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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Villegas Morera, Paula On Behalf Of Demment, Montague<br>
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 3:43 PM<br>
To: #Commission/International_Initiatives/<br>
Subject: United Sorghum Checkoff Program Request for Pre-Proposals<br>
Importance: High<br>
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Dear Colleagues, <br>
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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.<br>
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United Sorghum Checkoff Program - Request for Pre-Proposals<br>
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*Seeks Pre-Proposals in Strategic Program Areas - Crop Improvement, Renewables, High Value Markets*<br>
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This opportunity was shared with the Sorghum and Millet Innovation Lab by USAID Feed the Future and the United Sorghum Checkoff Program.<br>
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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”./<br>
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*PRE-PROPOSALS ARE DUE: 8:00 a.m. (Central Time) May 8th, 2015*. Send pre-proposals to <a href="mailto:proposals@sorghumcheckoff.com">proposals@sorghumcheckoff.com</a>. Pre-proposals not received at this site will not be evaluated.<br>
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Download the pre-proposal RFP at <a href="http://sorghumcheckoff.com/sorghum-research/rfp/">http://sorghumcheckoff.com/sorghum-research/rfp/</a><br>
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Thanks<br>
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Tag<br>
<br>
Montague W. Demment<br>
Vice President for International Programs Association of Public and Land-grant Universities<br>
1307 New York Avenue, NW Suite 400<br>
Washington, DC 20005-4722<br>
<a href="http://www.aplu.org">www.aplu.org</a> <<a href="http://www.aplu.org">http://www.aplu.org</a>><br>
Office: 202-478-6084<br>
Cell: 530-304-1229<br>
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Professor, Emeritus<br>
Department of Plant Sciences<br>
University of California, Davis<o:p></o:p></p>
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