[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 64 (Monday, April 5, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 16449] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-8257] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-6318-7] Investigator-Initiated Grants: Request for Applications
Agency
Environmental Protection Agency.
Action
Notice of request for applications.
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Summary
This notice provides information on the availability of fiscal year 1999 investigator-initiated grants program announcements, in which the areas of research interest, eligibility and submission requirements, evaluation criteria, and implementation schedules are set forth. Grants will be competitively awarded following peer review.
Dates
Receipt dates vary depending on the specific research area within the solicitation and are listed below.
For Further Information Contact
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Center for Environmental Research and Quality Assurance (8703R), 401 M Street SW, Washington DC 20460, telephone (800) 490- 9194. The complete announcement can be accessed on the Internet from the EPA home page: www.epa.gov/ncerqa under ``announcements.''
www.epa.gov/ncerqaSupplementary Information
In its Requests for Applications (RFA) the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites research grant applications in the following areas of special interest to its mission: (1) Airborne Particulate Matter Health Effects; (2) Drinking Water; (3) Combustion Emissions; (4) Computing Technology for Ecosystem Modeling; and (5) Exploratory Physical Science and Engineering Research. Applications must be received as follows: June 2, 1999, for topic (1); May 19, 1999, for topics (2) and (3); May 12, 1999, for topic (4); and June 9, 1999, for topic (5). The RFAs provide relevant background information, summarize EPA's interest in the topic areas, and describe the application and review process. Contact person for the Airborne Particulate Matter Health Effects RFA is Deran Pashayan (pashayan.deran@epamail.epa.gov), telephone 202- 564-6913. Contact person for the Drinking Water RFA is William Stelz (stelz.william@epamail.epa.gov), telephone 202-564-6834. Contact person for the Combustion Emissions RFA is Thomas Veirs (veirs.thomas@epamail.epa.gov), telephone 202-564-6831. Contact person for the Computing Technology for Ecosystem Modeling RFA is Chris Saint (saint.chris@epamail.epa.gov), telephone 202-564-6909. Contact person for the Exploratory Physical Science and Engineering RFA is Bala Krishnan (krishnan.bala@epamail.epa.gov), telephone 202-564-6832.
Dated: March 16, 1999.
Approved for publication: Henry L. Longest II, Acting Assistant Administrator for Research and Development. [FR Doc. 99-8257 Filed 4-2-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P