Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA G2016 P3 Q1
The 13th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet is a discretionary grant opportunity run by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under its P3 (People, Prosperity and the Planet) Award Program. The competition is designed to support student-led efforts that use science and engineering principles to research, develop, and design practical solutions to real-world sustainability challenges. The central theme is the classic three-pillar model of sustainability: improving quality of life (people), strengthening economic viability and real-world usefulness (prosperity), and protecting environmental systems and resources (the planet). Projects are expected to show innovation while also being grounded in credible technical approaches that could realistically be developed, tested, or advanced through the award.
The funding instrument is a grant, and the activity area is environment, listed under CFDA 66.516. The EPA’s intent is to encourage teams to move beyond purely theoretical concepts and instead create designs and prototypes, methods, or applied research that respond to technical needs in communities, industry, or public systems while pushing toward measurable sustainability outcomes. In other words, proposals should demonstrate how the work can make a tangible difference, whether through improved environmental performance, reduced resource use, safer materials, better public health outcomes, or more resilient systems, while also considering cost, feasibility, and broader societal benefits.
The maximum award amount listed is $15,000 per award (award ceiling), and the EPA anticipated making about 41 awards under this opportunity. The original closing date for applications was December 8, 2015, and the opportunity record shows a creation date of October 6, 2015. Eligibility is noted broadly as “Others,” with the announcement directing applicants to consult Section III for detailed eligibility requirements, which typically spells out who can apply (for example, student teams, faculty advisors, and eligible institutions) and any conditions around team structure, enrollment status, or institutional sponsorship.
Overall, this opportunity is best understood as a national student design competition funded through grants, aimed at advancing sustainability-focused innovations that balance human well-being, economic practicality, and environmental protection. The EPA uses the P3 program to help generate new ideas, train the next generation of sustainability professionals, and accelerate solutions that can be tested or demonstrated and potentially scaled or adapted to meet real-world environmental and societal needs.Apply for EPA G2016 P3 Q1
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "13th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.516.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2015-10-06.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2015-12-08. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $15,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 41 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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