The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Environment Improvement Society (MMR-EIS) invites small project proposals on environment improvement in the rural and urban areas of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region for financial assistance upto a maximum of 5 lakhs.
Location:
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) includes the talukas of Thane, Kalyan, Bhiwandi, Ambernath, Uran, and parts of Vasai, Panvel, Karjat, Khalapur, Pen and Alibaug. The MMR is bound in the north by the Vaitarna creek and the Tansa River and the Patalganga River to the south.
Eligibility:
Proposals are invited from educational, professional, government and non-government institutions and individuals with relevant expertise and experience with respect to the proposed project.
Evaluation Criteria:
The proposals will be evaluated on the basis of need, rationale, innovation, applicability, sustainability, replicability, scalability and impact. Projects, initiatives and interventions could be towards demonstration, design, research or awareness related activities.Subject interests could be as wide as and not restricted to addressing subjects of; ecological degradation, traffic congestion, waste management, air, water and noise pollution and conservation, etc. Project duration should not exceed 1 year.
Submission Details:
Proposals should be submitted on not more than 10 pages in A4 size paper. It should include details of the applicant (Experience, expertise, contact information), scope of work, time schedule and project budget. Completed proposals should be sent by email at mmrhcseis@gmail.com on or before 30th January, 2012 for consideration in 1st Phase and proposals received thereafter until 30th June, 2012 will be considered in 2nd phase. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted for further process of evaluation. All small project proposals will undergo an express scrutiny process.
Other Projects:
MMR-EIS also encourages larger projects exceeding 5 lakhs and upto 25 lakhs to be directly submitted to the Society’s Office. These are received throughout the year and undergo elaborate procedures of scrutiny and review.
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