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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <img width=192 height=60 id=MA1.1391206216 src="cid:X.MA1.1391206216@aol.com" alt="Pollinator_notag"></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Request for Proposals – January 2014 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Pollinator Partnership – Corn Dust Research Consortium<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>2014 Research<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;border:none;padding:0in'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Call for Research Proposals Related to <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;border:none;padding:0in'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Reducing Honey Bee Exposure to Dust Emitted During Planting of Treated Corn Seeds<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Background<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The Pollinator Partnership has formed a Corn Dust Research Consortium (CDRC) to fund, oversee, and advise on two proposed research projects to further our understanding of best management practices for mitigating seed treatment exposure to honey bees during corn planting. The Pollinator Partnership has issued CDRC invitations to stakeholders from crop protection, seed production, farm equipment, corn growing, beekeeping, academic, governmental and conservation organizations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The first year of research is complete and the report has been released (<a href="http://www.pollinator.org/PDFs/CDRCfinalreport2013.pdf"><span style='color:purple'>http://www.pollinator.org/PDFs/CDRCfinalreport2013.pdf</span></a>). For the second year, the Corn Dust Research Consortium is seeking research proposals from North American researchers to continue to address the two identified research questions concerning honey bee’s exposure during planting to dust from seeds treated with pesticides.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Research Priorities and Funding<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>We anticipate funding up to 4 proposals (from pooled resources of $320,000) that address one or both of two initiatives: <b>Project 1- Use by Honey Bees of Flowering Resources In and Around Cornfields, and Project 2 - Efficacy of Seed Lubricant Products.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The Consortium will allocate the funding between the two project questions based on the proposals received. Proposals will be considered that address either or both questions. Funds must be used within an eight-month period (March 2014 to November 2014). Focused, targeted projects with a high likelihood of providing tangible results that can be applied to best management practices for mitigating seed treatment exposure to honey bees are preferred. Proposals providing valuable extensions of previously funded projects by CDRC or others will be considered. Proposals that involve replication of or direct analysis of working field conditions and standard planting equipment and procedures are preferred. The projects will be funded for one year, with discussion of extensions to be considered in the fall of 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Background and Specifics<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The Corn Dust Research Consortium has identified two priority areas for funding. Principal Investigators may apply to address either or both of the proposed projects.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>A number of ideas for reducing exposure to planter-emitted dust from treated seeds have been proposed (please see Issue Overview on page 6). These include: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=listparagraphCxSpFirst style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>1)</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>development of seed coatings that reduce the amount of toxic dust abraded from the seeds, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=listparagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>2)</span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>management of flowering plants in fields prior to planting and management of drift during planting to reduce the likelihood that bees will come in contact with seed dust deposits,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=listparagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>3)</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>modification of planting equipment to either limit the amount of dust released into the air or direct emitted dust toward the ground so that the potential for off-site drift is reduced, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=listparagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>4)</span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>development and use of seed lubricants that reduce the amount of dust abraded from treated seeds,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=listparagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>5)</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>confining bees to hives on days when nearby fields are planted, and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=listparagraphCxSpLast style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>6)</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>using untreated seeds and managing pests in a different way.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Proposed Research Projects<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>While there may be a role for all of these mitigation approaches, an immediate need for research on points 2 and 4 (in bold above) has been identified. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Project 1: Use by honey bees of flowering resources in and around cornfields during spring planting and how this behavior can be effectively managed to reduce exposure to pesticide dust and residues. </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>In 2013, three separate research teams, funded by the CDRC, worked to develop a greater understanding of the use by honey bees of flowering cover crops and weeds in and around cornfields during spring planting season and how this is influenced by vegetation management practices. The report of their preliminary findings and provisional recommendations is found beginning on page 16 at: <a href="http://www.pollinator.org/PDFs/CDRCfinalreport2013.pdf"><span style='color:purple'>http://www.pollinator.org/PDFs/CDRCfinalreport2013.pdf</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The ultimate goal for the CDRC is to develop recommendations for best management practices that growers can follow in order to minimize exposure of forager honey bees to seed dust while maintaining as much forage for honey bees as possible. This may involve a trade-off of promoting presence of these flowering plants at some times and locations and their removal via herbicide applications at other times and locations. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The CDRC anticipates that the research methods will replicate methods used in the first year’s research which include trapping pollen at sentinel hives placed in landscapes dominated by cornfields to determine the relative use by bees of different kinds of plants, direct observations of honey bee visits to flowers in and around fields, and surveying corn growers and fields to determine current vegetation management practices. Some existing and potential practices, i.e. removal of flowering plants, may adversely affect native bee communities, an issue not addressed in this RFP.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=listparagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Project 2: Efficacy of Seed Lubricant Products<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The second research project is to evaluate the effectiveness of a new seed lubricant product that has been developed by Bayer CropScience. The CDRC is looking to reproduce initial work conducted at the </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><ns0:place><ns0:PlaceType><span style='color:black'>University</span></ns0:PlaceType><span style='color:black'> of </span><ns0:PlaceName><span style='color:black'>Guelph</span></ns0:PlaceName></ns0:place><span style='color:black'> in 2013. The project proposes measuring deposition levels of pesticide dust in and around fields when commercially available neonicotinoid-treated corn seed products are planted using this new seed lubricant product in comparison to standard lubricants (talc and graphite). Such measurements should be made with a range of negative pressure pneumatic planter types in several corn-growing regions (e.g., several major corn-growing states or provinces). <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>As the time frame of this study is short and the planting season is rapidly approaching, BCS or Syngenta field personnel can aid in locating and signing up cooperating corn growers; however, to the extent practicable, Principal Investigators are encouraged to use independently-solicited contacts.