ANR Contracts & Grants Updates

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This blog is designed for ANR's current and future principal investigators, other interested academics, and their administrative staff. Important and timely information on workshops and webinars presented by OCG, funding opportunities, guidance, and trending topics will be provided to you.

2020 UC National Laboratory Fees Research Program Funding Opportunity

April 4, 2019

By Kathleen P Nolan

Dear Colleagues, UC Research Initiatives is pleased to announce the release of the 2020 Request for Proposals for the UC National Laboratory Fees Research Program.

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USDA NIFA AFRI Sustainable Agricultural Systems Program Accepting Applications

April 4, 2019

By Kathleen P Nolan

Dear Colleagues, USDA NIFA has recently announced an opportunity for Sustainable Agricultural Systems awarding $10M per project. The amount available for new grants in this FY 2019 SAS RFA is $90 million.

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Serve as a 2019 USDA NIFA CYFAR Grant Panel Reviewer

April 2, 2019

By Kathleen P Nolan

Dear Colleagues, UC ANR academics and staff are invited to serve as peer reviewers for the NIFA Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) Program.

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USDA NIFA Funding Available to Decrease Impact of Disasters

April 1, 2019

By Kathleen P Nolan

Dear Colleagues, The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is pleased to announce $462,000 in available funding to decrease the impact of disasters through cooperative extension programming.

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FFAR Egg-Tech Prize, New Technologies for In Ovo Sex Determination - Due May 15, 2019

March 20, 2019

By Kathleen P Nolan

Dear Colleagues, Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) is accepting applications to the Egg-Tech Prize, a groundbreaking initiative that seeks to revolutionize global egg production by preventing the culling of male chicks.

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