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.

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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CDFA SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENT ON SB-5 FUNDED STATE WATER EFFICIENCY AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM AND HEALTHY SOILS PROGRAM

August 2, 2018

By Kathleen P Nolan

Dear Colleagues, The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting public comments on draft Requests for Grant Applications (RGA) for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) and Healthy Soils Program (HSP), utilizing $30 million authorized by the Budget Act...

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WEBINAR: NAS Report Science Breakthroughs to Advance Food and Agricultural Research by 2030 Report – Wednesday, July 18 at 10:00 AM

July 12, 2018

By Kathleen P Nolan

Dear Colleagues, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is hosting a webinar to present the newly released report, Science Breakthroughs to Advance Food and Agricultural Research by 2030 on Wednesday, July 18 at 10:00 am PT.

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