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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Forwarding on behalf of Sangita Pawar:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">The College internal deadline for nominations is
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">January 6, 2016</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">. Please send them to Jennifer Smith at
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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"> UA Research Development Services [mailto:ResDev=email.arizona.edu@mail204.atl101.mcdlv.net]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>UA Research Development Services<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 17, 2015 1:45 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Gardner Smith, Jennifer - (jmgardne) <JGardnerSmith@ag.arizona.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Limited Solicitation - FFAR New Innovator in Food and Agriculture Research Award<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:125%"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#606060">The new Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) is now accepting nominations for the
</span><a href="http://arizona.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b6ba9388f9c749678c5f1628d&id=3ce3676287&e=9deae42247"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#076873;text-decoration:none">New Innovator in Food
and Agriculture Research Award</span></a><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#606060">. The Award will fund new faculty and their teams of graduate students and post-doctoral scholars to conduct innovative
research with potential to expand the availability of food and facilitate the global practice of sustainable agriculture as the world’s population grows to more than 9 billion people by the year 2050. The program is intended to shine a spotlight on food and
agriculture sciences and elevate the field in the scientific arena.<br>
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FFAR will award each applicant up to $100,000 per year for three years, with an additional $100,000 required cash match for a total award of up to $600,000.
<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">The 1:1 match must be from a non-federal source.</span></strong> Institutions of higher education in the United States are invited to nominate one applicant for this inaugural award.<br>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Office for Research & Discovery internal review deadline:
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">January 20, 2016</span></strong>; Selected Nominees Invited to Apply:
<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">February 3, 2016</span></strong>; Applications Due:
<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">March 8, 2016</span></strong>.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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Improving Plant Efficiency; Achieving a Deeper Understanding of Nutrition and Healthful Food Choices; Managing Food Production Systems to Enhance Nutritional Outcomes; Spurring Food System Innovation)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#606060;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:125%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo6;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%">
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