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- Climate Change Education Partnership Alliance Office (CCEPA Office)
- Desalination and Water Purification Research and Development (DWPR) Pre-proposal Solicitation
- Establishment of a New York Climate Change Science Clearinghouse
- GreatLakes Areas of Concern Land Acquisition Grants
- Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act
- Increasing Community Awareness and Use of Environmental Information through Education and Outreach
- Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program: Instrument Acquisition or Development
- Plant Feedstock Genomics for Bioenergy: A Joint Research Funding Opportunity Announcement
- Promoting Research and Innovation in Methodologies for Evaluation (PRIME)
- SBIR/STTR FY 2013 Phase II Release 1
- Solid Waste Management Grant
- Superfund Hazardous Substance Research and Training Program
- WaterResources Research National Competitive Grants Program
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Welcome to our latest eNews! Inside, discover the latest news and events from SyracuseCoE and our collaborators. For more details on any of these stories, or to forward information for our next newsletter, e-mail us here. |
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Syracuse University Chancellor, Onondaga County Executive and Mayor receive U.S. Green Building Council Leadership award
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recognized SU Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor, Onondaga County Executive Joanne Mahoney, and Mayor Stephanie Miner with the 2012 Green Building Council Leadership Award.
Nancy Cantor, Chancellor and President, Syracuse University; Joanie Mahoney, Onondaga County Executive; and Stephanie A. Miner, Mayor of Syracuse each received the 2012 Global Community Leadership Award for their collective and collaborative efforts to foster substantive change across the Syracuse and Central New York landscape. Among their many projects: Cantor has elevated the mission of green building on Syracuse University's campus through numerous LEED building projects and a school-wide goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040. County Executive Mahoney led the charge on the Save the Rain program for stormwater management and advocates for green roofs, among many sustainability initiatives. Mayor Miner has advocated for local green buildings and worked to create a vibrant, revitalized connective corridor in the city of Syracuse.
Click here to see the acceptance of the award.
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SyracuseCoE Plays a Key Role in Sandy Cleanup
SyracuseCoE's Mark Lichtenstein was on the ground in NYC at the request of the Environmental Protection Agency to help with solid waste management. Lichtenstein leads the Environmental Finance Center (EFC) located at the Syracuse Center of Excellence.
"EPA Region 2 (there are 10 EPA regions) has developed a level of confidence in SU, the Center of Excellence and the EFC," said Lichtenstein before gearing up to tour the storm-damaged area. "EPA is aware of what we're capable of doing."
Lichtenstein says there is a lot of work to be done, and says one EPA official summed it up this way: "Imagine taking an entire house, and crushing it," he said. "The TV, bedding, carpet, toiletries, appliances, clothing, wood, food, paint cans, everything, and putting it into a large mixing machine." That's what much of the debris looks like. Making the cleanup even more difficult is the likelihood that raw sewage, petroleum and chemical products from the flooding are permeating some of the debris.
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SyracuseCoE Presents at Greenbuild 2012
Khris Dodson, Program Manager at the Environmental Finance Center, presented Onondaga County's nationally-recognized Save the Rain program in a session at USGBC's Greenbuild Conference in San Francisco. The session titled, "Green Infrastructure Techniques in Rust Belt Cities" included green infrastructure programs three cities including Syracuse, NY; Cleveland, OH; and Detroit, Michigan. Dodson spoke on a panel to more than 100 attendees.
Visit Save the Rain for more information about the program.
Click here to view pictures from the presentation.
SyracuseCoE was also joined at Greenbuild by Partners NuClimate and e2e Materials in its booth at Greenbuild. Click here to view a picture of NuClimate at Greenbuild.
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Save the Date, Next R&T Forum January 15th
On Tuesday, January 15th at 3:30pm, SyracuseCoE will host a forum on Fuel Cell Technologies as part of its Research and Technology series. More information may be found on the SyracuseCoE website.
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Reminder: SyracuseCoE and CenterState CEO CAP Grant Deadline 12/14/12
The deadline for the Commercialization Assistance Program (CAP) grants, announced earlier this fall, is Friday December 14th at 5pm. The grants will be awarded to projects that commercialize new products and services in the fields of indoor environmental quality, water resources and clean and renewable energy.
Up to $50,000 is available for individual projects, with approximately four expected recipients in this round. To qualify for CAP funding, a proposing company must provide matching funds of at least one to one for every dollar requested. Matching funds can include cash or in-kind services.
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| Senator Gillibrand Visits SyracuseCoE to Announce New Legislation
On Wednesday October 24th, Senator Gillibrand visited the SyracuseCoE to announce legislation to spur the growth of new science and technology jobs in Central New York and across the country. The America Innovates Act would help scientists and researchers secure valuable resources and training to turn new discoveries into marketable products, new high-tech companies, and jobs. It would spur growth of high-tech jobs in Central New York and across the nation by making capital available for innovators and by training students to turn their discoveries into products, companies, and jobs.
For more information about Senator Gillibrand's visit to the SyracuseCoE, click here.
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CSCS Awarded Grant From NYS P2I
The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I) has awarded the EFC/SyracuseCoE Center for Sustainable Community Solution's proposal, "Training the Trainers: Preventing Pollution Through Professional Development Opportunities for Teachers," submitted under the 2012-2013 Community Grants Program. The award totals $19,985.00, and will fund the "Spring Greening" teacher conference in April 2013.
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Environmental Finance Center Announces Mini-Grants RFPs for Asset Management, and Agriculture and Water Quality
With support from the USDA Rural Development, the Environmental Finance Center is offering mini-grants of up to $5,000 for Asset Management Inventory Development (rural NYC municipalities may apply), and Agriculture Studies and Water Quality Improvement (students and researchers at academic institutions, governmental and non-profit organizations may apply). Three awards in each category will be made, for a total of six awards. All proposals must be received by 5:00pm on February 1st, 2013, to be considered.
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SyracuseCoE and team is awarded $1.9 million by five federal agencies for their Advanced Manufacturing for Thermal and Environmental Control Systems (AM-TECS) initiative. AM-TECS will be conducted by a team of seven institutions and organizations, led by Syracuse University. The team also includes CenterState Corp. for Economic Opportunity (CenterState CEO), the Manufacturers Association of Central New York (MACNY), NYSTAR, CNY Technology Development Organization, the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) and Onondaga Community College. The effort is supported by an additional $1.3 million in matching funds provided by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), Empire State Development, CenterState CEO and MACNY.
The federal awards are made competitively through the 2012 Advanced Manufacturing Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge.
For more information about how to be a Partner, click here.
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SyracuseCoE Hosts Advanced Building Track at Advanced Energy in NYC
The Advanced Energy conference originally scheduled for for 10/30-10/31 in NYC was rescheduled due to Hurrican Sandy. New dates are April 30th and May 1st 2013. SyracuseCoE will host an Advanced Building track at the conference in entitled "The Retrofit Revolution: Energy efficiency & occupant well-being."
Advanced Energy, New York State's largest advanced energy event, is expected to attract thousands of participants from industry, government and academia, along with innovators and leaders from every area of energy research. An exciting line-up of invited speakers will be in attendance.
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CenterState CEO Announces Grants for Growth Round
A new round of "Grants for Growth" is available for businesses working with Central New York colleges and universities.
Funding available for early stage companies includes a $25,000 Proof of Concept grant. Later stage companies can apply for $150,000 Concept to Marketplace grant.
Deadline to apply is February 1, 2013.
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