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Joining EPPIC

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Become an EPPIC Member!ÌýWe welcome interested entities working to combat plastic pollution, regardless of sector, to join the partnership today!

• Fill out the ÌýThrough this form, you will be able to apply on behalf of your organization to become a Member or Partner of EPPIC or request more information about EPPIC overall.Ìý
• The application will take between 10-20 minutes to fill out.Ìý
• After your application is submitted, the Host Consortium partners will review the information provided and follow up with you with additional information and next steps.Ìý
• Learn more about how the partnership began and the Host Consortium organizations below in About the Host Consortium.

If you wish to discuss EPPIC with us, please reach out to the team at [email protected].

EPPIC Funding

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EPPIC Grant Program

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The Grant ProgramÌýprovides in-country entities in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa with the financial resources to address location-appropriate upstream and midstream interventions to significantly reduce plastic pollution and advance circular solutions. These funded solutions aim to have a positive impact on local communities and provide examples of best practices for upstream and midstream interventions for the international community to consider.

EPPIC defines upstream as any interventions after the extraction of raw materials, and midstream as any interventions before an item would be considered waste.

We accept proposals during our open Request for Proposal (RFP) periods.ÌýSubscribe to EPPIC News updatesÌýto be alerted when we announce new RFPs and learn about the experiences of our EPPIC grantees.ÌýÌý

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Requests for Proposals (RFP)

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Applications are now closed for our 2024 RFPs.

Please subscribe to EPPIC News updatesÌýto be informed of the next RFPs.

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Grant Requirements

• Focus Areas:ÌýLocation-appropriate upstream and midstream interventions supported by knowledge based in science, indigenous, traditional, and/or other sources to address plastic pollution.
• Objectives:ÌýReduce plastic pollution and advance solutions to eliminate plastic waste across the plastic cycle.

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How to Apply

1. Review the RFP PDFs.ÌýDetailed information and instructions are provided in PDFs made available during open application periods.
2. Submit Your Proposal.ÌýFollow the guidelines in the PDFs provided to prepare and submit your proposal.

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Links to past RFPs

The RFPs shown in the PDF links below are now closed, but are still available for you to browse and understand expectations for future applications.

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Questions on applying for EPPIC funding?

Reach out to [email protected] to direct any questions about the RFP, application process, or system.Ìý

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Funding and Support already provided

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EPPIC has funded and supported innovative plastic pollution solutions in:

• Costa Rica (2024)
• GuatemalaÌý(2024)
• GhanaÌý(2024)
• KenyaÌý(2024)
• SenegalÌý(2024)
• South AfricaÌý(2024)

These are some of the grantees we have funded:Ìý

The Ocean Foundation

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EPPIC Innovation Prize

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About the Partnership and Host Consortium

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Primary Donor & National Government Liaison

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Ìý Ìýleads U.S. diplomacy to conserve and protect the global environment, ocean, and space for the prosperity, peace, and security of this and future generations. Read more .

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Program Lead & Regional Engagement Coordinator

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Ìý The International Union for Conservation of Nature (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥) is the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it. Since 2014, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ has been addressing the impact of plastics globally, with a focus on the marine environment. Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ supports and builds capacity for countries to effectively negotiate the International, Legally Binding Instrument for Plastic Pollution. Read more here.

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Policy & Grantmaking

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Ìý works to address plastic pollution by engaging with international, national, and sub-national policy efforts. They are an accredited NGO Observer to the United Nations Environment Programme, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution, the Science Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and to Prevent Pollution, and the Basel Convention. The Ocean Foundation works with NOAA to advance the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development by aligning partners, securing financial commitments, and increasing stakeholder engagement, and is implementing a US Department of State grant to establish the Marine Debris Foundation. Read more .

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Convenor & Innovation Prize Organizer

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ÌýÌý is a global non-profit organisation committed to realizing a free, just, and equitable society. Founded in 1949, the Institute drives change through dialogue, leadership, and action to help solve the most important challenges facing the United States and the world. The Aspen Institute Energy & Environment Program (EEP) addresses critical energy, environmental, and climate change issues through creating and facilitating dialogues with people of diverse perspectives to inform, educate, and create collaborative action plans that further an agenda that protects and improves life on this planet.ÌýRead more .

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Private Sector Liaison

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ÌýÌýÌýis a leading game-changer in the plastics industry, with an overarching mission to reduce plastic pollution at the source. Over the last 7 years, they have strengthened the private sector, facilitated systemic change, and influenced behavioral change within the industry. As an Advisor to the UN on the Global Plastics Agreement, to the Business Coalition for a Plastics Treaty, Reusable Packaging Association, several investors, and in multiple Plastic Pacts, their reach is global.ÌýRead more .

Contact us

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For inquiries or to subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date on all things EPPIC, please emailÌý[email protected].

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