Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA G2019 P3 Q1
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering the 16th Annual P3 Awards as part of its People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Student Design Competition, with this specific opportunity centered on air quality. The core purpose is to support student-led, science- and engineering-driven projects that do more than just study a problem: applicants are expected to research, develop, design, and demonstrate practical solutions to real-world challenges. In other words, the competition is aimed at moving ideas toward workable technologies, methods, or systems that can be tested or shown in a meaningful way rather than remaining purely conceptual.
A defining feature of the P3 program is the requirement that proposed projects follow the “P3 approach,” meaning they should intentionally and credibly advance three outcomes at the same time. First, the project should improve people’s quality of life (for example, by reducing exposure to harmful air pollutants, improving public health conditions, or making indoor/outdoor environments safer). Second, it should offer economic benefits, such as affordability, cost savings, job-related potential, or practical value that makes adoption realistic for communities and users. Third, it must protect the environment, which in the air quality context could involve reducing emissions, improving monitoring and mitigation, preventing pollution, or supporting cleaner processes and technologies. The competition is structured to reward projects that balance all three goals rather than optimizing one while neglecting the others.
The opportunity also emphasizes public benefit and responsiveness to community needs within the United States, explicitly pointing to small, rural, tribal, and disadvantaged communities as examples of groups the program intends to serve. That focus signals that strong applications are likely to be those that demonstrate real-world relevance, equity in who benefits, and an understanding of practical constraints faced by under-resourced areas. Projects that can be deployed or adapted for communities with limited infrastructure, limited funding, or unique local conditions generally align well with the stated intent of the program.
From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary grant opportunity issued by the EPA under Funding Opportunity Number EPA G2019 P3 Q1 and CFDA 66.516, categorized under environmental funding activities. The maximum award amount is $25,000 (award ceiling), and EPA anticipated making about 20 awards under this announcement. Eligibility is listed as “Others,” with applicants instructed to consult the announcement’s eligibility section for the precise qualifying applicant types and any constraints, which commonly matters for student competitions where the applicant may be a university, a team, or another eligible entity acting on behalf of students.
Key dates included a posting/creation date of October 24, 2018, and an original closing date of December 11, 2018, with instructions to rely on the full announcement for the official submission methods, detailed deadlines, and requirements (including anything referenced in Section IV). Additional program details are available through the P3 Student Design Competition website, which typically provides background on the competition structure, expectations for the design and demonstration aspects, and how the program defines successful P3 outcomes in practice.Apply for EPA G2019 P3 Q1
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "16th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competitiion Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet - Air Quality" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.516.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 24, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 11, 2018 Please refer to the announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $25,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 20 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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