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</strong>
<p>The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves (“Alliance”), The Gold
Standard Foundation (“Gold Standard”) and Nexus Carbon For Development
(“Nexus”) have joined forces to create the Clean Cooking Loan Fund (the
“CCLF”), a not-for-profit loan fund that provides cost effective loans
to clean cookstove and fuels enterprises to help finance carbon
certification costs.</p>
<p><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1475_com_zimbra_url"><a href="http://carbonfinanceforcookstoves.org/media/CCLF-concept-note_public_final.pdf" target="_blank">For a full description of the CCLF please download the <strong>CCLF concept note</strong></a></span><strong>.</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p>
<p><strong>Eligibility</strong></p>
<ul><li>Any project that delivers durable, efficient and clean cookstoves
and/or clean cooking fuels to base of the pyramid households via a
market-based approach is eligible to apply for an investment from the
CCLF.</li><li>Preference will be given to organisations with a track record in
project delivery and to projects with a demonstrated potential for
scale.</li><li>Eligible projects may be located in any developing country.</li></ul>
<p><strong>Terms</strong></p>
<ul><li>Projects are expected to repay the CCLF with revenue from the sale of carbon credits.</li><li>An interest rate will be charged to cover management fees and project risk.</li></ul>
<p><strong>Use of Funds</strong><br>
Eligible projects may use CCLF funds to cover the following costs:</p>
<ul><li>General certification costs, including, but not limited to,
screening costs, validation, registration, verification and issuance
fees, any costs related to studies establishing baselines or designing
monitoring systems;</li><li>For Gold Standard projects, CCLF funds may also cover any costs
associated with the Local Stakeholder Consultation (“LSC”) or
Stakeholder Feedback Round (“SFR”);</li><li>Inclusion costs (for any Programmes of Activities).</li></ul>
<p><strong>Application Process</strong></p>
<ul><li>The registration process<strong> begins on <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1476_com_zimbra_date">April 7</span> 2014 and ends on <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1477_com_zimbra_date">May 1</span> 2014</strong> <strong>at 12:00 AM Singapore time</strong>.</li><li>The registration can only be submitted through the <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1478_com_zimbra_url"><a href="http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1590767/Clean-Cooking-Loan-Fund-Application" target="_blank"><strong>online Registration Form at this link</strong></a></span>. All entries must be submitted in English. Please read the <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1479_com_zimbra_url"><a href="http://carbonfinanceforcookstoves.org/media/CCLF-2014-Call-Guide-FINAL.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>Call Guide</strong></a></span> before completing the registration form.</li><li>Only fully completed Registration Forms will be considered. The Registration Form should take <strong>1 hour maximum</strong> to complete. The application must be completed in one sitting.</li><li>One registration per project is allowed. In the event that more than
one registration is received with the same or nearly identical
submission, only the first such registration received will be eligible.</li><li>Questions regarding this expression of interest should be directed to the Nexus Secretariat at
<span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1480_com_zimbra_email"><a href="mailto:alliance@nexus-c4d.org" target="_blank">alliance@nexus-c4d.org</a></span> (please use the following as subject of email: “CCLF ENQUIRY”) from <strong><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1481_com_zimbra_date">April 7</span> 2014 to <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1482_com_zimbra_date">April 14</span> 2014 at 12:00 AM <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Singapore time</span></strong>. Clarifications will be provided on or before <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1483_com_zimbra_date">April 17</span> 2014, however no assistance in writing the proposals will be provided.</li></ul>
<p><strong>Additional Resources<br>
</strong></p>
<p>For more information about CCLF and this Call for Proposals, please review the <strong><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1484_com_zimbra_url"><a href="http://carbonfinanceforcookstoves.org/media/CCLF-2014-Call-Guide-FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">CCLF Call Guide</a></span>.</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p>
<p>Nexus also supports the carbon development costs of a wide variety of
projects with strong development impacts, including cookstove and
non-cookstove projects, that require technical assistance for carbon
development. Please contact
<span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1485_com_zimbra_email"><a href="mailto:alliance@nexus-c4d.org" target="_blank">alliance@nexus-c4d.org</a></span> for more information, using the following as subject of email: “NEXUS ENQUIRY”.</p><p><br></p>
<p><strong>Links</strong></p><p><strong>1 – <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1486_com_zimbra_url"><a href="http://carbonfinanceforcookstoves.org/media/CCLF-concept-note_public_final.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>CCLF concept note</strong></a></span><strong></strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>2 – <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1487_com_zimbra_url"><a href="http://carbonfinanceforcookstoves.org/media/CCLF-2014-Call-Guide-FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">CCLF Call Guide</a></span></strong></p>
<p><strong>3 – <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1488_com_zimbra_url"><a href="http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1590767/Clean-Cooking-Loan-Fund-Application" target="_blank">Online Registration Form</a></span></strong></p></div></div></body></html>