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Grants are awarded on an annual basis and must fit within the foundation’s mission statement. Funding of research projects is guided by a long-range Strategic Research Plan, which contains general research specialization areas, while specific research topics are determined on an annual basis and prioritized in the EREF’s annual research agenda. Proposals submitted to the foundation must be in response to a formal request for proposals (RFP) or must follow the protocol for submitting an unsolicited proposal (see below). List of Approved Grants To Date Mission Statement The mission of the EREF is to promote environmental solutions for the future through research and education explicitly as it relates to developing and evaluating new approaches to manage solid waste. The EREF is presently North America’s only grant making public charity committed to pursuing advances in waste management practices, employee safety, and environmental protection that benefits the public good and all stakeholders in the solid waste industry.
Solicited versus Unsolicited Proposal Submissions The EREF routinely assesses research needs
within the solid waste field via the EREF Research Council, a
committee comprised of industry stakeholders and academia.
These needs are evaluated in consideration of EREF’s board
approved
Strategic Research Plan
and are used to develop an
annual research agenda.
Once the annual agenda is set, general and/or targeted requests
for proposals are generated at the request of the Research
Council by EREF staff. Grant proposals submitted in response to
a posted RFP are considered solicited. All other proposals are
considered unsolicited.
Request for Proposals – Solid Waste Research Proposals for solid waste research are requested that fit within the EREF’s annual research agenda. To respond to this solicitation, please download the formal RFP for instructions and submittal criteria. There are two annual deadlines for solicited proposal submissions: January 8 Proposals will be
accepted 10 days prior to the deadline dates listed above up to the
close of business (5:00 p.m. eastern time) on the deadline date. If
not received by this time, proposals will not be considered.
If any of the above dates
fall on a weekend, then the deadline will be the Monday following
the due date.
Unsolicited Proposal Submission Guidelines Unsolicited proposals consist of research
projects or educational initiatives that fit within the EREF’s
mission statement but may not fit within the foundation’s
Strategic Research Plan
or
annual research agenda. Any
proposals for educational initiatives must be used to develop tools
(e.g. software, websites, curricula, webinars, seminars, etc.) that
specifically promote awareness or increase knowledge of the solid
waste industry. The development of tools to be used for commercial
purposes, or that will be considered proprietary, will generally not
be considered unless approved by the EREF a priori. The EREF has two submittal deadlines per year for unsolicited pre-proposals: June 1 Pre-proposals will be
accepted 10 days prior to the deadline dates listed above up to the
close of business (5:00 p.m. eastern time) on the deadline date. If
not received by this time, proposals will not be considered.
Eligibility EREF does not discriminate against any parties for any reason. Funding Limits and Restrictions The average grant size is about $100,000. Funding will not be provided for capital campaigns, political contributions, religious causes, operating funds, loans, support of lobbying activities, or commercial product development. The EREF will not pay indirect costs in excess of 25%. Cost Sharing Because the amount of funding for research is limited, the foundation encourages submitting parties to form partnerships with other funding sources (real-dollars or in-kind services). Parties should identify the sources and amounts of external funding in their submissions. Submissions/Questions All proposals and pre-proposals shall be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word® or in portable document format (PDF) following the criteria provided. Pre-proposal submissions that do not use the application form will not be reviewed. Electronic submittals must be in a single document or PDF. Multiple files will not be accepted. If a full electronic submittal is not possible, the submitter must contact the foundation before sending a hard copy. Submittals and questions related to proposals should be directed to: Bryan Staley, Ph.D., P.E. The EREF scholarship program awards recipients annually. All applications should
be completed and submitted to EREF by the due date noted in the
application. Please click here for
scholarship details and guidelines.
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