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EPA Awards Research Grants to 21 Student Teams to Develop Innovative Solutions to Environmental and Public Health Challenges

Jun 19, 2023Jun 19, 2023

August 1, 2023

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $523,796 in funding to 21 student teams for their research and innovative solutions to address environmental and public health challenges as part of the Agency’s People, Prosperity, and the Planet (P3) Program.

“EPA’s P3 program, now in its twentieth year, is an exciting and unique program that recognizes the power of students to translate imagination and science into new solutions that protect human health and the environment,” said Chris Frey, Assistant Administrator for EPA’s Office of Research and Development. “Congratulations to this year’s teams. Their innovative projects tackle critical environmental issues and include an eco-friendly coating to reduce contamination in marine environments, a device to remove microplastics from stormwater, an air monitoring and filtration technology to reduce student exposures to air pollutants, and more.”

The 21 Phase I recipients announced today will receive grants of up to $25,000 each to help them develop their proof of concept and will be eligible to compete for a Phase II grant of up to $100,000 to further implement their designs.

Teams from the following institutions are receiving funding for the 19th Annual P3 Phase I awards:

Learn more about the P3 Phase I winners.

Learn more about EPA’s P3 program.

WASHINGTON Chris Frey, Assistant Administrator for EPA’s Office of Research and DevelopmentClarkson University, Potsdam, N.Y.Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colo.Hamline University, St. Paul, Minn.Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.North Dakota State University, Fargo, N.D.Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.Rice University, Houston, TexasRochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y.Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Ill.Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala.University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala.University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala.University of Central Florida, Orlando, Fla.University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, Md.University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nev.University of North Carolina Asheville, Asheville, N.C.University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tenn.University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TexasUniversity of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyo.