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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'>Please distribute
the below and attached Request for Proposals for NAPPC Honey Bee Health grants
widely.&nbsp; Please note the Thursday, December 20<sup>th</sup>, 2007
deadline.&nbsp; People from <st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region>,
the <st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region>, and <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Mexico</st1:place></st1:country-region> are
welcome to apply.</span></font><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:
Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>North
American Pollinator Protection Campaign<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%;border:none;padding:0in'><b><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
Arial;font-weight:bold'>Call for Research Proposals Related to Honey Bee Health<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'>The North American
Pollinator Protection Campaign is seeking proposals for research related to
improving honey bee health.&nbsp; Funding for these grants has been generously
provided by Burt&#8217;s Bees (<a
href="http://www.pollinator.org/Honeybee_Health.htm">http://www.pollinator.org/Honeybee_Health.htm</a>).&nbsp;
Selection of proposals will be conducted by members of the Honey Bee Health
Improvement Task Force. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'>In total, $32,000
will be available, and will support 2-4 research proposals.&nbsp; Funds must be used
within a one year period.&nbsp; Focused, targeted projects with a high likelihood of
providing tangible results that can be applied to improving honey bee health are
preferred.&nbsp; The HBHI Task Force has identified four priority areas for funding:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:150%'><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
Arial'>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Effects of climate or environmental variables on: a) plants,
especially nectar and pollen quantity and quality; and/or b) honey bee
physiology and/or colony health<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
Arial'>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Effects of nutrition on honey bee physiology and/or colony
health<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:150%'><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
Arial'>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Effects of sublethal doses of pesticides (including miticides)
on honey bee physiology and/or colony health<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:150%'><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
Arial'>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Genetic stock improvement: Identification of traits that can
be targeted for selection to improve honey bee health, especially tolerance or
resistance of pathogens or pests; development of rapid screening and assay
methods for these genetic traits <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'>Proposals should be
2-3 pages in length, with sufficient background and methodology to ascertain
the importance and feasibility of the studies.&nbsp; A detailed budget should be
included; this budget should include funds for the principal investigator to
attend the annual NAPPC International Summit in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
 w:st="on">Washington</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">DC</st1:State></st1:place>
to present the results of the research.&nbsp; As a nonprofit organization, NAPPC
does not pay overhead on funded research grants.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'>Please send your
proposal by electronic mail to Jennifer Tsang (jt@coevolution.org) by December
20, 2007.&nbsp; Contact Barry Thompson (BHT1113@aol.com) with questions.&nbsp; The
proposals will be evaluated by members of the HBHI Task Force, and funding
decisions will be made by February 1, 2008.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Honey Bee Health NAPPC Task Force </span></font></b></strong><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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  <p><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Barry
  H. Thompson* <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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  <p><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Thompson
  Apiaries, LLC <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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  <p><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Daniel
  Weaver* <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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  <p><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Bee
  Weaver Apiaries, Inc. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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  <p><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Wayne
  Wehling <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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  <p><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>USDA
  APHIS PPQ <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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  <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
  style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Laurie Adams <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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  <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
  style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Coevolution Institute/NAPPC <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>*Co-Chairs<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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