Research Apprenticeship Program for High School Students

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	Federal Grant Title:	Research Apprenticeship Program for High School Students
	CFDA Number:	66.511
	CFDA Description:	Office of Research and Development Consolidated Research/Training
	Federal Agency Name:	Environmental Protection Agency
	Category of Funding Activity:	Environment
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	EPA-ORD-NHEERL-08-001
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jul 08, 2008
	Creation Date:	Jul 08, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 25, 2008 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV for additional information on submission methods and due dates.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 25, 2008 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV for additional information on submission methods and due dates.
	Archive Date:	Sep 24, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$1,250,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - County governments - City or township governments - Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) - Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information.
Grant Description: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency seeks to enter into this cooperative agreement with an eligible entity which will provide training opportunities for high school students. One cooperative agreement will be awarded to a single recipient responding to this solicitation. The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to stimulate interest among exceptional high school students, including under-privileged and minority students, in pursuing advanced degrees in math, science, environmental sciences and engineering. The essence of this program is to enrich the environmental science concepts that students study in the classroom and to provide research experience for high school seniors at a federal research facility. The research conducted by the students will be at the EPA facilities in Research Triangle Park, N.C. under the direction of EPA scientists who serve as mentors to the students.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://epa.gov/nheerl/about/researchopportunities.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Frances Richards, (919) 541-4896.

Frances Richards [richards.frances@epa.gov]
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