Federal grant programs / Environmental Protection Agency

Surveys, Studies, Investigations and Special Purpose Grants within the Office of Research and Development (66.510)

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$5.3 million
• Grant awards9
• Typical award$33,206
• Awarded in FY 2025$200,000
• Size rank1,609 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceProject grants

Key findings

• Annual funding fell from $753,584 in fiscal 2021 to $200,000 in fiscal 2025.
• It is the 1609th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 7 largest recipients received 100% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 4 states and territories.

What the program funds

The Office of Applied Science and Environmental Solution (OASES) supports surveys, studies, and investigations to determine the environmental effects of air quality, drinking water, water quality, hazardous waste, toxic substances, and pesticides. This program also funds program participant support (e.g., fellowships) associated with these areas and supports projects that address a stated problem or opportunity relating to science and public health that inform decision-making at the local, state and industrial levels. The program also provides support for conferences/workshops relating to these topic areas.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Only these types of organizations may apply. Organization types are consistent with definitions at 2 CFR 200.1: U.S. States. U.S. territories and possessions. Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments. Public and private institutions of higher education located in the U.S. and its territories or possessions. Public and private nonprofit institutions/organizations located in the U.S. and its territories or possessions. State and local government departments. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities. Note that 2 CFR § 200.1 specifically excludes Institutions of Higher Education from the definition of non-profit organization because they are separately defined in the regulation. While not considered to be a nonprofit organization(s) as defined by 2 CFR § 200.1, public or nonprofit Institutions of Higher Education are, nevertheless, eligible to submit applications under this program. Hospitals operated by state, tribal, or local governments or that meet the definition of nonprofit at 2 CFR § 200.1 are also eligible to apply as nonprofits or as instrumentalities of the unit of government depending on the applicable law. Profit-making firms and individuals are not eligible to receive assistance agreements from the EPA under this program. For-profit colleges, universities, trade schools, and hospitals are ineligible.

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What the money can and cannot pay for

Funds awarded via grants/cooperative agreements are available for allowable direct cost expenditures associated with the performance of research plus allocable portions of allowable indirect costs of the institutions, in accordance with the established policies of EPA. Funds may be available to support activities including but not limited to experiments, surveys, studies, investigations, public education programs, and monitoring where authorized by specific statutes, in both science and engineering disciplines. Assistance agreement awards under this program may involve or relate to geospatial information. Further information regarding geospatial information may be obtained by viewing the following website: Geospatial Resources at EPA. The funding mechanism for all awards issued under this program will consist of assistance agreements from the EPA. All award decisions are subject to the availability of funds. In accordance with the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act, 31 U.S.C. 6301 et seq., the primary purpose of an assistance agreement is to accomplish a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by federal statute, rather than acquisition for the direct benefit or use of the Agency. EPA award recipients may incur allowable project costs 90 calendar days before the Federal awarding agency makes the Federal award. Expenses more than 90 calendar days pre-award require prior approval of EPA.

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Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

For competitive awards, deadlines will be specified in the competitive announcement. For noncompetitive awards, contact headquarters for application deadlines.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

New awards range from $10,000 to $15,000 total per award. Average awards total $12,500.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

Almost all of the money went to nonprofits.

By state

1 state has a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. It is District of Columbia.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.