Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0006891
The Air Quality in South Asia funding opportunity is a U.S. Department of State initiative (Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs) focused on reducing the health and environmental burden of air pollution across South Asian countries by strengthening the capabilities of key pollution-contributing sectors. The project is designed to identify which sectors are driving major emissions in the region and then provide targeted technical assistance and capacity building so that both public agencies and private-sector actors can adopt practical measures, stronger standards, and cleaner practices that measurably cut pollution. A parallel aim is to showcase and encourage the uptake of U.S. technologies, policy approaches, and research that can support cleaner air outcomes.
Program activities are intended to be applied and sector-specific rather than purely research-oriented. The opportunity anticipates working with a range of priority areas that commonly contribute to poor air quality in South Asia. These include improving energy efficiency and accelerating clean energy adoption, increasing the efficiency and emissions performance of brick kilns (a major source of particulate pollution and an essential industry for construction and infrastructure development), promoting agricultural technologies and better regulations or practices that reduce open burning and other polluting emissions, and advancing transportation-related policies and regulatory approaches that reduce vehicle and fuel emissions. The language also leaves room for additional sectors where targeted support could produce significant reductions, reflecting a flexible approach that can be adapted to country-specific pollution profiles.
A notable feature of the project is its emphasis on engaging decision-makers and implementers inside both government and industry. Rather than focusing only on national-level strategy, it targets "focal points" within relevant sectors, meaning the individuals and institutions positioned to implement operational changes, adopt cleaner technologies, and integrate emissions-reducing rules into routine practice. In practical terms, this typically implies assistance such as training, institutional strengthening, demonstrations of best practices, development or modernization of standards and guidelines, and support for implementation pathways that make cleaner options easier to adopt and enforce.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is a discretionary grant issued as a cooperative agreement, signaling that substantial involvement by the U.S. government in project direction or collaboration is expected during implementation. It falls under the Environment funding activity category and is listed under CFDA 19.017. The funding opportunity number is SFOP0006891. The posting indicates an anticipated single award with an award ceiling of $1,975,308. The opportunity was created on April 29, 2020, with an original closing date of June 30, 2020. Eligibility is listed as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement.Apply for SFOP0006891
- The Department of State, Bureau of Oceans - Int. Environmental - Scientific in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Air Quality in South Asia" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.017.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 29, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 30, 2020. (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 $1,975,308.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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