Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA G2023 STAR H1
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is offering a competitive research grant opportunity focused on advancing nanotechnology tools for water contamination challenges. The central aim of this Request for Applications is to fund the development and real-world demonstration of nanosensor technologies that do more than just find pollutants. The EPA is specifically interested in nanosensors paired with functionalized catalysts that can both detect and monitor contamination and also help degrade or break down targeted contaminants after they are identified. The emphasis is on creating technologies that move beyond laboratory proof-of-concept toward practical systems that could be used in environmental monitoring and treatment settings.
A major priority of this opportunity is addressing PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in water sources. Projects are expected to apply nanotechnology approaches to detect, monitor, and degrade PFAS in groundwater or surface water, particularly when those waters may serve as drinking water sources. In other words, the EPA is looking for research that helps answer not only "Is PFAS present and at what levels over time?" but also "Can the same or an integrated technology actively reduce PFAS concentrations through degradation?" The solicitation highlights integrated sensing and catalytic functionality, pointing to solutions that can provide ongoing monitoring while also enabling treatment or contaminant breakdown, rather than relying solely on separate sampling and off-site analysis.
This funding opportunity is administered as a discretionary grant under the EPA STAR program (CFDA/Assistance Listing 66.509). STAR is described as an extramural, peer-reviewed program designed to support scientific and engineering research that advances the EPA mission of protecting human health and the environment. While this specific solicitation targets PFAS in water, the broader STAR program supports research across a range of environmental and public health areas, including air quality, environmental change, water quality and quantity, hazardous waste, toxic substances, and pesticides. The competitive and peer-reviewed framing signals that proposals are expected to be research-driven, methodologically strong, and positioned to produce results that are valuable to the wider scientific and environmental management community.
In terms of funding parameters, the opportunity is identified as EPA G2023 STAR H1. The award ceiling is listed at $1,500,000, and the EPA expects to make one award under this announcement, suggesting a single, relatively substantial project rather than multiple smaller awards. The original closing date shown is October 4, 2023, with a note directing applicants to the official announcement (Section IV) for authoritative submission deadline details. Eligibility is indicated as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," which typically means applicants need to consult the full notice to confirm which types of institutions can apply, though the STAR program description emphasizes participation by academic and other nonprofit research institutions.
Overall, this grant opportunity is seeking a high-impact research and demonstration project that combines nanoscale sensing with catalytic functionality to address PFAS contamination in potential drinking water sources. Successful proposals would likely need to show a clear plan for developing the nanosensor and catalyst design, validating performance for PFAS detection and monitoring in relevant water matrices, and demonstrating the ability to degrade PFAS (or otherwise transform it into less harmful forms) under conditions that reflect real environmental or water-system use cases.Apply for EPA G2023 STAR H1
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "DEVELOPING AND DEMONSTRATING NANOSENSOR TECHNOLOGY TO DETECT, MONITOR, AND DEGRADE POLLUTANTS" 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 Jul 05, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 04, 2023 See Section IV of funding opportunity announcement for closing date 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 $1,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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