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<span style="font-size:26.5pt;font-family:"color:#2F3233">2019 Request for Proposals<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size:19.5pt;font-family:"color:#2F3233">Biodiversity Informatics for African Freshwater and Pollinator Biodiversity<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"color:#2F3233">The J.R.S. Biodiversity Foundation is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for multi-year projects focused upon biodiversity data, knowledge and information services related to freshwater
biodiversity and pollinator biodiversity. The foundation will award about $2,100,000 among qualifying proposals by July 2019<a name="_ftnref1"></a><a href="http://jrsbiodiversity.org/how-to-apply/current-opportunities/2019rfp/#_ftn1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref1"><i><span style="color:#006E7C">[1]</span></i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref1"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_ftnref1"></span>.
Please write to <a href="mailto:jrsrfp@jrsbiodiversity.org"><em><span style="font-family:"color:#006E7C">JRSRFP@jrsbiodiversity.org</span></em></a> with any questions. For the latest updates, please see </span></strong><em><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"color:#2F3233"><a href="http://jrsbiodiversity.org/how-to-apply/current-opportunities/2019rfp/"><span style="color:#006E7C">JRS
2019 Request for Proposals</span></a> </span></b></em><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"color:#2F3233">and
<a href="http://jrsbiodiversity.org/how-to-apply/current-opportunities/2019_rfp_faqs/" target="_blank">
<em><span style="font-family:"color:#006E7C">2019 RFP</span></em><i><span style="color:#006E7C">
</span></i><em><span style="font-family:"color:#006E7C">Frequently Asked Questions</span></em></a>.</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"color:#2F3233"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"color:#2F3233"><a href="http://jrsbiodiversity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/JRS-2019-RFP-Announcement-final-19-Dec-2018.pdf" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="color:#006E7C">Download the RFP Announcement (Updated
December 19, 2018).</span></i></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#262626">_________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#262626">Samantha A. Garvin, MESc</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#262626">Program Manager</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#262626">JRS Biodiversity Foundation</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#262626">Fluke Hall, Room 304E
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#262626">Box 352141</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#262626">4000 Mason Road</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#262626">Seattle, WA 98195</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#262626">+1 (360) 536-3660<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">sgarvin@jrsbiodiversity.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://jrsbiodiversity.org/"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.jrsbiodiversity.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#385623">Investing in the people and institutions who share biodiversity knowledge for Africa.</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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