<a name="_GoBack"></a> BCS will provide the new seed lubricant product as well as technical support for its use free of charge to study personnel. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Each cooperating grower would plant two fields with the same planter, seed type and seed treatment. On one field the standard lubricant (talc and/or graphite) for the planter type would be used, while the new BCS lubricant product would be used on the other field. Lubricants should be added to and mixed with the pesticide-treated seeds in the planter hopper per label directions and after mixing, a sample of the seeds should be collected for possible later laboratory analysis of dust and active ingredient using a Heubach dustmeter. Study personnel will establish study locations and sampling devices prior to planting and measure the amount of pesticide active ingredient in dust deposited at sampling stations in and around the field. Stations should be located within and at prescribed distances downwind from each test field. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>At each station, samples should be collected at various heights above ground. The order in which the two lubricant types are used and the fields to which they are applied should be determined randomly, and the pneumatic system of the planter should be cleaned of any leftover lubricant powder and seed debris before each of the fields is planted. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Collected samples will be analyzed to determine the amount of active ingredient deposited on sampling devices per unit area (i.e., the measurement needs to be able to be converted to µg a.i./m<sup>2</sup>). Evaluations of each planter and seed treatment type should be replicated at least three times in each region studied. Principal Investigators will be encouraged to confer with the 2013 PI and with the CDRC to discuss study design elements that have proven successful in previous studies.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Geographic Scope<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The intent is to evaluate factors that can reduce honey bee exposure to corn seed dust in the US Midwest and all North American corn production areas and in the main corn growing areas of </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><ns0:place><ns0:country-region><span style='color:black'>Canada</span></ns0:country-region></ns0:place><span style='color:black'>. Ideally, field investigations should be replicated in multiple locations in these regions. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Quality Assurance<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The research does not need to be conducted in strict compliance with Good Laboratory Practice requirements, but should be conducted in accordance with the spirit of GLP requirements which include preparation of a written study protocol and standard operating procedures for data collection prior to study initiation, recording and maintenance of raw data, and documentation of any deviations from the protocol or SOPs that occurred. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The goal is to produce peer-reviewed published papers to advance the understanding of the issue broadly and transparently. We encourage budgets to provide for photographic/videographic capture of the study as it is being conducted as a means to demonstrate the methods and to communicate results to wide-ranging audiences, from practical advice for producers and beekeepers, to economic analysis for agribusiness, to reproducible science for the research community, and to general interest for the broader public. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Research Constraints and Reporting<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>So that results are representative of real-world corn planting scenarios, <b>field work should be conducted mainly during the spring corn planting season (April-May). </b>In addition to conclusions and analysis, a copy of original datasets will be made available for researchers to use in the future. Reports from both projects are needed by end of November 2014 in order to be incorporated into recommendations communicated to beekeepers and corn growers for the 2015 planting season. Such recommendations may need to be provisional pending additional research during the 2014 and 2015 planting seasons. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Project Oversight<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The Corn Dust Research Consortium has been formed to review proposals and oversee the project execution, including review and comment on study protocols, draft reports and presentation materials prior to their execution and public release. Final decisions on technical interpretation of the study findings and content of study reports, publications and presentations will be made by study personnel; however, it is important for the CDRC to confer with the PI and to examine and understand all processes and results. The role of the Corn Dust Research Consortium on these matters will be advisory only. The Corn Dust Research Consortium intends to include at least one representative from each primary sponsoring organization (industry, beekeeping, academia, government, and conservation). The CDRC will also seek input from regulatory agencies, including the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Proposal Requirements<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>1)</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Cover page including:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>a.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Project or projects the proposal will address (Project 1, Project 2 or both.) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>b.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Contact information including e-mail(s), physical mailing address, and telephone number(s).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>2)</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>A 4-page (maximum) project description for each project proposal being submitted with sufficient background and description of methods to ascertain the importance and feasibility of the studies. Please use Arial, 12-pt font, single spaced, with page numbers. References are not included in this page limit. If the proposal combines the two projects, the limit would be 8 pages.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>3)</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Detailed budget that includes funds for the Principal Investigator and a research timeline by month (approximately March 2014 to November 2014).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>4)</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>2-page CV of the Principal Investigator(s). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>5)</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Please include funding details if the proposal is under consideration by other funding organizations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Submission<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>E-mail your proposal packet as a single PDF file to Jennifer Tsang (</span><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:jt@pollinator.org"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>jt@pollinator.org</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>) <b>by 3PM PDT on Monday, March 3, 2014.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Please identify the e-mail subject line and the PDF attachment using <b>“Project (1 and/or 2), PI Last Name, First Name.”<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Funding Decisions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The proposals will be evaluated by members of the Corn Dust Research Consortium Advisory panel, and<b> funding decisions will be made by Friday, March 14, 2014.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p></div><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:JA'><br clear=all style='page-break-before:always'></span></b><div class=WordSection2><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Laurie Davies Adams<br>Executive Director<br>Pollinator Partnership<br>423 Washington St. 5th Fl.<br>San Francisco, CA 94111<br>T: 415.362.1137<br>F: 415.362.0176<br><img border=0 width=319 height=173 id=MA2.1391206216 src="cid:image001.jpg@01CF3148.035FF3A0"><br>Follow up on <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/Pollinators">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Pollinator-Partnership/48680445464">Facebook</a>!</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>