EREF opens request for proposals

Raleigh, North Carolina based-Environmental Research and Education Foundation’s (EREF’s) Research Grants Program, led by its Research Council, is accepting grant preproposals for research topics about solid waste. Preproposals are required prior to submitting a full proposal.

Preproposals will be accepted starting Dec. 24, 2017, and up to the close of business (5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time) Jan. 15, 2018. Proposals must be received during this window to be considered. Submissions will only be accepted through the online application.

All preproposals must adhere to the criteria noted and be submitted by the established deadlines. Preproposals submitted in response to this request for proposals (RFP) that do not fit within the topic areas noted will not be reviewed.

Preproposal topics must relate to sustainable solid waste management practices and pertain to the following topic areas, including:

• waste minimization;
• recycling;
• waste conversion to energy, biofuels, chemicals or other useful products. This includes, but is not limited to, waste-to-energy, anaerobic digestion, composting and other thermal or biological conversion technologies;
• strategies to promote diversion to higher and better uses (e.g. organics diversion, market analysis, optimized material management and logistics); and
• landfilling.

Additional details regarding preproposal formatting and submission requirements can be located at http://erefdn.org/research-grants-projects/how-to-apply-for-grant.