All Posts Tagged 'grants' (89)

NC IDEA is an organization committed to supporting business innovation and economic advancement in North Carolina.  It will host a series of information sessions in February to present its grant program for NC-based entrepreneurs.  Companies focused on software, information technology, medical diagnostics and devices, material sciences and green technologies are encouraged to apply.

There are two pre-proposal deadlines for…

A grant announcement from the Biofuels Center of North Carolina...

To accelerate development of a statewide biofuels industry, the Biofuels Center of North Carolina funds projects and activities supporting its legislatively mandated mission of implementing North Carolina’s Strategic Plan for Biofuels Leadership. The Center works to implement the state’s biofuels goal: By 2017, 10 percent of North Carolina’s liquid transportation fuels will be grown and produced across the…

Deadline: 2/28/2013

Agency: National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Program: Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase II

Description: Funds may be awarded up to $450,000 for Phase II projects. All Phase II projects must have previously completed a successful USDA Phase I project before applying for a Phase II grant. Success rates for applicants have been 50-60% for Phase II. Projects dealing with agriculturally related…

Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture is excited to announce the 2013 Request for Proposals for their Mary Boyer Sustainable Food & Agriculture Grant. The deadline to submit applications is March 1, 2013.

The purpose of the Sustainable Food and Agriculture Grant is to strengthen our local food system by supporting female farmers, ranchers, and processors who plan to create innovative, sustainable solutions to production or marketing obstacles in the High Country. For assistance with the…

AdvantageWest and partners are awarded more than $766,000 to advance the biofuels industry in the region.

A consortium of Western North Carolina partners led by AdvantageWest has received a grant of $766,256 from the Biofuels Center of North Carolina that will measurably advance the biofuels industry…

Nearly $38 million is available for state, local, and tribal governments from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Bureau of Land Reclamation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of Energy (DOE), Economic Development Administration (EDA), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that can be used to support climate and energy initiatives, including community sustainability, water efficiency, and climate vulnerability assessments. For full eligibility…

*DEAO Announces 2013 Community Waste Reduction & Recycling Grant Round*

The N.C. Division of Environmental Assistance and Outreach (DEAO) would like to announce the opening of the 2013 Community Waste Reduction and Recycling Grant Round!

Counties, municipalities, councils of governments and solid waste authorities in North Carolina are eligible to apply for funding through this grant program. DEAO is seeking to fund a range of well planned projects that…

Letter of Intent due December 31, 2013.  Full applications due April 15, 2013

This AFRI Challenge Area focuses on the priority to mitigate and adapt to climate variability and change. It supports activities that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase carbon sequestration in agricultural and forest production systems, and prepare the nation's agriculture and forests to adapt to variable climates. The long-term outcome for this program is to reduce the use of energy, nitrogen…

New for 2012-2013:  The Regional Development Grant Program will have three funding cycles.  See preproposal deadlines below.

The North Carolina Biotechnology Center’s Regional Development Grant

(RDG) supports economic development initiatives in the life sciences. The goal of the program is to build capacity through collaborative projects and to provide a foundational resource for economic growth that the community could not have achieved without NCBIOTECH…

DENR’s Division of Environmental Assistance and Outreach is announcing the second annual state agency grant round. The purpose of this grant program is to assist North Carolina state agencies with implementing, expanding, and improving their internal recycling programs, supporting the legislative requirements of GS 130A a href="http://www.p2pays.org/GS130A_309_14.pdf">http://www.p2pays.org/GS130A_309_14.pdf> and elements of House Bill 1465 <…

New for 2012-2013: The Regional Development Grant Program will have three funding cycles. See preproposal deadlines below.

The North Carolina Biotechnology Center’s Regional Development Grant (RDG) supports economic development initiatives in the life sciences. The goal of the program is to build capacity through collaborative projects and to provide a foundational resource for economic growth that the community could not have achieved without NCBIOTECH…

The mission of NC IDEA is to foster economic development in North Carolina by helping young startups commercialize their innovations. NC IDEA is committed to supporting North Carolina's economic development by helping young, innovative companies grow, create jobs and become major contributors to the state's business community.

NC IDEA makes semi-annual solicitations for ideas with the potential to become high-growth companies. NC IDEA defines a high growth company as…

The letter of intent deadline (optional) is April 2, 2012. Concept papers are due April 9, 2012 and full applications are due May 29, 2012.

The Sunshot Incubator Program provides support to assist small businesses in making the transition from a proof of concept or business plan to domestic commercialization or deployment of solar energy products through advanced research and development, strengthening domestic manufacturing and cutting-edge technology. Proposed activities should be…

Deadline: 4/1/12

Agency: The Gloeckner Foundation

Program: Applicant Driven Grants

Description:  The Gloeckner Foundation awards grants for research and educational projects in floriculture and in the supporting and allied fields, such as agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, entomology, molecular biology, plant breeding, plant pathology, and plant physiology related to floriculture. The proposed research and…

• 02/20/12:  The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued an interim Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) IV grant program. Pre-applications due February 20, 2012. …

Application Due: March 31, 2012

Eligible Entities: State and local governments, federally recognized tribes, businesses, companies, corporations, school districts, communities, non-profit organizations, and special purpose districts.

The U.S. Forest Service requests proposals for wood energy projects that require engineering services. These projects will use woody biomass, such as material removed from forest restoration activities, wildfire hazardous fuel treatments,…

Application Due: March 5, 2012

Eligible Entities: Partnerships between sustainability directors and local, place-based foundations. A sustainability director can include any person who leads a multi-department and community-wide urban sustainability initiative from within a local government or an Urban Sustainability Directors Network member from throughout North America.

In partnership with the Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN), the Funders' Network for…