Funding-EPA - 12th
Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability
Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet - Built Environment; December 16,
2014
Agency
Environmental
Protection Agency
Description
The
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of the P3-People,
Prosperity and the Planet Award Program, is seeking applications proposing to
research, develop, and design solutions to real world challenges involving the
overall sustainability of human society. The P3 competition highlights the use
of scientific principles in creating innovative projects focused on
sustainability. The P3 Award program was developed to foster progress toward
sustainability by achieving the mutual goals of improved quality of life,
economic prosperity and protection of the planet -- people, prosperity, and the
planet – the three pillars of sustainability. The EPA offers the P3 competition
in order to respond to the technical needs of the world while moving towards
the goal of sustainability. Please see the P3 website for more details about
this program.
Built Environment (Funding Opportunity Number:
EPA-G2015-P3-Q2 – Built Environment)
Green Buildings
Green building practices maximize efficiency with
which buildings and their sites use resources, energy, water, and materials,
while minimizing building impacts on human health and the environment,
throughout the complete building life cycle from siting, design, and
construction to operation, renovation, and reuse. Areas of interest
include but are not limited to research on:
Innovative processes for minimizing waste generation
from the construction, renovation and demolition of buildings, including new technologies
for boosting safe recycling of materials with low recycling rates (e.g. carpet,
asphalt shingles, plastics, tile, and insulation).
Devices, technologies, and materials that reduce
energy needs in existing buildings including efficient distributed energy
delivery systems, intelligence systems able to track overall building energy
efficiency and reduce total energy use, particularly in commercial buildings,
and technologies to more efficiently match building utilization patterns with
energy needs associated with heating and cooling and lighting.
Smart Growth
Smart growth covers a range of development and
conservation strategies that help protect our natural environment and make our
communities more attractive, economically stronger, and more socially diverse.
Areas of interest include but are not limited to research on:
Innovative transportation and
mobility strategies that result in environmental benefits such as air emission
reductions or water quality improvements.
Information technologies such
as smart phone apps that contribute to pollution prevention resulting in more
sustainable communities.
Announcement
Number: EPA-G2015-P3-Q2
Closing
Date: Dec 16, 2014
Link
to Full Announcement
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=264452
Contact
Information
703-308-7224