Funding Opportunities for Sustainability at Appalachian State

Funding News for Sustainability

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Sustainability

15 OpportunitiesDeadlineAmount
Research Grants
Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF)
01 May 2023
$500,000USD
The sustainability movement has reached the business models of nearly every industry in the United States, and many companies, municipalities and states have set aggressive sustainability goals that include how waste streams are being managed. The EREF Board of Directors has set an initiative to…
Acres for America
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
03 May 2023
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Acres for America is the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's (NFWF) premier land conservation program and was established to provide urgently needed funding for projects that conserve important large-scale habitats for fish, wildlife, and plants through voluntary land acquisitions and perpetual…
Climate Adaptation & Low-Carbon Housing Challenge
SOLVE
09 May 2023
$10,000USD
How can communities adapt to more extreme weather and create low-carbon housing for all?
The MIT Solve community is looking for eight technology-based solutions that help communities create quality low-carbon homes at scale or adapt to more extreme weather. To that end, Solve seeks solutions that:…
State-Level Systemic Change Strategy
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation (ZSR)
22 Jul 2023
$100,000USD
For decades, ZSR has supported positive changes to state-level systems and structures to ensure that North Carolina is a place where all people can thrive. This commitment is rooted in and driven by our mission and our core values. Over the years, our grantees have made significant gains for all…
Farmers Advocating for Organic Grant
Farmers Advocating for Organic (FAFO)
10 Aug 2023
$50,000USD
Farmers Advocating for Organic is a grant program funded entirely by annual, voluntary contributions from Organic Valley farmers. It's the largest farmer-funded grant program in the U.S. and one of the few focused solely on organic.
The fund provides a way for Organic Valley farmers to address the…
Sustainable agricultural and food systems research fellowships
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
10 Sep 2023
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These enable scientists working in agriculture, forestry or fisheries to conduct research projects abroad.
Environmental Convergence Opportunities in Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (ECO-CBET)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
17 Sep 2023
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This solicitation will support projects that tackle these grand challenges using a convergent research model that seamlessly integrates fundamental knowledge and expertise from the fields of chemical process, transport, and biological science and engineering with that of sustainability and…
Environmental Education and Stewardship Grants
Dominion Foundation
30 Sep 2023
$50,000USD
The Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation considers grant requests that focus on specific, short-term projects that promise measurable results to improve the environment. The projects should support one or more of the following priorities:
- Educating K-12 students and the public about environmental…
Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
31 Jan 2024
$50,000USD
The Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration grant program seeks to develop community capacity to sustain local natural resources for future generations by providing modest financial assistance to diverse local partnerships focused on improving water quality, watersheds and the species and habitats…
Seeding Solutions Grants
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR)
08 Mar 2024
$1,000,000USD
Seeding Solutions encourages the development of unique partnerships that support innovative and transformative research focused on one of our Challenge Areas or AgMission.
To be considered, applications must address and provide solutions to an intractable problem and/or accelerate innovation within…
Design for Environmental Sustainability in Computing (DESC)
Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE)
13 Sep 2024
$2,000,000USD
The goal of the Design for Environmental Sustainability in Computing (DESC) program is to address the substantial environmental impacts that computing has through its entire lifecycle from design and manufacturing, through deployment into operation, and finally into reuse, recycling, and disposal.…
FY2021 to FY2024 NOAA Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
30 Sep 2024
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As an agency with responsibilities for maintaining and improving the viability of marine and coastal ecosystems, for delivering valuable weather, climate, and water information and services, for understanding the science and consequences of climate change, and for supporting global commerce and…
Critical Aspects of Sustainability (CAS)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Continuous
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Economic development and human progress have led to a proliferation of manufactured chemicals and materials made from limited resources found in nature (i.e., minerals and metals, petroleum-based products and natural gas). Long-term sustainability requires consideration of the availability of…
Environmental Sustainability
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Continuous
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The Environmental Sustainability program is part of the Environmental Engineering and Sustainability cluster together with 1) the Environmental Engineering program and 2) the Nanoscale Interactions program. The goal of the Environmental Sustainability program is to promote sustainable engineered…
Rapid Ocean Conservation (ROC) Grants Program (ROC Small Grants)
Waitt Foundation
Continuous
$20,000USD
ROC Grants provide small grants with a quick turnaround time for solutions to emerging conservation issues. This complements the Waitt Foundation's existing major grants program and is responsive to conservation opportunities, supports higher-risk ideas at a low financial cost, and engages with…

Published: Apr 13, 2023 12:14pm

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