The U.S. EPA Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program was established in 1995 to speed the implementation of new, improved environmental technology to solve high-risk environmental problems. The ETV Program develops testing protocols and verifies the performance of commercial-ready innovative technologies that have the potential to improve protection of human health and the environment. The goals of the ETV Program are to accelerate the entrance of new environmental technologies into the domestic and international marketplace, and to provide credible, high-quality data on the performance of promising environmental technologies to technology purchasers, permitters, financiers, vendors, and the public.
The U.S. EPA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program is an important part of EPA's research and development efforts and helps the Agency achieve its mission to protect human health and safeguard the natural environment. Through the SBIR Program, EPA makes awards to small, high-tech firms to help develop and commercialize cutting-edge environmental technologies. The SBIR Program is intended to support the development of environmental technologies that ultimately will be commercialized and improve our environment and quality of life, create jobs, increase productivity and economic growth, and improve the international competitiveness of the U.S. technology industry. The EPA SBIR Program issues annual solicitations for Phase I and II research proposals from science- and technology-based firms. Under Phase I, the scientific merit and technical feasibility of the proposed technological concept are investigated. The objective of Phase II is to develop and commercialize the technology. As part of Phase II, SBIR offers an additional funding option to promote commercialization for firms whose technology have been accepted into one of EPA's verification programs, such as the ETV Program. |
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