[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 241 (Thursday, December 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 70244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32646]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6510-3]


Investigator-Initiated Grants: Request for Applications

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of request for applications.

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SUMMARY: This document provides information on the availability of 
fiscal year 2000 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) Environmental Indicators in the Estuarine Environment Research 
Program (joint with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration); 
(2) Market Mechanisms and Incentives for Environmental Management; and 
(3) Biomarkers for the Assessment of Exposure and Toxicity in Children. 
Applications must be received as follows: March 7, 2000, for topic (1); 
February 2, 2000, for topic (2); and February 9, 2000, for topic (3).
    The RFAs provide relevant background information, summarize EPA's 
interest in the topic areas, and describe the application and review 
process.
    Contact persons for the Environmental Indicators in the Estuarine 
Environment Research Program RFA are Barbara Levinson 
([email protected]), telephone 202-564-6911, and Eric Lindstrom 
([email protected]), telephone 202-358-4540. Contact person for the 
Market Mechanisms and Incentives RFA is Matthew Clark 
([email protected]), telephone 202-565-2447. Contact person for the 
Biomarkers for the Assessment of Exposure and Toxicity in Children RFA 
is Chris Saint ([email protected]), telephone 202-564-6909.

    Dated: November 15, 1999.
Norine E. Noonan,
Assistant Administrator for Research and Development.
[FR Doc. 99-32646 Filed 12-15-99; 8:45 am]
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