17TH ANNUAL P3 AWARDS: A NATIONAL STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION FOCUSING ON PEOPLE, PROSPERITY AND THE PLANET
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Assistance Listings
- 66.516 -- P3 Award: National Student Design Competition for Sustainability
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
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 protection of the planet – people, prosperity, and the planet. The EPA offers the P3 competition to respond to the needs of people in the United States (U.S.)—including those...
in small, rural, tribal and/or disadvantaged communities. Please see the
People, Prosperity and the Planet (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.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
Please see Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information.
Grantor contact information
Description
Technical Contact: Rich Callan, 202-564-4191;
Eligibility Contact: Ron Josephson, 202-564-7823;
Electronic Submissions Contact: Debra M. Jones,202-564-7839;
Rich Callan; Ron Josephson; Debra M. Jones
callan.richard@epa.gov; josephson.ron@epa.gov; jones.debram@epa.gov
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| 17th_Annual_P3_RFA_complete_version_3_rc_2docxbsb_3.docxbsb_3_CLEAN.pdf | Announcement | Oct 1, 2019 03:28 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
Archived: December 19, 2019
Award
$800,000
Program Funding
20
Expected awards
$--
Award Minimum
$25,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
EPA-G2020-P3-Q1
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Environment
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
1
Posted date:
October 1, 2019
Archive date:
December 19, 2019
