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FUTURES: Detecting The
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Science To Achieve Results Program
1999 Grants Announcement
Opening Date: June 15, 1998
Closing Date: September 10, 1998
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Contents
Background
Scope of Research
. A. Natural Sciences.
B* Socio-Economics
Funding
Eligibility
The Application
How to Apply .
Guidelines, Limitations,
' * and Additional Requirements
Review and Selection
Proprietary Information
Funding Mechanism ' •
Contacts '
FUTURES: Detecting the
Early Signals
Science to Achieve Results Program; 1999 Grant
Announcement
Opening Date: June 15,1998 Closing Date: Sept 10,1998
In this announcement the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), Office of Research and Develop-
ment (ORD), invites grant applications
on:
FUTURES: DETECTING THE
EARLY SIGNALS
This invitation provides relevant
background information, summarizes
EPA's interest in the topic area, and
describes the application and review
process.
Background
The question often arises whether
serious environmental problems could
be detected so that preventive or
remedial actions could be started sooner
than they have been heretofore. Early
awareness of an environmental problem
would result in the ability to cope with a
less serious problem, one easier and
cheaper to handle. The possibility and
value of early detection of environmen-
tal problems were the subject of the
Environmental Protection Agency
Science Advisory Board's 1995 report,
Beyond the Horizon: Using Foresight to
Protect the Environmental Future. The
report discusses why thinking about the
future is important, possible systems of
inquiry, and recommends that "...EPA
should move towards using futures
research and analysis in its programs
and activities, particularly strategic
planning and budgeting...." Specifi-
cally:
• "As much attention should be given
to avoiding future problems as to
controlling current ones," and
• "EPA should establish a strong
environmental futures capability
that serves as an early warning
system for emerging environmental
problems."
In its planning process the Office
of Research and Development has
committed itself to "establish capability
and mechanisms within EPA to antici-
pate and identify environmental or
other changes that may portend future
risk, integrate futures planning into
ongoing programs, and promote
coordinated preparation for and
response to change."
Scope of Research
In this announcement ORD invites
research grant applications to identify
possible future environmental problems
and to develop approaches for their
solution. In order to perform its
mission better, EPA wishes to engage
the scientific community in finding
ways to identify possible emerging
environmental problems that the
environmental research community
needs to start working on before
headlines have emerged. This solicita-
tion aims to look ahead in two areas: in
the natural sciences and in socio-
economics.
Specifically, EPA requests applications
in:
A. Natural Sciences
Applicants should:
1. suggest an area where scientific
data are minimal, scattered, or
conflicting that could portend a
future environmental problem;
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2. justify and defend that choice as
appropriate, including consider-
ation of potential environmental
risk;
3. explain why the proposed
investigator is the right person to
provide the assessment.
The anticipated outputs of this grant are
two:
1. The final project report should
take the form of a report or review
paper suitable for peer-reviewed
journal publication examining the
available data on the potential
problem with the author's opinion
as to what they mean in terms of
environmental risk.
2. A recommended research and/or
other program approach necessary
to define suitably the size and
extent of the possible risk.
Key features in proposal evalua-
tion will be: (1) the seriousness of the
identified potential problem, and (2) the
value of the possible proposed synthe-
sis even if the seriousness of the
suspected problem turns out to be
minimal.
Examples of problems which
might have profited from such early
examination in the past include (this is
not a list of preferred or present topics):
* acid rain
• stratospheric ozone depletion
DDT and bird thin egg shells
• PCBs, effects and environmental
persistence
B, SociO'Economics
The applicant should examine
possible changes in the way we {the
USA, the industrialized nations, the
world, etc.), in the next five to twenty
years, will think, do things, live,
consume, invent, reproduce, etc., and
what effects these changes will have on
environmental problems, on our mind
set, on how we handle them, on the
tools we will have available to handle
them, on the costs and benefits of
handling them, etc. Socioeconomic
analyses can cover a variety of
subjects, e.g., demographic changes,
economic changes, environmental
value changes, land use changes, etc.
(Again, these are only examples, not
a list of preferred topics.)
