[Faculty] United Sorghum Checkoff Program Request for Pre-Proposals

[Gardner Smith, Jennifer - (jmgardne)]

Grant Opportunity - Forwarded on behalf of Dr. Parker Antin:


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From: Villegas Morera, Paula On Behalf Of Demment, Montague
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 3:43 PM
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Subject: United Sorghum Checkoff Program Request for Pre-Proposals
Importance: High

Dear Colleagues,

The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sorghum  and Millet (SMIL) is a global hub of cutting-edge research along the  sorghum and pearl millet value chains. Focused on increasing the  resiliency of small-scale producers in the face of climate change, the  SMIL links U.S. and international universities and research  organizations in a collaborative effort to make sorghum and pearl millet  the crops of the future.

United Sorghum Checkoff Program - Request for Pre-Proposals

*Seeks Pre-Proposals in Strategic Program Areas - Crop Improvement, Renewables, High Value Markets*

This opportunity was shared with the Sorghum and Millet Innovation Lab by USAID Feed the Future and the United Sorghum Checkoff Program.

At this time, the United Sorghum Checkoff Program (USCP) is soliciting pre-proposals for targeted research and education. The goal of this RFP is to /"Further Enhance the Opportunities for Sorghum Producers through Specific Projects and/or Education that will INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY, DEMAND and/or VALUE"./

*PRE-PROPOSALS ARE DUE: 8:00 a.m. (Central Time) May 8th, 2015*. Send pre-proposals to proposals at sorghumcheckoff.com<mailto:proposals at sorghumcheckoff.com>. Pre-proposals not received at this site will not be evaluated.

Download the pre-proposal RFP at http://sorghumcheckoff.com/sorghum-research/rfp/

Thanks

Tag

Montague W. Demment
Vice President for International Programs Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
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Professor, Emeritus
Department of Plant Sciences
University of California, Davis









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