REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FY-2019 RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE LEVERAGING LAND CONSERVATION

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1 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FY-2019 RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE LEVERAGING LAND CONSERVATION RESEARCH THEME The Lincln Institute f Land Plicy ( Lincln Institute ) invites prpsals fr riginal research papers and case studies addressing the implementatin f sustainable infrastructure prjects that utilize land cnservatin t address challenges at the nexus f envirnment and develpment acrss the glbe. Plicy-riented empirical studies and internatinal cmparative wrks are encuraged. BACKGROUND Cuntries arund the wrld are facing increasing demand fr infrastructure investment. Prjectins frm McKinsey and Cmpany and the Wrld Ecnmic Frum estimate that we will experience $90 trillin f infrastructure investment in water, energy, transprtatin, and cmmunicatins systems ver the next several decades, nearly duble the value f currently existing infrastructure. At the same time, the impacts f glbal climate change will intensify and strategies with which t address its utcmes including sea level rise, extreme weather events, and thers will be urgently needed. One ptential slutin t merging market demand fr mre infrastructure with this envirnmental imperative is leveraging and integrating land cnservatin int sustainable infrastructure initiatives. T prmte the expanded use f land cnservatin in sustainable infrastructure effrts glbally, we aim t learn mre abut hw individual jurisdictins in cuntries arund the wrld are develping this kind f sustainable infrastructure. Of equal imprtance is understanding the intersectin f natinal, reginal, and lcal plicies frm arund the wrld that wrk in innvative ways t sync the pririties f infrastructure develpment with the prtectin f land and water resurces. A nn-exhaustive list f ptential tpics f interest t the Lincln Institute in this research area are: Cases f sustainable water-related infrastructure prjects that utilize upstream land cnservatin t prtect water quality and quantity, manage strm water, r leverage precisin cnservatin techniques Cases f sustainable water-related infrastructure prjects that help human settlements and natural systems adapt t sea level rise Cases f sustainable electric pwer infrastructure investments that utilize land cnservatin t avid disturbance f envirnmentally sensitive areas r ecsystems Cases f sustainable electric pwer infrastructure prjects that integrate pen space and/r vegetatin management Cases f sustainable transprtatin infrastructure that utilize r create pen space r land and water prtectin and management Emerging use f land prtectin and cnservatin fr natural climate slutins Studies assessing and cmparing prjected financial savings r avided cst frm sustainable infrastructure prjects utilizing land cnservatin t prjects using ther tls and mechanisms.

2 RESEARCH DELIVERABLES WORKING PAPERS Research is expected t result in wrking papers. Wrking papers must adhere t the Lincln Institute s frmat and style, apprpriate fr publicatin by the Lincln Institute. Guidelines fr wrking papers will be prvided t researchers wh are selected fr an RFP award. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Applicants will be required t have r be in the prcess f cmpleting a master s r PhD in envirnmental science, management, r engineering; public plicy; law; r ther related disciplines at the time f submissin. PROPOSAL EVALUATION The Lincln Institute will evaluate prpsals based n the fllwing criteria: Relevance f the research fr the advancement f knwledge n the selected tpic 35% Quality f the prpsed methdlgy and surces f data 35% Qualificatins f the members f the research team 20% Use f the Lincln Institute s databases and research 10% Ttal Scre 100% AWARD AMOUNT Awards fr selected prpsals resulting in wrking papers will be up t $5,000 USD. SCHEDULE FOR RFP Deadline fr Submissin f Prpsals Pursuant t RFP: December 3, 2018 Awards Annunced by the Lincln Institute: January 16, 2019 Cmpleted First Draft f Papers Due: May 3, 2019 Cmments and feedback frm Lincln Institute t authrs May 17, 2019 Final Draft f Papers Due: June 3,

