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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">Forwarded on behalf of Sangita Pawar:</span></i><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">W</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;font-weight:normal">estern</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">
<strong>S</strong></span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">ustainable
<strong>A</strong>griculture <strong>R</strong>esearch and <strong>E</strong>ducation Program
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#262626">The
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#393939">Western Sustainable
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#262626">Agriculture Research and Education (WSARE) program invites proposals for<b>
</b>its </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#393939">2016 competitive
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#262626">grants program.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#262626">Areas</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#797979">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#262626">of funding include:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#262626">1)
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#121212">Graduate
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#262626">Student</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#262626"> -
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#393939">proposals
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#262626">due
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#393939">May
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#262626">13, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#262626">2)
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#121212">Research & Education</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#262626"> -
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#393939">pre</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#121212">-propo</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#393939">sals
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#262626">due June
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#393939">3,
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#262626">2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#262626">3)
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#121212">Professional Development</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#262626"> -
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#393939">due October 28, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#262626">4)
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#121212">Farmer/Rancher</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#262626"> -
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#393939">due
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#262626">December
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#393939">2,2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#262626">5)
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#121212">Professional + Producer</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#262626"> -
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#393939">due
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#262626">December
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#393939">2,2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#393939">All submissions are to be made online on the WSARE website.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Details for each grant can be found at:
<a href="http://www.westernsare.org/Grants/Types-of-Grants">http://www.westernsare.org/Grants/Types-of-Grants</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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