The AIHA’s Emerging Economies Microgrant Advisory Group Projects Fund has been established to expand occupational hygiene awareness and capacity globally to reduce the risk of injury, illness, and fatality to workers in nationas with the fewest resources.

Project proposals will be reviewed by the Emerging Economies Advisory Group (EEAG), weighed against established criteria, and priority ranked. The subcommittee will weigh available funds against those projects that show the most merit and promise in achieving their stated goals.

To access a list of previously funded AIHA Emerging Economy microgrants, click here.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

Project proposals are accepted on a rolling basis, reviewed quarterly.

PROPOSAL REVIEW CRITERIA:

• Organization Eligibility—Preference for projects led by non-profit entities, such as charities, non-governmental, academic, and philanthropic organizations. Corporations and individuals are not excluded from applying, but the benefits to the project recipients should clearly outweigh the benefits to the individual or company providing services.
• Stand Alone Project Addressing Primary Prevention of Occupational Risks - Consistent with AIHA’s mission and strategic priorities—Project promotes occupational hygiene through education, research, training, and development.
• Development and Promotion of the Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety (OEHS) Profession— Project supports research and development efforts necessary to solve occupational health problems and improve working conditions/environment. Capacity building is evident through education, research, training, and outreach.
• Projects Addressing Known or Potential Worker Health Issues— Project demonstrates research on hazardous workplace exposures, outcomes, and emerging issues of control methods to minimize associated workplace risks. It may address any emerging or ongoing concerns related to occupational health and safety.
• Requested Support Does Not Exceed $3,500 per project—Project that can achieve its goals with smaller overall budgets and still make significant impacts in regions of greatest need.
• Adequately Describes Needs to Make Project Viable and Successful—Project has a high likelihood of achieving its stated objectives within the required project timeframe limits (one year from funding).
• Sources of Proposal Support, Technical Assistance and Collaboration—Project describes how it may fit into a larger picture of regional or host country development through other support and organizations.
• Ability to Improve Public and Environmental Health, Achieve Results, Feasibility, Practicality—Whether through prior AIHA microgrant projects or other means, a project or sponsoring organization can show past experience and success in goal-oriented projects.

ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES AND INFORMATION:

• The range of possible grants is $500 to $3,500, and the AIHA Board wishes to fund as many projects as funding allows and with cost-effective projects. Awards will be made based on available funding.
• Funds will be disbursed during the calendar year in which the activities are to be conducted. Projects should be designed on a 12-month cycle and completed within this time (which may not match up against a calendar year timeframe). For some projects, activities may carry over from one year to the next (within the 12-month timeframe) with an explanation of the reasons.
• Grant recipients are required to provide quarterly updates on how the funds are being or have been spent. The more comprehensive and informative the reports are will improve likelihood of receiving funding on future projects. Reports should include descriptions of events or research conducted with results and outcomes. Photos of activities, conferences, or training events would also be helpful. Failure to report on activities in a timely manner may affect the recipient’s ability to be considered for future funding.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

• List any official sponsorship or support of any AIHA Volunteer Group Committees, Local Sections, Special Interest Groups, and/or other formal AIHA entities (official support is not required for submitting grant proposals).
• A brief project description and justification of how the project maximizes impact for capacity building, increases awareness of occupational hygiene in the subject country, or addresses a specific occupational health/hygiene problem (400-word maximum); please consider the selection criteria described above in writing your project description.
• A summary project schedule of proposed activities and durations.
• A project budget to include all relevant associated costs for all team members and activities, and materials, as independent line items.

NOTES:

• Do not start the online submission process until you have all of the required information and time to complete the process. If you do not complete the process in one sitting, the system will not save the information, and you will have to restart the process from the beginning.
• To upload Word or PDF file format documents, please use the "choose file" option. (Recommended)

For question or more information, please email profcomm@aiha.org.

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