2011-2012 The Green Initiative Fund Grant Call

The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) is a grant-making fund for UC Irvine sustainability projects supported by a quarterly student fee.  Projects are selected by a Grant-Making Committee composed of students, and non-voting staff and faculty.

Any UC Irvine undergraduate may submit a project application.  All projects must meet the following requirements as established by the TGIF bylaws:

Project Requirements

• Projects must directly address environmental sustainability on UC Irvine's campus, or in the capacity that on-campus activities influence sustainability off campus. All proposed projects must have a clearly-defined, measurable outcome.
• Projects must have received written confirmation of support by appropriate campus officials prior to consideration (see Project Approval form).
• TGIF funding will not support projects already mandated by law or UC Irvine policy directive. TGIF will fund projects which go above and beyond minimum requirements and that are unable to gain funding from other sources.  (Consult the UC Policy Guidelines for Sustainable Practices for more information)
• All projects shall have a mechanism for evaluation and follow-up after funding has been dispersed.  At minimum, a project plan must include a report made to the Grant-Making Committee after implementation.  If a project is expected to have on-going benefits such as annual cost savings, the project plan must include a mechanism for tracking, recording, and reporting these benefits back to the Grant-Making Committee. 
• Projects must have publicity, education, and outreach considerations.
• Priority will be given to collaborative educational projects, projects done by two or more UCI organizations.
• Preference will be given to projects which demonstrate the largest positive environmental impact per dollar spent, as well as to projects that generate cost savings which can be used to repay the Fund. 
• Projects will have received all necessary approvals prior to consideration. Projects submitting applications without submitting Completed Approval Forms will not receive funding. 
• All projects must have a mechanism for evaluation and follow-up after funding has been disbursed. 
• Projects must have publicity, education, and outreach considerations
• Projects which have student involvement will be given preference.

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• Preference will be given to projects that demonstrate the greatest reduction in UC Irvine’s environmental impact for the least cost.
• Preference will be given to projects with strong student involvement.
• Preference will be given to projects that are able to repay the funds or obtain matching funds.

Project Deadlines 2011-2012

Completed applications must be emailed in PDF format to tgif@asuci.uci.edu by 5:00 PM for each of the deadlines; please put the name of your project in the subject line.  Questions or comments may be directed to the Sustainability Commissioner, Dahnish Shams, at tgif@asuci.uci.edu.

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