ANR Contracts & Grants Updates

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This blog is designed for ANR's current and future principal investigators, other interested academics, and their administrative staff. Important and timely information on workshops and webinars presented by OCG, funding opportunities, guidance, and trending topics will be provided to you with a chance to directly comment if you have any concerns, questions, or suggestions on additional information you would like to see disseminated.
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BLM-National Conservation Lands

June 11, 2025
By Kendra T Rose
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is now accepting proposals for its National Conservation Lands – Management Studies Support Program (NCL-BLM). This program funds research that supports the long-term stewardship of BLM’s National Conservation Lands by improving our understanding of these areas’ natural…
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CDFA – Biologically Integrated Farming Systems (BIFS) Grant Program

June 5, 2025
By Kendra T Rose
Dear Colleagues, The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Office of Pesticide Consultation and Analysis (OPCA) is now accepting concept proposals for its Biologically Integrated Farming Systems (BIFS) Grant Program. This program supports on-farm demonstration and evaluation of biologically…
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FFAR Dairy Health and Other USDA AMS RFPs

May 12, 2025
By Kendra T Rose
Dear Colleagues, 1) The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) in partnership with Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) and Zoetis is soliciting proposals for the Dairy Health, Efficiency & Resource Dynamics (Dairy HERD). The Dairy HERD Initiative aims to support research to advance our…
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Exploring Equitable Futures FY25

April 8, 2025
By Kendra T Rose
Dear Colleagues,Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is soliciting concept proposals for the Pioneering Ideas for an Equitable Future program, which has been renamed as “Exploring Equitable Futures” in February 2025. This program aims to advance health equity through innovative and unconventional…
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2 RFPs - Vertebrate Pest Control Research and Forest Monitoring

March 27, 2025
By Kendra T Rose
Dear Colleagues,1) California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Integrated Pest Control Branch is now accepting applications for the Vertebrate Pest Control Research Program (VPCRP). This funding opportunity is designed to support innovative research and education projects aimed at…
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