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Description automatically generated with low confidence"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:#70AD47'>FY24 RFP LOIs Due June 28<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'>Dear USWBSI Community,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'>The U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative (USWBSI) Request for Pre-Proposal process for the FY24 Funding Cycle is in full motion. The first deadline for USWBSI Letters of Intent (LOI) is quickly approaching. Due next week are LOIs for the Coordinated Project and the Transformational Science categories. Reminder: For the first time, there is a <a href="https://scabusa.org/request_research_funding">two-path process underway for FY24 Funding</a>.</span><span style='background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#70AD47;background:white'>>> New Projects | Letters of Intent Required for Coordinated Projects and TSCI<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'>If you are new to USWBSI or have 2YR project funding ending in 2024, and are planning to submit a pre-proposal for one of the following, make sure to </span><b><span style='color:#4472C4;background:white'><a href="https://scabusa.org/research_rfp-fy24/LOI"><span style='color:#4472C4'>submit your LOI by Wednesday, June 28, 2023</span></a>,</span><span style='color:black;background:white'> for full details see</span><span style='color:black'>: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#091C3E'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:black'><a href="https://scabusa.org/research_rfp-fy24/Cat1" target="_blank"><span style='color:#4472C4'>Category 1</span></a></span><span style='color:#091C3E'> – Commodity-based and VDHR-Uniform Nursery Coordinated Projects<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#091C3E'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:black'><a href="https://scabusa.org/research_rfp-fy24/Cat2" target="_blank"><span style='color:#4472C4'>Category 2</span></a></span><span style='color:#091C3E'> – FHB Integrated Management Coordinated Project<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#091C3E'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:black'><a href="https://scabusa.org/research_rfp-fy24/Cat4" target="_blank"><span style='color:#4472C4'>Category 4</span></a></span><span style='color:#091C3E'> – Transformational Science Project Pre-Proposals (New to this RFP!)</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#091C3E'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>For PIs considering one of the research areas in the RFP, </span></b><span style='color:black'>an LOI is not required, but make sure to review the requirements in the coming month for:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#091C3E'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:black'><a href="https://scabusa.org/research_rfp-fy24/Cat3" target="_blank"><span style='color:#4472C4'>Category 3</span></a></span><span style='color:#091C3E'> – Research Area Individual Project Pre-Proposals<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'>The <b>USWBSI Submission Portal opens <u>on August 3</u></b> for all LOI accepted projects and for pre-proposals in Category 3. Submissions of all Pre-Proposals are due by September 21, 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#70AD47;background:white'>>> Continuation Projects | Currently Funded Project PIs – Watch for YR3 Details<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b>No LOI Needed for Currently Funded 4YR Project PIs.</b> PIs with a 4-year project underway in the Coordinated Project or TSCI categories do not need to submit an LOI, instead they will submit a continuation request for Year 3 funding on their projects. All currently funded PIs will receive an email from the NFO with full details in August and do not need to submit an LOI or use the Pre-Proposal submission process for active projects. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#70AD47'>USDA-ARS/USWBSI Funding Eligibility & Requirements<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#091C3E'>USWBSI funding is awarded through Federal funds appropriated to the USDA Agricultural Research Service and authorized in the Farm Bill. Eligibility requirements specify that funding of research grants can only be made to eligible principal investigators </span>at land-grant colleges and universities<span style='color:#091C3E'> in the U.S. or to USDA-ARS scientists. All awards for USWBSI (CFDA No. 10.001) are subject </span>to 2 CFR 200, as<span style='color:#091C3E'> adopted by the USDA-ARS at </span>2 CFR 400. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#70AD47'>Questions?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'>If you have any questions regarding the submission materials or the pre-proposal process, please contact the U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative's Networking & Facilitation Office by phone at 517.290.5023 or send an e-mail to </span><a href="mailto:nfo@scabusa.org"><span style='color:#4472C4;background:white'>nfo@scabusa.org</span></a><span style='color:black;background:white'>. <b>Note:</b> Responses for a number of </span><a href="https://scabusa.org/research_rfp-fy24/FAQ"><span style='color:#4472C4;background:white'>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)</span></a><span style='color:#4472C4;background:white'> </span><span style='color:black;background:white'>are available on the website.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black;background:white'>Please forward this e-mail message to anyone who may be interested in submitting a project pre-proposal to the USWBSI.<br></span></i><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'>If you no longer wish to receive such emails, please unsubscribe by sending your request to </span></i><a href="mailto:nfo@scabusa.org"><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>nfo@scabusa.org</span></i></a><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'>.<span style='background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='color:#44546A'>______<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><a name="m_2463604685091156584__Hlk74295663"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A'>U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative (USWBSI)<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:m_2463604685091156584__Hlk74295663'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Networking & Facilitation Office (NFO)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:m_2463604685091156584__Hlk74295663'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>495 Borlaug Hall | 1991 Upper Buford Circle | St. Paul, MN 55108</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:m_2463604685091156584__Hlk74295663'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:m_2463604685091156584__Hlk74295663'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><br></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:m_2463604685091156584__Hlk74295663'></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#222222'><a href="mailto:nfo@scabusa.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>nfo@scabusa.org</span></a> | 517.290.5023 | <a href="http://https/scabusa.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>https://scabusa.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Twitter </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#4472C4'><a href="https://twitter.com/USWBSI"><span style='color:#4472C4'>@USWBSI</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> | </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Linkedin </span><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#4472C4'><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/uswbsi"><span style='color:#4472C4'>#uswbsi</span></a></span></u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#4472C4'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>