Submitting a proposal for a conceptual project

We will work with you on an initial screening assessment of your idea or conceptual project to determine:

• whether or not it is one of the eligible activities
• how the proposed project would directly support one of the Energy Technology Priority areas
• what resources that you and any collaborators would provide

If your idea or conceptual project passes the initial screening, we will ask you to prepare a short (2‑4 page) Proposal Overview, that would provide further details on your proposed project and indicate how it would address the assessment criteria. We will provide you with a template for the Proposal Overview. Please note that this step in the process does not represent a funding commitment from the ecoENERGY Technology Initiative.

Your completed Proposal Overview will be reviewed and considered by the appropriate expert committee responsible for the Technology Priority area under which your proposed project falls.

If it is provisionally accepted for co-funding, we will ask you to prepare a more detailed project proposal that will permit us to undertake the necessary due diligence assessment of the project before we would be able to make a final funding commitment. We will provide you with the necessary documentation and guidelines for developing the detailed proposal and will work with you to ensure that it meets all requirements for the assessment.