EPIC announces Air Quality Fund

Deadline: 10-Sep-2024

The Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) is currently accepting applications for the Air Quality Fund.

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To confront the global energy challenge by ensuring Energy Markets provide access to reliable, affordable energy needed for growth, while limiting emissions that cause Climate Change and damages to the Environment.

In this call, the EPIC Air Quality Fund will offer financial support to 10-15 selected groups over an 18-month period. They expect award amounts to be roughly 50,000 USD for groups proposing to deploy lower cost sensors and 75,000 USD or more for groups using regulatory grade or reference grade equipment.

Organizational Type
- This call for applications is open to governmental and non-governmental organizations of any type, including universities, non-profits, for-profits, corporates, NGOs, and CSOs. Organizations are required to be legally authorized to receive funds from a US institution. Organizations are required to have a working bank account that is able to accept funds from a US institution. Individuals interested in applying must do so in partnership with an organization that meets the above criteria.
Country
- Applications from all countries may apply, except for those on the US Department of State “State Sponsors of Terrorism” List. Please note the EPIC Air Quality Fund will prioritize applications that address air quality issues in 75 countries identified by EPIC’s Air Quality Award Team as high and medium-high opportunities for closing nationwide PM2.5 data gaps. The applicant must verify that it is legal to operate PM2.5 monitoring equipment, measure PM2.5, and share such data publicly in their country.

For more information, visit EPIC.