# NATIONAL PRIORITIES: EVALUATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN WASTEWATER AND SEWAGE SLUDGE TREATMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/epa-g2023-ord-f1-national-priorities-evaluation-of-antimicrobial-resistance/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/348230

> Environmental Protection Agency offered grants of up to $2.4 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 4 awards worth $9.5 million in total. Applications closed on August 16, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | EPA-G2023-ORD-F1 |
| Agency | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 16, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $2.4 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 4 |
| Total funding | $9.5 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 66.511 |

## Who can apply

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

Please see Section III of the funding opportunity announcement for eligibility information.

## What the grant funds

In recent years, concern has increased about the occurrence of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs) that could make it more difficult to treat certain infections in animals and people. Wastewater treatment facilities are believed to be potential receptors and sources for ARB and ARGs and can act as a bridge to the environment. This Request for Applications (RFA) seeks research that will address knowledge gaps in the occurrence, fate and transport, and persistence of antimicrobial resistant organisms and genes found in municipal wastewater effluent and biosolids. The RFA also requests research on combined sewer overflows, septic systems, and small wastewater systems. Research should provide a better understanding of the impact of ARB and ARGs on receiving waters including information on the relative contribution of ARB and ARGs from wastewater as compared to other sources such as animal agriculture, animal husbandry, hospital sources, and direct industrial sources. Research should also support the development of frameworks and methodologies for quantifying risk related to AMR in treated wastewater discharge, water reuse, and biosolids (and biosolids products) land application and beneficial use. Research results should improve our understanding of the nature, extent, selection, and removal of ARB and ARGs found in municipal wastewater effluent and biosolids.

## Questions people ask

### Is EPA-G2023-ORD-F1 still open?

No. It closed on August 16, 2023.

### Who can apply for NATIONAL PRIORITIES: EVALUATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN WASTEWATER AND SEWAGE SLUDGE TREATMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT?

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: EVALUATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN WASTEWATER AND SEWAGE SLUDGE TREATMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT?

Closed August 16, 2023. 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 $2.4 million each. About $9.5 million in total across about 4 awards.

### 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.