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Writing Solar Requests for Proposals (RFPs): Lessons from NREL’s University PV Implementation Assistance Program
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (CO)
With funding from the Department of Energy’s SunShot program, NREL is assisting higher education institutions with solar PV procurement. Universities issue RFPs as a way to get competitive bids on …
- Posted Sept. 12, 2016
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University of Vermont Dining Services Vendor RFP
- University of Vermont (VT)
- Real Food Challenge (AZ)
Request for Proposals for the University of Vermont's dining services provider, specifying ways that the Real Food Challenge and other sustainability measures are to be incorporated into the vendor's services.
- Posted Jan. 11, 2019
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President's Commission on Sustainability Annual Budget
- California State University, Long Beach (CA)
The President’s Commission of Sustainability (PCS), formerly the Sustainability Task Force (STF), was established by the university’s President to integrate sustainability into all aspects of campus life. As part of …
- Posted Sept. 21, 2021
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High Meadows Foundation Sustainability Fund
- Princeton University (NJ)
The High Meadows Foundation Sustainability Fund requests proposals for initiatives with measurable outcomes that will contribute to cultivating a sustainability ethos on campus, in service to the world. In particular, …
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Sourcing “Less Meat, Better Meat” Through Foodservice Contracts
- Farm Forward (OR)
Choosing a foodservice company is one of the most important sustainability decisions that a school, university, or business makes. Requests for proposals (RFPs) and contracts can be used to articulate …
- Posted April 11, 2018
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Green RFP Program
- Virginia Tech (VA)
The Request for Proposal for Sustainability Initiatives by Student Organizations (Green RFP Program), was established in 2010 to give students an opportunity to help make Virginia Tech a national leader …
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Green Fund
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro (NC)
The Green Fund is a $2.22 student semester fee that supports sustainability initiatives on campus. It is governed by students with assistance from faculty and staff experts. This fund invests …
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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A Solar PPA Designed for Positive Externalities
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
- AASHE (MA)
- The Nature Conservancy (VA)
Drs. Meghan Hoskins and Peter Buckland from Penn State’s Sustainability Institute in collaboration with Elizabeth Johnson, The Nature Conservancy, PA and Emilie Wangerman, Lightsource BP will describe the rationale for …
- Posted July 18, 2019
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Presidential Green Grant Program
- Union College - NY (NY)
The Presidential Green Grant Program helps put student ideas into action. Proposals are accepted for the following categories: 1) Campus projects: These are projects that will make Union more sustainable …
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Green Fund
- The University of Alabama in Huntsville (AL)
The UAH Green Fund is a fund available to students with ideas for environmental projects that they would like to start on campus. Interested students must write a proposal and …
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Campus Sustainability Fee
- East Tennessee State University (TN)
Since 2008, the Campus Sustainability Fee (CSF) has been used to support a variety of sustainability related projects and initiatives on campus, ranging from installations of motion sensor lighting and …
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Solar Procurement Templates & Tools for Higher Education
- Trio (CA)
Is your institution interested in solar, but unsure how to begin the solar procurement process? Or is your institution inundated with unsolicited solar proposals from vendors, but is unable to …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Food Service Contracts and RFPs as Vehicle for Sourcing More Sustainable Food
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
- University of Vermont (VT)
- Farm Forward (OR)
College and universities need new strategies to scale sustainable food procurement. Programs like STARS and the Real Food Challenge have institutionalized sustainable food purchasing targets and many campuses have made …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Example RFP and Scorecard for Procurement/Advisory Services for Large Scale Renewable Energy
- AASHE (MA)
This is an example RFP for a professional services firm to provide renewable energy procurement services that include the development and execution of an integrated strategy to procure renewable energy …
- Posted April 6, 2018
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University of Kentucky Sustainability Challenge Grant Program
- University of Kentucky (KY)
The University of Kentucky Sustainability Challenge Grant program was designed to engage multidisciplinary teams from the University community in the creation and implementation of initiatives that will promote sustainability by …
- Posted June 19, 2015
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Sustainable Advancements Funding Endeavor (S.A.F.E.)
