Region 7 Science Program
What is the Regional Science Program?
The Regional Science Program links EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) with EPA's Regional Offices and emphasizes building networks and partnerships between Regional and ORD scientists, effectively transferring research results on high-priority regional science issues and conducting science outreach to the states, tribes, and communities.
On this page:
- ORD Research and Small Business Funding Opportunities
- Upcoming ORD Events, Webinars and Training
- ORD Publications, Products, Resources and Toolkits
EPA Region 7’s Science Priorities are currently being updated to reflect Administration Priorities.
ORD Research and Small Business Funding Opportunities
EPA Research Grants – EPA’s Research Grants Program aims to stimulate and support scientific and engineering research that advances EPA’s mission to protect human health and the environment.
- Research Grant Topics (on left at link above): Air Research, Ecosystems Research, Health Research, Safer Chemicals Research, Sustainability Research, and Water Research
- Opens and closes: See “Open RFAs” at link above
- Award amounts: Vary by topic
If you are interested in receiving email RFA updates on research funding opportunities, sign up on EPA’s website.
Upcoming ORD Events, Webinars and Training
ORD Emergency Response Research Webinar Series – Mobile Hot Zone Decontamination Cart
- Wednesday, May 14, 2025, from 1 to 2 p.m. CDT
- Registration open soon
- Monday, May 19, 2025, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. CDT
- Registration open soon
- Wednesday, May 21, 2025, from 2 to 3 p.m. CDT
- Registration open soon
ORD posts upcoming events, webinars and training several months in advance, which EPA's research staff is participating in, hosting, or supporting in other ways.
Check out the EPA Research Events page often for updates.
ORD Publications, Products, Resources and Toolkits
Strategic Research Action Plans, Fiscal Years 2023-2026 – ORD published the FY23-26 Strategic Research Action Plans (StRAPs) for these six National Research Programs (NRPs):
- Air and Energy (AE)
- Chemical Safety for Sustainability (CSS)
- Health and Environmental Risk Assessment (HERA)
- Homeland Security (HS)
- Safe and Sustainable Water Resources (SSWR)
- Sustainable and Healthy Communities (SHC)
Region 7 had 23 representatives (internal and external) working with ORD to incorporate our science priorities into the StRAP. This is the most involvement Region 7 ever had, and the Region hopes to continue that level of involvement in future StRAPs to address our science needs.
- EPA Tribal Research Resources
- EPA Science Inventory for Publications
- EPA Science Models and Research Tools (SMART)
- EPA Science Matters Newsletter
- EPA Resources to Support States
- EPA Participatory Science for Environmental Protection
- Updates to Regional Environmental Health Data Visualization Application (REHD) Tool
Story Map
Region 7 Science Program’s Research Projects
In this story map, you can learn about the Region’s collaborative research projects that address environmental and health concerns. Extensive details and interactive maps about the 40-plus projects are in six categories: Water, Air, Cleanup and Remediation, Tool/Method Development, Contaminants of Concern, and SBIR/P3/STAR.