[CPEO-MEF] RESEARCH: Funding Available For Environmental Technology Demonstration and Validation

[Lenny Siegel]

FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION AND VALIDATION

ARLINGTON, VA, January 8, 2009 - The Department of Defense (DoD), 
through the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program 
(ESTCP), supports the demonstration and validation of environmental 
technologies that address priority DoD environmental requirements. The 
goal of ESTCP is to transition mature environmental science and 
technology projects through the demonstration and validation phase, 
thereby enabling promising technologies to receive regulatory and DoD 
end-user acceptance and to be fielded and commercialized more 
effectively and more rapidly.

ESTCP is seeking innovative environmental technology demonstrations as 
candidates for funding beginning in Fiscal Year (FY) 2010. This 
solicitation requests pre-proposals via Calls for Proposals to DoD 
organizations and Federal (Non-DoD) organizations, and via a Broad 
Agency Announcement (BAA) for Private Sector organizations. 
PRE-PROPOSALS ARE DUE BY THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2009.

Detailed instructions for DoD, Non-DoD Federal, and BAA proposers are 
available on the ESTCP web site: http://www.estcp.org/opportunities.

DoD organizations (Service and Defense Agencies) may submit 
pre-proposals for demonstrations of innovative environmental 
technologies in the following topic areas:

* Environmental Restoration - proposals in this topic area should 
address the reduction of the Department's current liabilities and 
prevention of future liabilities through the demonstration of 
technologies or tools for the cost-effective management and remediation 
of chemical contaminants in soil, sediments, and ground and surface 
water. Areas of interest include: characterization and monitoring, 
treatment, containment, optimization, exposure and bioavailability, and 
risk assessment.

* Munitions Management - proposals in this topic area should address the 
reduction of the Department's current liabilities under the Military 
Munitions Response Program due to unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 
discarded military munitions or the sustainability of the current 
testing and training ranges through active range clearance and reducing 
the generation of UXO. Areas of high priority include: detection and 
discrimination and underwater site characterization.

* Sustainable Infrastructure - proposals in this topic area should 
support the sustainability of training and testing areas, as well as the 
installation infrastructure that supports these areas and the 
infrastructure associated with deployed forces. Areas of interest 
include: natural resources (e.g., ecosystem-based management; land 
management and watershed protection; and maritime sustainability), 
facilities and energy (e.g., noise; facility waste; air and water 
quality; and energy), and cultural resources.

* Weapons Systems and Platforms - proposals in this area should address 
the current and future environmental liabilities associated with DoD 
weapons systems and platforms. This includes the design, construction, 
maintenance, repair, and operations of weapons systems and platforms. 
Areas of interest include: manufacturing and maintenance (e.g., 
alternative materials; alternative processes; and monitoring and control 
of emissions), green energetics (e.g., green materials; alternative 
manufacturing processes; and monitoring and control of emissions), 
emissions (e.g., diesel and turbine engines; weapons and munitions; and 
ships), and greenhouse gases (e.g., weapons systems operations).

The Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) and Non-DoD Federal Call for 
Proposals (CFP) are seeking pre-proposals for environmental technologies 
in the following topic areas only:

* Remediation of Contaminated Groundwater

* In Situ Management of Contaminated Sediments

* Characterization, Control, and Treatment of Range Contamination

* Military Munitions Detection, Discrimination, and Remediation

* Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy for DoD Installations

JOIN US! Through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Technology 
Innovation Program, ESTCP Director Dr. Jeffrey Marqusee will conduct an 
online seminar ESTCP Funding Opportunities on January 15, 2009, 
2:00-4:00 PM EST. This "how to play" briefing will offer valuable 
information for those who are interested in new funding opportunities 
within ESTCP. During the online seminar, participants may ask general 
questions about the funding process, submitting proposals, and the 
current FY 2010 ESTCP solicitation. To learn more about this online 
seminar or to register, visit www.clu-in.org/conf/tio/estcpfunding 
<http://www.clu-in.org/conf/tio/estcpfunding>.



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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel at cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org