz. Waste 22

D5. Homeland Security 50

Communicating STAR Progress and ResultsOnline Access and Resources

Solicitations (RFAs)Abstracts, Progress Reports, Final Reports, BibliographiesTopical Research Summaries and Research CapsulesSTAR NewsApplications

Research SummariesSTAR (Research in Progress) ReportsSTAR BulletinsState-of-Science ReportsSBIR abstracts and summaries

Annual Science Progress Review WorkshopsWorkshop Proceedings

External Reviews of ORD’s Research ProgramsBoard of Scientific Councilors

Scientific ConferencesSpecial sessions/symposia

Email Announcements Web HTML mailWeb Updates mail

Annual EPA Science ForumRegional Conferences

We Communicate with Grantees, Students, Fellows and the Public

http://es.epa.gov/ncer

Thank You!

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