Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Accepting
Applications
Tokyo, Japan, May. 30, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation
has begun accepting applications today for
this year's(*1) Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program, which is
designed to support environmental revitalization and conservation
activities, both in Japan and overseas, for the purpose of sustainable
development.
The program was established in commemoration of TMC's receipt of the
Global 500 Award(*2) in 1999 from the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP) and has been implemented every year since 2000, as part
of TMC's environmental philanthropic activities. This year marks the
seventh year of its implementation.
The program will support practical projects in the areas of
environmental education and environmental technology conducted by NPOs
(excluding schools) and other non-profit private groups. The program has
two categories of grants: general grants, with no restriction on the
implementation sites or on the grant amount per project, and small-scale
grants, with a limit on the grant amount per project and with simpler
application procedures (targeting activities in Japan). In total,
approximately 200 million Japanese yen is to be awarded in grants for
2006.
For application guidelines and an overview of 2005 recipients, please
see the attached, "Toyota Environmental Activities Grant: Program
Summary".
*1 From April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007.
*2 Global 500 Award (1987-2003): Presented by UNEP to recognize the
outstanding achievements of individuals and organizations in protecting
and improving the environment. In recognition of its various
achievements in environmental protection and improvement, such as being
the world's first to mass-produce and sell hybrid vehicles, and for its
various corporate philanthropic activities, TMC became, in 1999, the
first Japanese corporation to receive the award.
Toyota Environmental Activities Grant: Program Summary
Grant Categories
Basic Theme: "Environmental Technology and Human Resource Development
Contributing to Environmental Revitalization and Conservation"
1. General Grants
There is no restriction regarding project implementation site(s) and the
limit of the grant amount per project. This grant targets projects aimed
at environmental education activities and experience-based learning, or
creating/providing the opportunities for such activities, and projects
aimed at the localization of experiment-based environmental technology
at the community level.
2. Small-scale Grants
Projects should be implemented in Japan, with the maximum grant amount
of two million Japanese yen (approx. 18,000 U.S. dollars) per project.
This grant targets practical, community-based grassroots activities
aimed at protecting the local environment.
Grant Period
Up to three years for general grants and up to one year for small-scale
grants, beginning in December 2006.
Application Period
From Tuesday, May 30 to Friday, July 7, 2006. Applications must arrive
by July 7, 2006.
Notification of Decision
The Selection Committee, consisting of seven experts from Japan and
overseas, will review the applications and select grantees. Applicants
will be notified in writing by mid-October 2006.
Contact Information
Inquiries on application procedures and further details about the
program should be addressed to:
Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Secretariat
MBE Box 363, 2-3-6 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004 JAPAN
Phone: +81-3-3272-1925 Fax: +81-3-3272-1926
E-mail: toyota-ecogrant@mri.co.jp
Detailed information is available online at:
http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/environment/ecogrant/(English)
http://www.toyota.co.jp/jp/environment/ecogrant/(Japanese)
Selection Committee Members (as of 2006/05/30)
Name Title/Organization
Dr. Keiko Nakamura (Chair) Director General, JT Biohistory
Research Hall (Japan)
Dr. Motoyuki Suzuki Professor, University of the Air
(Japan)
Dr. Eiji Hosoda Professor, Faculty of Economics,
Keio University (Japan)
Dr. Ashok Khosla President, Development
Alternatives (India)
Dr. Peterson Myers CEO, Environmental Health
Sciences and
Board Chair, National
Environmental
Trust (U.S.A.)
