<div dir="ltr"><b>1) EPA </b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><b>People,
Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Award Program:</b> The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) P3 program is a competition of teams of college students to "</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">design solutions to real world challenges involving the overall sustainability of human society" in six research areas:<br></span><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div><ul><li><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Energy (Green Energy; Biofuels and Waste to Energy)</span></li><li><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Built Environment (Green Buildings; Smart Growth)</span></li><li><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Materials and Chemicals (Sustainable Materials; Sustainable Chemistry)</span></li><li><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Water (Drinking Water; Water Quality; Wastewater and Water Reuse)</span></li><li><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Urban Green Water Infrastructure</span></li><li><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Clean Cookstoves</span></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></div><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">From the Funding Opportunity Description </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">(<a href="http://www.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2015/2015-p3.html">http://www.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2015/2015-p3.html</a>)</span>:<br><div style="margin-left:40px">The P3 Award Program is composed of two phases that award grants on a
competitive basis. The purpose of this RFA is to solicit proposals for
innovative research projects and designs to compete for the first
phase of the P3 Award Program. The first phase is a competition for
one-year grants of up to $15,000 to test, research and develop
innovative scientific projects or engineering designs that will promote
sustainable development. In the spring of 2016, the Phase I grantees
awarded from this solicitation are required to present their
projects/designs at the annual National Sustainable Design Expo where
they will have an opportunity to be eligible to compete for Phase II
grant awards of up to $75,000. The Phase II grant awards are intended
to support the further development and demonstration of the
sustainability projects/designs created in Phase I. The competitors for
2016 P3 Phase II grants are limited to recipients of Phase I grant
awards from this solicitation. Additional instructions for completing
the Phase II proposals, which will be due approximately seven months
after the Phase I grants are awarded, will be distributed to Phase I
recipients.</div><div><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br></span><div><div>Proposals for Phase I grants of up to $15,000 over 1 year are due December 16.<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:rgb(50,50,204)"></span><br><b>2) OBR Improving Teacher Quality (<span>ITQ</span>):</b> The Ohio Board of Regent has released this year's RFP for the <span>ITQ</span> program, which funds professional development projects for pK-12 mathematics and science teachers in high-need school districts (<a href="http://www.ohiohighered.org/itqp" target="_blank">http://www.ohiohighered.org/itqp</a>).
Projects are funded up to $300,000 over the period 1/20/15–5/31/16.
Intents to Submit Proposal are due October 23, and proposals are due November 12. OBR will hold ITQ RFP information sessions on October 9 from
9–11am and from 1–3pm at their office (25 South Front Street, 2nd floor).<br><br><b>3) NSF ITEST & IUSE webinar recordings:</b> The National Science Foundation recently offered informational webinars about two of their upcoming grant programs. Recordings of those webinars are available online:<br><br><div style="margin-left:40px"><i>Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST)</i><br><a href="http://stelar.edc.org/events/itest-solicitation-information-nsf-program-officers">http://stelar.edc.org/events/itest-solicitation-information-nsf-program-officers</a><br><br><i>Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE: EHR)</i><br><a href="http://www.nsflsu.com/nsf-iuse-webinar-recordings-september-2014.html">http://www.nsflsu.com/nsf-iuse-webinar-recordings-september-2014.html</a><br></div><div style="margin-left:40px">Additional information about IUSE is available on the STEM Initiatives website (<a href="http://go.osu.edu/iuse">http://go.osu.edu/iuse</a>)<br></div><br></div><div>-Chris<br clear="all"></div><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255,255,255)">
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