CIF Bulletin

2019 Request for Expressions of Interest (REOI): Now Accepting Applications

Submissions due Wednesday, May 8 at 4:00 p.m. EST

The CIF Request for Expressions of Interest (REOI) is now open, with a total of $2.09 million to invest in new initiatives. The 2019 REOI focuses on soliciting projects that are of broad collective benefit to municipalities across the province and that deliver:

Support for timely and effective transition of the Blue Box program to full producer responsibility;
Strategically important knowledge and tools to broadly support programs in advance and after transition;
The generation of relevant, quantifiable and replicable results; and
Improvements to market access and revenues prior to transition.

Applications that address the priorities found in the 2019 CIF Operations Plan are more likely to be approved for funding. If you have any questions regarding project eligibility or the CIF’s priorities, please contact a CIF staff member for assistance.

CIF will be publishing a series of blogs and additional resources to assist proponents in developing their applications to meet the REOI’s funding priorities, so stay tuned for more information.

Notice to Applicants

Decisions on grant opportunities may be postponed, amended, or terminated, at the sole discretion of CIF Committee, in the event that a material change to the Blue Box Program Plan or associated legislation occurs prior to any decision by the CIF on project funding.

2019 CIF Funding Priorities

1. Centralized Cost Savings
2. Collective Actions, including:

Collective Transitional Support
Market Development
Collection and Processing Research
Waste Composition Studies
Performance Analytics and Better Practices

Resources to Support Your Application

2019 REOI Timelines

REOI Release: Friday, March 8, 2019
Enquiry Deadline: Wednesday, May 1, 2019, 4:00 p.m.
Submission Deadline: Wednesday, May 8, 2019, 4:00 p.m.
Award of Projects: October, 2019

Click the REOI cover below to view the document

CIF Staff Members Are Here to Help

CIF staff welcome your enquiries up to 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. We also encourage you to contact any staff member early in your planning process to consider how your project priorities can contribute to continuous improvement in the Blue Box system.

Bradley Cutler, REOI Lead: bcutler@thecif.ca│705-989-6012
David Faris Yousif: dyousif@thecif.ca | 289-439-2108
Carrie Nash: cnash@thecif.ca | 519-282-1035

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