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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.

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

September 28, 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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CDFA accepting proposals for the 2019 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBG) – Due 11/2 by 5 p.m. PST

September 28, 2018

By Kathleen P Nolan

Dear Colleagues, The California Department of Food and Agricultureaccepting proposals for the 2019 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP).

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ANR ADVISE$

August 30, 2018

By Kathleen P Nolan

Dear Colleagues, In today's competitive funding extramural environment, research is shifting to teams. Coordinated teams of investigators with diverse skills and knowledge must integrate their work across disciplines to solve complex, multi-factorial social problems with multiple causes.

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New Signals in the Soils (SitS)-Themed NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (IUCRCs) – Applications Due October 17, 2018

August 22, 2018

By Kathleen P Nolan

Dear Colleagues, The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (ENG), in collaboration with its Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) and Geosciences (GEO) Directorates, aims to encourage convergent research that transforms existing capabilities in understandi...

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Request for Research Proposals: Center for Produce Safety due September 11, 2018

August 14, 2018

By Kathleen P Nolan

Dear Colleagues, The Center for Produce Safety (CPS) will be accepting preliminary research proposals starting, Tuesday, September 11, 2018. Applications will be due Tuesday, November 13, 2018.

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