In particular, the applicant should:
1. choose a specific socio-
economic concern;
2. justify that choice, describe the
proposed analysis and analytical
methods and provide an assess-
ment of its impact on the environ-
ment; and
3. explain why the proposed
investigator is the right person to
provide the assessment.
The anticipated outputs from this
grant are:
1. A final project report that takes
the form of a report or review
paper suitable for peer-reviewed
journal publication exploring the
proposed socio economic area of
concern and drawing plausible
conclusions as to environmental
effects and risks;
2. a description of the analytical
methods used and their applica-
bility to other possible future
environmental risks resulting
from socio-economic changes;
3. Recommendations on what the
follow-up to the paper should be,
giving some attention to the
implementability of the recom-
mendations. Areas for possible
follow-up should be broadly
construed (e.g., research, monitor-
ing, policy changes, public
awareness, education, etc.)
It is anticipated that projects
funded under both parts of this
solicitation will involve literature
investigation and analysis, discussions
with colleagues, and perhaps computer
modeling. Applicants will be expected
to budget for and participate in a
workshop on environmental futures
with EPA and other scientists, other
agency officials, and other grantees in
Washington, DC, to report on their
research activities and to discuss issues
of mutual interest.
Funding
Approximately $1.0 million is
expected to be available In
Fiscal Year 1999 for award in
this solicitation. The pro-
jected award may be up to
$150,000 for one year.
Eligibility
Academic and not-for-profit
institutions located in the U.S., and
state or local governments, are eligible
under all existing authorizations.
Profit-making firms and other federal
agencies are not eligible to receive
grants from EPA under this program.
Federal agencies, national laboratories
funded by federal agencies (FFRDCs),
and federal employees are not eligible
to submit applications to this program
and may not serve in a principal
leadership role on a grant.
Potential applicants who are
uncertain of their eligibility should
contact Dr. Robert E. Menzer in
NCERQA, phone (202) 564-6849,
EMail:
menzer.robert@epamail.epa.gov
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United Stales Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Research and Development
Science To Achieve Results (STAR)
Standard Instruc-
tions for Submitting
an Application
This section contains a set of
special instructions related to how
applicants should apply for an
NCERQA grant.
Sorting Code
In order to facilitate proper
assignment and review of applications,
each applicant is asked to identify the
topic area in which their application is
to be considered. It is the responsibility
of the applicant to correctly identify the
proper sorting code. Failure to do so
will result in an inappropriate peer
review assignment. At various places
within the application, applicants will
be asked to identify this topic area by
using the appropriate Sorting Code.
The Sorting Codes corresponding to
research on Futures: Detecting the
Early Signals are
99-NCERQA-A1
for Natural Sciences applications
or
99-NCERQA-A2
for Socio-economics applications
The Sorting Code must be placed
at the top of the abstract (as shown in
the abstract format), in Box 10 of
Standard Form 424 (as described in the
section on SF424), and should also be
included in the address on the package
that is sent to EPA (see the section on
how to apply).
The Application
The initial application is made
through the submission of the materials
described below. It is essential that the
application contain all the information
requested and be submitted in the
formats described. If it is not, the
application may be rejected on admin-
istrative grounds. If an application is
considered for award, (i.e., after
external peer review and internal
review) additional forms and other
information will be requested by the
Project Officer. The application should
not be bound or stapled in any way.
The Application contains the following:
A. Standard Form 424: The
applicant must complete
Standard Form 424 (see
attached form and instruc-
tions). This form will act as a
cover sheet for the applica-
tion and should be its first
page. Instructions for
completion of the SF424 are
included with the form. The
form must contain the origi-
nal signature of an authorized
representative of the apply-
ing institution. Please note
that both the Principal
Investigator and an adminis-
trative contact should be
identified in Section 5 of the
SF424.
B. Key Contacts: The applicant
must complete the Key
Contacts Form (attached) as
the second page of the
submitted application.
C. Abstract: The abstract is a
very important document.
Prior to attending the peer
review panel meetings, some
of the panelists may read only
the abstract. Therefore, it is
critical that the abstract
accurately describe the
research being proposed and
convey all the essential
elements of the research.
