9th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet
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Moreover, the program also aims to develop research outputs in the form of innovative, inherently benign, integrated, and as well as interdisciplinary designs that are all geared towards advancing the scientific, technical, and policy knowledge of the people, which are all essential to further the goals of sustainability.

In line with that, the project specifically aims to achieve the following objectives:

a) maintain or improve human health and well-being

b) boost economic competitiveness

c) protect and preserve the environment by efficiently using water materials and energy, thereby reducing the emission of hazardous substances.

The program plans to grant up to 40 $15,000 awards, with its allocated project budget amounting to $1,050,000.

To know more about this program, visit Topgovernmentgrants.com or go to the Grants.gov website.

Public nonprofit institutions/organizations and private nonprofit institutions/organizations located in the US and its territories are all eligible to apply for the 9th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet program.

The United States Environmental Agency, the primary agency funding the 9th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet program, is the United States federal government's leading agency responsible for protecting human health and the environment.

Furthermore, the agency has been constantly working towards a cleaner, healthier, and greener environment since its establishment in 1970.

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About The Author Michael Saunders is an editor of TopGovernmentGrants.com one the the most comprehensive Websites offering information on government grants and federal government programs. He also maintains Websites providing resources on environmental grants and grants for youth programs.

Additional Resources

category - Grants for Individuals

2012 Scallop Research Set-Aside Program
The Department of Commerce, in cooperation with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has recently established a project entitled 2012 Scallop Research Set-Aside Program.

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Coastal Impact Assistance Program
The Fish and Wildlife Service has recently established the Coastal Impact Assistance Program wherein the agency will provide a ceiling budget amounting to $250 million to be utilized in conservation, protection, and preservation projects of coastal areas, including wetlands.

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Community Development Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing within the Department of Housing and Urban Development, has recently established a funding opportunity entitled Community Development Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages (ICDBG).

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences
NASA has recently established the Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) program for the year 2011, which encourages interested institutions to submit proposals that involve ground-based research and technology investigations that seek to comprehend naturally occurring phenomena, both in the Earth and in space.

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