Dear Colleagues,
The Ray C. Anderson Foundation seeks proposals for currently existing or new programs that would measurably reduce the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, measured by metric tons (or “tonnes”) of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e), either by preventing the emission of those gases or by sequestering gases presently in the atmosphere. The NextGen program will award a single grant of $90,000 to fund work in the 2019 calendar year.
The program will primarily judge proposals on the amount of estimated offset carbon, the quality of the calculations, and the likelihood of success at achieving the estimated carbon reductions. The program will secondarily consider the collateral environmental and social benefits of the project. According to an Ecosystem Marketplace report, the average price per metric ton of CO2e offsets in voluntary markets in 2016 was $3 (though with wide variability ranging from less than $1 to more than $50 per metric ton).
At $3 per metric ton, $90,000 would purchase 30,000 metric tons of CO2e offsets. Proposals should be competitive with or exceed this amount of projected offset carbon. Strong proposals must also demonstrate high-quality estimations of CO2e reductions.
Additional information regarding this opportunity can be found at the program's website, http://www.raycandersonfoundation.org/nextgen-2018-grant-call-for-proposals
Applications are due by June 11, 2018.
Thank you.
Kathleen Nolan, Director, ANR Office of Contracts & Grants (OCG)