P2 Events and Funding Opportunities
Events
RCC Web Academy: Recycling and Solid Waste Management Educational Series - 2010 - Third Thursday of the month through October from 11:00am-12:30pm Mountain time - Learn about key issues, successful projects, and a variety of best management practices for creating stellar waste management programs. Hear from experts around the country on what works and what doesn't, and how to make your program more successful. The format for the calls will be a formal presentation followed by a question and answer session and discussion time. For more information, click the link above. To sign up for a webinar, click the title below.
- Greening University Campuses - September 16
- Sustainable Materials Management - October 21
Webinar - Recycling and Beyond: Towards a Zero Waste Campus - September 2, Noon MDT - Part of a Webinar Series by the College and University Recycling Coalition (CURC). Pete Pasterz, from Cabarrus County [NC] Recycling and HHW, will discuss zero waste policies and case studies within the industry and academia. Jack DeBell, from the University of Colorado, will be summarizing what's going on nationally and which programs are moving beyond zero waste as an aspirational goal to a practical business model. He will reference recent reports like "Stop Trashing the Planet", programs like RecycleMania's Waste Minimization competition, and tools available for your program. To register, click the link above.
WasteCap Resource Solutions: Emerging Recycling Markets for C&D Materials – Part I - September 8, 10:00 a.m. MDT - Ceiling tiles. Carpet. Drywall. Not long ago these materials from construction or demolition sites would go straight to the landfill. Now, however, there are emerging markets for these materials. Get on the forefront of these new market trends by attending this webinar. Speakers will share information on how you can access these emerging recycling markets for your upcoming job. To register, click the link above (charges apply).
Pollution Prevention Week 2010 Video Contest - Entries due September 19 - What if everyone did one small thing to make less of an impact on our environment? It's the question Pollution Prevention Week 2010 is asking. Send your answer in a 60-second-orless video telling how changes in your daily life can have a positive impact on the environment. All you need to do is fill out the submission form, review the rules, and submit your video response to our promotional video on DTSC's YouTube contest site. To do all this, click the link above.
Remarkable Beyond Borders: Shaping the Future of the Crown of the Continent - September 23-24 in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada - Over the course of two days, we will examine what it means to live and work in the Crown of the Continent. We will celebrate the efforts of people and organizations to preserve the culture, heritage, communities, and landscape of the region now and for future generations. We will assess the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. And we will begin building the relationships and knowledge to shape the future of the Crown of the Continent. Participants will include local, state, provincial, tribal, and federal government officials and staff; civic and not-for-profit leaders; farmers and ranchers; energy and resource developers; business owners; university staff and students; tourism officials; historians; cultural authorities; and others. For more information and to register click the link above.
WasteCap Resource Solutions: Emerging Recycling Markets for C&D Materials – Part II - September 28, 10:00 a.m. MDT - There's so much to talk about in new and emerging markets, we had to create a second webinar! Even more markets, even more speakers in this second installment of Emerging Markets webinar. To register, click the link above (charges apply).
2010 GreenGov Symposium - October 5-7, hosted by The George Washington University in Washington, DC - This three-day event will serve as an important forum for Federal leaders to learn, share, and connect with colleagues from the private sector, academia, and local and state government about greening the government and meeting our clean energy goals. The Symposium will feature two and one-half days of plenary sessions, workshops, training and networking, featuring presentations from and conversations with Federal colleagues, GW faculty, state and local government, and private sector executives with direct sustainability experience. Modest registration fees range from $225 to $300 per person. For more information and to register click the link above.
Conference for Campus Sustainability - October 10-12, Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO - The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) has their annual meeting in Denver, Colorado this year. A maximum of 400 students can register, so don't wait if you want to go! Registration closes September 24th. For more information and to register click the link above.
10th Annual BioCycle Conference on Renewable Energy From Organics Recycling - October 18-20 in Des Moines, IA - This Conference, organized by the editors of BioCycle magazine, brings together project managers and developers; local, state and federal policy makers and regulators; technology and system providers; farmers and farm representatives; researchers; public works and wastewater treatment plant staff; consultants; utilities and pipeline companies; investors; and others actively working on developing renewable energy programs and sustainable power and fuel sources from organic waste streams. To register click the link above.
The Western Sustainability and Pollution Prevention Network (WSPPN) annual conference - October 27-28 in San Diego, CA - The WSPPN conference is recognized as one of the best Pollution Prevention (P2) conferences in the country. This year’s conference will focus on sustainability, greening operations, emerging issues including greening chemicals and nanotechnology, and energy and green house gas reduction in business including lodging, printing, and personal care products. For more information or to register click the link above.
EPA IAQ Tools for Schools National Symposium - January 13-15, 2011 in Washington, DC - The IAQ Tools for Schools Program is a nationwide initiative to help school officials assess, resolve, and prevent IAQ problems, and to reduce exposure to asthma triggers in school facilities. While school officials, administrators, facilities and operations personnel, teachers, parents, and students traditionally attend, the Symposium is open to anyone with an interest in IAQ in schools. For more information or to register click the link above.
NPPR Lean and P2 Workgroup - Third Tuesday of every month at 12 noon PT, 1 p.m. MT, 2 p.m. CT, 3 p.m. ET. - The Lean and P2 Workgroup helps form links between lean processes and environmental protection. It partners with the Green Suppliers Network and the EPA Lean and Environment Initiative. Members come from nonprofits, businesses, universities, state governments, and EPA. The workgroup meets monthly to hear technical presentations and share strategic discussions. Announcements are made through a Google Group. To sign up, click the link above.
Montana Weatherization Training Center - The training center's goal is to train the professionals who are on the ground weatherizing homes every day. Working closely with Montana's Human Resource Development Councils and Tribal associates, they focus on safe, efficient, cutting-edge techniques to address the health, safety, and energy efficiency issues present in low-income housing. The site offers valuable information on weatherization, including the newly-launched WXTV - online training sessions. For more information, click the link above.
National Environmental Training Calendar - The Northwest Environmental Training Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit program of EOS Alliance improving environmental quality and public health through professional development and technology transfer. To view the schedule of trainings or to register, click the link above.
Funding Opportunities
Request For Proposals (RFP) Clearinghouse
Looking for funding to do your dream project? Curious about who is investing in pollution prevention strategies? The RFP Clearinghouse provides information on current and pending RFPs related to pollution prevention. It also has an archive of past solicitations.
Energy Home Weatherization Assistance and Rebates
Find EERE weatherizationp projects and assistance by state using this map.
Environmental Justice Small Grants Program
The Environmental Justice Small Grants Program (EJSG), supports and empowers communities working on solutions to local environmental and public health issues. The Program assists recipients in building collaborative partnerships to help them understand and address environmental and public health issues in their communities. Successful collaborative partnerships involve not only well-designed strategic plans to build, maintain and sustain the partnerships, but also to work towards addressing the local environmental and public health issues.
DOE List of Open Solicitations
The Western Regional Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) posts a list of recent solicitations on their web site. The list is updated on a regular basis and you may choose to receive email notification about updates.
Grants.gov
This site allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies.