3 RFP SUBMISSIONS Prpsals must be filed n-line via the web-based applicatin frm, available at the fllwing link: and must fllw the frmatting guidelines that appear in the appendix t this RFP. Prpsals submitted by r mail will nt be accepted. Incmplete prpsals, prpsals received after the due date, r prpsals that d nt respect the frmat defined in the submissin link will nt be accepted. FORMAT OF SUBMISSIONS Fr guidelines regarding the frmat f submissins t this RFP and final papers, please see the appendix t this RFP. PUBLICATION & DISSEMINATION OF WORKS PRODUCED PURSUANT TO THE RFP The wrks prduced frm the prpsals selected via this prcess will be cnsidered fr inclusin in the Lincln Institute s website and distance learning platfrm. The researchers selected thrugh the RFP prcess will be invited t present the cmpleted wrks in Lincln Institute webinars, sympsiums, cnference, and events. WORK-FOR-HIRE The funds awarded under this Request fr Prpsals are cntracted as wrks-fr-hire, and are nt permitted t be sub-cntracted by recipients t third parties. OWNERSHIP AND THIRD-PARTY COPYRIGHTS The Lincln Institute will wn all Wrk Prducts, in all languages, in all frms, including print r electrnic, ebks, CD-ROMs/DVDs, the Web, and scial media, tgether with all rights, title, and interests therein, including cpyrights. Individuals and/r institutins wh accept a research cmmissin shall transfer and assign t Lincln all rights, title, and interests in and t such Wrk Prducts, including withut limitatin, all rights pertaining t cpyright and trademark, tgether with the right t file and/r wn applicatins fr cpyright registratins and any cpyright registratins issuing theren. Ntwithstanding the freging, Lincln acknwledges and agrees that with respect t any third party cpyrighted materials (such as individual images, phtgraphs, tables, and figures, and lengthy text) included in the Wrk Prducts, Lincln will have rights as specified by the cpyright hlders. The Lincln Institute s wnership and cpyright cnditins d nt preclude the publicatin f cmmissined wrks in ther jurnals r media. Wrks cmmissined by the Lincln Institute may be published by a third party (jurnal, publishing huse), but nly after securing the permissin f the Institute. ABOUT THE LINCOLN INSTITUTE OF LAND POLICY The Lincln Institute f Land Plicy seeks t imprve quality f life thrugh the effective use, taxatin, and stewardship f land. A nnprfit private perating fundatin whse rigins date t 1946, the Lincln Institute researches and recmmends creative appraches t land as a slutin t ecnmic, scial, and envirnmental challenges. Thrugh educatin, training, publicatins, and events, we integrate thery and practice t infrm public plicy decisins wrldwide. The Lincln Institute is an 3

4 equal pprtunity institutin. T learn mre abut the Lincln Institute, visit: PRINCIPAL CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS RFP Fr questins regarding this request fr prpsals, please cntact: Chandni Navalkha Lincln Institute f Land Plicy cnavalkha@linclninst.edu 113 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA

5 APPENDIX TO RFP: FORMATTING GUIDELINES FOR RFP PROPOSALS 1. Language: Prpsal submitted pursuant t this RFP must be prepared in English. 2. Prpsal Abstract: The prpsal abstract is fundamental in the assessment f prpsals. We encurage all applicants t submit prpsals with well written, clear, and cmpelling abstracts that d nt exceed 1,500 characters in length. The prpsal abstract must cnvey the cre tpic and prpsed cntributin f the research fr which funding is sught. It shuld clearly cnvey the cntext, purpse, relevance and methds f the prpsed research tpic. Prpsals with prly written r vague abstracts may nt pass the first stage f review. 3. Cntact Infrmatin and Curriculum Vitae. Include title f the research and cntact infrmatin fr the lead researcher and all ther research participants (include name, title, rganizatin, , c-authr r research cllabratr infrmatin). All crrespndence frm the Lincln Institute will be made with the lead researcher. Please include yur Curriculum Vitae / Resume(s), as well as yur recrd f publicatins (3 pages maximum). 4. Detailed Budget. Please utline csts fr research assistance, data, fieldwrk, travel, etc. and attach the budget t the prpsal frm. Prjects that have ther surces f financing r will need c-financing shuld state the expected amunt, the surces f c-financing, and any cnditins attached t such financing. Please be advised that n verhead r indirect csts may be charged against funds awarded thrugh this RFP. 5. Calendar f Activities. Attach t the prpsal frm an estimate f a wrk plan with a prjected schedule f activities t be cmpleted. 6. Prject Descriptin. The prject descriptin shuld nt exceed 15,000 characters in length. It shuld identify the fllwing: Research bjective and specific research questins. Clearly state the purpse and bjectives f the wrking paper, highlighting the main questin r case t be addressed. Prpsals fr wrking papers withut an identifiable and cherent research questin r case will nt be cnsidered. Specify the relevance f the research tpic r case study tpic t the sustainable infrastructure leveraging land cnservatin theme. Highlight and dcument the cntributin yur prpsal is likely t make t the literature and/r plicy debates related t the tpic. 5

6 Theretical r cnceptual framewrk and main hyptheses t be tested. Give the cnceptual framewrk that infrms the research r case study. List and discuss a maximum f three key wrks that help situate the prpsal clearly and easily within the relevant academic and plicy literature. Methdlgy, surces f empirical data, and data cllectin strategy. Present clearly the analytical methds t be used and their relatinship t the cnceptual framewrk adpted fr the research. Specify surces f empirical data, assurance f access t the data, data cllectin strategy when warranted, and prpsed uses f data t generate and supprt desired results, if any. Expected results. Identify and explain the expected utcme(s) f the research and its relevance fr plicy and knwledge prductin. What results are expected, why wuld they be relevant and hw wuld they be disseminated and used? Descriptin f rles and partnerships (if research invlves cllabratin with academic institutins, gvernment rganizatins, private sectr, etc.). If applicable, specify the rle f each participant in the research team: respnsibilities and tasks assigned t the lead researcher and t each research cllabratr. 6