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Tue Mar 18 13:46:14 CDT 2008

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From: Ebodaghe, Denis [mailto:DEBODAGHE at CSREES.USDA.GOV]
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Subject: [smallfarmwg] FY 2008 National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants Program 
Announcement - Please Share with Your Stakeholders

CSREES Announces the Availability of Grant Funds and Requests Applications for 
the Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate 
Fellowship (NNF) Grants Program

NEW in 2008: CSREES and the USDA Forest Service (FS) have undertaken a 
collaborative, long-term effort focused on workforce development through 
graduate education (M.S. and Ph.D. level).  Emphasis will be placed on the four 
critical capacity shortage areas (decision sciences; land use and landscape 
analysis; ecosystem processes and forest health; and utilization technology), 
identified by educators, employers, and the National Association of University 
Forest Resources Programs (NAUFRP).

Closing Date: May 8, 2008
Proposed Award Date:  September 5, 2008
Program Code: KK
Funds Available: $3.6 million
CFDA Number: 10.210

ONLY ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS THROUGH WWW.GRANTS.GOV <http://www.grants.gov/>  
ARE ACCEPTABLE.

Soliciting applications for:

(1) Fellowships to train students for Master of Science and doctoral degrees in 
food and agricultural sciences in the Targeted Expertise Shortage Areas (TESA), 
and

(2) for Special International Study or Thesis/Dissertation Research Travel 
Allowances (IRTA) for eligible USDA National Needs Fellows.

NEW in FY 2008 NNF Cycle

Support from the U.S. Forest Service for training proposals to develop human 
capital to meet future workforce needs (See TESA 2).

Contacts:

1)  Support (Electronic Application Process Issues) in Proposal Services Unit - 
CSREES - 202- 401- 5048 OR electronic at csrees.usda.gov

2)  Program Office (Programmatic Technical Issues) in National Needs Graduate 
Fellowship Grants Program - CSREES - 202-720-1973 OR NNF at csrees.usda.gov. (The 
e-Mail option will be managed by several program personnel and is assured of a 
rapid response.)

See Program Brochure on the Internet at http://www.csrees.usda.gov/about/offices/pdfs/natl_needs.pdf.
The RFA will be found at  http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/graduateandpostgraduatefellowshipsserd.html.
More information about the NNF Program will be found at http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/nnf/nnf.html.
Agency Website www.csrees.usda.gov <http://www.csrees.usda.gov/>
Other CSREES Funding Opportunities http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/funding.cfm

NOTES

Note 1: Postgraduate training will not be funded under this announcement.

Note: 2: All attachments must be submitted in portable document format (.pdf) 
for proposals submitted under this program announcement.
________________________________________________________________________
Audrey A. Trotman, Ph.D.
National Education Program Leader

USDA-CSREES
NNF at csrees.usda.gov
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Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/multiculturalscholarshep.cfm

Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate 
Fellowship Grants
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/graduateandpostgraduatefellowshipsserd.cfm

The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) 
advances knowledge for agriculture, the environment, human health and well 
being, and communities by supporting research, education, and extension programs 
in the Land-Grant University System and other partner organizations. CSREES is 
committed to supporting programs with results that serve all Americans and 
improve lives worldwide.

http://www.csrees.usda.gov/about/background.html

U.S. Mail Address:
Stop 2251, 1400 Independence Ave., SW.
Washington, DC 20250-2251

Office Location (Visits & Package Delivery):
Room 3252, Waterfront Centre
800 9th St. SW, Washington, DC 20024

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