[Grad-postdoc-assn] opportunity from Mickey Glantz

[Maura Hagan]

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>Please post or forward to any relevant colleagues.
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>ANNOUNCEMENT
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>*_Request for Proposals:_***
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>*Wildlife Habitat Policy Research Program*
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>_NOW AVAILABLE at *www.whprp.org <http://www.whprp.org/>*_
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>/The Wildlife Habitat Policy Research Program (WHPRP) is soliciting 
>Letters of Intent (*Due July 10, 2006*) for our competitive awards 
>program. Application for the awards is open to everyone. /
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>/The WHPRP will fund eight specific projects in 2006 related to the 
>implementation of State Wildlife Action Plans and wildlife habitat 
>conservation in the United States. *Project topics include: */
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>    * Analysis of the Priorities, Obstacles and Opportunities that Exist
>      for the Implementation of U.S. State Wildlife Action Plans
>    * Analysis of Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Wildlife
>      Habitat in the U.S.
>    * Approach to Developing Performance Measures for U.S. Habitat
>      Conservation
>    * Design of U.S. Habitat Banking Systems
>    * Analysis of U.S. State and Local Policies
>    * Estimation of U.S. Habitat Conservation Costs
>    * Assessment of U.S. Habitat Conservation and Provision of Ecosystem
>      Services
>    * Development of an Operational Benefit Estimation Tool for the U.S.
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>*The WHPRP's mission is to develop and disseminate new information 
>and tools to accelerate the conservation of wildlife habitat in the 
>US. The WHPRP sponsors work that is of the highest technical quality 
>and also relevant to the needs of policy makers, administrators, 
>resource managers, practitioners, and landowners.*
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>Based upon the Letters of Intent, three candidates for each project 
>will be invited to submit full proposals for external review. Awards 
>are expected by November 1, 2006 and will range from $25,000 to 
>$250,000 each, depending on the project. Further information, full 
>project descriptions, and instructions for Letters of Intent are 
>available* *at: *www.whprp.org <http://www.whprp.org/>. *
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>The WHPRP is a program of the National Council on Science and the 
>Environment (NCSE), an independent, not-for-profit NGO, dedicated to 
>improving the scientific basis for environmental decision-making. 
>Please contact Christina Zarrella at czarrella at ncseonline.org 
><mailto:czarrella at ncseonline.org> or 202.207.0007 if you require 
>further information. The WHPRP program is supported by a four year 
>grant by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF).**
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>//_______________________________________________//
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>//Christina Zarrella, Program Coordinator//
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>//National Council for Science and the Environment//
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>//1707 H Street, NW//
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>//Suite//// 200//
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>//Washington////, DC//// 2006//
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>//(202) 207-0007 Phone//
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>//(202) 628-4311 Fax//
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Maura Hagan
Director, Advanced Study Program
Senior Scientist, High Altitude Observatory
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Boulder, Colorado
+1-303-497-1537