Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA G2020 STAR A1
The grant opportunity titled "APPROACHES TO REDUCE NUTRIENT LOADINGS FOR HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS MANAGEMENT" is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) research funding competition offered under the agency's Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program. It is a discretionary grant (CFDA 66.509) focused on advancing practical, science-based solutions that can prevent and control harmful algal blooms (HABs) by reducing the nutrient pollution that drives them, especially excess nitrogen and phosphorus entering lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and coastal waters.
At its core, the opportunity seeks research proposals that strengthen the evidence base for what works, what can be scaled, and what practices communities can realistically adopt to curb nutrient loadings at the watershed level. EPA highlights three main research directions. First, applicants may propose studies that rigorously determine the effectiveness of existing nutrient treatment technologies. This emphasis suggests EPA is looking for clear performance data, realistic operating conditions, and comparative evaluations that can help decision-makers choose among currently available approaches. Second, the program invites work that evaluates scale-up of emerging nutrient treatment technologies, as well as research that develops new technologies. The "scale-up" component signals interest in moving beyond lab or pilot demonstrations toward implementation-relevant designs, costs, maintenance needs, and performance at larger or more complex settings. Third, EPA is looking for development of best management practices (BMPs) that can help both rural and urban communities control nutrients throughout their watersheds. This can include strategies for agriculture-dominated landscapes as well as stormwater and wastewater-related nutrient pathways common in cities and suburbs, with a clear applied goal of reducing nutrient inputs that contribute to HAB formation and persistence.
From a funding standpoint, the opportunity has an award ceiling of $1,000,000 per award and anticipates making about six awards, indicating a relatively competitive program designed to support a small number of substantial, multi-year research projects with strong technical depth and clear relevance to HAB management. The funding instrument type is listed as a grant, and the overall activity category is environment, aligning it with applied environmental science and engineering research rather than purely exploratory work.
Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with EPA directing applicants to review the announcement's eligibility section for specifics. That phrasing typically implies that eligibility may extend beyond only state and local governments to include universities, nonprofit organizations, and possibly certain private or research entities, but the precise rules would be defined in the full solicitation text. Key timeline details show the announcement was created on October 25, 2019, with an original closing date of December 10, 2019, and applicants were instructed to consult Section IV of the full announcement for submission requirements and procedures.
Overall, this STAR grant opportunity is designed to generate actionable science and technology that can be used by communities and watershed managers to reduce nutrient pollution at the source or through treatment, thereby lowering the likelihood and severity of harmful algal blooms. The program puts equal weight on evaluating real-world effectiveness of current tools, accelerating the transition of promising innovations toward implementation, and producing practical management approaches that fit the differing constraints and nutrient sources found in rural versus urban watersheds.Apply for EPA G2020 STAR A1
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "APPROACHES TO REDUCE NUTRIENT LOADINGS FOR HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS MANAGEMENT" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.509.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 25, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 10, 2019 Please see Section IV of the announcement for additional submission information.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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