[Pollinator] FW: PAm Press Release - Request For Proposals on Behalf of the National Honey Board

[Kelly Rourke]

*From:* Sharah Yaddaw [mailto:sharah at projectapism.org]
*Sent:* Monday, September 23, 2019 8:31 AM
*Cc:* Danielle Downey <danielle at projectapism.org>
*Subject:* PAm Press Release - Request For Proposals on Behalf of the
National Honey Board



Dear Friends and Colleagues,



We are pleased to announce a Request for Proposals on behalf of the
National Honey Board.  Please find a press release attached.  We ask that
you consider sharing this throughout your network of interested parties and
through your media channels.  Thank you for your support and please don't
hesitate to reach out to us with any comments, questions, or for additional
information.



*Project Apis m. and the National Honey Board Announce a Request for
Research Proposals to Support and Enhance Honey Bee Health. *



*Salt Lake City, Utah*, *September 23, 2019 *– Scientific research provides
us with the foundation of knowledge we rely on in order to understand honey
bee health threats and address them.



Project *Apis m. *and the National Honey Board are requesting research
proposals to support and enhance honey bee health. Proposals will be
accepted between September 23, 2019 and October 23, 2018. Please visit
www.ProjectApism.org/rfps <http://www.projectapism.org/rfps> to view the
full RFP.

In June, 2016 Project *Apis m. *(PAm) and the National Honey Board (NHB)
announced that PAm would begin administering the NHB Production Research
funds in 2017. This collaboration has streamlined efforts to support the
beekeeping industry, by merging 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.



*The National Honey Board *(NHB) 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 www.honey.com



*Project Apis m. *(PAm) is the largest non-governmental, non-profit honey
bee research organization in the USA. Established by beekeepers and almond
growers in 2006, PAm bridges industry needs with efforts by top researchers
and scientists and has infused nearly $8 million into honey bee research to
support and enhance honey bee health and pollination security. In addition
to funding a variety of research projects, PAm programs supplement bee
forage in agricultural landscapes, and PAm supports graduate students
through scholarships to encourage their pursuit of science-based solutions
to honey bee challenges. For more information please visit
www.projectapism.org





*Sharah Yaddaw*

*Communications Director*

Office  | 916-287-3035
Mobile | 518-935-7842
ProjectApism.org <http://www.projectapism.org>
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