From: ECOLOG-L@UMDD.UMD.EDU@i
To: USDAHQ.GW("ECOLOG-L@UMDD.UMD.EDU@i")
Date: 10/30/96 9:40am
Subject: EPA Science grant program
FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1996
EPA REQUESTS APPLICATIONS FOR 1997 SCIENCE RESEARCH GRANTS
EPA is requesting applications for its first round of 1997 research
grants. The grants program is designed to promote a more
comprehensive integration of research engaging the nation's best
scientists in the areas of human and ecological risk, and includes the
following topics: exploratory research; ecosystem indicators; complex
exposures and human variability in risk assessment; endocrine
disruptors; ambient air quality; health effects of particulate matter;
drinking water and contaminated sediments. Application due dates vary
by topic from Jan. 15 -Feb. 15, 1997. Over the coming months, EPA
will be requesting applications for additional research grants to be
awarded in conjunction with several other federal and private
organizations, including the National Science Foundation, the National
Cancer Institute and the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration. Application information is available electronically
at http://www.epa.gov/ncerqa or by calling the EPA Grants and
Fellowship Hotline at 1-800-490-9194.
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Jane Hamiel
UC Agricultural Health and Safety Center at Davis
University of California, Davis
ITEH, Old Davis Road
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: 916-752-4050
Fax: 916-752-5047
hamiel@commhlth.ucdavis.edu
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