March 1, 2023
A consortium led by Clemson University is offering funding opportunities to a wide range of South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia organizations as part of an effort to engage community conversations about nuclear energy and waste.
Groups eligible for funding from the South Carolina consortium include but are not limited to: community service organizations; city and county government organizations; faith-based groups; technical training organizations; all educational and training institutions; trade and other related worker organizations; and all business and community development organizations.
The funding opportunities include community action and engagement funds up to $10,000, planning grants up to $20,000, and implementation awards up to $100,000. They are made possible by a $2-million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to the Nuclear Waste Dialogue (NuWaDi) Consortium led by Clemson University and the South Carolina Universities Research and Education Foundation (SCUREF).
Clemson faculty members leading the consortium are Lindsay Shuller-Nickles and Nicole Martinez, both associate professors of environmental engineering and Earth sciences, and Lori Dickes, associate professor in the Department of Political Science and the director of Clemson’s Office of Faculty ADVANCEment.
“The central goal of the grant is to expand and strengthen the voices in our region in discussing anything related to nuclear energy or waste,” Shuller-Nickles said. “We look forward to engaging in fruitful dialogue with stakeholders across the state.” Read more at: https://news.clemson.edu/clemson-university-leads-nuclear-consortium-funded-by-the-u-s-department-of-energy/?utm_campaign=our-clemson&utm_medium=email&utm_source=emma
