***Limited Submission***
VentureWell
Program: VentureWell Ecosystems Futures Fellowship
Synopsis: Supports faculty-led teams for a one-year program that aims to strengthen campus innovation and entrepreneurship. With a focus on scalable science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) innovation and entrepreneurship, this fellowship enhances both in-class and out-of-class student engagement and institutional culture by growing ecosystem networks. Projects should focus on STEM I&E ecosystem expansion, addressing significant social, health, or environmental challenges. This program enhances the role of faculty and higher education leaders as ecosystem builders in partnership with industry and government.
Award details: Teams of two will receive $35K in funding—a $10K award and $7.5K in travel stipends for each fellow—and 12 months of immersive programming and communities of practice.
USC Internal announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/venturewell-ecosystem-futures-fellowship/
External announcement on website: https://venturewell.org/ecosystem-futures-fellowship/
USC Internal due date: September 13, 2024.
External due date: October 23, 2024.
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***Limited Submission***
National Endowment for the Humanities – Division of Preservation and Access
Program: NEH National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP)
Synopsis: Supports, overall, the partnership of NEH with the Library of Congress (LOC) to create a national digital resource of historically significant newspapers published between 1690 and 1963 from all 56 states and U.S. jurisdictions. Awardees will select newspapers—published in states or jurisdictions between 1690 and 1963—and over a period of two years, convert approximately 100,000 pages into digital files (preferably from microfilm), according to the technical guidelines outlined by LOC. Awardees may select titles published in any language with a valid ISO 639-2 language code (or ISO 630-3, if appropriate). For newspapers published after 1928, award recipients may select only those in the public domain (i.e., published without copyright or for which the copyright was not registered or renewed by 1963). If awardees wish to select titles for digitization published after 1928, awardee must indemnify LOC and NEH. NDNP supports dissemination activities that engage the wider public in exploring the digitized content, within appropriate limits. Application budget may include staff time, consultation with outside experts, and other eligible expenses related to disseminating NEH-funded products, but the primary purpose of this program is to create a national digital resource of historically significant newspapers.
Award details: Maximum award is $325K over 2 years period of performance.
USC Internal Announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/neh-national-digital-newspaper-program/
External announcement on website: https://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/national-digital-newspaper-program
USC Internal due date: October 4, 2024.
External due date: January 10, 2024.
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***Limited Submission***
NSF / Multiple Directorates including BIO, GEO, MPS, STEM, TIP)
Program: Quantum Leap Challenges Institute (QLCI)
Solicitation #: 24-599
Synopsis: Supports Institutes composed of multidisciplinary groups of scientists and engineers united by a common challenge theme for advancing the research frontiers in focus areas such as quantum networking, quantum computation, quantum simulation and / or quantum sensing. The Challenge Institutes will also contribute to the development of a well-trained workforce through cross-disciplinary and collaborative basic research, project-driven training, and innovative curricula. The QLCI program is expected to facilitate research, training, and education through exposure of trainees to theoretical frameworks, algorithmic techniques, experimental platforms and testbeds, and interactions with national laboratories, industry, and international partners. The Challenge Institutes will build on prior investments in quantum information science and engineering and are expected to coordinate and integrate with ongoing and new NSF QIST initiatives, including center-scale, infrastructure, and workforce development activities. The salient characteristics of an Institute are broadly
- Unifying Research Themes
- Coherent Approaches to Education and Workforce Development
- Synergistic Coordination Demonstrating Value-Added from an Institute
Award details: Awards for individual Institutes can range from $5M per year to $7.5M per year for up to 6 years. NSF anticipates 5 to 10 awards will be made.
USC Internal announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/nsf-24-599/
Announcement on website: https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/nsf24599_0.pdf
USC Internal due date: November 1, 2024
Letter of Intent due date (required): February 7, 2025.
Preliminary proposal due date via research.gov (required): March 7, 2025.
Full proposal due date (invited): September 17, 2025.
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***Limited Submission***
NSF / Directorate for STEM Education – Division of Graduate Education
Program: Innovations in Graduate Education
Solicitation #: 24-529
Synopsis: Supports development and implementation of bold, new, and potentially transformative approaches to STEM graduate education training. The program seeks proposals that a) explore ways for graduate students in STEM master’s and doctoral degree programs to develop the skills, knowledge, and competencies needed to pursue a range of STEM careers, or b) support research on the graduate education system and outcomes of systemic interventions and policies. This solicitation has two tracks (1) Career Preparation and Student Success Pilots, focusing on novel, pilot interventions in a single STEM program or at a single institution benefiting STEM students across multiple graduate programs, and (2) Systemic Interventions and Policies support research projects that are expected to generate knowledge about the graduate education system and outcomes of systemic intervention and policies.
Award details: Track 1: $300K to $500K over 3 years; Track 2: Up to $1M for a maximum 5 year project duration.
USC Internal announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/nsf-24-529/
External announcement on website: https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/innovations-graduate-education-program/nsf24-529/solicitation
USC Internal due date: December 6, 2024.
External due date: March 25, 2025.
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Cornell University / Society for the Humanities
Program: 2025-2026 Society Fellowships
Synopsis: Supports scholars and artists whose projects reflect on the 2025-26 theme of Scale. Fellows include scholars and practitioners from other universities and members of the Cornell faculty released from regular duties. Fellows at the Society for the Humanities are “residential,” and will collaborate with one another and the Taylor Family Director of the Society for the Humanities. Fellows spend their time in research and writing during the residential fellowship, and are required to participate in a weekly Fellows Seminar workshopping each other’s projects and discussing readings based on the yearly theme. Applicants must have received their doctorate before January of 2024.
Award details: $62K
Announcement on website: https://societyhumanities.as.cornell.edu/society-fellowships
Application due date: September 20, 2024.
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New York Public Library / Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers
Program: 2025-2026 Cullman Center Fellowship
Synopsis: Supports outstanding scholars and writers—academics, independent scholars, journalists, creative writers (novelists, playwrights, poets), translators, and visual artists—whose work will benefit directly from access to the research collections at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street. Renowned for the extraordinary comprehensiveness of its collections, the Library is one of the world’s preeminent resources for study in anthropology, art, geography, history, languages and literature, philosophy, politics, popular culture, psychology, religion, sociology, sports, and urban studies. The Center looks for top-quality writing. It aims to promote dynamic communication about literature and scholarship at the very highest level—within the Center, in public forums throughout the Library, and in the Fellows’ published work.
Award details: $85K, the use of an office with a computer, and full access to the Library’s physical and electronic resources
Announcement on website: https://www.nypl.org/help/about-nypl/fellowships-institutes/center-for-scholars-and-writers/fellowships-at-the-cullman-center
Application due date: September 27, 2024. Fellows work at the Center for the duration of the Fellowship term, which runs from September through May.
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Center for Craft
Program: Craft Research Fund
Synopsis: Supports new and interdisciplinary research about crafts in the United States. The goals of this program are to support (1) innovative research on critical issues in craft theory and history; (2) investigate neglected questions on craft history and criticism; and (3) new cross-disciplinary approaches to scholarship in crafts.
Award details: Up to $15K over 18 months
Announcement on website: https://www.centerforcraft.org/grants-and-fellowships/craft-research-fund-grant
Application due date: October 4, 2024. Grant starts January 2025.
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Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood
Program: Grants for Parenting Education; Early Childhood Welfare; Early Childhood Education and Play
Synopsis: Supports promising research and development projects that appear likely to improve the welfare of young children in the U.S. from infancy to age 7. Caplan Foundation defines welfare as to support, acculturation, societal integration and childcare. The Foundation’s goal is to provide seed money to implement those imaginative proposals that exhibit the greatest chance of improving the lives of young children on a national scale.
Award details: 2024 grants have ranged from $30K to $53K. USC has been successful in securing at least 3 of these grants in the past few years.
Announcement on website: https://earlychildhoodfoundation.org/#grant-recipients
Application due date: September 30, 2024.
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Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation
Program: Transformation of Mental Health Care
Synopsis: Supports academic investigators to conduct research to demonstrate novel ways to access or deliver mental health care or prevention approaches that can be implemented at scale. Novel models or promising approaches, include expansion of the number of professional and paraprofessional treatment personnel who are trained to deliver mental health services, delivering care in non-psychiatric settings (e.g., primary care, schools, home, or other novel settings), digital technology (e.g., the internet, apps for cell phones), and approaches that help parents access care for their children. This application is specifically for high quality research that builds upon promising pilot work and will lead to a larger demonstration project. Proposals for direct service projects or to expand services or to measure quality within an organization will not be reviewed. Investigators can be at any stage in their career but must have collected enough pilot data to inform the development of the proposed research project and must be well enough established to lead an effort such as this. Very early career investigators may consider collaborating with senior investigators.
Award details: $100K per year for two years for a total $200K award. Second year payment is contingent upon sufficient progress during the first year.
