Closing Date: May 26,2013.

The Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES), Office of Global Change at the Department of State announces the Request for Applications (RFA) for a cooperative agreement to be titled, Advancing REDD+ Policy and Practice. The goal of this program is to influence and strengthen the capacity of practitioners and policy makers on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) in developing countries through training and educational outreach by producing a number of analytic papers on key REDD+ topics in areas that are relevant both to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and to the implementation of REDD+ such as verification, strategies for financing implementation, and future options for land-based mitigation. 

Funding Amount: One (1) award up to $ 1,000,000 U.S Dollars.

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Closing Date: July 1,2013.

The 2013 IDEAS Energy Innovation Contest has launched a new call for proposals for improving energy efficiency and expanding access to renewable energy in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Sponsored by GDF SUEZ, the Nordic Development Fund (NDF), the government of South Korea and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the contest is seeking proposals that promote innovative solutions to energy problems, benefit local communities or regions, create jobs and contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

Award winners will receive up to $100,000, as well as technical and business development support to implement and scale up their ideas, moving from a pure concept level to a pilot-tested stage supported by a business plan ready for submission to other financial entities.

“This is a unique opportunity for individuals and institutions to receive immediate support from international institutions to innovative ideas in the field of energy,” said Arnaldo Vieira de Carvalho, lead energy specialist at the IDB’s Energy Division.

Individuals, enterprises and organizations based in countries that are borrowing members of the IDB are invited to submit proposals, which must focus on the adoption, innovation, assimilation, development and transfer of technologies in renewable energy, energy efficiency, climate change mitigation and fossil fuel substitution. 

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Closing Date: July 22,2013.

The Robert Carr civil society Networks Fund is pleased to announce the second Request for Proposals (RFP) for global and regional civil society networks addressing HIV related issues. Global and regional networks and consortia of networks that meet the definitions and criteria set by this RFP, are invited to apply for a grant to support core-funding and/or programmatic needs of the network for up to two years (2014/2015).

The Robert Carr civil society Networks Fund will continue to fund both global and regional networks, but with a positive funding bias towards proposals submitted by consortia of networks, followed by proposals submitted by global networks, followed by proposals submitted by regional networks. Regional networks are encouraged to form or join a consortium for a joint application. The Robert Carr civil society Networks Fund is likely to fund larger consortia or networks in a variety of sectors, rather than a broad selection of networks in many sectors.

The Robert Carr civil society Networks Fund will prioritize funding for networks that have a proven track record in working towards the Robert Carr civil society Networks Fund outcomes. New and emerging networks can be recommended for funding to the extent that they fill a gap in the global HIV and AIDS response, and are submitting an application in a consortium with other global and/or regional networks with a proven track record.

The Robert Carr civil society Networks Fund will prioritize funding networks that are open, enabling coordinated action and dialogue within the network membership. The Robert Carr civil society Networks Fund is unlikely to fund professional associations, project consortia, or groups of individuals as ‘networks’ if they do not fulfil these characteristics.

Regional networks can apply for a minimum of $ 100,000 and a maximum of $ 350,000 per network per year, for two years maximum. Global networks can apply for a minimum of $ 100,000 and a maximum of $ 500,000 per network per year, for two years maximum. A consortium can apply for a minimum of $ 200,000 per consortium per year, for two years maximum. As the size of different consortia may vary substantially, no fixed ceiling is set for an application by a consortium.

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