- Southwestern University (TX)
Sustainable Advancements Funding Endeavor (S.A.F.E.) projects can be proposed by students, faculty, and staff, with priority given to student proposals and to projects having no other funding sources from Southwestern …
- Posted Jan. 28, 2022
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Sustainability Challenge Grants - Leveraging diverse funding sources to secure $100,000 for interdisciplinary projects at UK
- University of Kentucky (KY)
The Sustainability Challenge Grant program was designed to engage multidisciplinary teams from the University community in the creation and implementation of ideas that will promote sustainability by simultaneously advancing economic …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Climate Action Plan RFP Guidelines: an open-source collaboration
- Brailsford & Dunlavey (DC)
Overview The purpose of this document is to support staff members tasked with writing an RFP for a: * Climate Action Plan * Carbon Mitigation Plan * Climate Action and …
- Posted July 18, 2022
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Leveraging Sustainability in Food Service Across Campus
- University of Houston (TX)
The University of Houston has undergone a physical and culture transformation with a different food service provider and new collaboration with our Office of Sustainability. In spring 2017 the Food …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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SGA Sustainability Fund
- Western Colorado University (CO)
The Sustainability Fund Committee is requesting proposals from students for projects that support and enhance promote sustainability at Western State Colorado University. Each year, full-time students are assessed $4.50 per …
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Student Governments as Platforms for Sustainability Efforts
- University of Denver (CO)
Many sustainability efforts on college campuses are student-driven, however, the majority of the students leading these efforts tend to be involved in sustainability-related organizations or employees of their university's sustainability …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Sustainability & International Service
- Utah State University (UT)
Cafe Femenino: This coffee empowers women In late May of 2017, 10 Utah State University (USU) students and 2 faculty leaders traveled to Peru to assist women coffee producers in …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Envisioning a Sustainable Future for the Cincinnati Museum Center and its District
- University of Cincinnati (OH)
During the Fall Quarter of 2010 fifty-five students of architecture, planning, and engineering participated in an effort led by the Cincinnati Museum Center (CMC) to address sustainability issues within the …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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The Virginia Tech Green RFP Program
- Virginia Tech (VA)
Student engagement is an important factor in advancing sustainability at Virginia Tech. The University created the “Request for Proposal for Sustainability Initiatives from Student Organizations Program (Green RFP Program)” to …
- Posted June 9, 2016
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Navigating the implementation of a bus tracking system
- University at Albany (NY)
Getting people out of their vehicles and using alternative forms of transportation is a huge challenge for colleges and universities. One hindrance of using bus mass transit involves the reliability …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Integrating Socio-Technical Thinking Into Engineering and Science Education, Research, and Practice
- Colorado School of Mines (CO)
Sustainable initiatives are destined to fail unless we begin to think of sustainability as being directly related to and dependent on social justice, equity, and public well being. As the …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Zero Waste by X? (Part 2) Proposing the Plan
- Post-Landfill Action Network (NH)
This is Part 2 of a two-part workshop series at #AASHE24 to navigate the challenges and opportunities with developing a campus-wide strategic visioning and planning process for college campuses looking …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Innovations at the Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water Systems: National Science Foundation (NSF) Initiative to Examine Critical Issues in Today's World
- National Science Foundation
At the end of 2015, the NSF put out its first request for proposals for the INFEWS program. Over the next five years the program plans to fund interdisciplinary projects …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Ralphies Green Stampede: Innovative Zero Waste Events at CU-Boulder
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
In 2008, Folsom Field became the first major sports stadium in the nation, professional or collegiate, to collect all materials in recycling or compost containers, eliminate trash cans and transform …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Improving Campus Sustainability With RenewSU
- Seattle University (WA)
With the goal of reaching zero waste by 2025, our group teamed up with Seattle University's Center for Environmental Justice and Sustainability and the Facilities Department to create a platform, …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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US Department of Energy Funding to Simplify Sustainable Campus Design
- Seventhwave (WI)
- MIST (IL)
Campuses that use fewer natural resources and buoy health, learning and happiness are increasingly vital for educational institutions, as students and faculty voice demand for it. To deliver a sustainable …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Solar Photovoltaic Installations On Campus: A Comparative Overview With Case Studies
- AASHE (MA)
A representative series of comprehensive case studies for solar photovoltaic installations at institutions of higher education in the United States.
