Advancing Sustainable Chemistry

Background
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting research for data, methods, and systems that lead to actionable, scalable change toward chemistry, chemicals, and products that support sustainable chemistry. The Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Program’s goal is to stimulate and support scientific and engineering research that advances EPA’s mission to protect human health and the environment.

Grant Details
The grant aims to fund research on new chemical products and chemical processes that use energy and utilities more efficiently, ensure optimized feedstocks, are strategically consumed and reused, and provide society with chemicals and manufacturing processes that are less harmful to human health and the environment. The EPA anticipates funding approximately four awards under this RFA up to $1.5 million per award.

Eligibility Requirements
Public and private nonprofit institutions/organizations, public and private institutions of higher education (IHEs), hospitals located in the U.S. and its territories or possessions; state and local governments; Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments; and U.S. territories or possessions are eligible to apply. Profit-making firms and individuals are not eligible to apply.

Period of Performance
The total project period requested in an application submitted for this RFA may not exceed three years.

Grant Value
$6 million will be awarded under this announcement, depending on the availability of funds, quality of applications received, and other applicable considerations.