An Overview of the Environmental Protection Agency SBIR Program

Tuesday, March 22, 2011, 9 – 11 am

Register online at: http://www.uwex.edu/ics/wlwreg/wlwwelcome.cfm

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The Environmental Protection Agency and the National Science Foundation offer opportunities for Environmental Technology innovations in the following technology areas:

EPA Topics:

• Drinking Water (sustainable approaches for drinking water with a special focus on treatment)

• Wastewater, Stormwater and Water Reuse

• Innovation in Manufacturing

• Green Building

• Waste Monitoring

• Greenhouse Gases and other Climate Forcers

• Air Pollution Monitoring and Control

• Sustainable Utilization of Biomass

• Homeland Security

• NEW topic (under Innovation in Manufacturing) on rare earth elements (REEs), focused on technologies to improve mining practices and increase recycling of REEs in products and materials

NSF Topics:

• Biotechnology and Chemical Technology

• Environmental Technologies

• Nanotechnology, Advanced Materials and Manufacturing

Solicitations:

EPA Phase I Solicitation can be found at: www.epa.gov/ncer/sbir (Available after March 25, 2011)

NSF Phase I solicitation can be found at: www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir