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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Gonzalez Jr., Roberto - OPPE, Calexico, CA <roberto.gonzalez@usda.gov>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 22, 2021 3:17 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Ogden, Kimberly L - (ogden) <ogden@arizona.edu>; Burgess, Shane C - (shaneburgess) <sburgess@cals.arizona.edu>; Hunt, James E - (jeh) <JHunt@ag.arizona.edu>; Pawar, Sangita C - (sangita) <sangita@arizona.edu>; Mester, John Clark - (jmester) <jmester@arizona.edu>;
Patten, Kim J - (kjpatten) <kjpatten@arizona.edu>; Coffey, Courtney - (ccoffey) <ccoffey@arizona.edu>; Silvertooth, Jeffrey C - (silverto) <Silver@ag.arizona.edu>; Mars, Matthew M - (mmars) <mmars@arizona.edu>; Cantwell, Elizabeth R - (ecantwell) <ecantwell@arizona.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXT]2021 USDA-NIFA Equipment Grant Program (EGP)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>USDA-NIFA Equipment Grant Program (EGP)<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">EGP serves to increase access to shared-use special purpose equipment/instruments for fundamental and applied research for use in the food and agricultural sciences programs at institutions of higher education. EGP seeks to strengthen
the quality and expand the scope of fundamental and applied research at eligible institutions, by providing them with opportunities to acquire one shared-use piece of equipment/instrument that supports their research, research training, and extension goals
and may be too costly. EGP does not support the acquisition of suites of equipment to outfit research laboratories/facilities. Rather, it is intended to help fund items of equipment that will upgrade infrastructure.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Who Is Eligible to Apply:</b> College or University; State Cooperative Institution; Other.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Closing Date: </b>Tuesday, March 16, 2021<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:</b> No<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Range of Awards:</b> $25,001 - $500,000<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>View Grant Opportunity:</b> <a href="https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=331019">
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=331019</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>For Example<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">CCESSION NO:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> 1024298
<b>SUBFILE:</b> CRIS <br>
<b>PROJ NO:</b> CALW-2020-07701 <b>AGENCY:</b> NIFA CALW <br>
<b>PROJ TYPE:</b> OTHER GRANTS <b>PROJ STATUS:</b> NEW <br>
<b>CONTRACT/GRANT/AGREEMENT NO:</b> 2020-70410-32907 <b>PROPOSAL NO:</b> 2020-07701
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<b>START:</b> 01 SEP 2020 <b>TERM:</b> 31 AUG 2021 <br>
<b>GRANT AMT:</b> $60,583 <b>GRANT YR:</b> 2020<br>
<b>AWARD TOTAL:</b> $60,583<br>
<b>INITIAL AWARD YEAR:</b> 2020 </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">INVESTIGATOR:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">
Liu, Z.; Forester, SA, .; Francis, IS, MA.; Song, LI, .; Li, YI, .; Hong, SU, . <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">PERFORMING INSTITUTION:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">
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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, BAKERSFIELD <br>
9001 STOCKDALE HWY <br>
BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA 933111022 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">ACQUISITION OF A GC-TCD FOR ANALYZING AGRICULTURE-DERIVED GASES AND INTEGRATING ENGINEERING WITH
NATURAL SCIENCE IN RESEARCH/TRAINING/EXTENSION</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">
In light of California's goal of going carbon neutral by 2045, research related to renewable energy, climate change, and sustainable agriculture will become more important. The overarching goal of acquisition of a GC-TCD (gas chromatography-thermal conductivity
detector) is to integrate the engineering science program with natural science programs (geology, biology, physics, chemistry) for 1) developing transformative multidisciplinary research programs that focus on agriculture-derived gases (e.g. renewable fuel
gases, greenhouse gases), 2) enhancing student training capabilities at California State University-Bakersfield (CSUB), and 3) promoting extension activities in the nation's leading agricultural county, Kern County. There are four supporting objectives aligned
with the program area goals: 1) The shared-use GC-TCD will greatly improve the analytical capabilities by filling the technical gap of permanent gas analysis; 2) GC-TCD will strengthen the quality of fundamental research and applied research in both engineering
science and natural science programs through collaborative research projects; 3) GC-TCD will be used for research training of STEM students to gain hands-on experience in the proposed projects. These projects will involve women and underrepresented minorities
at CSUB, a Hispanic-serving institution, and 4) GC-TCD will help the extension and collaborative research between CSUB and the University of California Cooperative Extension Kern County on agricultural sustainability projects. Moreover, the proposed research
projects such as the effect of agricultural-waste-derived soil amendment on greenhouse gas emissions and enhanced renewable energy and resource recovery from orchard are aligned with the themes of agricultural climate adaption, sustainable agricultural intensification,
and value-added innovations in the USDA REE Blueprint. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">OBJECTIVES:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">
The overarching goal of acquisition of a GC-TCD (gas chromatography-thermal conductivity detector) is to integrate the engineering science program with natural science programs (geology, biology, physics, chemistry) for 1) developing transformative multidisciplinary
research programs that focus on agriculture-derived gases (e.g. renewable fuel gases, greenhouse gases), 2) enhancing student training capabilities at California State University-Bakersfield (CSUB), and 3) promoting extension activities in the nation's leading
agricultural county, Kern County. There are four supporting objectives aligned with the program area goals: 1) The shared-use GC-TCD will greatly improve the analytical capabilities by filling the technical gap of permanent gas analysis; 2) GC-TCD will strengthen
the quality of fundamental research and applied research in both engineering science and natural science programs through collaborative research projects; 3) GC-TCD will be used for research training of STEM students to gain hands-on experience in the proposed
projects. These projects will involve women and underrepresented minorities at CSUB, a Hispanic-serving institution, and 4) GC-TCD will help the extension and collaborative research between CSUB and the University of California Cooperative Extension Kern County
on agricultural sustainability projects. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">APPROACH:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> The
research team will work with the procurement and contract specialist and the vendor on instrument purchase and delivery after the award is made. After the order is placed, the lead time is normally 2 months as stated by the vendor. The instrument is supposed
to be delivered by February 1, 2021. Agilent engineers will come to assemble and set up the instrument. Also, the application engineer will train the faculty and students on using GC-TCD. The research team will have another month (March 2021) to get familiar
with the new instrument by practicing standard gases. Starting from April 1, 2021, the GC-TCD will be serving the four proposed research projects.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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