Also, for awarded grants, the
abstracts will form the basis
for an Annual Report of
awards made under this
program. The abstract
should include the following
information, as indicated in
the example format provided:
1. Sorting Code: Use the
correct code that corresponds
to this topic area: 99-
NCERQA-A1 or 99-NCERQA-
A2.
2. Title: Use the exact title as
it appears in the rest of the
application.
3. Investigators: List the
names and affiliations of each
investigator who will signifi-
cantly contribute to the
project. Start with the
Principal Investigator.
4. Project Summary: This
should summarize: (a) the
objectives of the study, (b)
the approach to be used
(which should give an accu-
rate description of the project
as described in the proposal),
(c) the expected results of the
project and how it addresses
the solicitation, and (d) the
use of the research that will
result from successful comple-
tion of the work proposed.
5. Supplemental Keywords: A
list of suggested keywords is
provided for your use. Do
not duplicate terms already
used in the text of the ab-
stract.
D. Project Description: This
description must not exceed
fifteen (15) consecutively
numbered (center bottom),
8.5x11-inch pages of single-
spaced standard 12-point
type with 1-inch margins.
The description must provide
the following information:
1. Objectives: List the
objectives of the project and
briefly state why the intended
research is important. This
section can also include any
background or introductory
information that would help
explain the objectives of the
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study (one to two pages
recommended).
2. Approach: Outline the
methods, approaches, and
techniques that you intend to
employ in meeting the
objectives stated above (five
to 10 pages recommended).
3. Expected Results or
Benefits: Describe the results
you expect to achieve during
the project, the benefits of
success as they relate to
future research that might be
conducted, and the potential
recipients of these benefits.
This section must discuss the
utility of the research project
proposed for addressing
future environmental prob-
lems (one to two pages
recommended).
4. General Project Informa-
tion: Discuss other informa-
tion relevant to the potential
success of the project. This
should include facilities,
personnel, project schedules,
proposed management,
interactions with other
institutions, etc. (one to two
pages recommended).
5. Important Attachments:
Appendices and/or other
information may be included
but must remain within the
15-page limit. References
cited are in addition to the 15
pages.
Resumes: The resumes of the
principal investigator and
important co workers should
be presented. Resumes must
not exceed three consecu-
tively numbered (bottom
center), 8.5x11-inch pages of
single-spaced standard 12-
point type with 1-inch mar-
gins for each individual.
F. Current and Pending Sup-
port: The applicant must
identify any current and
pending financial resources
that are intended to support
research that would consume
the time of the principal
investigator. This should be
done by completing the
appropriate form (see attach-
ment). Failure to provide this
information may delay
consideration of your pro-
posal.
C. Budget: The applicant must
present a detailed, itemized
budget for the entire project.
This budget must be in the
format provided in the
example (see attachment)
and not exceed two consecu-
tively numbered (bottom
center), 8.5x11-inch pages
with 1-inch margins. Please
note that institutional cost
sharing is not required and,
therefore, does not have to
be included in the budget
table. If desired, a brief
statement concerning cost
sharing can be added to the
budget justification.
H. Budget Justification: This
section should describe the
basis for calculating the
personnel, fringe benefits,
travel, equipment, supplies,
contractual support, and
other costs identified in the
itemized budget and explain
the basis for their calculation
(special attention should be
given to explaining the travel,
equipment, and other catego-
ries). This should also include
an explanation of how the
indirect costs were calculated.
This justification should not
exceed two consecutively
numbered (bottom center),
8.5x11 -inch pages of single-
spaced standard 12-point
type with 1-inch margins.
Postcard: The Applicant must
include with the application a
self addressed, stamped 3x5-
inch post card. This will be
used to acknowledge receipt
of the application and to
transmit other important
information to the applicant.
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United States Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Research and Development
Science To Achieve Results (STAR)
How to Apply
The original and ten (10) copies of
the fully developed application and five
(5) additional copies of the abstract (15
in all), must be received by NCERQA
no later than 4:00 P.M. EST on the
closing date assigned to this topic area:
September 10, 1998.
