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AwwaRF actively pursues opportunities to leverage funding and knowledge through research partnerships with other organizations. Research partners are typically nonprofit organizations or government entities with research objectives similar to those of AwwaRF.
The more formal partnerships of AwwaRF are approved by the Board of Trustees using established criteria. In such cases, the Board will often allocate a set amount of funding in anticipation of projects to be identified by the partners. AwwaRF also enters into multi-year partnership programs with government or quasi-governmental agencies. These partnerships focus in depth on a particular topic and entail the joint planning and co-funding of multiple projects. Other partnerships are entered into on a project-by-project basis and require approval by the Board of both the partner organization(s) and funding for the particular project.
Partnership agreements leverage resources and develop and disseminate broad-based knowledge. They also provide access to diverse audiences and foster a spirit of cooperation. In recent years, more than 50 percent of new research projects involved partnerships.
Partnership projects may be funded either through a competitive process or sole-sourced to a designated partner organization. An annual funding limit for sole-source partnership projects is set by the Board of Trustees at no more than 10 percent of the total solicited budget.
For more information on collaborative partnerships, including partner criteria and the selection process, see the Partner Eligibility Policy or contact Rick Karlin by e-mail or call 303.347.6104.
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