Announcement on website: https://klingenstein.org/klingenstein-third-generation-foundation/transformation-of-mental-health-care/applying/
Application window: September 1 to December 15, 2024.
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American Psychological Association
Program: APA Minority Fellowship Program
Synopsis: Supports the training of doctoral-level ethnic minority students and postdoctoral trainees whose prior experiences and clearly stated career goals suggest they will make significant contributions to the behavioral health services needs of ethnic and racial minorities. Thus, the targets of this funding opportunity are (1) ethnic and racial minorities in need of behavioral health services; and (2) ethnic and racial minority doctoral psychology students.
Award details: Stipend is comparable to an NRSA award for 3 years. The expectation is that institutions will provide in kind support, i.e. tuition remission, health insurance research assistantships etc.
Announcement on website: https://www.apa.org/about/awards/predoctoral-mhsas
Application due date: January 15, 2025.
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Pershing Square Foundation
Program: 2025 MIND Prize (Maximizing Innovation in Neuroscience Discovery)
Synopsis: Supports and empowers early-to-mid-career investigators to rethink conventional paradigms around neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs). Modeled after the Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research, the MIND Prize catalyzes interdisciplinary approaches and facilitates collaborations across academic departments and institutions. It fuels the groundbreaking research that will advance understanding of NDDs at every level. Projects may range from the invention of novel tools, techniques, and technologies for mapping and analyzing the brain to bold approaches that demonstrate extraordinary therapeutic potential. Research domains may include—but are not limited to—neurobiology, brain imaging and mapping, machine learning, drug delivery and synthetic biology.
Award details: $250K per year for 3 years. Awardees will join a unique network of researchers associated with the Foundation.
Announcement on website: https://pershingsquarefoundation.org/portfolio-organization/mind-prize/
Letter of Intent window: September 30th to November 4, 2024.
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Alpha-1 Foundation
Program: A suite of grants: John W. Walsh Career Development Grant; Pilot and Feasibility Grant; Clinical Pilot Grant; Postdoctoral Research Grant; Research Grant
Synopsis: Supports research that would eventually result in the improved health of individuals with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) Deficiency. The Program supports basic science and clinical research, improved understanding of the pathogenesis of the clinical manifestations of AAT Deficiency, the development and testing of treatments for the disease, bioethics and social research, and the promotion of education of members of the medical community regarding AAT Deficiency. Goals of the grants program are 1) to promote basic science and clinical research related to the alpha-1 antitrypsin protein and AAT Deficiency; 2) to attract and train clinical researchers for the study of AAT Deficiency; 3) to support and encourage established scientists to work on clinical problems and ethical, legal, and social issues within the field of AAT research (with a preference given to new investigators); and ultimately, 4) to develop effective therapies for the clinical manifestations of AAT Deficiency.
Award details: Walsh Career Development Grant: Up to$100K for 3-year period; Pilot and Feasibility Grant: Up to $75K for one year; Clinical Pilot Grant: Up to $75K for one year; and Postdoctoral Research Grant: Up to $75K over 2 year project period.
Announcement on website: https://alpha1.org/grant-opportunities/
Letter of Intent due date: September 27, 2024.
Full application (invited): February 7, 2024.
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U.S. Department of State
Program: Edmund S. Muskie Professional Fellowship Program
Synopsis: Supports emerging leaders of the Fulbright Program from Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia with the opportunity to gain real-world experience complementing and enriching their graduate studies in the United States. The Muskie summer fellowship program develops individual professional skills along with building international partnerships, global competencies, and broadening perspectives. Eligible candidates are current Fulbright foreign student program grantees enrolled in a graduate (master’s or Ph.D.) program in the U.S. and are citizens of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, or Uzbekistan.
Award details: A monthly stipend; assistance securing a summer internship; coverage of travel expenses; professional development webinars; intercultural development training, and an orientation event and a closing seminar in Washington D.C.
Announcement on website: https://culturalvistas.org/our-programs/internships-fellowships/edmund-s-muskie-professional-fellowship#details
Application due date: Applications go live in mid-October to mid-November. The 2-step process selects applicants for a second application, and if appropriate an interview. Final decisions are made early January.