This presentation will highlight a range of solar installations on …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Inputs to Outputs: Taking an Event Beyond Zero-Waste to Green Certification
- University of Pittsburgh (PA)
The University of Pittsburgh has a strong hold on zero-waste. This presentation would include an introduction to our zero-waste infrastructure and the progress we have made, while the bulk of …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Converting Sustainability Case Studies From Problem-Solving to Problem-Posing
- University of Central Oklahoma (OK)
Given that sustainability demands paradigmatic change in the current climate (Springett, 2005; Sterling, 2011; Hermes, J. and Rimanoczy, 2018), a transformative learning approach to sustainability education is essential to foster …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Comprehensive Operational Analysis of Green Granting Programs in US Higher Education
- New York University (NY)
After three years and 52 funded projects awarded more than $250,000 NYU's Green Grants program took a year off from calling for new project proposals, and instead conducted an innovative …
- Posted June 24, 2011
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Carbon Tax
- Whitman College (WA)
The Associated Students of Whitman College (ASWC) Sustainability Committee passed a self-imposed carbon tax on February 7, 2016. The tax is designed to raise money for the Green Fund, a …
- Posted March 13, 2017
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Go DefaultVeg: Using Behavioral Nudges to Reduce Food-Related GHG Emissions at Your Institution
- Harvard University (MA)
- Better Food Foundation (DC)
Colleges and universities are increasingly attempting to measure and reduce their Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions. Among the largest contributors of Scope 3 emissions are transportation and food. In 2019, …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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How a Mid-Scale University Can Have a Large-Scale Impact
- Appalachian State University (NC)
The Renewable Energy Initiative (REI) at Appalachian State University was founded in 2004 by a group of 7 graduate students. At the time, a fee of 5$ per student per …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Students Spark Solar
- University of Minnesota, Duluth (MN)
A group of ten students focused in various areas of study from across the University of Minnesota Duluth campus came together to form the Solar University Network Delegation and advance …
- Posted May 22, 2017
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Building Institutional Capacity for Sustainability Teaching, Research and Engagement at Portland State University
- Portland State University (OR)
The James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation challenge grant of $25 million, awarded to Portland State University in September 2008, was the largest gift in Portland State University's history …
- Posted June 30, 2010
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North D Compost Pilot
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MA)
After conducting a waste audit of the North Apartment Residential Complex in October of 2014, it was found that approximately 27% of the trash stream consisted of food waste and …
- Posted April 6, 2016
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Union College's Presidential Green Grants: Empowering our community to make a more sustainable world
- Union College - NY (NY)
Our greatest resource as an institution is the creativity and energy of our community. Union College’s Presidential Green Grant (PGG) program leverages this creativity and energy by supporting novel projects …
- Posted June 10, 2016
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Student Design Fund
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (TN)
The Student Design/Research Project Fund is a new and innovative sustainability project from the University of Tennessee. It created a pool of money to where applicants can apply for funding …
- Posted June 6, 2016
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Utility-Scale Solar Farm for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (IL)
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is proud of its sustainability initiatives, and Facilities & Services (F&S) is honored to support the campus wide Illinois Climate Action Plan (iCAP). The …
- Posted June 10, 2016
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Meghan VanDamme leads composting initiative at CMU
- Central Michigan University (MI)
Meghan VanDamme and Central Sustainability collaborated with Facilities Management and CMU Residence Life to erect a compost drop-off at Northwest Apartments. The drop-off promotes sustainability by offering an opportunity for …
- Posted May 15, 2023
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Johnson County Community College Student Sustainability Committee
- Johnson County Community College (KS)
As a broadly effective, innovative, engaging, and replicable project, Johnson County Community College’s Student Sustainability Committee [the SSC, the Committee] is a compelling and powerful tool for developing student leadership …
- Posted May 18, 2017
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How Brandeis reduced our food carbon footprint over 20% in its first sustainable dining program
- Brandeis University (MA)
This case study reviews how Brandeis harnessed the RFP and contracting process for a new dining vendor in 2019-2021 to make huge and first-ever strides in sustainability in our dining …
- Posted May 18, 2021
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Climate Quest
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)
Climate Quest is a team-based challenge to design practical, high-impact solutions to mitigate or adapt to climate change. After launching in April 2014, 25 teams were selected from a pool …
- Posted June 8, 2015
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EcoMug at Western Michigan University: The First Decade
- Western Michigan University (MI)
In 2009, Western Michigan University created a novel, and as far as we know unprecedented, waste reduction initiative. During the first few weeks of school, each incoming student is given …
- Posted July 1, 2010
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University of Northern Colorado Student Leadership for Environmental Action Fund (Student LEAF)
- University of Northern Colorado (CO)
Student LEAF is a student driven environmental action fund run by a committee of 7 students advised by one faculty and one facilities staff member.
The mission of Student LEAF …
- Posted May 21, 2018
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