Environmental Sustainability

Funding Opportunity ID: 287190 Opportunity Number: PD-16-7643 Opportunity Title: Environmental SustainabilityOpportunity Category: DiscretionaryOpportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCategory Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 47.041Eligible Applicants: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Additional Information on Eligibility: Agency Code: NSFAgency Name: National Science FoundationPosted Date: Aug 09, 2016Close Date: Oct 20, 2016Last Updated Date: Aug 09, 2016Award Ceiling: Award Floor: Estimated Total Program Funding: $7,066,000Expected Number of Awards: Description: Thegoal of the Environmental Sustainabilityprogram is to promote sustainable engineered systems that support human well-being and that are also compatible with sustaining natural (environmental) systems. These systems provide ecological services vital for human survival. Research efforts supported by the program typically consider long time horizons and may incorporate contributions from the social sciences and ethics. The program supports engineering research that seeks to balance society's need to provide ecological protection and maintain stable economic conditions. There are four principal general research areas that are supported: Industrial Ecology: Topics of...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding