Call for 2021 IEEE HAC/SIGHT humanitarian projects

IEEE HAC/SIGHT Projects Call for Proposals Focused on COVID-19 Response and Pressing Community Need

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the world in an unprecedented manner, and as such, HAC/SIGHT (Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology) are offering a Call for Proposals to support IEEE member grassroots humanitarian technology and sustainable development projects that utilize technology to address local challenging realities of the COVID-19 situation and any pressing need affecting the targeted communities.

As the pandemic has not only affected health, but also exacerbated poverty and laid bare systemic inequality throughout the world, HAC/SIGHT are prioritizing immediate impact, poverty mitigation and inequality reduction through the following project areas:

Food Security
Infection Control Devices
Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
Medical Devices
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Sustainable Power Sources
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
NEW for this Call: Other issues of pressing community need

Given the rapidly evolving situation and focus on immediate impact, HAC/SIGHT will make awards of US$1,000 up to US$5,000 per project. Projects that have previously been awarded funding by HAC/SIGHT may apply for up to US$5,000 in scale-up funding if they have 1) successfully completed their project, 2) submitted all reporting requirements, and 3) can provide sufficient justification to scale up. Requests for scale-up funding of more than US$5,000 may be considered if these requirements are met and a compelling case is made.

Term of funding: Up to 6 months following the project start date. Scale-up projects may be granted up to 12 months following the project start date, depending on the necessary timeline.

All applicants should take the Message from IEEE on coronavirus COVID-19 into consideration when preparing their proposal, particularly “We request that all members avoid conducting in-person activities in areas impacted by the coronavirus threat and instead maximize the use of our online and virtual alternatives.”

DEADLINE

Applications may be submitted starting 12 July 2021 and will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We encourage applicants to submit their proposals as soon as they can.

Final deadline to submit: 16 August 2021 at 11:59pm EDT.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

IEEE HAC/SIGHT Call for Proposals Focused on COVID-19 Response and Pressing Community Need

NOTE: Applicants are strongly encouraged to take the free HAC/SIGHT online training course Project Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation on the IEEE Learning Network prior to developing your submission.
A live Q&A was held to address common pitfalls in completing the new Project Assessment Matrix. The recording is available here.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications must be submitted via the IEEE HAC/SIGHT Online Funding Opportunities Portal
First time applicants will need to create a user account in order to submit a proposal
Please download the template files which are required to complete the online proposal
- Project Assessment Matrix
- IEEE HAC Projects 2021 Budget Template
Applicants are encouraged to use the Proposal Complete Checklist to ensure their proposal meets all the criteria to advance to the evaluation stage of the process and be considered for funding

