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Pre-proposals are now REQUIRED prior to submitting a full proposal.
Pre-proposals will be accepted starting May 17, 2016 and up to the close of business (5:00 p.m. eastern time) on June 1, 2016.
Proposals must be received during this window to be considered. Submission will only be accepted through the online application.
All pre-proposals must adhere to the criteria noted and be submitted by the established deadlines. Pre-proposals submitted in response
to this RFP that do not fit within the topic areas noted will not be reviewed.
Pre-proposal topics must relate to sustainable solid waste management practices and pertain to the following topic areas:
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Waste minimization
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Recycling
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Waste conversion to energy, biofuels, chemicals or other useful products. This includes, but is not limited to, the following technologies:
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Waste-to-energy
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Anaerobic digestion
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Composting
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Other thermal or biological conversion technologies
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Strategies to promote diversion to higher and better uses (e.g. organics diversion, market analysis, optimized material management, logistics, etc.)
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Landfilling
Desirable aspects of the above topics, in addition to or as part of hypothesis driven applied research, also include: economic or cost/benefit
analyses, feasibility studies for untested technologies or management strategies, life cycle analysis or inventory, and analyses of policies that relate to the above.
Additional details regarding pre-proposal formatting and submission requirements can be located at
"How
to Apply for a Grant".
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