Overview Principal Office: USA Key Words: energy, air pollution, climate change, China Website: Link The Energy Foundation is a partnership of major donors interested in solving the world’s energy problems. Its mission is to advance energy efficiency and renewable energy, with a focus on the USA and China. The Foundation’s China Sustainable Energy Program (CSEP) makes grants for planning, policies, research, and training to improve energy efficiency and to reduce air pollution and carbon emissions in China. -- Link Grant Programs for Agriculture, Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources China Sustainable Energy Program. The CSEP has the following program aims and objectives.
Grant eligibility extends to organizations in China and the USA. They include Chinese research institutes and foundations; universities; professional organizations, societies, and academies; energy technology centers; policy groups and think tanks; state-owned energy companies; regulatory agencies; and NGOs. Applicants from the USA generally need to be tax-exempt charitable organizations. Most grants in the CSEP range from US$20 thousand to US$200 thousand for periods of one or two years. APPLICATION: Potentially interested applicants should study CSEP’s grant-making guidelines, criteria, and restrictions. CSEP encourages grant seekers to write a brief letter of inquiry (LOI) to describe the project, its purpose, and the amount of funding requested. If CSEP is interested, it will request a full proposal. LOI’s are not mandatory. Grant seekers who are certain that their project fits CSEP’s criteria can submit full proposals. Each proposal requires an application in English, a project description (translated into English), and supporting documents. CSEP accepts proposals on a continuous basis. There are no specific deadlines. However, LOIs and project proposals need to arrive approximately twelve weeks in advance of a board meeting to be considered at that meeting. About how to apply. -- Link Geographical Distribution of Grant Activities in Developing Countries East Asia: China Comments The Energy Foundation’s website is available in English. CSEP has its own website in English and Chinese. Grant seekers should be aware that grant applications for projects in China through the CSEP are managed by the Energy Foundation’s office in Beijing. In 2010, the Energy Foundation made 386 grants for an expenditure of US$97 million (all programs). Of this, the CESP awarded 239 grants for US$32 million. Grant seekers should review the past grants made by CSEP as a guide to the types of projects it funds. Past grants are posted with each of CSEP’s programs. The CSEP is defined as a regional climate foundation by the ClimateWorks Foundation, which is a network of philanthropic, technical, and policy organizations to address global climate change. -- Link Last Profile Review February 2012 © Copyright protected. All rights reserved. Return to Foundations, Corporations, and Civil Society |
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