P3 Award: National Student Design Competition for Sustainability
Environmental Protection Agency
The P3 program supports research, development, and design of innovative projects that address real world challenges involving environmental protection and public health. 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 P3 Program encourages a shift towards more environmentally benign p
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Helps college students create innovative solutions for environmental challenges. Students gain hands-on experience and can receive funding to implement their designs.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
Funding opportunities for student teams to design innovative solutions for sustainability, offering hands-on experience, and the chance to create tangible changes in their communities.
Who Is Eligible?
Industries: environmental services, sustainability solutions
Region: US National
Demographics: students
Other Criteria: college/university students, student teams, interested in protecting human health and the environment, design innovative solutions for a sustainable future
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Check for open funding opportunities
- Download necessary forms
- Complete the application
- Submit the application
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://www.epa.gov/P3
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- costs associated with designing innovative solutions for sustainability
- materials and supplies for project implementation
- travel expenses for project-related activities
- 🚫Ineligible Expenses
- costs unrelated to project objectives
- personal expenses not related to the project
- entertainment expenses
- 📏Expense Caps
- Indirect costs limited to de minimis 10% MTDC
- 💳Payment Model
- reimbursement
- ⏪Retroactive Expenses Eligible
- No
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- Yes
- 🏦Eligible Matching Sources
- cash
- in-kind contributions
- 📚Stacking Rules
- Not specified
- 🛡️Proof of Matching Required
- Documentation of matching funds is required but specifics are not detailed.
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- SF-425 Federal Financial Report
- performance progress report
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards.
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Grantees must acknowledge federal funding and use EPA logos as specified.
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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