Dr. Goeran A. Persson Chairman, Energy and
Environmental
Committee, Royal Academy of
Engineering (Sweden)
Mr. Yoshio Shirai Senior Managing Director,
Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan)
Previous Grantees and Projects
1. Grant Project Statistics by Year (From April 1 to March 31) and
Region
Project Total 2005 2004 2003 2002
2001 2000
Implementation Sub General Small-
Sites total scale
Japan 24 13 0 13 1 1 3
3 3
The Americas 10 1 1 0 1 2 1
4 1
Asia 40 8 8 0 10 3 9
6 4
Europe 7 2 2 0 0 2 1
1 1
Africa 7 1 1 0 4 2 0
0 0
Others 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
0 0
Total 89 25 12 13 16 10 15
14 9
2. General Grant Recipients for the Year From April 1, 2005
General Grants:
Project Title: Asia ESD Promotion Projects - Establishing a website for
the exchange of information on exemplary ESD promotion project
implementation cases and the development of a handbook for project
implementation practices
Organization (Country): Japan Council on the UN Decade of Education for
Sustainable Development (ESD-J) (Japan)
Implementation Site: Japan, Asian region
Project Title: Environment Conservation Cooperation with Residents in
the Surrounding Areas of the Nature Reserves
Organization (Country): Nihon Aye -Aye Fund
Implementation Site: (Japan) Madagascar
Project Title: Sustainable Energy from Rural Landscape in the White
Carpathians (Czech Republic)
Organization (Country): Veronica- Czech Union of Nature Conservationists
(Czech Republic)
Implementation Site: Czech Republic
Project Title: Agriculture and Housing in An Environmentally Friendly
Design of Settlement Organization (Country): ArTUR - Architecture for
Sustainable Development (Slovak Republic)
Implementation Site: Slovak Republic
Project Title: Promoting Environmental Education through the Ethical
Value of Conservation
Organization (Country): Care-Centre for Environment and Rural Poor
(C-CERP) (India)
Implementation Site: India
Project Title: Establishing the Fisherfolk School towards Community
Based Coastal Resource Management in the Tanon Straits, Philippines
Organization (Country): Tambuyog Development Center, Inc. (Philippines)
Implementation Site: Philippines
Project Title: Environmental Orientation to School Education and
Development of Community Based Environmental Technologies
Organization (Country): Voluntary Health Association of Tripura (VHAT)
(India)
Implementation Site: India
Project Title: Sustainable Environment through People's Participation
Organization (Country): Socio-Economic Development Programme (India)
Implementation Site: India
Project Title: Arab-Jewish Partnership in Shared Environmental Problems
Organization (Country): Masar Institute for Education (Israel)
Implementation Site: Israel
Project Title: Building Local Capacities for Community Based Watershed
Management in Apolobamba Protected Area, Bolivia
Organization (Country): SAVIA (Bolivia)
Implementation Site: Bolivia
Project Title: Sustainable Environmental Action through Participatory
Learning in Chilika Lagoon, Orissa, India
Organization (Country): PALLISHREE (India)
Implementation Site: India
Project Title: Sustaining Community Livelihood through Management of
Water Logged Land, Biodiversity Conservation and Community Capacity
Building
Organization (Country): Society for Women Action Development (SWAD)
(India)
Implementation Site: India
Small-scale Grants:
Note: The implementation site for all small-scale grants was Japan
Project Title: Pumpkin Heaven - Yamamba Farm
Organization: Yamambano Kai
Project Title: Learning about the Tideland Environment at the Mouth of
the Tama River and Developing Human Resources
Organization: NPO Regional Partnership Support Center
Project Title: Satoumi Meguri no Rakko
Organization: NPO Banzu Satouminokai
Project Title: Environmental Award for A Person Working Closely with the
Community
Organization: NPO ECOPLUS
Project Title: Development of A Sense of Home for Children by
Discovering the Treasures of Minami Daito
Organization: Shima Marugotokan
Project Title: Kurukuru Eco Project
Organization: NPO Chiikizukuri Kobo
Project Title: Development of A Teacher Training Program for
Environmental Education
Organization: Japan Nature Game Association
Project Title: Environmental Education Project for Asiatic Black Bears
Inhabiting the Foothills of Hakusan
Organization: Environmental Education Project Committee for Asiatic
Black Bears Inhabiting the Foothills of Hakusan
Project Title: Natural Environment Rehabilitation Project in An Urban
Area
Organization: Oyajino Kai
Project Title: "Kyozon no Mori" Network
Organization: "Kyozon no Mori" Network
Project Title: Improved Habitat for the Japanese Crested Ibis in Sado
Organization: NPO Japanese Crested Ibis Island
Project Title: Seminar for Leaders to Establish "Umi no Terakoya"
Organization: NPO Amakusa Sea Fort
Project Title: Development of Teaching Materials for Environmental
Education to Establish A Society that Can Learn from River Activities
Organization: NPO River Activities Council
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