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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:#1F497D">Dr. Linda Mason<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Coordinator of Grant Writing
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Oklahoma Water Resources Center [mailto:water@okstate.edu]
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 25, 2018 10:31 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Mason, Linda<br>
<b>Subject:</b> 104(g) applications due 2/15/18<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#666666">REMINDER:</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#8ABCDE">National Competitive Research Grants
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#8ABCDE">[USGS 104(g) Grants of $250,000]</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black">The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the National Institutes for Water Resources, requests proposals each year for research on topics of national importance
for funding through its National Competitive Grants Program.</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black">Eligibility</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black">:
</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black">Any investigator at an institution of higher learning in the United States is eligible to apply for a grant through a water resources research institute or center.
Proposals involving substantial collaboration between the USGS and university scientists are strongly encouraged.</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black">Deadline</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black">:
</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black">Pre-proposals for 2018 funding through the 104(g) National Competitive Grants Program must be emailed to
<a href="mailto:water@okstate.edu?subject=104(g)%20pre-proposal">water@okstate.edu</a> by February 15, 2018 @ 4:00 Central time. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THIS TIME CANNOT BE ACCEPTED.</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black">Funding</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black">:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black">
Pre-proposals may be for projects of 1 to 3 years in duration and may request up to $250,000 in federal funds. Successful applicants must match each dollar of the federal grant with one dollar from non-federal sources.</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black">More Information</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black">:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black">
Visit <a href="http://water.okstate.edu/researchers/funding/104g-national">http://water.okstate.edu/researchers/funding/104g-national</a> for more information on this opportunity, including the RFP. If you plan to apply to this program, please contact our
office at <a href="mailto:water@okstate.edu?subject=USGS%20104(g)%20guidance">water@okstate.edu</a> for additional guidance.</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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