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Stovers,<br>
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If you and your organization area considering applying for the GACC
grants, and if you might utilize some additional persons on your
proposal about gasifier stoves, please contact me directly (off
list). I and some of my close co-workers on gasifier stoves around
the world might fill an important niche on your team, including some
additional gasifier stove designs with great potential, and some
valuable contacts with people with field studies.<br>
<br>
Paul<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Paul S. Anderson, PhD aka "Dr TLUD"
Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:psanders@ilstu.edu">psanders@ilstu.edu</a> Skype: paultlud Phone: +1-309-452-7072
Website: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.drtlud.com">www.drtlud.com</a></pre>
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Date: Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 1:40 PM<br>
Subject: Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves Request for
Applications - Field Studies<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt">The <a
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Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves</a> has
released a Request for Applications (RFA) for
<i>Field Studies to Evaluate Performance, Use and
Adoption of Clean Cookstoves and Fuels.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt">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, <span
style="background-color:rgb(255,255,51)">including
but not limited to gasifier and forced-draft
cookstoves</span> 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. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt">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.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b>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.</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To download the RFA and application
forms, please visit</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.cleancookstoves.org/funding-opportunities/"
target="_blank">http://www.cleancookstoves.org/funding-opportunities/</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:red">Please
help us to publicize this RFA by cross-posting /
sharing with colleagues!
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ranyee</p>
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