R9 project number	Project name	Type of Project	IEEE Section	Country	IEEE Region	HackTech COVID project *	Funding Awarded
17	Developing Technical Skills of communities to boost medical artifacts manufacturing against COVID-19	PPE/Community Sensitization	IEEE Guadalajara Section	Mexico	R9	No	US$ 3,050.00
16	Sensitizing, Training and PPE-Making against COVID-19 for Venezuelan Migrants & Returned Colombians	PPE (Personal Protection Equipment)/Community Sensitization	IEEE Colombia Section (IEEE Colombia SIGHT)	Colombia	R9	No	US$ 5,000.00
15	Distance Education Program Adapted to COVID-19	ICT (Information and Communications Technology)	IEEE Guatemala Section	Guatemala	R9	No	US$ 5,000.00
14	DisTree. Protection device for Medical staff in COVID-19 pandemic	Infection Control Device	IEEE Argentina Section	Argentina	R9	Yes	US$ 4,979.00
13	Design and Construction of Face Shields for Small Business Owners and Peddlers	PPE (Personal Protection Equipment)/Community Sensitization	IEEE Morelos Section (IEEE CIS & RAS Morelos Chapter)	Mexico	R9	No	US$4,951.00
12	Low-Cost Ventilator Ara Plus: Emergency Response Against COVID-19	Medical Device	IEEE South Brazil Section (Jt.Chap. Energy Industry Connections)	Brazil	R9	No	US$4,998.00
11	Mechatronic Ambulatory Medical Breathing Unit	Medical Device	IEEE Bolivia Section	Bolivia	R9	Yes	US$4,996.00
10	Growing and Nurturing Cazucá Together	Food Security	IEEE Colombia Section (Colombia SIGHT)	Colombia	R9	No	US$4,996.00
9	APOLLO-ULSA Ventilator to Serve COVID-19 Affected Patients in Nicaragua	Medical Device	IEEE Nicaragua Section, IEEE Electron Devices Society EDS Nicaragua Chapter	Nicaragua	R9	No	US$5,000.00
8	UV-A LED arrays and photocatalytic TiO2 coatings on protective screens for SARS-Cov-2 inactivation	Infection Control Device	IEEE Puebla Section	Mexico	R9	No	US$5,000.00
7	3D Face Shield for Medical and Auxiliary Staff	PPE (Personal Protection Equipment)/Community Sensitization	IEEE El Salvador Section (Centroamericana Univ Jose Simeon Canas (STB53001))	El Salvador	R9	No	US$4,716.00
6	SIAMA - Intelligent system to identify, report, analyze, monitor and assist	ICT (Information and Communications Technology)	IEEE Peru Section	Peru	R9	Yes	US$4,820.00
5	Engineers Assisting Ventilator Maintenance	Medical Device	IEEE Rio de Janeiro Section	Brazil	R9	No	US$5,000.00
4	Digital Literacy Program in the Galapagos Islands	ICT (Information and Communications Technology)	IEEE Ecuador Section (IEEE ESPOL Student Branch)	Ecuador	R9	No	US$5,000.00
3	OxiGen	Medical Device	IEEE Peru Section (Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru Student Branch)	Peru	R9	Yes	US$4,998.00
2	Pneuma (Mechanical Ventilator + App)	Medical Device	IEEE Colombia Section	Colombia	R9	Yes	US$3,914.00
1	Non-Invasive Portable Artificial Respirator (NIPAR)	Medical Device	IEEE El Salvador Section (IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Chapter)	El Salvador	R9	No	US$4,822.00

Number event by year	Year	Project name	Country	HAC project fund support (US$)
1	2019	Expansion of a Community Intranet to share Sustainable Education Resources on the Galapagos Islands	Ecuador	U$60,000
2	2019	Impacting our future: better opportunities for the community of Kuisa in La Guajira, Colombia	Colombia	U$59,977
3	2019	Improving the health of poor rural Bolivian residents through appropriate technology and self-sustainability	Bolivia	U$50,000
4	2019	Using ICT to Improve Quality of Education in Guatemala	Guatemala	U$24,327
5	2019	Recycling of water in fish farm by solar pumping	Argentina	US$21,345
1	2018	A Community Intranet to Share Sustainable Education Resources among schools on the Island of San Cristobal, the Galapagos Islands	Ecuador	U$53,000
2	2018	Towards a Smart Village through solar-powered desalinization for the indigenous Wayúu peoples living in the Guajira peninsula desert	Colombia	U$48,000
3	2018	Improvement and diffusion of a wind water pumping system with electronic control. Solutions for settlers in the Patagonia steppe of Argentina	Argentina	U$26,000
1	2016	Green Energy for a Training Center in SW Haiti	Haiti	U$87,500

IEEE R9 Humanitarian Activities Committee

Call for 2021 IEEE HAC/SIGHT humanitarian projects

IEEE HAC/SIGHT Projects Call for Proposals Focused on COVID-19 Response and Pressing Community Need

DEADLINE

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

HOW TO APPLY

RESOURCES FOR PROPOSAL WRITING

Previous IEEE HAC/SIGHT projects against COVID-19 approved in Latin America and the Caribbean:

Previous IEEE HAC projects approved in Latina America and the Caribbean