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</font>Dear Ag Administrators,<br>
<br>
What follows is an announcement for the RFA soliciting an eligible
organization to be the management entity that will establish and
implement the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Sustainable
Intensification. The Feed the Future Innovation Labs were formerly known
as Collaborative Research Support Programs (CRSPs). A direct link to the
RFA in grants.gov is in the email.<br>
<br>
This RFA is for an award of between $25-50 million. The deadline for
submission of applications is 15 May 2014.<br>
<br>
Please note that an Adobe Connect webinar will be hosted by USAID on
Thursday, March 6th from 11:00am to 1:00pm Washington, DC Time. You will
be able to ask questions during this public webinar. You can register at
the URL below.<br>
<br>
<a href="https://kdad.adobeconnect.com/si_rfa/event/registration.html">
https://kdad.adobeconnect.com/si_rfa/event/registration.html</a> <br>
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<b>Please bring this funding opportunity to the attention to appropriate
individuals or teams at your institution.<br>
<br>
</b>As always if there is anything that I or anyone at APLU can do for
you, please don’t hesitate to contact me. <br>
<br>
-------<br>
Mark Varner, Ph.D.<br>
<a href="mailto:mvarner@aplu.org">mvarner@aplu.org</a><br>
<br>
Senior Counselor<br>
Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU)<br>
1307 New York Ave, NW<br>
Suite 400<br>
Washington, DC 20005-4722<br>
+1-202-478-6023 ( APLU voice)<br>
+1-240-281-6772 (mobile)<br>
+1-202-478-6046 (FAX)<br>
@MAVatAPLU (Twitter)<br>
<br>
Professor Emeritus<br>
Animal & Avian Sciences<br>
University of Maryland<br>
<br>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 19, 2014 8:43 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RFA released for Feed the Future Innovation Lab for
Sustainable Intensification<br>
<br>
Thanks in advance for helping us to disseminate this Request for
Applications (RFA) for the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Sustainable
Intensification. <br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=251506">
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=251506</a>
<br>
<br>
<div align="right"><b>Funding Opportunity Number:<br>
</b></div>
RFA-OAA-14-000009<br>
<div align="right"><b>Funding Opportunity Title:<br>
</b></div>
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Sustainable Intensification<br>
<br>
<div align="right"><b>Posted Date:<br>
</b></div>
Feb 18, 2014<br>
<br>
<div align="right"><b>Q&A Webinar:<br>
</b></div>
March 6, 2014<br>
<div align="right"><b>Closing Date for Applications:<br>
</b></div>
May 15, 2014<br>
<br>
<div align="right"><b>Description:<br>
</b></div>
Pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (FAA), the
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) requests
applications (proposals) from qualified and eligible organizations to
manage and implement the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Sustainable
Intensification (Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab). The
applicable Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number is
98.001, USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas. Feed the Future
Innovation Labs, formerly known as the Collaborative Research Support
Programs (CRSPs), are authorized under Title XII of the FAA. Feed the
Future Innovation Labs(Labs) are USAID-funded long-term,
multi-disciplinary applied research and training efforts to address the
problem of food insecurity and malnutrition in developing countries.
Managed by U.S. universities, Innovation Labs support students and
researchers in the U.S and around the world to work with leading
scientists in seeking scientific solutions to overcome hunger and
poverty, while building the capacity of the institutions with which they
collaborate. The principal partners in this research and training are
scientists from U.S. universities, working in collaboration with
scientists in developing country universities, national and international
research centers, the private sector, and non-governmental organizations
(NGOs), to jointly pursue scientific investigations to overcome critical
agricultural constraints facing today’s global food systems. The
Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab, for which applications are
requested by this RFA, will engage U.S. university capacity to address
key issues related to the sustainable intensification of small-holder
farming systems.<br>
<br>
An open and public, internet-based question and answer session will be
hosted by USAID on<br>
Thursday, March 6th from 11:00am to 1:00pm Washington, DC Time. USAID’s
website,<br>
<a href="https://kdad.adobeconnect.com/si_rfa/event/registration.html">
https://kdad.adobeconnect.com/si_rfa/event/registration.html</a>, will
post a video of the<br>
webinar.<br>
<br>
All questions concerning this RFA should be addressed to Christine
Dwulet, in writing, at
<a href="mailto:cdwulet@usaid.gov">cdwulet@usaid.gov</a>.<br>
<br><br>
<br>
<pre>--
Shane Burgess
Vice Provost and Dean, Agriculture & Life Sciences
Director, Arizona Experiment Station
The University of Arizona
Forbes Building
1140 E. So. Campus Drive
PO Box 210036
Tucson, AZ 85721-0036
PHONE: 520.621.7621
FAX: 520.621.7196
EMAIL:
<a href="mailto:sburgess@cals.arizona.edu">sburgess@cals.arizona.edu
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