<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:x="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]>
<style>
v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style>
<![endif]--><o:SmartTagType
namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="City"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="place"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="country-region"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="PersonName"/>
<!--[if !mso]>
<style>
st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) }
</style>
<![endif]-->
<style>
<!--
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.MsoPlainText, li.MsoPlainText, div.MsoPlainText
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";}
span.EmailStyle18
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:Arial;
color:navy;}
span.EmailStyle19
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:Arial;
color:navy;}
span.EmailStyle20
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:Arial;
color:navy;}
span.EmailStyle21
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:Arial;
color:navy;}
span.EmailStyle22
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:Arial;
color:navy;}
span.EmailStyle23
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:Arial;
color:navy;}
span.EmailStyle24
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:Arial;
color:navy;}
@page Section1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 77.95pt 1.0in 77.95pt;}
div.Section1
{page:Section1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
{mso-list-id:229580749;
mso-list-type:hybrid;
mso-list-template-ids:873598038 67698705 67698713 67698715 67698703 67698713 67698715 67698703 67698713 67698715;}
@list l0:level1
{mso-level-text:"%1\)";
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level2
{mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level3
{mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level4
{mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level5
{mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level6
{mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level7
{mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level8
{mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level9
{mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
ol
{margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
{margin-bottom:0in;}
-->
</style>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple>
<div class=Section1>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dear Pollinator Listserv:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This is a friendly reminder to please distribute the below
and attached <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Request for Proposals for NAPPC
Honey Bee Health grants</span></b> widely. More information about the
NAPPC Honey Bee Health Grant is available a<font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'>t <a href="http://www.pollinator.org/honeybee_health.htm">http://www.pollinator.org/honeybee_health.htm</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The deadline is a week from today, <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Thursday, March 1st</span></b>. 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:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Mexico</st1:country-region></st1:place>
are welcome to apply. Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
Arial;font-weight:bold'><img border=0 width=136 height=156 id="_x0000_i1031"
src="cid:image001.jpg@01CCF171.50301A70"><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><font
size=3 face=Arial><span 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>
<div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><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>
</div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:150%'><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'><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'>The North American
Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC) is seeking proposals for research
related to improving the health of honey bees. Summaries of previously
funded projects can be found at <a
href="http://www.pollinator.org/honeybee_health.htm"><font
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>http://www.pollinator.org/honeybee_health.htm</span></font></a>.
Review and 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> </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'>We anticipate
supporting proposals of up to $3,500. Funds must be used within a
one-year period. Focused, targeted projects with a high likelihood of
providing tangible results that can be applied to improving honey bee health
are preferred. Proposals providing valuable extensions of previously
funded projects will be considered. The HBH Task Force has identified six
priority areas for funding, though other areas will be considered as
well. Proposals that address multiple priority areas or have implications
for the health of other managed or native bee species are encouraged:<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> </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. Effects of nutrition
on honey bee behavior, 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'>2. Effects of pesticides
on honey bee behavior, 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. Effects of pathogens
and pests on honey bee behavior, physiology and/or colony health; including the
development of novel methods to mitigate these effects, such as RNAi technology<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. Development of
methods to improve genetic stocks of managed honey bee populations <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'>5. 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>
<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'>6. The development of
diagnostics or indicators for the presence of stressors that effect honey bee
health, particularly those that can be used by beekeepers <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> </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'>The proposals
should include:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>1)<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>3 page-project description
(references are not included in this page limit) with sufficient background and
description of methods to ascertain the importance and feasibility of the
studies. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>2)<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Detailed budget that includes funds
for the principal investigator to attend the 3-dau annual NAPPC International
Conference in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Washington</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">DC</st1:State></st1:place> this October 2012 to present the results
of the research. As a nonprofit organization, NAPPC does not pay overhead on
funded research grants. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>3)<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>2-page CV of the principal
investigator(s). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>4)<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>If the proposal is under
consideration by other funding organizations, please include this information
as well. <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> </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 packets as a single PDF file by electronic mail to Jennifer Tsang (<a
href="mailto:jt@pollinator.org"><font face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>jt@pollinator.org</span></font></a>) by
Thursday, March 1<sup>st</sup>, 2012. Contact Christina Grozinger (<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">cmgrozinger@psu.edu</st1:PersonName>) with questions. The
proposals will be evaluated by members of the HBH Task Force, and funding
decisions will be made by Tuesday, March 13<sup>th</sup>, 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>