<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Grace Kunkel</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:Grace@projectapism.org">Grace@projectapism.org</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 12:37 PM<br>Subject: RFP Announcement for NHB funded Research<br>To: <br>Cc: Sharah Yaddaw <<a href="mailto:sharah@projectapism.org">sharah@projectapism.org</a>>, Danielle Downey <<a href="mailto:danielle@projectapism.org">danielle@projectapism.org</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<a href="https://www.projectapism.org/rfps.html" title="https://www.projectapism.org/rfps.html" target="_blank">Request for Proposals</a><span> </span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont;font-size:14px;color:rgb(52,42,31)">on
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,calibri_embeddedfont,calibri_msfontservice,sans-serif;color:rgb(50,49,48);background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0)">In June, 2016 Project</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:calibri,calibri_embeddedfont,calibri_msfontservice,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(50,49,48);background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0)"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,calibri_embeddedfont,calibri_msfontservice,sans-serif;color:rgb(50,49,48);background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0)">Apis
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and the National Honey Board (NHB) announced that PAm would begin administering the NHB Production Research funds. This collaboration has streamlined efforts to support the beekeeping industry, by connecting the NHB research funding opportunities with several
other efforts coordinated by PAm. This collaboration allows opportunities to consider a broader spectrum of efforts linked to supporting the industry, to support collaborations and synergy, and harmonize and access deeper resources when necessary for projects
that need larger time or money commitments. Merging efforts has also resulted in one less round of work for all of our hardworking bee researchers who write proposals, the scientific reviewers who read them, and selection committees and administrators who
see these processes through.</span></p>
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is an industry-funded agriculture promotion group that educates consumers about the benefits and uses of honey and honey products. NHB research, marketing, and promotional programs are funded by an assessment on domestic and imported honey and are designed
to increase awareness and usage of honey by consumers, the foodservice industry and food manufacturers. For more information please visit <a href="http://www.honey.com" target="_blank">www.honey.com</a></span></p>
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is the go-to organization at the interface of honey bees and pollinated crops. Since 2006, we've infused over $8.5 million into honey bee research and $2.9 million into forage programs, resulting in better pollination and increased crop yields for growers,
and lower losses and better honey production for beekeepers. We work closely with commercial beekeepers, growers, and top bee scientists in the USA and Canada to fund projects and direct strategic efforts focused on practical solutions. PAm funds studies,
offers graduate scholarships to encourage careers in pursuit of science-based solutions to honey bee challenges and has expanded efforts to put forage on the landscape where bees need it most. We are a 501(c)5 nonprofit organization governed by an eleven-member
board of stakeholders representing major national and state industry organizations, and an additional seven-member Science Advisory Board. Learn more at
<a href="http://www.ProjectApism.org" id="m_8099385239165980073LPlnk929338" target="_blank">www.ProjectApism.org</a></span></p>
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