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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Lisa James <<a href="mailto:ljames@azda.gov">ljames@azda.gov</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 8, 2020 1:10 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXT]AZ Grain Research and Promotion Council Grant Application and Manual - Applications Due August 11, 2020<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The 2020 AZ Grain Research and Promotion Council Grant Application and Manual has been published at the following link: <a href="https://agriculture.az.gov/grants" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://agriculture.az.gov/grants</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Applications <u>must</u> be submitted on-line at: </span></b>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://tinyurl.com/AGRPC-2020">https://tinyurl.com/AGRPC-2020</a> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <b><u>Please review the instructions thoroughly as they have
changed from previous years.</u></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="break-after:avoid"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Proposed Projects</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">A.R.S. § 3-584(B)(3) provides the AGRPC may participate in any program or project that the council determines appropriate
to provide education, publicity or other assistance to facilitate further development of the Arizona grain industry.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The AGRPC is interested in projects that will address the economic sustainability of small grain production in
Arizona, i.e. input resources.</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">A.R.S. § 3-584(C)(5) provides the AGRPC may make grants to research agencies for financing appropriate studies, research
projects and programs to assist in the:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Reduction of fresh water consumption;</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Development of new grain varieties;</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Improvement of production and handling methods;</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Research and design of new or improved harvesting and handling equipment.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Studies, projects and programs may involve other crops as long as there is a net benefit to small grain production.</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please feel free to forward this information as necessary. Thanks.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span class="gmaildefault"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Council Administrator</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Arizona Department of Agriculture</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">1688 W. Adams Street</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Phone: 602-542-3262</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:ljames@azda.gov" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">ljames@azda.gov</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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