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MOZILLA TECHNOLOGY FUND (MTF) AI AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Application Deadline: October 5th, 2023 at 11:59pm Eastern Time.

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

The Mozilla Technology Fund seeks to fund open source projects at the intersection of environmental justice and AI which are making a positive impact in ecosystems and human communities.

ELIGIBILITY:

These awards are open to all applicants regardless of geographic location or institutional affiliation, except where legally prohibited. However, Mozilla is especially interested in receiving applications from Most Affected People and Areas (MAPA); members of the Global Majority or Global South; ​​Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color; women, transgender, non-binary, and/or gender-diverse applicants; migrant and diasporic communities; and/or persons coming from climate displaced/impacted communities, etc. We strongly encourage all such applicants to apply.

Applicants must meet the following requirements

Be legally able to receive funds in the form of a grant from the Mozilla Foundation (a U.S. 501(c)(3) non-profit organization)

Be working towards solving a public interest problem or issue related to the focus of this Call for Proposals

Meet the criteria outlined in the ‘What are we looking for?’ section found on the official website.

BENEFIT:

The Mozilla Technology Fund will provide awards of up to $50,000 each and one year of mentorship and support to open source projects 

Applications will be accepted for a period of four weeks and will then be reviewed by a committee of experts, which will make final funding decisions and allocate awards out of a total pool of $300,000.

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ICAW POSTER/VIDEO CONTEST

Application Deadline:  November 1st by midnight (ET)

LOCATION: USA

Each year, the International Compost Awareness Week Committee holds a poster contest to pick a new design for the annual poster. There is always a new theme for ICAW, which is highlighted on the poster as well as the dates for ICAW. The theme for the 2024 ICAW is ” COMPOST… Nature’s Climate Champion! ” chosen by participating international partners incorporating the collective focus on one of the initiatives of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), which is “Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.”

ICAW Video Contest
Grade 4 – 8 (Age 10 – 13)

Offered to children and teens ages 10 – 13, the video contest asked for a 30 second video highlighting ICAW and the theme for this year, COMPOST…Nature’s Climate Champion! Should show something related to the benefits of compost use and/or organics recycling and the benefit it has to help with climate change. Such as: compost bin, vegetable or fruit garden, food waste and then compost. For more ideas on what you might want to include in your video, contact us at info@compostfoundation.org

ELIGIBILITY:

The poster contest is open to anyone from anywhere in the world age 14 or older. The video contest is for ages 10 – 13.

Video entry checklist:

Must have in the video International Compost Awareness Week, May 5 – 11, 2024 either written or said verbally

Must have COMPOST… Nature’s Climate Champion! written or said verbally

Video Length: No more than 30 seconds

BENEFIT:

Prize is $500 and the winning design is used as the official ICAW 2024 poster – sent to thousands of people.

The winner of the video contest will receive $100.

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