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A -- SOLICITATION FOR APPLICATIONS FOR A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT REGARDING RISK ASSESSMENT MEETINGS, FORUMS, AND RELATED EVENTS COVERING SCIENTIFIC RISK ASSESSMENT AREAS PERTINENT TO THE U.S. EPA NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT SOL NCEA-IO-98-01 DUE 082198 POC David Kelley 202-564-3263 WEB: Click here to go to NCEA's web site to view or download, http://www.epa.gov/ncea/. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the NCEA lead person for the, kelley.dave@epa.gov. SOLICITATION FOR APPLICATIONS FOR A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT REGARDING RISK ASSESSMENT MEETINGS, FORUMS, & RELATED EVENTS COVERING SCIENTIFIC RISK ASSESSMENT AREAS PERTINENT TO THE U.S. EPA NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Category: A Research and Development (PROCUREMENTS) Date Published: June 23, 1998 Contact: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. David Kelley, NCEA (MS-8623D), 401 M St. SW, Washington, DC 20460, Phone 202-564-3263, fax 202-565-0077. Synopsis: SOLICITATION FOR APPLICATIONS FOR A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT REGARDING RISK ASSESSMENT MEETINGS, FORUMS, & RELATED EVENTS. Solicitation No. NCEA-IO-98-01 The United States Environmental Protection Agency's National Center for Environmental Assessment -- Immediate Office of the Director (NCEA-I/O), operates under the Office of Research and Development (ORD). NCEA-I/O is issuing this "Request for Applications" (RFA) for a Cooperative Agreement(s) with a well-qualified, eligible, scientifically-oriented organization to proposea series of forums made up of experts of the best mix of scientists from the private and public sectors, academia, and the international community to foster scientific dialogue about risk assessment issues. Forums may be of the conventional type including conferences, workshops, seminars or colloquia, or may be of a different, innovative type. The primary purpose of this RFA will be to lead to an increased understanding of risk assessment issues, thereby stimulating new research directions among scientific disciplines and fostering interdisciplinary interest and cooperation. This will be achieved through scientific interactions to identify the most current scientific issues and data gaps involving risk assessment and to identify the means of improving the practice of health and ecological risk assessment through research, education/communication, technology transfer or other means. While the value of the cooperative agreement research award represented in this document depends on future Congressional appropriations for EPA's research programs, the award is estimated to range from $100,000 to $300,000 total over a period of three (3) years depending upon funding availability. Applications must be postmarked, dated by a delivery service or marked received by NCEA personnel by August 21, 1998. Solicitation packages can be found on the NCEA Web site http://www.epa.gov/ncea/. Information about the full application process and application forms are found in the "Application Kit for Assistance." They can be requested from the EPA contact person at the address above or by calling 202-564-3263. (0173)

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