[Stoves] RE : Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves Request for Applications - Field Studies

[Elisha Moore-Delate]

Dear Ms. Chiang,

My name is Elisha Moore-Delate and I am currently working on the USAID funded Improved Cooking Technology Program (ICTP)in Haiti as the technical advisor for improved biomass cookstoves.

I have attached a brief one pager on the project for you to see the full scope. We should also soon have information posted on the USAID Haiti website.

We are doing many activities that would be useful to the cookstove world and that could benefit from some aspects of the funding opportunities that the Global Alliance will be providing. The problem is that Haiti is not included in the geographies that the alliance wishes to select from.

I would like to request that you reconsider this, especially since not one island state is listed on the countries below. Island states (in particular tropical island states) have particular and important information about stoves, the design and even the material used that stove designers and the stove world should take into consideration prior to making claims about their stoves' longevity and even efficiency.

If you would kindly reconsider including Haiti on your list of places where field studies can be implemented, I will ensure that an application is submitted to the global alliance from a local or international partner.

Thank you,

Elisha 


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Date: mar. 14/08/2012 08:37
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Objet : [Stoves] Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves Request for Applications - Field Studies
 
Dear Colleagues,

The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves<http://www.cleancookstoves.org/> has released a Request for Applications (RFA) for Field Studies to Evaluate Performance, Use and Adoption of Clean Cookstoves and Fuels.

This Request for Applications (RFA) will support field studies to evaluate cookstove use and adoption, with a focus on technologies with promising laboratory performance but limited field data, including but not limited to gasifier and forced-draft cookstoves and liquid and gas fuels.  Field data for cookstoves that also provide heat and for solar cookers have also been identified as a knowledge gap and will be supported under this RFA.  Proposals should include activities to improve definitions, methods, and metrics for assessing cookstove and fuel adoption, usage, and acceptance that can be applied broadly.  Additional goals for the field studies include improving understanding of kitchen management and "stove stacking" and improving the correspondence between lab and field studies.

Under RFA 12-4, at least $400,000 will be available to support field studies.  The Alliance expects to fund 2 - 3 ten-month studies, up to $200,000 per study, dependent on the scope and scale of the proposals.  The funded studies will span a range of geographical regions and must focus on potential priority countries and regions for the Alliance (including Bangladesh, China, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Vietnam).  Studies in other Andean countries in South America will also be considered.  The Alliance may fund additional studies based on the quality of proposals and availability of additional funding.  These studies should be conducted in collaboration with Alliance partners actively involved in the implementation process.  Opportunities for cost sharing and leveraging equipment and funds are actively encouraged.

The deadline for submission of letters of intent is August 26, 2012 11:59 pm EDT. The deadline for submission of full proposals is September 23, 2012 11:59 pm EDT.

To download the RFA and application forms, please visit
http://www.cleancookstoves.org/funding-opportunities/

Please help us to publicize this RFA by cross-posting / sharing with colleagues!

Best regards,
Ranyee


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Ranyee Chiang, Ph.D.
Senior Technical Manager
Phone: 202-448-4677 | Fax: 202-862-9800
rchiang at cleancookstoves.org<mailto:rchiang at cleancookstoves.org>
www.cleancookstoves.org<http://www.cleancookstoves.org/>



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Ranyee Chiang, Ph.D.
Senior Technical Manager
Phone: 202-448-4677 | Fax: 202-862-9800
rchiang at cleancookstoves.org<mailto:rchiang at cleancookstoves.org>
www.cleancookstoves.org<http://www.cleancookstoves.org/>




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