19th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet
Funding Agency:
- Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Award Program – is seeking applications proposing to research, develop, design, and demonstrate solutions to real world challenges. The P3 competition highlights the use of scientific principles in creating innovative technology-based projects that achieve the mutual goals of improved quality of life, economic prosperity and environmental protection. The EPA offers the P3 competition in response to the environmental and public health challenges in the United States, including those in small, rural, tribal and/or underserved communities. Please see the P3 Student Design Competition website for more details about this program. Proposed projects must embody the P3 approach, which is that they have the intention and capability to simultaneously improve the quality of people’s lives, provide economic benefits and protect the environment.
Grants. Approximately 16 awards for Phase I; Approximately four awards for Phase II. Phase I serves as a “proof of concept,” where teams are awarded a one-year grant of up to $25,000 to develop their idea and showcase their research in the spring at EPA's National Student Design Expo (NSDE). These teams are then eligible to compete for a Phase II grant of up to $100,000 to implement their design in a real world setting.
$800,000
October 27, 2021
Technical Contact: Kyle Spatz; phone: 202-564-3201; email: spatz.kyle@epa.gov; Eligibility Contact: Ron Josephson; phone: 202-564-7823; email: josephson.ron@epa.gov; Electronic Submissions Contact: Debra M. Jones; phone: 202-564-7839; email: jones.debram@epa.gov