DHHS, National Institutes of Health, Funding Opportunity RFA-ES-20-004, 2020

NIEHS invites qualified investigators from domestic institutions of higher education to submit an application for the Superfund Research Program R01 Individual Research Project grant program. This opportunity focuses on research that will advance bioremediation effectiveness through incorporation of advanced, novel materials techniques. Bioremediation has advanced from reliance upon culturing and biogeochemical processing to a technology-enabled field enhanced by high-throughput molecular approaches (e.g., omics and gene editing techniques). Concurrent advances in materials science approaches present an opportunity to integrate new approaches to further refine the mechanisms of bioremediation, optimize conditions to accelerate natural degradation and/or stabilization processes, and address current and emerging recalcitrant hazardous substances and complex mixtures. About 10 awards are anticipated out of estimated total program funding of $2.5M. The current closing date for applications is April 20, 2020. https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=324428