Message-ID: <31ac965d.design@design.fadu.uba.ar> Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 15:24:29 ARG From: Administrador del nodo <mailto:postmast@DESIGN.FADU.UBA.AR> Subject: FYI - Forward - Request for Proposals (fwd) To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@american.edu>
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> Email: mailto:NAFEC@ccemtl.org
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> [Image] THE COMMISSION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION (CEC) IS
> ISSUING A CALL FOR PREPROPOSALS FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN FUND FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
> COOPERATION (NAFEC)
>
> Preproposal Deadline: June 3, 1996
>
> The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is pleased to issue this
> call for preproposals for its new initiative, the North American Fund for
> Environmental Cooperation (NAFEC). The CEC was created by the North American
> Agreement on Environmental Cooperation to enhance regional environmental
> cooperation, prevent potential environmental and trade disputes and promote
> the effective enforcement of environmental law. The Agreement, signed by
> Canada, Mexico and the United States, complements the environmental
> provisions established in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
>
> The CEC Council, consisting of the Canadian Environment Minister, Mr. Sergio
> Marchi, the United States Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, Ms.
> Carol Browner and the Mexican Environment Minister, Ms. Julia Carabias,
> proposed the implementation of the NAFEC in October, 1995. Their vision for
> the NAFEC is clear:
>
> "...to engage the energy and imagination of the people in North America in
> achieving the goals and objectives of the North American Agreement for
> Environmental Cooperation."
>
> The attached Call for Preproposals serves as an applicant's guide to
> submitting a project proposal. It defines, for example, who can apply for
> funding, the NAFEC's funding priorities and the criteria for evaluating
> proposals. It also provides the format required for a two-page preproposal.
>
> The Council members have appointed two people from each country to serve on
> the NAFEC Selection Committee. This Committee will, with the assistance of a
> NAFEC Coordinator, decide which preproposals fit the NAFEC funding
> priorities and criteria and who will be asked to submit a full proposal for
> further review.
>
> The CEC drew upon the Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC), an advisory
> panel composed of five citizens from each of the three countries, and the
> general public to help shape the final funding criteria and guidelines for
> the NAFEC.
>
> Please read the entire Call for Preproposals carefully before submitting an
> application.
>
> The requirements for submitting a preproposal were purposefully made easy to
> encourage a broad cross section of applicants from all three countries. We
> encourage you to widely circulate the Call for Preproposals.
>
> Please use the CEC's Internet Home Page: http://www.cec.org for more
> information on the CEC and the NAFEC Office at (514) 350-4357 or by e-mail
> address at mailto:NAFEC@ccemtl.org
>