EPA-G2022-ORD-B1: NATIONAL PRIORITIES: INNOVATIVE SAMPLING DESIGNS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE OF CORONAVIRUSES AND OTHER PATHOGENS IN WASTEWATER
Closed
This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Environmental Protection Agency notices from 2021.
Environmental Protection Agency offered grants of up to $1.0 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $1.0 million in total. Applications closed on December 15, 2021.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed October 20, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$1.0 million
- Total funding$1.0 million
- Expected awards1
- Cost sharingRequired
- Funding typeGrant
Key dates
| Posted | October 20, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | December 15, 2021 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | January 14, 2022 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Please see Section III of the announcement for eligibility information.
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past Office of Research and Development Consolidated Research/Training/Fellowships awards averaged $2.0 million; this notice allows up to $1.0 million per award.
- Most of the program's money (52% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
- The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.
What the grant funds
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for effective tools to monitor the emergence and spread of infectious diseases. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking applications proposing innovative research to inform effective wastewater sampling network designs which allow for early detection and can provide evidence of spread of infection from national to local levels in a form that can be readily used by public health agencies nationwide to address current and future epidemics/pandemics. Wastewater sampling has been widely deployed during the pandemic as a cost-effective, screening-level approach to assess infection levels in the community. In addition to improved analytical detection methods and understanding of pathogen fate and transport in sewer systems, advancing wastewater-based monitoring will require well-designed sampling networks and public health data integration approaches.
Who has won Office of Research and Development Consolidated Research/Training/Fellowships grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Office of Research and Development Consolidated Research/Training/Fellowships (66.511) awarded $65.1 million across 32 grant awards, an average of $2.0 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Health Effects Institute | Massachusetts | 1 | $22.5 million |
| The Water Research Foundation | Colorado | 3 | $7.1 million |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 3 | $5.9 million |
| Michigan State University Foundation | Michigan | 2 | $3.7 million |
| Regents of the University of Minnesota | Minnesota | 3 | $3.7 million |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is EPA-G2022-ORD-B1 still open?
No. It closed on December 15, 2021.
Who can apply for NATIONAL PRIORITIES: INNOVATIVE SAMPLING DESIGNS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE OF CORONAVIRUSES AND OTHER PATHOGENS IN WASTEWATER?
Environmental Protection Agency accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.
What is the deadline for NATIONAL PRIORITIES: INNOVATIVE SAMPLING DESIGNS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE OF CORONAVIRUSES AND OTHER PATHOGENS IN WASTEWATER?
Closed December 15, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.
How much funding is available?
Awards of up to $1.0 million each. About $1.0 million in total for one award.
Who has won Office of Research and Development Consolidated Research/Training/Fellowships grants before?
The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Health Effects Institute, The Water Research Foundation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The program made 32 awards worth $65.1 million in that time.
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