The application and abstract must
be prepared in accordance with these
instructions. Informal, incomplete, or
unsigned proposals will not be consid-
ered. The application should not be
bound or stapled in any way. The
original and copies of the application
should be secured with paper or binder
clips. Completed applications should be
sent via regular mail to:
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency
Peer Review Division (8703R)
Sorting Code: 99-NCERQA-A1 or
99-NCERQA-A2
401 M Street, SW
Washington DC 20460
For express mail or courier-
delivered applications, the following
address must be used:
U. S. Environmental Protection
Agency
Peer Review Division (8703R)
Sorting Code: 99-NCERQA-A1 or
99-NCERQA-A2
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Room B-10105
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: (202) 564-6939 (for express
mail applications)
The sorting code must be identified in
the address (as shown above).
Guidelines, Limitations,
and Additional Require-
ments
If you wish to submit more than
one application, you must ensure that
the study proposed is significantly
different from that in any other that has
been submitted to this solicitation or
from any other grant you are currently
receiving from EPA or any other
federal government agency.
Projects which contain subcon-
tracts constituting more than 40% of
the total direct cost of the grant for each
year in which the subcontract is
awarded will be subject to special
review and may require additional
justification.
Review and Selection
All grant applications are initially
reviewed by EPA to determine their
legal and administrative acceptability.
Acceptable applications are then
reviewed by an appropriate technical
peer review group. This review is
designed to evaluate each proposal
according to its scientific merit. In
general, each review group is com-
posed of non-EPA scientists, engineers,
social scientists, and/or economists
who are experts in their respective
disciplines and are proficient in the
technical areas they are reviewing. The
reviewers use the following criteria to
help them in their reviews:
1. The originality and creativity
of the proposed study, and of the
research methods proposed. Is the
research approach practical and
technically defensible, and can the
project be performed within the
proposed time period? Is the
proposal well-prepared with
supportive information that is self-
explanatory and understandable?
2. The qualifications of the
principal investigator(s) and other
key personnel, including research
training, demonstrated knowledge
of pertinent literature, experience,
and publication records. Will all
key personnel contribute a signifi-
cant time commitment to the
project?
3. The availability and/or
adequacy of the facilities and
equipment proposed for the
project. Are there any deficiencies
that may interfere with the
successful completion of the
study?
4. The responsiveness of the
proposal to the solicitation.
5. Although budget information
is not used by the reviewers as the
basis for their evaluation of
scientific merit, the reviewers are
asked to provide their view on the
appropriateness and/or adequacy of
the proposed budget and its
implications for the potential
success of the proposed research.
Input on requested equipment is of
particular interest.
Applications that receive scores of
excellent or very good from the peer
reviewers are subjected to a program-
matic review within EPA, the object
being to assure a balanced research
portfolio for the Agency.
Funding decisions are the sole
responsibility of EPA. Grants are
selected on the basis of technical merit,
relevancy to the research priorities
outlined, program balance, and budget.
A summary statement of the scientific
review by the peer panel will be
provided to each applicant.
Applications selected for funding
will require additional certifications,
possibly a revised budget, and re-
sponses to any comments or sugges-
tions offered by the peer reviewers.
Project officers will contact principal
investigators to obtain these materials.
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Proprietary Information
By submitting an application in
response to this solicitation, the
applicant grants EPA permission to
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reviewers both within and outside of,;
the Agency, Applications containing
tial information will be returned to the
applicant without review.
Funding Mechanism
The funding mechanism for all
awards issued under this solicitation
will consist of grants from EPA and
depends on the availability of funds. In
accordance with Public Law 95-224,
the primary purpose of a grant is to
accomplish a public purpose of support
or stimulation authorized by Federal
statute rather than acquisition for the
direct benefit of the Agency. In issuing
a grant agreement, EPA anticipates that
there will be no substantial EPA
involvement in the design, implementa-
tion, or conduct of the project funded
by the grant. However, EPA will
monitor progress, based in part on
reports provided by awardees.
Contacts
Additional general information on
the grants program, forms used for
applications, etc., may be obtained by
exploring our Web page at . EPA does not
intend to make mass-maiiings of this
announcement. Information not
available on the Internet may be
obtained by contacting:
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency
National Center for Environmental
Research and Quality Assurance
Mail Code (8703R)
401 M Street, SW
Washington DC 20460
Phone: 1-800-490-9194
In addition, contact persons have,
been identified below for this topic
area. They will respond to inquires
regarding the solicitation and can
respond to any technical questions
related to your application.
