2024 Request for Applications for the Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network
Awarded - EPA Awards More than $7 million to Trustees of Indiana University ($7,199,324)
This Request for Applications (RFA) is expected to result in the award of a cooperative agreement pursuant to the "Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan III, Focus Area 5: Foundations for Future Restoration Actions, Objective 5.2: Conduct comprehensive science programs and projects".
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Details
Under this competition, up to $7,200,000 may be awarded for one cooperative agreement over an approximate six-year period.
This RFA solicits applications from eligible entities for a cooperative agreement to be awarded pursuant to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan III (pdf) (12.5 MB, October 2019). EPA is requesting applications for a project to perform sample collection and analyses in support of the Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network.
Applications must specify a start date of August 1, 2024, and must specify an end date for the cooperative agreement no later than November 30, 2030, that allows for the completion of analysis and final data reporting for samples collected from November 1, 2024, through December 31, 2029. This incrementally-funded award will be subject to the availability of funding, future appropriations, satisfactory performance of work, and other applicable considerations.
- EPA-R5-GL2024-IADN, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative 2024 Request for Applications - Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network
- Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network
Modification
A modification of the Request for Applications was posted in the documents section below on March 28, 2024. A correction was made to page 34 of the RFA in the “Data Interpretation, Statistical Analysis, and Report Writing” and “Collaboration” sections to add missing text.
A list of questions and answers regarding the RFA has been posted below.
Who Can Apply?
EPA recognizes that it is important to engage all available minds to address the environmental challenges the nation faces. At the same time, EPA seeks to expand the environmental conversation by including members of communities which may have not previously participated in such dialogues to participate in EPA programs. For this reason, EPA strongly encourages all eligible applicants identified below, including minority serving institutions (MSIs), to apply under this opportunity.
Eligible |
Not Eligible |
|---|---|
| Non-federal government entities (state agencies, agencies or instrumentalities of local governments, Interstate agencies, federally recognized Tribes and Tribal organizations) | Individuals |
| Nonprofits, including private agencies, institutions, and organizations |
“For-profit” organizations |
| Colleges and universities | Foreign organizations and governments |
| Nonprofit organizations exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code that engage in lobbying |
Documents
- Final Modification of EPA-R5-GL2024-IADN (pdf)
- Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan III (pdf) (12.5 MB, October 2019)
Standard Operating Procedures
- Collection of Air and Precipitation Samples (pdf) )
- Shipping and Receiving Field Samples (pdf)
- Standards Preparation (pdf)
- IADN Per- and polyfluoroalkyl Substances (pdf)
- Analysis of PCBs and Pesticides in Air and Precipitation Samples (pdf)
- Analysis of PCBs, Pesticides, PAHs, and Flame Retardants in Air and Precipitation Samples (pdf)
- Analysis of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Air and Precipitation Samples (pdf)
- Analysis of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) and Other Flame Retardants in Air and Precipitation Samples (pdf)