The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering this grant to technically qualified, eligible organizations, such as nonprofits and universities, for the development of essential measurement tools, accreditation standards, and technical support in environmental science. This grant is for enhancing the rigor, consistency, and reliability of environmental data collection and analysis. Building on over six years of work through its Forum on Environmental Measurement (FEM), the EPA seeks to further policies that guide the measurement community. This includes validating methods, ensuring scientifically rigorous and statistically sound monitoring studies, and implementing comprehensive quality systems. The primary purpose is to ensure that all environmental data used by the Agency is of known and documented quality, promoting consensus on methodology and laboratory science issues.
Opportunity ID: 55570
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-OSA-10102 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | SUPPORT TO DEVELOP MEASUREMENT TOOLS, ACCREDITATION STANDARDS, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 66.510 — Surveys, Studies, Investigations and Special Purpose Grants within the Office of Research and Development |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 01, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jul 01, 2010 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 16, 2010 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 16, 2010 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Archive Date: | Sep 15, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $750,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $750,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education State governments Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) City or township governments Individuals County governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Description: | The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering financial assistance to a technically qualified, eligible organization (i.e., nonprofit and universities) interested in the development of measurement tools, accreditation standards, and technical support. For over six years, the EPA through the Forum on Environmental Measurement (FEM) has developed policies to guide the Agencys measurement community in: validating and disseminating methods for sample collection and analysis; for ensuring that monitoring studies are scientifically rigorous, statistically sound, and yield representative measurements; and for employing a quality systems approach that ensures that the data gathered and used by the Agency is of known and documented quality. The FEM was established to promote consistency and consensus within the EPA on measurement issues and provide an internal and external contact point for addressing measurement methodology, monitoring, and laboratory science issues with multi-program impact. |
| Link to Additional Information: | SUPPORT TO DEVELOP MEASUREMENT TOOLS, ACCREDITATION STANDARDS, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Lara Autry, 919-541-5544.
Email:autry.lara@epa.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 01, 2010 | ||
| Jul 01, 2010 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-OSA-10102 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | SUPPORT TO DEVELOP MEASUREMENT TOOLS, ACCREDITATION STANDARDS, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 66.510 — Surveys, Studies, Investigations and Special Purpose Grants within the Office of Research and Development |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 01, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jul 01, 2010 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 16, 2010 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 16, 2010 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Archive Date: | Sep 15, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $750,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $750,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education State governments Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) City or township governments Individuals County governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Description: | The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering financial assistance to a technically qualified, eligible organization (i.e., nonprofit and universities) interested in the development of measurement tools, accreditation standards, and technical support. For over six years, the EPA through the Forum on Environmental Measurement (FEM) has developed policies to guide the Agencys measurement community in: validating and disseminating methods for sample collection and analysis; for ensuring that monitoring studies are scientifically rigorous, statistically sound, and yield representative measurements; and for employing a quality systems approach that ensures that the data gathered and used by the Agency is of known and documented quality. The FEM was established to promote consistency and consensus within the EPA on measurement issues and provide an internal and external contact point for addressing measurement methodology, monitoring, and laboratory science issues with multi-program impact. |
| Link to Additional Information: | SUPPORT TO DEVELOP MEASUREMENT TOOLS, ACCREDITATION STANDARDS, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Lara Autry, 919-541-5544.
Email:autry.lara@epa.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-OSA-10102 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | SUPPORT TO DEVELOP MEASUREMENT TOOLS, ACCREDITATION STANDARDS, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 66.510 — Surveys, Studies, Investigations and Special Purpose Grants within the Office of Research and Development |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 01, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 16, 2010 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Archive Date: | Sep 15, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $750,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $750,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education County governments City or township governments Private institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Individuals State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Description: | The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering financial assistance to a technically qualified, eligible organization (i.e., nonprofit and universities) interested in the development of measurement tools, accreditation standards, and technical support. For over six years, the EPA through the Forum on Environmental Measurement (FEM) has developed policies to guide the Agencys measurement community in: validating and disseminating methods for sample collection and analysis; for ensuring that monitoring studies are scientifically rigorous, statistically sound, and yield representative measurements; and for employing a quality systems approach that ensures that the data gathered and used by the Agency is of known and documented quality. The FEM was established to promote consistency and consensus within the EPA on measurement issues and provide an internal and external contact point for addressing measurement methodology, monitoring, and laboratory science issues with multi-program impact. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.epa.gov/fem/pdfs/Announce-Meas_Lab%20_Support_final.pdf |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Lara Autry, 919-541-5544.
Email:autry.lara@epa.gov |
Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Lara Autry, 919-541-5544. Email: autry.lara@epa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66.510 | PKG00019491 | Jul 01, 2010 | Aug 16, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
55570 SF424-2.0.pdf
55570 Project-1.1.pdf
55570 EPA_KeyContacts-1.1.pdf
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