The United States-Brazil Climate/Inclusive Education
Grant Competition(100K Strong U.S.-Brazil CLIMA/IE)
Deadline | Wednesday, July 31, 2024 **Before applying for an Innovation Fund grant, please join the Innovation Network for free!** Mandatory: Proposals must include a team of at least one eligible institution from each category below: - HEIs in the United States: HEIs located and legally registered in the U.S., including four-year degree-issuing institutions (public and private), with special emphasis on Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs); community colleges; and other post-secondary institutions with credit-bearing programs.
- Eligible institutions in Brazil: SENAI Innovation Institutes (Institutos SENAI de Inovação) and SENAI Higher Education Schools (Escolas de Ensino Superior do SENAI).
Recommended additional Brazilian Institution as a 3rd Partner: Proposals may also present a tripartite alliance between a (1) U.S. HEI, a (2) SENAI Innovation Institute or Higher Education School, and a (3) Brazilian post-secondary institution located and legally registered, including: - Private and public universities (universidades privadas e públicas de todos as esferas da federação – estaduais/federais),
- Federal institutes/centers for technological education (Institutos Federais de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia – IFETs e Centros Federais de Educação Tecnológica – CEFETs),
- Professional technical institutes (institutos técnico-profissional),
- Research centers (centros de pesquisa), and
- Other post-secondary institutions.
Proposed Activities and Eligible Themes: Proposals must include innovative partnerships between HEIs that result in (1) inclusive education solutions, participant exchange and training programs, and (2) climate action projects (CAPs) that contribute to climate-action solutions between the U.S. and Brazil - Biodiversity Protection
- Bio-economy and Sustainable Value Chains
- Carbon Capture and Storage (CSS)
- Climate Justice
- Climate Technology
- Community Conservation Practices
- Conservation and Reforestation
- Decarbonization
- Digital and Sustainable Industrial Production Chains
- Endangered/Threatened Species Management and Protection
- Environmental Protection
- Green/Climate Finance
- Renewable Energy
- Natural Resource Management
| - Protection and Restoration of Oceans and Corals
- Public Health and Climate
- STEM for Climate Purposes
- Sustainable Design, Architecture, and Construction
- Sustainable Land Use
- Sustainable/Regenerative Agriculture and Food Security
- Sustainable/Electric Transportation
Climate Action – Inclusive Education - Professional Training
- Adaptive Learning
- Inclusive TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training) Technologies
- Information Technology as a Tool for Inclusion
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Available Awards: Seven (7) Grants of up to $40,000 Application Period: April 24, 2024 – July 31, 2024 Download Requests for Proposals below.
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