If you have a question about the Meyer Fund for a Sustainable Environment 2009 RFP that is currently not posted on this page please submit your question electronically to Steve Mital at the Office of Sustainability. All questions and answers will be posted within one week of submission. The last day to submit a question is November 21, 2008. All answers will be posted by November 26, 2008.
Question: Can projects that received funding last year apply
for continuation funding in the current funding cycle?
Answer: Projects are
eligible to apply for one year of continuation funding in the year after the
initial award. However, they will compete
directly with new proposals seeking seed funding.
Question: What constitutes institutional collaboration? Are partners outside UO and LCC okay?
Answer: The Meyer Fund seeks to catalyze new
interdisciplinary partnerships between UO departments and with LCC
faculty. Therefore funds will only be
dispersed to UO and LCC partners.
Proposals with strategic partnerships outside the UO or LCC are
encouraged, but Meyer funds cannot be used to support work at other
universities, agencies, non-profits, or businesses.
Question: Does the "nationally replicated" criteria
apply to all projects?
Answer: Yes.
Successful proposals will present a persuasive case and concrete plan
for how and why they could be replicated widely.
Question: Are research
projects funded?
Though none were funded last year, research projects are
strongly encouraged.
Question: Are there funding
quotas for different types of projects (research, outreach, curriculum)?
Currently no, all funds are in one pot.
Question: What is the
percentage allowed for indirect costs?
This is an internal competition. No F&A will be charged.
Question: Can I apply
for funds to support an existing, on-going project?
This Fund provides seed funding needed to establish new
projects. Funds will not be allocated to
sustain existing projects. Seed projects
that significantly extend an on-going project or forge a new direction may be
considered.
