Deadline: 8-Nov-22
The Safer End of Engineered Life – Open burning grant scheme is looking to fund projects to tackle the open burning of waste that lead to a reduction of risk to human health and safety.
These activities must lead to a demonstrable impact(s) for the beneficiaries, which reduces the risks posed to vulnerable groups as a result of the open burning of municipal solid waste. The grants can either build on existing work or develop new activities.
Objectives
- To raise awareness and broader understanding of the challenges and opportunities in the tackling of the open burning of municipal solid waste including any unintended consequences.
- To facilitate the development of evidence and use of evidence-based approaches to mitigate the impact of open burning of municipal solid waste on human health and safety.
- To increase knowledge sharing across region, cities and sectorial boundaries on effective implementation of phasing out of open burning of municipal solid waste.
- To decrease the practice of open burning of municipal solid waste through evidence-based approaches.
Types of Grants
There are two types of grants available:
- Impact grant (up to £60,000)
- Baseline study and awareness-raising grants (up to £20,000)
Duration
The funding period for both grant types is up to 24 months.
Examples
Some examples may include but are not limited to:
- reducing burning by introducing targeted improvements to solid waste management systems.
- introducing/enhancing sustainable waste management initiatives which integrate informal workers as service providers and reduces their risks.
- reducing the identified health risks for informal workers and small scale recyclers.
- improving working practices and providing appropriate support and training to vulnerable groups.
- introducing changes in policies and practices, which will bring sustainable changes in the system to reduce adverse impacts for the most vulnerable groups.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be associated with an eligible registered organization.
- Eligible registered organizations include:
- non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- research institutions
- universities
- government entities
- semi-governmental organizations
- charities
- social enterprises
- commercial entities
- If you are unsure if your organization is eligible, please contact the Engineering X team.
- Applications from any country are eligible to apply.
- Applicants from any discipline or sector are eligible to apply.
- All applications must be submitted in English.
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