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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear sustainability colleagues, chairs,<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Please see below for an opportunity subsidizing the purchase of new efficient equipment. Please share with others; joint proposals are welcome. The target date for requests is 30 June 2022. (There will be additional
opportunities each year for the next several years.)<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">With best regards,<br>
Mike<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Chair, Faculty Advisory Committee on Sustainability<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">p.s. FACS is looking for one additional member from SSHA for AY2022-23. Please contact Mike if you or a member of your group is interested.
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With support from the University of California?s Office of the President (UCOP), Fisher Scientific will provide $10,000 per year for four years ($40,000 total), beginning in 2022, to support UC Merced?s Green Labs efforts.<br>
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In 2022, funds are available to support rebates on the purchase of ENERGY STAR-, EPEAT-, or WaterSense- certified items, in accordance with UC?s Sustainable Procurement Guidelines and UC?s Sustainable Practices Policy, from the Fisher catalog by campus research
laboratories. Rebates will be up to $2,500 per application, one application per faculty member; shared applications are encouraged (but not required).<br>
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Per the agreement between Fisher and UCOP, applicants must commit to becoming a green lab (contact<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="mailto:mcortes12@ucmerced.edu">mcortes12@ucmerced.edu</a><span style="color:black"> if not currently
certified as a green lab (https://sustainability.ucmerced.edu/get-involved/faculty-and-staff/green-lab-program).<br>
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</span>For more on the funding opportunity, see <a href="https://sustainability.ucmerced.edu/get-involved/faculty-and-staff/fisher-scientific-partnership-support-green-labs">
https://sustainability.ucmerced.edu/get-involved/faculty-and-staff/fisher-scientific-partnership-support-green-labs</a><span style="color:black"><br>
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To apply for up to $2,500 rebate, please complete this short form<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://forms.gle/ad1HLfiHMzkhpjqT8" title="https://forms.gle/ad1HLfiHMzkhpjqT8">https://forms.gle/ad1HLfiHMzkhpjqT8</a> and email
<a href="mailto:mdawson@ucmerced.edu">mdawson@ucmerced.edu</a> </p>
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