Green Energy News | RFP and Funding Opportunities

--- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requests proposals for Market-Based Approaches to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Through Energy Efficiency in Homes and Buildings. Proposals must demonstrate the potential to create a sustainable change in the market for energy efficient products, services, and best practices. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: Improving energy performance in the residential and commercial/government market through increased use of high-efficiency products; Increasing supply/market share for high efficiency products through retail, internet sales (e- tail), and other sales outlets; and Combined Heat and Power’s contribution as an energy efficiency measure and its capacity to reduce GHG emissions. $5.360 million expected to be available, up to 14 awards anticipated. Responses due 9/2/10.

http://www.epa.gov/air/grants_funding.html (***) (posted 8/10/10)

--- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs requests proposals for data processing, hosting, and other related services necessary to access a sustainability building assessment tool for up to 173 VA sites. The self-assessment tool shall be compatible with the third-party existing green building rating systems developed by an ANSI-accredited organization. Responses due 8/27/10.

https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=752b7b6ec03ce2c89e95b8755959ac42&tab=core&_cview=0 (***) (posted 8/10/10)

--- The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services requests proposals for Climate Change and Health: Assessing and Modeling Population Vulnerability to Climate Change. This RFP encourages research of risk factors of populations that lead to or are associated with increased vulnerability to exposures, diseases, and other adverse health outcomes related to climate change.

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-235.html (***) (posted 8/10/10)

--- The U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, requests proposals for the Climate Data Record Program. This program seeks to support the development and stewardship of Climate Data Records for the atmosphere, cryosphere, oceans, and land surface. $2.5 million expected to be available, up to 15 awards anticipated. Letters of Interest due 9/15/10, final proposals due 11/10/10.

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=56019 (***) (posted 8/10/10)

--- The U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, requests proposals for the Climate Program Office. Sixteen areas of interest identified, including but not limited to: Advances in Regional-Scale Climate Predictions and Projections; The Global Carbon Cycle; Aerosols, Atmospheric Chemistry, and Climate; and Urban Water Resource Planning. $21 million expected to be available. Responses due 9/10/10.

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=55993 (***) (posted 8/10/10)

--- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requests proposals for Coordination of Regional Pollution Prevention Information Network Centers. Through this RFP, EPA expects to fund a coordinator for the national network of eight regional pollution prevention information centers. $190K expected to be available, 1 award anticipated. Responses due 9/20/10.

http://www.epa.gov/p2/pubs/grants/index.htm (***) (posted 8/10/10)

--- The U.S. Department of Energy requests proposals for the PV Manufacturing Initiative (PVMI). The goal of this initiative is to support the creation of a robust U.S. PV manufacturing base, develop a highly trained workforce with the critical required skills, and speed the implementation of new cutting edge technologies. Areas of interest include: 1) University-Focused: Designed to allow Universities to conduct industry-relevant R&D projects related to PV manufacturing; and 2) Industry-Focused: Designed to allow Industry to accelerate the development and implementation of PV manufacturing-related technologies through both collaborative and non-collaborative models. $125 million expected to be available, up to 5 awards anticipated. Responses due 10/5/10.

https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/?doc=DE-FOA-0000259&agency=DOE (***) (posted 8/10/10)

--- The National Science Foundation requests proposals for Solid State and Materials Chemistry. This program supports basic research in solid state and materials chemistry comprising the elucidation of the atomic and molecular basis for material development and properties in the solid state from the nanoscale to the bulk. Development of new organic solid state materials, environmentally-safe and sustainable materials, and fundamental studies of novel material and material systems for efficient energy harvesting, conversion and storage are encouraged. Responses due 10/31/10.

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5356 (***) (posted 8/10/10)

--- The National Science Foundation requests proposals for Sensors and Sensing Systems. This program supports research on methods to acquire and use sensor data on civil, mechanical, and manufacturing systems. The program supports fundamental research on advanced actuators, sensors, wireless sensor networks, new materials and concepts for sensing applications, power generation and energy supply for sensors and sensing systems. Also of interest is research on the strategic incorporation of sensors into both natural and engineered systems to achieve effective data acquisition and on processing and transmission of sensor data. Responses due 10/1/10.

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13349 (***) (posted 8/10/10)

(ARRA) = Included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 aka the Stimulus package

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