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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear NAPPN community,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">A major goal of the Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (</span><a href="https://ag2pi.org/">AG2PI</a><span style="color:black">) is to bring together agricultural scientists across disciplines to work together
in addressing shared challenges in genome-to-phenome. As such, we have launched a
<b>seed grant program</b> to foster first steps towards the development of community solutions to research needs and opportunities, as well as gaps in physical infrastructure and data management.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The AG2PI seed grant program aims to fund around six (6) awards, each up to $20,000. Applications will be due by 5pm CST on Friday, March 19<sup>th</sup>. The anticipated start date for funded projects is May 15,
2021 and each project may be 6-12 months in duration. Further details regarding the request for proposals, application and review can be found at the AG2PI website (</span><a href="https://ag2pi.org">https://ag2pi.org</a><span style="color:black">).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">AG2PI will be hosting a Seed Grant Conference on February 24 from 10:30am-12:30pm CST. This conference will provide an overview of the seed grant mechanism, examples of how seed grants have improved or advanced
a scientific endeavor or community and will provide an opportunity to ask questions regarding the seed grants. Additionally, there will be a “teaming” event which will create the virtual space to discuss your seed grant idea with like-minded researchers with
whom you may want to work. For the full conference agenda, please see the “Workshops & Activities” page of the AG2PI website.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">We invite you to register for this mini-conference at <a href="https://www.ag2pi.org/workshops-and-activities/conference-2021-02-24/">https://www.ag2pi.org/workshops-and-activities/conference-2021-02-24/</a>. Upon
registration, you will receive a confirmation email with information about joining the meeting. A link to join the meeting will also be provided the day of the event on the </span><a href="applewebdata://C818C7A4-7544-42AD-B2A9-29A247319CA8/ag2pi.org">AG2PI
website</a><span style="color:black">. If you are unable to attend the live session, then you will be able to find a recording at </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.ag2pi.org_&d=DwMFAg&c=Cu5g146wZdoqVuKpTNsYHeFX_rg6kWhlkLF8Eft-wwo&r=MXeVotDn-TxMVs8GtvAmsw&m=-B2sDZgs2wy-FMIfhKlWy4wEv7QGjEm-0tfvV_2pz3E&s=-DixuW7ObvDKkhF6XomaUBC0Q_CSswXnqaT4JY1hqTE&e=">ag2pi.org/</a><span style="color:black">,
at a later date. Space IS limited, so register soon. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Feel free to share this message with colleagues at your institution. If you have any questions regarding the mini-conference or seed grants, please direct them to Nicole Scott at
</span><a href="mailto:nmscott@iastate.edu">nmscott@iastate.edu</a><span style="color:black">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Nicole</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Nicole Scott, PhD<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Program Specialist<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Iowa State University<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ames, IA 50011<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">office: 1077 Roy J. Carver Co-Lab<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">phone: 515-294-3945<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.ag2pi.org/">ag2pi.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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