[Grad-postdoc-assn] opportunity from Mickey Glantz
Maura Hagan
hagan at ucar.edu
Tue Jun 13 17:52:22 MDT 2006
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>Please post or forward to any relevant colleagues.
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>ANNOUNCEMENT
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>*_ _*
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>*_Request for Proposals:_***
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>*Wildlife Habitat Policy Research Program*
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>* *
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>_NOW AVAILABLE at *www.whprp.org <http://www.whprp.org/>*_
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>_ _
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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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>/ /
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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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>/ /
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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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>* *
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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
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