Skipso Weekly Digest Cleantech Grants, Awards, Incentives August 28th - September 4th, 2009
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Summary Skipso Cleantech Grants • Number of Grants: • Value of Grants:
426
55% 24%
$32billion
• Countries Covered: • New Grants this Week:
4% 4%
22
3% 2%
9
1% 1%
• Latest update: September 4th, 2009
1% 1% Other countries: Canada, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, China, India, Brazil, Thailand, Switzerland, Holland, Singapore, UAE
165
103 75 37
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This Week on Skipso • 9 new Cleantech Grants, Awards and Incentives added to Skipso’s funding database • Focus this week was on US Green Chemistry and Engineering grants, North Carolina incentives and awards, new UK grants, as well as new International Prizes and Awards • 7 grants and awards approaching application deadline • The Skipso funding section this week has reached 426 Cleantech grants and over $32b in value, all are accessible for free on http://www.skipso.com SKIPSO WEEKLY DIGEST: AUGUST 28th – SEPTEMBER 4th
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Green Chemistry and Engineering Research Grants ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable Research Grant Partnership with the ACS Green Chemistry Institute® and pharmaceutical corporations united by a shared commitment to integrate the principles of green chemistry and engineering into the business of drug discovery and production Academic institutions worldwide are eligible for the grant.
Grant Type: R&D Amount: $150,000 Region: US Deadline: 4th Sep, 2009
The total award is limited to $150,000 for a grant period of 12 to 24 months. Pre-proposals are due to the ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable on Friday, September 4, 2009 at 5 p.m. (EDT), no exceptions.
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ACS Award for Affordable Green Chemistry New eco-friendly chemistries with the potential to enable products or manufacturing processes that are less expensive than existing alternatives. To recognize outstanding scientific discoveries that lay the foundation for environmentallyfriendly products or manufacturing processes at a cost comparable to or less than that of current technologies, or discoveries that deliver new applications with compelling cost/benefit profiles
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Grant Type: Prize / Award Amount: $5,000 Region: US Deadline: 01st Nov 2009 Go to website
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U.S. State Incentives and Awards Incentive Name
Cleantech Focus
Details
North Carolina – Renewable Energy Tax Credit
Renewable Energy: Solar
• Grant Type: Tax Relief, US • Amount: 35% of the cost • Deadline: 31st Dec 2016 • Visit website
Sustainable North Carolina Awards 2009
General Sustainability
• Grant Type: Prize / Award • Amount: Non-monetary • Deadline: 28th Sep 2009 • Visit website
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UK Grants and Awards Prize Name
Cleantech Focus
Details
Delegated Grant Fund
Sustainable Transport
• Grant Type: Installation Proj. • Amount: £200k (total fund) • Deadline: 31st Dec 2009 • Visit website
Innovator Awards
Innovation, Environmental Sustainability
• Grant Type: Prize / Award • Amount: £3,000 • Deadline: 2nd Dec 2009 • Visit website
Feasibility Studies for Technology-inspired Innovation
Technology applied to materials, bioscience, nanotechnology, manufacturing, other
• Grant Type: R&D • Amount: £1m (fund value) • Deadline: 1st Oct 2009 • Visit website
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International Prizes and Awards Prize Name
Cleantech Focus
Details
Imagine H2O
Water Efficiency
• Grant Type: Prize / Award • Amount: $70,000 • Deadline: 16th Nov 2009 • Visit website
InfoWorld Green 15
Green IT Projects
• Grant Type: Prize / Award • Amount: Non-monetary • Deadline: 25th Feb 2009 • Visit website
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Cleantech Grant of the Week
WANTED: INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO WORLD’S WATER CRISIS
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Grant Type: Prize / Award Amount: : $ 70,000 Geographic Focus: Global Deadline: 16th November 2009 http://www.imagineh2o.org/
• Imagine H2O is a not-for-profit company with a mission to inspire & empower people to solve water problems. Our vision is to turn water problems into opportunities. • The competition offers prizes of $70,000 in cash and in-kind services, which will be awarded to the business plans which promise the greatest breakthroughs in the efficient use and supply of water. SKIPSO WEEKLY DIGEST: AUGUST 28th – SEPTEMBER 4th
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Upcoming Application Deadlines (1 of 3) Grant Name
Cleantech Focus
Details
Recovery Act – Small Business Research and Technology
• Grant Type: R&D, US Solar, Smart controllers for Smart Grid Applications, Water • Amount: $8,500,000 • Deadline: 4th Sep 2009 usage • Visit grant website
ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable Research Grant
Renewable Energy
• Grant Type: R&D, US • Amount: $150,000 • Deadline: 4th Sep 2009 • Visit grant website
Earth Journalism Awards
Honour those in the media who use their communication skills and influence to promote awareness of and provide new insight into climate change
• Grant Type: Prize / Award • Amount: Non-monetary • Deadline: 7th Sep 2009 • Visit award website
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Upcoming Application Deadlines (2 of 3) Grant Name
Cleantech Focus
Details • Grant Type: Installation Proj., US • Amount: $95,000 • Deadline: 9th Sep 2009 • Visit grant website
Recover Act – Systems Level Technology Development, Integration and Demonstration for Efficient Class & Truck
Transportation, Vehicles
CIP – Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme
• Grant Type: Prize / Awards, Green Buildings, Energy Infrastructure, Smart Industrial EU • Amount: €3.6b (total budget) Production, Product Design • Deadline: 10th Sep 2009 and Innovation • Visit grant website
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Upcoming Application Deadlines (3 of 3) Grant Name
Cleantech Focus
Details • Grant Type: Installation Proj., EU • Amount: € 30,000,000 • Deadline: 10th Sep 2009 • Visit grant website
Eco-Innovation Projects in Europe
Green Buildings, Waste Management, Water Treatment and Purification, Smart Purchasing
The Green Awards 2009
These green awards recognise • Grant Type: Prize / Award, and champion and best IRL • Amount: Non-monetary Ireland has to offer in green • Deadline: 11th Sep 2009 industry and technology • Visit awards website
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