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https://ucr.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEkf-CvpjwpEtHBWK-7jkb_mk9gxgQDaZnB

Learn about the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) upcoming SBIR Phase I solicitation, topics, and how to apply for an SBIR contract.  EPA is calling for small businesses to apply for Phase I awards for up to $100,000 to demonstrate proof of concept in one of the SBIR solicitation topic areas.

Novel technologies are wanted in the following topic areas: 

Clean and Safe Water, Air Quality

  • Monitoring technologies for water reuse
  • Treatment technologies for water reuse

Air Quality

  • Air monitoring technology for ethylene oxide
  • Air quality sensors for volatile organic compounds and odors 
  • Innovative technologies for radon mitigation in buildings

Land Revitalization

  • Innovative technologies that destroy PFAS in soil, sediment, water and groundwater

Homeland Security

  • Long-term disinfectant coatings

 Sustainable Materials Management

  • Preventing food waste
  • Technologies that will improve the US recycling system
  • New applications for industrial non-hazardous secondary materials and food processing byproducts
  • Safe building deconstruction tools or safety equipment 
  • Building materials that improve energy efficiency and have reduced embodied impacts

Safer Chemicals

  • New Approach Methodologies to reduce, refine or replace animal testing
  • Cleaner manufacturing of coloration techniques 
 

About the Speaker. April Richards is the Program Manager of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  The EPA’s SBIR program focuses on supporting small businesses to develop and commercialize novel environmental technologies which address EPA’s mission to protect human health and the environment in areas such as clean and safe water, air quality, land revitalization, homeland security, sustainable materials management and safer chemicals.  She has worked at EPA for over 15 years.  April has worked as a fellow on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee where she provided technical expertise on environmental issues. She previously worked for an environmental engineering consulting firm in Florida primarily in drinking water treatment.  She has a Master’s degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering and is a professional engineer.

 

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