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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves has released a Request for Proposals for a Study and Guide for Sustainable Fuel Production, Distribution, and Use. More information is available here:
<a href="http://www.cleancookstoves.org/funding-opportunities/overview-of-rfa-14-1.html">
http://www.cleancookstoves.org/funding-opportunities/overview-of-rfa-14-1.html</a>, and a summary is included below. If you know of organizations that would be interested in this opportunity, please help us pass along the information.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">To ensure sustainability of the value chain of fuels for cooking, considering environmental, social and economic sustainability, the Alliance is releasing this
Request for Applications. The goals are to 1) conduct a study to identify successful initiatives, 2) develop a unified matrix on environmental, efficiency, cost, access, health, and other social impacts in fuel production and distribution for different fuel
resource options and production and distribution pathways, 3) analyze the knowledge and research gaps related to fuels for cooking, and 4) develop a knowledge sharing guide and tool for partners (including enterprises, NGOs, and policymakers) to optimize
fuel production, distribution, and use. This project should focus primarily on biomass and non-charcoal fuels produced from biomass, but existing data on other fuel options should be included in the unified matrix and guide. This project should be developed
in coordination with similar projects focused on LPG and charcoal to ensure that the different efforts are compatible and integrated. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The deadline for Letters of Intent (requested but not mandatory) is
<b>April 11, 2014</b>.<br>
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The deadline for submission of proposals is <b>April 30, 2014</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ranyee<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.cleancookstoves.org/"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="113" height="70" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CF4381.BABE7580" alt="Global_Aliance_Clean_Cookstoves_blue_v23"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ranyee Chiang, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Senior Technical Manager<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:rchiang@cleancookstoves.org">rchiang@cleancookstoves.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.cleancookstoves.org/">www.cleancookstoves.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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