[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 64 (Monday, April 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 16449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8257]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6318-7]


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 fiscal 
year 1999 investigator-initiated grants program announcements, in which 
the areas of research interest, eligibility and submission 
requirements, evaluation criteria, and implementation schedules are set 
forth. Grants will be competitively awarded following peer review.

DATES: Receipt dates vary depending on the specific research area 
within the solicitation and are listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
National Center for Environmental Research and Quality Assurance 
(8703R), 401 M Street SW, Washington DC 20460, telephone (800) 490-
9194. The complete announcement can be accessed on the Internet from 
the EPA home page: http://www.epa.gov/ncerqa under ``announcements.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In its Requests 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) Airborne Particulate Matter Health Effects; (2) Drinking Water; (3) 
Combustion Emissions; (4) Computing Technology for Ecosystem Modeling; 
and (5) Exploratory Physical Science and Engineering Research. 
Applications must be received as follows: June 2, 1999, for topic (1); 
May 19, 1999, for topics (2) and (3); May 12, 1999, for topic (4); and 
June 9, 1999, for topic (5).
    The RFAs provide relevant background information, summarize EPA's 
interest in the topic areas, and describe the application and review 
process.
    Contact person for the Airborne Particulate Matter Health Effects 
RFA is Deran Pashayan ([email protected]), telephone 202-
564-6913. Contact person for the Drinking Water RFA is William Stelz 
([email protected]), telephone 202-564-6834. Contact person 
for the Combustion Emissions RFA is Thomas Veirs 
([email protected]), telephone 202-564-6831. Contact person 
for the Computing Technology for Ecosystem Modeling RFA is Chris Saint 
([email protected]), telephone 202-564-6909. Contact person 
for the Exploratory Physical Science and Engineering RFA is Bala 
Krishnan ([email protected]), telephone 202-564-6832.

    Dated: March 16, 1999.

    Approved for publication:
Henry L. Longest II,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Research and Development.
[FR Doc. 99-8257 Filed 4-2-99; 8:45 am]
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