Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA G2020 STAR D1
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a Science to Achieve Results (STAR) funding opportunity focused on a long-standing challenge in exposure science: producing better, more reliable estimates of how much soil and dust young children ingest, and how that ingestion contributes to chemical exposure. The core purpose is to spur transdisciplinary research that either develops new approaches or applies innovative existing methods to improve ingestion rate estimates, more clearly describe how ingestion varies from child to child and across different situations, and reduce the uncertainty that currently affects exposure and risk assessments for early childhood. The target population is children from about 6 months through 6 years old, which is the age range when hand-to-mouth behavior, crawling and floor play, and contact with indoor dust and outdoor soil can drive meaningful exposure to contaminants that may be present in those media.
This opportunity was issued under Funding Opportunity Title "Estimating Children's Soil and Dust Ingestion Rates for Exposure Science" and Funding Opportunity Number EPA G2020 STAR D1. It falls under the discretionary funding category, and EPA indicated it may make awards using either grants or cooperative agreements, depending on the nature of the work and the level of anticipated agency involvement. The activity category is environment, and the listing is associated with CFDA number 66.509, which corresponds to EPA's STAR research program. The solicitation was created on May 21, 2020, with an original closing date of August 5, 2020, and applicants were directed to consult Section IV of the official solicitation for detailed submission requirements and timing specifics.
In practical terms, the research EPA sought would help strengthen the scientific basis for estimating children's exposures to chemicals that adhere to or are mixed within soil and dust. "Improving estimates" points to generating better central tendency values and upper-end values for ingestion rates, while "characterizing variability" points to understanding differences by age, behavior patterns, housing conditions, geography, season, socioeconomic factors, and other determinants that can change how much soil and dust ends up being ingested. "Reducing uncertainty" signals a desire for methods and datasets that narrow the wide ranges often used in models, improving confidence in downstream decisions such as site cleanup levels, public health guidance, chemical evaluations, and cumulative risk assessments. The emphasis on transdisciplinary research suggests EPA expected teams that could integrate exposure science with fields like environmental chemistry, behavioral science, biostatistics, toxicology, indoor air and dust science, geospatial analysis, and possibly sensor or tracer technologies, depending on the proposed approach.
EPA anticipated making up to about six awards under this call, with an award ceiling of $1,350,000 per project. Eligibility was described broadly as "Others," with applicants instructed to review the solicitation's eligibility section for the complete list and any constraints. Overall, the opportunity reflects EPA's interest in advancing the measurement and modeling foundations that determine how soil and dust contribute to early-life chemical exposure, with the end goal of producing data and methods that can be used more confidently in exposure assessments affecting children.Apply for EPA G2020 STAR D1
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Estimating Children’s Soil and Dust Ingestion Rates for Exposure Science" 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 May 21, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 05, 2020 See Section IV in the solicitation for further 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 $1,350,000.00 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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