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2007 BALLAST WATER TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

The 2007 Ballast Water Technology Demonstration Program competitions have been announced in the Federal Register at 71 FR 33898, June 12, 2006. Description of the Ballast Water Technology Demonstration Program 2007 competitions begins on page 33920.

Depending on funding availability, we are holding two concurrent competitions in 2007: a competition to fund demonstration of treatment technologies, and a competition to establish ballast water Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation (RDTE) facility.

FFOs for Ballast Water Technology Demonstration Program ompetitions are available at www.grants.gov, and can be easily located using a keyword search for "ballast".

Follow this link to the 2007 Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) announcement for Treatment Technology Demonstration Projects. This competition is similar in form and purpose to the ballast water grants competitions of previous years. Please note this IS the corrected version of the FFO.

Follow this link to the Federal Funding Opportunity announcement for a Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation Facility on Grants.Gov. This competition is for a cooperative agreement to set up and run a ballast water facility.

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