# Assessing Perchlorate Occurrence in Ambient Waters Following the Usage of Fireworks

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/epa-g2022-star-i1-assessing-perchlorate-occurrence-in-ambient-waters/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/342826

> Environmental Protection Agency offered grants of up to $2.5 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $2.5 million in total. Applications closed on September 14, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | EPA-G2022-STAR-I1 |
| Agency | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | September 14, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $2.5 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $2.5 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 66.509 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

See Section III of the funding opportunity announcement for eligibility information.

## What the grant funds

Ensuring clean and safe drinking water is important for protecting human health and the environment. While perchlorate comes from multiple sources, higher concentrations come from its use as an oxidizer in rocket propulsion systems, explosives, road flares, and fireworks. Fireworks, when used around surface and groundwater sources have the capacity to contaminate surface and groundwater used as drinking water sources. Prior research has investigated contamination from fireworks; however, there are gaps in understanding the magnitude and extent of perchlorate contamination before and after fireworks discharge around drinking water sources. This research will provide states and utilities with a better scientific understanding of the behavior of perchlorate after fireworks events to ultimately provide them with information and a construct as to whether management options are needed.

## Questions people ask

### Is EPA-G2022-STAR-I1 still open?

No. It closed on September 14, 2022.

### Who can apply for Assessing Perchlorate Occurrence in Ambient Waters Following the Usage of Fireworks?

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 Assessing Perchlorate Occurrence in Ambient Waters Following the Usage of Fireworks?

Closed September 14, 2022. 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 $2.5 million each. About $2.5 million in total for one award.

### Who has won Science To Achieve Results (STAR) Research Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Regents of the University of California, Texas Tech University System, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The program made 117 awards worth $125 million in that time.