April 2015 - i2d-list@ecn.purdue.edu

I2D-list I2D Lab Expo Highlights & Videos
by Dare, Anne E 28 Apr '15

28 Apr '15

Attached you will find a document with links to videos of the invited talks from the I2D Lab Exposition that was hosted on March 27, 2015. Links also follow here: Opening Remarks and Keynote with Dr. Calestous Juma: https://youtu.be/MbhVBaaZOLE Alexis Bonnell, Global Development Lab: https://youtu.be/DvIClrsQVBs Charlene McKoin, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: https://youtu.be/9QsoVOtrMrQ Beth Collins, Catholic Relief Services (and Closing Remarks): https://youtu.be/1tkAFVYlNJo Best regards, Anne _____________________________________________ Anne Dare, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Associate Innovation for International Development (I2D) Lab Global Engineering Programs Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA adare(a)purdue.edu | 765-494-2288

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I2D-list Location Change: I2D Lab Meeting - Monday, April 13
by Dare, Anne E 09 Apr '15

09 Apr '15

Please note that the location for this meeting has changed. The meeting will now be in WANG 2501. If you have already responded, you will receive a calendar item with the correct location. If you have not responded but are expecting to join, please RSVP with Tami (tsells(a)purdue.edu) by Friday to ensure we have enough for lunch. Thanks! From: <Dare>, Anne Dare <adare(a)purdue.edu<mailto:adare@purdue.edu>> Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 11:13 AM To: "i2d-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:i2d-list@ecn.purdue.edu>" <i2d-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:i2d-list@ecn.purdue.edu>> Cc: Arvind Raman <raman(a)purdue.edu<mailto:raman@purdue.edu>>, "Lumkes, John H" <lumkes(a)purdue.edu<mailto:lumkes@purdue.edu>> Subject: Reminder: I2D Lab Meeting - Monday, April 13 The next I2D Lab meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 13 at 12:00-1:00pm in MRGN 206. The focus of this meeting will be USAID-GDL Grand Challenge Grants: http://www.usaid.gov/grandchallenges This is the final I2D Lab meeting of this semester. The spaces in front of MRGN are not reserved for this meeting; however, there are ample parking opportunities behind Burton Morgan, on the street, and in the parking garage on Harrison Street. Please RSVP with Tami Sells (tsells(a)purdue.edu<mailto:tsells@purdue.edu>) so she can have a count for lunch. _____________________________________________ Anne Dare, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Associate Innovation for International Development (I2D) Lab Global Engineering Programs Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA adare(a)purdue.edu<mailto:adare@purdue.edu> | 765-494-2288

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I2D-list Reminder: I2D Lab Meeting - Monday, April 13
by Dare, Anne E 09 Apr '15

09 Apr '15

The next I2D Lab meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 13 at 12:00-1:00pm in MRGN 206. The focus of this meeting will be USAID-GDL Grand Challenge Grants: http://www.usaid.gov/grandchallenges This is the final I2D Lab meeting of this semester. The spaces in front of MRGN are not reserved for this meeting; however, there are ample parking opportunities behind Burton Morgan, on the street, and in the parking garage on Harrison Street. Please RSVP with Tami Sells (tsells(a)purdue.edu<mailto:tsells@purdue.edu>) so she can have a count for lunch. _____________________________________________ Anne Dare, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Associate Innovation for International Development (I2D) Lab Global Engineering Programs Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA adare(a)purdue.edu | 765-494-2288

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I2D-list Center for Global Food Security Seed Grants
by Dare, Anne E 02 Apr '15

02 Apr '15

From: Burniske, Gary R Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2015 10:27 AM To: Raman, Arvind; Lumkes, John H; Dare, Anne E Subject: CGFS Seed Grants In follow up to our conversation yesterday, please find attached the announcement for faculty seed grants with the Center for Global Food Security. Thanks, Gary Gary R. Burniske Managing Director Center for Global Food Security Discovery Park / Purdue University Mann Hall, Room 105C 203 S. Martin Jischke Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2022 Tel: (765) 494-0941 Fax: (765) 496-9322 Cell: (360) 836-7179 Email: grburniske(a)purdue.edu<mailto:grburniske@purdue.edu> Skype: gary.r.burniske www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/food<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/food> www.facebook.com/pcgfs<http://www.facebook.com/pcgfs>

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I2D-list Updates on the Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) Grant process
by Lumkes, John H 01 Apr '15

01 Apr '15

It was great seeing some of you at the I2D meeting today; thank you for the feedback about Friday's expo, and some great suggestions for next year! As discussed, here is some feedback about the DIV grant process based on correspondence with USAID. The DIV was discussed in our first I2D lab meeting (handouts attached), generating questions, which are answered below. If anyone has questions, let us know. Thanks, John Website: http://www.usaid.gov/div DIV Feedback from USAID Is there a deadline? April 15 refers the edition of the Annual Program Statement. Applications are on a rolling basis. The APS with generally republished with minor revisions each year so there shouldn't be any major concern about expectations shifting from one document to the next. DIV encourages people to just apply at their earliest convenience using the guidance available. Timeline to hear back? The average turnaround time on LOIs is 3-4 weeks. At that point most applicants would have heard back on next steps. There are no country/regional preferences. The greatest number of applications from East Africa and South Asia, therefore the greatest number of projects in those areas. DIV is open to proposals from anywhere for work in any country in which USAID operates. Cost share? Cost share is not a requirement for applicants. The $0.78 in cost-share for every $1 from DIV does not really convey the many forms that cost-share assumes amongst grantees. Many of the grantees largest commitment in cost-share is in-kind labor (their time). Others may have vehicles or equipment that they've used on other projects that they will be using as a part of DIV funded activities - this can all be counted as a form of cost share (also as an indirect cost). DIV is less interested in how much you can bring to the table in cost-share and more interested in knowing the true cost of a solution. So DIV is much more interested in a detailed accounting of the cost-effectiveness of the solution. Example: Its great if somebody can produce bio-mass briquettes as an alternative to coal, only needs $150,000 from DIV to prove that the briquettes burn longer and cleaner than coal, and is proposing $10 in cost-share for every DIV dollar. But if their cost share is a $1.5m mechanical press that GE donated to them to produce 1000 pounds of briquettes every day that they're going to sell at 10 cents a pound, the unit economics of that solution are not particularly promising though the "cost-share" may look nice.

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