Grant Short List

Grants Under Review

CGI U Award

• http://cgiu.org/funding/
• Will Maher will submit by April 30, 2010.

PepsiCo Foundation Grant

• http://www.pepsico.com/Purpose/PepsiCo-Foundation/Grant-Guidelines.html
• Investigating the feasibility of this grant and will submit a letter of interest if we do meet the requirements.

IAF Grant

• It was determined that only APP in Honduras is eligible for this grant
• We are currently trying to figure out if there is anything AguaClara can do to facilitate this process.

Ford Foundation (Priority)

• http://www.fordfound.org/grants/inquiry/usa/4/en
• They offer grants specifically for Honduras in the fields of Development and Environment. These are the grants we are seeking.
• The Ford Foundation has a very exclusive recipient organization list that can provide funding for quite some time if we get on it

NIH Small Grants

• Several grants aimed a researchers. This can be a good source of funding for trips to Honduras and funding individual researchers
• May be beneficial to graduate students

John D. and Katherine T. MacArthur Foundation (for Ecuador Only)

• http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.1014005/k.F482/International_Grantmaking__Conservation_Geographic_Priorities__Latin_America_8211_Northern_Andes.htm
• This organization offers grants for certain regions of South America in the field of sustainable development.
• The only country of interest for AguaClara the foundation covers is Ecuador.

W.M. Keck Foundation

• http://www.wmkeck.org/index.html
• Contact well in advance of application
• May require a conference call or site visit
• Money must go straight to research

Organizations to Contact for Funding

Bartels Fund - College of Engineering Cornell

• Bartels Fund is administered by Besty East, the dean of Engineering School. The fund provides upto $1000 for students to do research or get a practical engineering experience working. This could be potential source for students interested in conducting additional research in Honduras and students traveling to Honduras in January.
• Contact Dean Besty East( ere2@cornell.edu ) for more information

HILC (Holland International Living Center)

• HILC (Holland International Living Center) in North campus also provides funding (upto $1000 per project) for projects which have a cross cultural and international educational experience component to them. This could be a potential source of funding to offset some of January trip costs.
• Contact RHD Brandee Nicholson( bfn22@cornell.edu ) for more information

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

• http://www.gatesfoundation.org/grantseeker/Pages/funding-water-sanitation-hygiene.aspx
• Contact about funding for Water Sanitation & Hygiene Grants
• They offer grants in Water Sanitation and Hygiene, however they are not currently offering any RFPs (Requests for Proposals).
• We are contacting them in order to establish a relationship with them in hopes they could connect us to a donor, sponsor a press release, and keep us in mind for future grants

Evian

• http://www.evian.com/us/
• Danone
  * 15, rue du Helder

  * 75 439 Paris Cedex 09

• FRANCE
• This organization advertises funding for organization sponsoring clean water in developing nations

CARE

• CARE is an organization that serve individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world.
• They are actively working on projects to build and maintain clean water systems and latrines for these communities.
• The goal of these projects is to reduce the health risks of water-related diseases and to increase the earning potential of households by saving time otherwise spent gathering water. Projects also include educating people about good hygiene habits to reduce the risk of illnesses.
• The following document provides more information about their water programs.
• CARE offers microfinancing for select water and sanitation projects and contacting them regarding partnerships with AguaClara is worth exploring.
• Monroe suggests that CARE is working on campus. We could try to contact them.