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.

Apply for USDA NIFA Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Funding by December 10, 2018

November 21, 2018

By Kathleen P Nolan

Dear Colleagues, USDA NIFA requests pre-applications for the 2019 Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) to solve critical United States specialty crop issues, priorities, or problems through the integration of research and extension activities that use systems-based, trans-disciplinary approache...

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California Dried Plum Board's Request For Proposals Due 12/13/18

November 20, 2018

By Kathleen P Nolan

Dear Colleagues, The UC ANR Prune Workgroup is pleased to announce the 2018 Call for Dried Plum Research proposals. Both new proposals as well as renewals will be accepted.

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UC MEXUS 2019 Call for Proposals due February 25, 2019

November 7, 2018

By Kathleen P Nolan

Dear Colleagues, The University of California Institute for Mexico and the United States (UC MEXUS) and El Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologa (CONACYT) are pleased to announce a call for proposals to provide $25,000 in seed funding to teams of UC and Mexican researchers with beginning projects...

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CDFA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Technical Review Panel Service – Technical Reviewer Applications Are Due October 26th

October 22, 2018

By Kathleen P Nolan

Dear Colleagues, The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is seeking individuals to serve as technical reviewers. Reviewers will evaluate and make recommendations to CDFA on proposals submitted for funding to California's Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP).

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FFAR Updates Research Challenge Areas for 2019 and Solicits Comment – Share your input by 10/12

October 4, 2018

By Kathleen P Nolan

Dear Colleagues, The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) is expanding and refining the FFAR Challenge Areas for 2019. FFAR funds innovative research to solve food and agriculture's most pressing problems, which are defined by the Challenge Areas.

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