# Alternative or Innovative Treatment Technology Research, Demonstration, Training, and Hazardous Substance Research Grants (66.813)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/66-813-alternative-or-innovative-treatment-technology-research/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Alternative or Innovative Treatment Technology Research, Demonstration, Training, and Hazardous Substance Research Grants is run by Environmental Protection Agency. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $5.1 million in 8 grants, about $635,216 per award.

## Objectives

To support grants and cooperative agreements for (1) a program of research, evaluation, testing, development, and demonstration of alternative or innovative treatment technologies which may be utilized in response actions to achieve more permanent protection of human health and welfare and the environment; (2) a technology transfer program including the development, collection, evaluation, coordination, and dissemination of information relating to the utilization of alternative or innovative treatment technologies for response actions; (3) a program of training and evaluation of training needs in the procedures for the handling and removal of hazardous substances for employees who handle hazardous substances and training in the management of facilities at which hazardous substances are located and in the evaluation of the hazards to human health presented by such facilities for State and local health and environmental agency personnel, and (4) a program of research with respect to the detection, assessment, and evaluation of the effects on and risks to human health of hazardous substances and detection of hazardous substances in the environment. "Alternative Treatment" refers to (new) technologies and techniques for treating solid waste/sites that differ from the technologies techniques being used currently.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $929,688 | 5 |
| 2022 | $635,793 | 3 |
| 2023 | $960,418 | 4 |
| 2024 | $896,343 | 3 |
| 2025 | $1.7 million | 4 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials, Inc | District of Columbia | $2.4 million |
| Northern Arizona University | Arizona | $1.4 million |
| Battelle Memorial Institute | Ohio | $807,000 |
| Environmental Council of States, Inc. | District of Columbia | $404,500 |