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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original
Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> whprp-bounces@list.ncseonline.org
[mailto:whprp-bounces@list.ncseonline.org]<B>On Behalf Of
</B>whprp@list.ncseonline.org<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 25, 2006 2:39
PM<BR><B>To:</B> whprp@list.ncseonline.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [WHPRP] Funding
Opportunities for Wildlife Habitat Conservation<BR><BR></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=5><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Research Grant
Program<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=5><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">To Strengthen Wildlife
Habitat Protection Launched<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The first
Requests for Proposals (RFPs) by the new <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Wildlife Habitat Policy Research Program</SPAN></B>
(WHPRP) will be issued on June 12, 2006 by the National Council for Science and
the Environment (NCSE). The RFPs will be posted on the WHPRP website (<A
href="http://www.whprp/"><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">www.whprp.org</SPAN></FONT></A>) and also distributed
via email to the wildlife habitat conservation community (including this list).
The program is supported by a four year grant by the Doris Duke Charitable
Foundation (DDCF).<BR><BR>Application to the WHPRP is open to everyone and
begins with composing Letters of Intent due to NCSE by July 10, 2006 (see
website for instructions.) Three applicants for each grant will be invited to
submit full proposals to be reviewed by an independent panel of experts, who
will evaluate the technical quality and practical value of each submission,
managed by the American Institute for Biological Sciences (AIBS).<BR><BR>Grants
will be made only for the projects specifically defined in the RFPs and will
cover a variety of research areas with the general goal of improving the basis
for implementation of the statutory State Wildlife Action Plans.
Reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of this conservation challenge, the
program will support research in law, economics, social sciences, natural
sciences, and public policy. Examples of the RFPs research topics
include:</SPAN></FONT><B><FONT size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><BR><BR></SPAN></FONT></B>- Valuation
of ecosystem services and estimations of the costs and benefits of habitat
conservation<B><FONT size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><BR><BR></SPAN></FONT></B>- Syntheses
of what is known about the impacts of climate change on habitat and
wildlife<B><FONT size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><BR><BR></SPAN></FONT></B>- Review of
the State Wildlife Action Plans to determine the conservation priorities
indicated by them.<B><FONT size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><BR><BR></SPAN></FONT></B>In total,
the WHPRP will offer about ten RFPs ranging in size from $50,000 to $150,000 to
be conducted over 12 months beginning November 1, 2006.<BR><BR>Please distribute
this announcement to any colleague you feel may be interested. If you did
not receive this announcement directly and would like to be added to the WHPRP
listserv to ensure you receive our call for proposals, please contact Christina
Zarrella at <A href="mailto:czarrella@ncseonline.org"><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">czarrella@ncseonline.org</SPAN></FONT></A> or
202.207.0007.<B><FONT size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><EM><I><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Christina Zarrella, Program
Coordinator</SPAN></FONT></I></EM><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><EM><I><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">National Council for Science and the
Environment</SPAN></FONT></I></EM><o:p></o:p></P>
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