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USDA NRCS is announcing the potential availability of funding for agreements for the purposes of supporting cooperative research in soil science and soil survey. The purpose of the 2023 Soil Survey Cooperative Research Proposals is to promote research that
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Eligibility is limited to institutions of higher education in the CESU network. <span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; display: inline !important; color: rgb(54, 54, 54); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted3">The
agency anticipates making selections by </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; color: rgb(237, 92, 87); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted3">August 18, 2023
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</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted3">September 30, 2023</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; display: inline !important; color: rgb(54, 54, 54); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted3">.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em style="text-align: left; color: rgb(54, 54, 54); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted3"> </em></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; display: inline !important; color: rgb(54, 54, 54); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted3">These
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<b><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(12, 35, 75);"><img width="62.37" height="50" style="margin:0px; width:62.3711px; height:50px" data-outlook-trace="F:2|T:2" src="cid:cecc0447-6c80-4eed-931a-eda62339c1ca"> </span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Ruth
Holladay, MFA</span></b><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(118, 118, 118);"><br>
</span><span style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(23, 78, 134);"><b>Administrative Support Assistant I, Part Time</b></span><span style="margin:0px"><br>
School of Natural Resources and the Environment<br>
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(118, 118, 118);"><br>
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1064 E Lowell St | Tucson, AZ 85719<br>
PH: 858-774-7157<br>
<font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">ruthholladay@email.arizona.edu</font><br>
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