Request for Proposals

2010 RFP issued September 4, 2009
     Intent to Propose forms due:  October 8, 2009
     Full proposals (invited only) due:  November 11, 2009
     Funded project announcement:  January 2010

Wisconsin's Focus on Energy Environmental and Economic Research and Development Program (EERD) has issued its 2010 Request for Proposals in the amount of $860,000 in grant funding for 2010 research projects that study the environmental and economic impacts of electricity and natural gas use in Wisconsin.

EERD is looking for projects that study the environmental or economic impacts of:

Renewable energy or energy efficiency initiatives
Biomass energy production and use to offset electric generation and/or natural gas
Climate change in Wisconsin due to electricity or natural gas use
Impact of existing fossil fuel-fired electric power generation on PM 2.5 levels in Wisconsin

Any research organization with a project relevant to Wisconsin can apply for a grant. The EERD Research Forum will evaluate proposals and make funding recommendations.

Prospective applicants must submit an Intent to Propose form by October 8, 2009 and those invited to submit a full proposal must send it electronically by 12 p.m. on November 11, 2009.

For more details about the 2010 program interest areas and other requirements, please review the Request for Proposals and other funding documents:
     EERD RFP 2010
     EERD Intent Form 2010
     EERD Budget Form 2010

For further information about the proposal process and requirements, please go to the Grant Application FAQs for the Environmental and Economic Research and Development Program.

If you wish to receive email notice of future RFP's and other Environmental Research Program updates, please send email to: EnRshinfo@focusonenergy.com