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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b>From:</b> "Hutchinson, Barbara S - (bhutchin)" <<a href="mailto:bhutchin@email.arizona.edu">bhutchin@email.arizona.edu</a>><br><b>Date:</b> May 3, 2012 4:47:35 PM PDT<br><b>To:</b> "<a href="mailto:hods@cals.arizona.edu">hods@cals.arizona.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:hods@cals.arizona.edu">hods@cals.arizona.edu</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> "Debby Janes \(<a href="mailto:djanes@cals.arizona.edu">djanes@cals.arizona.edu</a>\)" <<a href="mailto:djanes@cals.arizona.edu">djanes@cals.arizona.edu</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[Hods] Seed Grant Funds Available from the IALC</b><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Department Heads,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Attached is an announcement for a small grant program from the International Arid Lands Consortium (IALC). It is called a “Program Development Opportunity” because it provides seed funds for small projects or developing collaborations that will lead to larger initiatives in the areas of IALC interests.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please feel free to distribute to any of your interested faculty and let me know if you have any questions about this opportunity.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Barbara<o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></body></html>