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NASA / Space Technology Mission Directorate
Program: Space Technology Research Grants Program – NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities – Fall 2025 (NSTGR025)
Appendix #: NNH24ZTR001N-25NSTGRO-B4
Synopsis: Supports U.S. citizens, U.S. nationasl, and permanent resident graduate students for research that has significant potential to contribute to NASA’s goal of creating innovative new space technologies for our Nation’s science, exploration, and economic future. It is NASA’s desire to infuse the university-developed space technology through sustained interaction with the student and their faculty advisor. NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Fellows will perform research at their respective campuses and also at NASA Centers. Each recipient will be matched with a technically relevant and community-engaged NASA researcher who will serve as the research collaborator on the award. Through this collaboration, graduate students will be able to take advantage of broader and / or deeper space technology research opportunities directly related to their academic and career objectives, acquire a more detailed understanding of the potential end applications of their space technology efforts, and directly disseminate their research results within the NASA community. STMD has provided a framework from which a prospective fellow is asked to stake their research interest
- Rapid Safe, and Efficient Space Transportation (‘Go’)
- Expanded Access to Diverse Surface Destinations (‘Land’)
- Sustainable Living and Working Farther from Earth (‘Live’)
- Transformative Missions and Discoveries (‘Explore’)
Many details of this very broad framework are provided in the solicitation.
Award details: Total maximum award per student will be $84K per year which includes stipend, tuition and fees, student support allowance, visiting technologist allowance, health insurance. Masters students are required to a minimum of one year of study for this award; doctoral students are required 2-4 years of study in their program for this award.
Announcement on website: https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/viewrepositorydocument/cmdocumentid=1021423/solicitationId=%7B16279836-6D7A-7103-4558-EF452A79CE53%7D/viewSolicitationDocument=1/NSTGRO%20FALL%202025%20FINAL.pdf
Proposal due date: November 1, 2024. Award target start date: August 2025.
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Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
Module Announcement Title: Predictions for Real-time Optimization of MICRObiomes of Built Environment (PRO-MICROBE) (Exploration Topic), Amended
Module Announcement #: ARPA-H-MAl-24-01-06
Synopsis: Supports projects that will integrate innovative microbial sampling tools with advanced analytical methods to develop a microbiome of the built environment (MoBE) health index that scores the health impact of an indoor microbiome. The Predictions for Real-time Optimization of MICRObiomes of Built Environments (PRO-MICROBE) ET endeavors to develop novel models using non-biological data that can predict MoBE health indices of specific indoor environments. By creating new ways to assess and predict the impact of indoor microbial communities on occupant health outcomes, PRO-MICROBE seeks to transform how a building’s design and engineering can support microbial communities important for optimal human health while resisting the colonization of pathogenic microorganisms. Projects for this 24-month Exploration Topic will compose 2 parts (broadly described here): Data Collection and Analysis preliminary microbial data to identify potential indicators that can be consistently collected across indoor; and Model Building and Validation environments and that relate to a building’s health.
Award details: Multiple awards are anticipated under this announcement; however, the number will depend on the quality of the proposals received and the availability of funds.
Announcement on website: PRO-MICROBE
Proposal due date: October 4, 2024.
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NSF / Multiple Dornsife-Relevant Directorates (MPS, SBE, GEO, BIO, STEM)
Program: Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1 (Mid-scale RI-1)
Solicitation #: NSF 24-598
Synopsis: Supports a variety of activities to design or projects to implement visionary and unique infrastructure with high-priority and broad impact as identified by research communities in the United States. The goal of Mid-scale RI-1 is the fulfillment of a research community-defined need that enables current and next generation U.S. researchers to be competitive in a global research environment. Mid-scale projects represent opportunities to expand participation in instrument / infrastructure design and implementation within STEM fields and train not only the next generation of users, but also the creators of cutting-edge new capabilities in science, engineering and technology. Student training and involvement of a diverse workforce in mid-scale infrastructure development, implementation and / or associated data management processes are expected. To maximize the impact of Mid-scale RI-1 investments, proposals must not only focus on innovative, potentially transformative research infrastructure, but also on the opportunities the project's design or implementation presents to expand diversity and student training in all aspects of the project. Examples of projects that may be supported by Mid-scale RI-1 include, but are not limited to, infrastructure that supports high-priority research experiments or campaigns, major cyberinfrastructure that addresses community and national-scale computational and data-intensive science and engineering research, major shared community infrastructure and resources as may be required to enable community-scale research and upgrades and / or major new infrastructure for existing facilities.
Award details: The minimum proposal budget for M1:IP (Implementation activities) projects is $4M, with the maximum proposal budget for the full award duration being up to but not including $20 million. Only M1: DA (Design activities) projects may request less than $4M, with a minimum request of $400Kand a maximum request up to but not including $20 million, as needed to prepare for a future midscale class implementation project.