• Roger Cortesi
202-564-6852
cortesi.roger@epamail.epa.gov
* Robert Menzer
202-564-6849
menzer.robert@epamail.epa.gov
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NCERQA Form 1 (9/96) For use with EPA STAR Grant Applications
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EPA STAR Grant Abstract (Example Format)
Sorting Code: 99-NCERQA-XX (use the correct code that corresponds to the appropriate RFA topic)
Title: Use the exact title as it appears in the rest of the application.
Investigators: List the names and affiliations of each investigator who will significantly contribute to the
project. Start with the Principal Investigator.
Institution: Name of university or other applicant.
Project Period: October 1, 1999-September 30, 2001, for example.
Research Category: Enter your research topic name.
Project Summary:
Objectives/Hypothesis: include a short statement on the context of the proposed research in
relation to other environmental research in the particular area of work
Approach: outline the methods, approaches, and techniques you intend to employ in meeting the
objectives
Expected Results:
including a brief description of the
Improvements in Risk Assessment or Risk Management
that will be realized if the expected results are achieved
Supplemental Keywords: see attached suggestions. Do not duplicate terms used in the text of the abstract.
NCERQA Form 2 (7/9?) For use with EPA STAR Gram Applications
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SUGGESTED KEYWORDS
Media: (media, air, ambient air, atmosphere, ozone, water, drinking water, watersheds, groundwater,
land; soil, sediments, acid deposition, global climate, indoor air, mobile sources, CASTNET, strato-
spheric ozone, tropospheric, marine, estuary, precipitation, leachate, adsorption, absorption, chemical
transport)
Risk Assessment: (exposure, risk, risk assessment, effects, health effects, ecological effects, human
health, bioavailability, metabolism, vulnerability, sensitive populations, dose-response, carcinogen,
teratogen, mutagen, animal, mammalian, organism, cellular, population, enzymes, infants, children,
elderly, stressor, age, race, diet, metabolism, genetic pre-disposition, genetic polymorphisms, sex, ethnic
groups, susceptibility, cumulative effects)
Chemicals, toxics, toxic substances: (chemicals, toxics, particulates, ODS, VOC, CFC, PAH, PNA,
PCB, dioxin, metals, heavy metals, solvents, oxidants, nitrogen oxides, sulfates, organics, DNAPL,
NAPL, pathogens, viruses, bacteria, acid rain, effluent, discharge, dissolved solids, intermediates)
Ecosystem Protection: (ecosystem, indicators, restoration, regionalization, scaling, terrestrial,
aquatic, habitat, integrated assessment)
Risk Management: pollution prevention (green chemistry, life-cycle analysis, alternatives, sustain-
able development, clean technologies, innovative technology, renewable, waste reduction, waste minimi-
zation, environmentally conscious manufacturing); treatment (remediation, bioremediation, cleanup,
incineration, disinfection, oxidation, restoration)
Public Policy: (public policy, decision making, community-based, cost-benefit, conjoint analysis,
observation, non-market valuation, contingent valuation, survey, psychological, preferences, public good,
Bayesian, socio-economic, willingness-to-pay, compensation, conservation, environmental assets, socio-
logical)
Scientific Disciplines: (environmental chemistry, marine science, biology, physics, engineering,
social science, ecology, hydrology, geology, histology, epidemiology, genetics, pathology, mathematics,
limnology, entomology, zoology)
Methods/Techniques: (EMAP, modeling, monitoring, analytical, surveys, measurement methods,
general circulation models, climate models, satellite, landsat, remote sensing)
Geographic Areas: (Northeast, central, Northwest, Chesapeake Bay, Great Lakes, Midwest, Mid-
Atlantic, states: {use both full name and two letter abbreviation}, EPA Regions 1 through 10)
Sectors: (agriculture, business, transportation, industry {petroleum, electronics, printing,
etc}:{identify 4 digit SIC codes}, service industry, food processing, etc)
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