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.

2019 CCPB California Cling Peach Board - Request for Proposals - Due January 18, 2019

December 11, 2018

By Kathleen P Nolan

Dear Colleagues, The Research and Statistics Committee of the California Cling Peach Board requests research proposals to address the following topic areas: Due to increasing costs and shortages of labor the highest research priority is for Labor/Cost Savings in production practices.

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Provide Input on CDFA Draft Guidelines for New Dairy and Livestock Methane Reduction Demonstration Programs - Due December 10

November 26, 2018

By Kathleen P Nolan

Dear Colleagues, CDFA's Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation is accepting public comments on draft guidelines for new demonstration projects designed to achieve reductions of methane emissions from California dairy and livestock operations.

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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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