[CPEO-BIF] EPA funding opportunity

["Robert Hersh" <b_hersh@verizon.net>]

NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY

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EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response has set aside at

least $500,000 to fund creative proposals testing INNOVATIVE approaches

to one or more of the following priority areas:

* assessing, cleaning up, and restoring contaminated sites to

sustainable and beneficial use;

* reducing waste, increasing recycling, recovering energy or products

from waste, fostering "green" consumer and business decisions, and

properly managing waste and petroleum products;

* enhancing homeland security related to chemical emergency prevention

preparedness and response.

Proposals can be submitted by EPA employees; public authorities

(Federal, State, interstate, intrastate, and local); public agencies and

institutions; non-profit private organizations, agencies, and

institutions; academia; and federally recognized Tribes. A template is

available to aid applicants in the development of proposals. Up to

$75,000 can be requested per pilot, average funding per pilot is

$47,000.

Proposals are due January 14, 2005.

For the full announcment, go to

http://www.epa.gov/oswer/iwg/announcement.htm

It is recommended that you contact one of the Innovations Workgroup

members for your region, listed at

http://www.epa.gov/oswer/docs/iwg/iwgmembers.pdf


Bob Hersh
CPEO



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