Announcement on website: https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/nsf24598.pdf
Preliminary proposal due date: Multiple. Next due date is November 18, 2024.
Full proposal due date (invited): Multiple dates. Next due date is March 19, 2025.
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NIH / National Human Genome Research Institute
Program: Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Congress (U13 — Conference Cooperative Agreements)
NOFO #: RFA-HG-24-028
Synopsis: Supports the biennial research conference of the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Community to be held 2026, 2028 and 2030. The proposed conference will: 1) provide the multidisciplinary ELSI research community with a dedicated conference to come together and share research findings; 2) encourage collaboration across the ELSI research community with particular attention to trainees and early career scholars; and 3) provide a highly accessible format to ensure participation from a broad range of groups interested in ELSI research.
Award details: Maximum budget requests are up to $350K per year for direct costs in a year when ELSI Congress is held. Applications for up to five years in duration will be accepted to support ELSI Congress meetings in 2026, 2028, and 2030.
Announcement on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-24-028.html
Application due date: November 19, 2024.
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NIH / Multiple Institutes, including National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD); National Institute on Aging (NIA); National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Program: Advancing Healthcare for Older Adults from Populations that Experience Health Disparities (R01)
NOFO #: PAR-24-273
Synopsis: Supports research that will advance the science and implementation of innovative multi-level health care research for older adults from populations that experience health disparities. The initiative will support research designed to (1) gain a better understanding of appropriate screening, diagnostic, and clinical care guidelines in a primary care setting, (2) explore shared decision-making that is needed to enhance care planning and patient agency between clinicians and care teams with the older adult and their caregiver(s), and (3) identify effective strategies for care coordination. This initiative will support research in outpatient, inpatient, institutional-based long term care settings, home-based care, and emergency care facilities serving diverse older adults. In addition, research that involves a partnership with relevant agencies (such as area agencies on aging, state units on aging, senior services, advocacy organizations for older adults, faith-based services) that offer home and community-based services for the older adult such as home-delivered meals, case management, companionship programs, are welcome. Also encouraged are studies that look at healthcare at the intersection of race / ethnicity and people with disabilities, as well as socioeconomic status.
Award details: Budget requests must match the needs of the projects of a maximum 5 year duration.
Announcement on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-24-273.html
Application due dates: Multiple due dates for all types of applications through 2027. Next due date for new applications is February 5, 2025. Next due date for resubmissions, revisions and renewal applications is March 5, 2024.
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From Corporate and Foundation Relations
(if interested contact Kerri Bennet at <kerriben@usc.edu>)
Corteva
Program: Innovative Research to Understand long term breeding effects on corn hybrids
Synopsis: Seeks proposals that describe novel ideas and concepts to be investigated using ERA hybrids. These proposals should present a plan to answer new questions about indirect breeding effects and their implications. Corteva is open to partnering with scientists and institutions with expertise in plant breeding, agronomy, ecology, crop physiology, plant biology, climate change, molecular biology, food science, or any related discipline. They are especially interested in expanding beyond ideas previously tested.
Award details: Funding up to $75K, inclusive of all indirect costs. Opportunities for extended collaboration and additional funding if successful.
Announcement on website: Long term breeding effects on corn hybrids
Proposal due date: September 30, 2024.
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Proctor and Gamble
Program: Biogenic linear alpha olefins
Synopsis: Seeks unique solutions to directly transform fatty acid methyl esters (or triglycerides) into a key raw material, linear alpha olefins, for later conversion to surfactants that can be utilized in consumer products. The solution could be chemical or non-chemical (e.g. biotransformation), processes, technologies, materials (e.g. catalysts) and/or services.
Award details: Depending on relevancy and scope of proposed research, sponsored research funding within the norms of typical industry sponsored chemical research will be considered.
Announcement on website: Biogenic linear alpha olefins
Application due date: September 30, 2024.
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UPL
Program: Herbicide enabling technologies
Synopsis: Seeks innovative ideas that enable herbicides to used in new ways through improvements in performance, selectivity, novel combinations, formulation stability or handing (residual control, reduced leaching, and minimized off-target effects). Potential solutions may include, but are not limited to, the use of crop safeners, herbicide encapsulation, formulents, adjuvants, synergists, tank-mix partners and soil behavior modifiers.
Award details: support in the range of $50K- $200K (milestone dependent) with the potential for follow on funding.
Announcement on website: Herbicide enabling technologies
Application due date: October 31, 2024.
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