[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 17 (Thursday, January 25, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2254-2255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1210]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Investigator-Initiated Grants: Request for Applications

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of Request for Applications.

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SUMMARY: This notice provides information on the availability of the 
fiscal year 1996 investigator-initiated grants program announcement, in 
which the areas of research interest, eligibility and submission 
requirements, evaluation criteria, and implementation schedule are set 
forth. Grants will be competitively awarded following peer review.

DATES: Proposals must be received at the contact point by either 
February 15 or 29, 1996, depending on the research area.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
National Center for Environmental Research and Quality Assurance 
(8703), 401 M Street SW, Washington DC 20460, telephone (202) 260-3837, 
telefax (202) 260-2039. The complete announcement can be accessed on 
the Internet from the EPA home page: <http://www.epa.gov/>. You will 
see a link to ``grants'' as one of the menu items. Alternatively the 
grants menu can be accessed directly at: <http://www.epa.gov/OER/>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In its Request for Applications (RFA) the 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites research grant 
applications in the following areas of special interest to its mission: 
(1) Ecological assessment, (2) Exposure of children to pesticides, (3) 
Air quality, (4) Analytical and monitoring methods, (5) Drinking water, 
(6) Environmental fate and treatment of toxics and hazardous wastes, 
(7) Environmental statistics, (8) High-performance computing, and (9) 
Exploratory research, including Early Career Research Awards.
    The RFA provides relevant background information, summarizes EPA's 
interest in the topic areas, and describes the application and review 
process. Additional programs to be announced separately will involve 
cooperation with the National Science Foundation and other agencies. In 
cooperation with the National Science Foundation, three areas of 
interest to both agencies are identified: ``water and watersheds,'' 
``technology for a sustainable environment,'' and 

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``decision-making and valuation for environmental policy.'' EPA, NSF, 
DOE, and ONR intend to collaborate in an RFA on bioremediation. 
Separate solicitations on ``endocrine disruptors'' and ``risk-based 
decisions for contaminated sediments,'' possibly jointly with other 
agencies, will be announced later.

Contacts for Research Topics of Interest

Ecological Assessment

     Robert Menzer 202-260-5779
    [email protected]
     Barbara Levinson 202-260-5983
    [email protected]

Exposure of Children to Pesticides

     Chris Saint 202-260-1093
    [email protected]

Air Quality

     Deran Pashayan 202-260-2606
    [email protected]

Analytical and Monitoring Methods

     David Friedman 202-260-3535
    [email protected]

Drinking Water

     Sheila Rosenthal 202-260-7334
    [email protected]

Environmental Fate and Treatment of Toxics and Hazardous Wastes

     William Stelz 202-260-5798
    [email protected]

Environmental Statistics

     Chris Saint 202-260-1093
    [email protected]

High Performance Computing

     Chris Saint 202-260-1093
    [email protected]

Exploratory Research

     Clyde Bishop 202-260-5727
    [email protected]

    Dated: December 15, 1995.
Joseph Alexander,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Research and Development.
[FR Doc. 96-1210 Filed 1-24-96; 8:45 am]
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