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<DIV class=MsoNormal>offered by Prairie Biotic Research, Inc.</DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal>We Are.....Prairie Biotic Research, Inc. is a Wisconsin
nonprofit established in 2000.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Our
purpose is to foster biotic research in prairies.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>One of the ways we do this is through a
Small Grants Program that funds grants up to $1000 for the study of any
grassland taxa in the USA.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We are
especially eager to support independent researchers (individuals lacking
institutional support), but anyone may apply.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>From 2002 to 2004, we awarded 12 grants
to researchers in seven states to study insects, plants, mammals, reptiles and
spiders.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Half of these grants
supported graduate student research.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">In
2005, we expect to fund four grants of up to $1,000 each.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We also have additional geographically
restricted funds for research in southeastern Wisconsin and for research in
Iowa.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal>To Apply for a Grant.....To apply for a grant, contact
Michael Anderson at Prairie Biotic Research, Inc., PO Box 5424, Madison, WI
53705, or prairiebioticresearch@hotmail.com after October 15, 2004, for a Grant
Application Form.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Proposals must be
received by January 15, 2005.</DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal>Our Supporters.....<SPAN
style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.2pt">We’ve received gifts in support of the 2005 Small
Grants Program from: </SPAN>H. Baldwin; G. & T. Balogh; BioLogic
Environmental Consulting, LLC; C. Blamire; A. Blattner; K. & B. Bowman; K.
Christoffel; R. Christoffel; T. Felden; C. Gimse-Owen & R. Owen; D. & H.
Hagar; the Jerome and Dorothy Holz Family Foundation; G. Johnson; P. Kellogg;
the Legg Mason Blattner Charitable Trust; M. Lockwood; the Reva and David Logan
Foundation; the Fred Maytag Family Foundation; C. & R. Mutel; U. Petersen;
J. & R. Sime; L. Van Slyke; G. Teschendorf; T. & E. Wedel; and the West
Bend Mutual Charitable Trust.</DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal>To Become A Supporter.....Please make a donation to support
our Small Grants Program.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Any
amount is welcome.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>PBR is run
entirely by volunteers and we maintain no offices so our overhead is very
low.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You may specify that your <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">entire</I> tax-deductible donation be given
to researchers through our Small Grants Program.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You may also specify: a geographical
region in which the research is to be done; research in one of three taxa
(plants, invertebrates or vertebrates); graduate student research; or our
endowment fund to support our Small Grants Program.</DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal>THANK YOU,</DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal>from the Board and Scientific Advisors of Prairie Biotic
Research, Inc.,</DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal>Michael Anderson, Rebecca Christoffel, Douglas LeDoux, Eric
Metzler, Ursula Petersen, Dennis Schlicht, Scott Swengel, David Voegtlin, Andrew
Williams and Daniel Young</DIV>
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