Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA G2019 STAR C2
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering an early-career research funding opportunity through its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program focused on strengthening the chemistry inside modern air quality models. The core goal is to support research that improves how models represent atmospheric chemical reactions, specifically the part of an air quality model known as the "chemical mechanism." Because these mechanisms determine how emissions and other atmospheric inputs chemically transform into pollutants over time and space, better mechanisms can translate into more reliable predictions and more defensible regulatory and public-health decisions.
This grant is aimed at advancing air quality modeling capabilities for several major policy and science drivers, including ozone, particulate matter (PM), regional haze, air toxics, and newer or emerging pollutants that may not be well captured in existing modeling frameworks. In practical terms, the EPA is looking for projects that can modernize or refine the chemical reaction pathways and rate representations that underpin model simulations. That can include improving how precursors form ozone and secondary PM, how oxidation chemistry evolves under different environmental conditions, and how complex mixtures of pollutants interact in ways that existing simplified mechanisms may not capture well.
The funding opportunity is identified as "Early Career: Chemical Mechanisms to Address New Challenges in Air Quality Modeling" (Funding Opportunity Number: EPA G2019 STAR C2). It is a discretionary program using either grants or cooperative agreements, reflecting that EPA may have an active partnership role depending on the project structure. The assistance listing is under CFDA number 66.509, which corresponds to the STAR research program. The agency expects to make about five awards, and the maximum amount per award is $400,000. The original application closing date was June 24, 2019, with the notice indicating that applicants should consult the solicitation's Section IV for detailed submission requirements and instructions.
Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with the note that applicants need to review the opportunity's additional eligibility language for clarification. This typically signals that eligibility may include a range of institution types while still requiring that the project and principal investigator meet specific early-career and organizational criteria described in the full announcement. Overall, the opportunity is designed to build the next generation of researchers working at the intersection of atmospheric chemistry and modeling, with a clear emphasis on chemical mechanism development that can improve model performance for traditional criteria pollutants as well as evolving air quality challenges.Apply for EPA G2019 STAR C2
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Early Career: Chemical Mechanisms to Address New Challenges in Air Quality Modeling" 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 08, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 24, 2019 Please see Section IV for additional submission 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 $400,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is this EPA funding opportunity?
This is an early-career research funding opportunity from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program. The opportunity is titled "Early Career: Chemical Mechanisms to Address New Challenges in Air Quality Modeling."
What is the main goal of the opportunity?
The main goal is to support research that strengthens the chemistry inside modern air quality models by improving how those models represent atmospheric chemical reactions. The focus is specifically on improving the "chemical mechanism" portion of air quality models.
What does "chemical mechanism" mean in the context of air quality models?
In air quality modeling, the chemical mechanism is the set of chemical reaction pathways and reaction rate representations that describe how emissions and other atmospheric inputs transform into pollutants over time and across locations. Because the mechanism drives simulated chemical transformations, improving it can improve model predictions and the defensibility of regulatory and public-health decisions based on those models.
Why is EPA emphasizing chemical mechanism improvements?
Because chemical mechanisms largely determine how well models simulate the formation and evolution of pollutants such as ozone and particulate matter. More accurate and modernized mechanisms can translate into more reliable predictions, including under conditions or pollutant mixtures that simplified mechanisms may not capture well.
What research areas or policy drivers does EPA want this work to support?
The opportunity is intended to advance air quality modeling capabilities that support major policy and science drivers, including ozone, particulate matter (PM), regional haze, air toxics, and newer or emerging pollutants that may not be well captured in existing modeling frameworks.
What types of research activities fit this opportunity?
Projects should modernize or refine the chemical reaction pathways and rate representations used in air quality model simulations. Examples described in the opportunity include improving how precursors form ozone and secondary PM, improving how oxidation chemistry evolves under different environmental conditions, and improving representation of interactions among complex pollutant mixtures that existing simplified mechanisms may miss.
Is this opportunity only about traditional pollutants like ozone and PM?
No. While ozone and particulate matter are key drivers, the opportunity also highlights regional haze, air toxics, and newer or emerging pollutants that may not be well represented in current modeling frameworks.
What program is this grant offered under?
The funding is offered under EPA's Science to Achieve Results (STAR) research program. The assistance listing is CFDA 66.509, which corresponds to the STAR program.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is EPA G2019 STAR C2.
What type of funding instrument will EPA use?
This is a discretionary program and EPA may use grants or cooperative agreements. The mention of cooperative agreements indicates EPA may have an active partnership role depending on the project structure.
How many awards does EPA expect to make?
EPA expects to make about five awards.
What is the maximum award amount?
The maximum amount per award is $400,000.
When was the application closing date?
The original application closing date listed for this opportunity was June 24, 2019.
Where should applicants look for detailed submission requirements?
The notice indicates applicants should consult the solicitation's Section IV for detailed submission requirements and instructions.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with a note that applicants need to review the opportunity's additional eligibility language for clarification. This suggests multiple institution types may be eligible, but that the full announcement contains specific eligibility requirements (including early-career and organizational criteria).
Is this specifically an early-career opportunity?
Yes. The opportunity is framed as an early-career research funding opportunity intended to help build the next generation of researchers working at the intersection of atmospheric chemistry and air quality modeling.
What outcomes is EPA aiming for from funded projects?
EPA is aiming for improved representations of atmospheric chemical reactions within air quality models, leading to better model performance and more reliable predictions across a range of regulatory and scientific applications (including criteria pollutants and emerging challenges).
How does this work connect to regulatory and public-health decisions?
The opportunity notes that chemical mechanisms influence how emissions are simulated to become pollutants over time and space. Better mechanisms can lead to more reliable model predictions, which can support more defensible regulatory and public-health decisions that rely on modeling.
Does the opportunity specify exactly which air quality model must be used?
No specific model is named in the provided information. The emphasis is on improving the chemical mechanism component of modern air quality models in general.
Does the opportunity require work on secondary pollutant formation?
The description highlights improving how precursors form ozone and secondary particulate matter as an example of relevant work, indicating that research on secondary pollutant formation fits the opportunity.
Does EPA mention any particular chemical process focus areas?
Yes. The description includes oxidation chemistry under different environmental conditions and the interaction of complex pollutant mixtures as areas where improved mechanisms may be needed.
Is EPA looking for updates to reaction rates as well as pathways?
Yes. The opportunity mentions refining both chemical reaction pathways and rate representations that underpin model simulations.
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