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ERDENE
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Environmental
Research, Development, and Education
for the New Economy
Mission of the ERDENE
Environmental Research, Development and Education for the New
Economy (ERDENE) supports innovative research, education and
outreach initiatives seeking to understand, sustain or restore
environmental and ecological health. ERDENE focuses on projects
applicable to the real world and particularly on environmental
initiatives that promise to strengthen economic well being and
community viability in Arizona. Specific areas of focus based on the
Battelle report to the Arizona Department of Commerce include: water
resources and management, sustainable rural and tribal communities,
ecological restoration and mitigation, renewable energy, and
environmental monitoring and management. The program encourages
research, teaching and public outreach that enable NAU faculty,
staff and students to address the interrelated environmental,
economic and social needs of the 21st century.
Goals of the ERDENE program
• Promote environmental health
• Address significant real world problems
• Support environmental initiatives having economic and social
benefits in Arizona
• Leverage additional funds to advance the above goals
ERDENE’s Research Focus
In concert with the technology platforms identified in the report,
“Positioning Arizona and Its Universities: Science and Technology
Core Competencies”, ERDENE will fund research in the following
areas:
• Water resources and management
• Sustainable rural and tribal communities
• Ecological restoration and mitigation
• Renewable energy
• Environmental monitoring and management
ERDENE Fiscal Year
ending June 2007
Request for Proposals (Combined for
both the ERDENE & GBI programs)
ERDENE Fiscal Year ending June 2006
Request for Proposals
ERDENE Fiscal Year
ending June 2005
This year's full-color report
is expected in August 2005.
See a list of projects funded by the 2004-2005 Open Awards
Read the RFP for FY 2005 (closed)
ERDENE Fiscal Years 2002 to 2004 Cumulative Report
Download the comprehensive
3-Year Report for ERDENE's
Prop 301 Initiatives.
ERDENE Fiscal Year
ending 2004
Or, download the 2004 Report (1.3 MB PDF)
ERDENE Fiscal Year
ending 2003
Download the 2003 Report (700k PDF)
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