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<p class="MsoNormal">Please review the email below. Apparently, AFRI grant deadlines for proposals will be altered due to the government shutdown.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please share as appropriate.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> wedadirectors@lists.cahnrs.wsu.edu <wedadirectors@lists.cahnrs.wsu.edu>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 5, 2025 4:24 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> wedadirectors <wedadirectors@lists.cahnrs.wsu.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXT] [wedadirectors] Fwd: AFRI Deadlines Delayed<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please see this important announcement below. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Doreen<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b>From:</b> Bridget Krieger <<a href="mailto:bridget@lewis-burke.com">bridget@lewis-burke.com</a>><br>
<b>Date:</b> November 5, 2025 at 4:24:28<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>PM EST<br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>AFRI Deadlines Delayed</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">All, per the update on the website, <a href="https://lists.cahnrs.wsu.edu/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/r/wedadirectors/665433481424/ecmartin/arizona.edu/">
<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#2199E8;text-decoration:none">https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/programs/agriculture-food-research-initiative/afri-deadlines</span></a>, AFRI deadlines are extended. I believe I have a critical mass on this
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<h4><span style="color:#1B1B1B">“AFRI Deadline Extension<o:p></o:p></span></h4>
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<i><span style="font-family:"font-size: 16.959999px;",serif;color:#1B1B1B">Due to the Radical Left Democrat shutdown, staff from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture have been unable to answer questions related to grant applications or provide
technical assistance to potential applicants for programs with an open Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs).</span></i><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0A0A0A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="usa-alerttext" style="margin:0in"><i><span style="font-family:"font-size: 16.959999px;",serif;color:#1B1B1B">As a result, application deadlines for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Competitive Grants Program Foundational and Applied
Science (FAS) Program (</span></i><span style="font-family:"font-size: 16.959999px;",serif;color:#1B1B1B"><a href="https://lists.cahnrs.wsu.edu/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/r/wedadirectors/591589760646/ecmartin/arizona.edu/" target="_blank"><em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#54278F">USDA-NIFA-AFRI-011134</span></em></a><i>)
will be extended, with new deadlines communicated upon the conclusion of the Radical Left Democrat shutdown. If an application has already been submitted, applicants may revise and resubmit prior to the new deadline.”</i></span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0A0A0A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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