Environmental Health and Safety of Nanotechnology

Funding Opportunity Number: PD-14-1179 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 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"Agency Name: NSFClosing Date: Feb 20, 2014Award Ceiling: Expected Number of Awards: 68Creation Date: Dec 17, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: The Environmental Health and Safety of Nanotechnology (Nano EHS) program provides support to examine and mitigate the environmental effects of nanotechnologies. Fundamental research is sought to understand, evaluate, and lessen the impact of nanotechnology on the environment and biological systems. The program emphasizes engineering principles underlying the environmental health and safety impacts of nanotechnology. Innovative methods related to clean nanomaterials production processes, waste reduction, recycling, and industrial ecology of nanotechnology are also of interest. Current areas of support include:Understanding, measuring, mitigating, and preventing adverse effects of nanotechnology on the environment and biological systemsNanotechnology environmental health and safety impactsPredictive methodology for the interaction of nanoparticles with the environment and with the human body, including predictive approac...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding