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Descripton at end of newsletter Week of August 21, 2023
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Greetings Dornsife Faculty,
This week's report includes
- 1 honor for College faculty member;
- Another great external funding report — 6 Dornsife faculty;
- Many and diverse and current funding opportunities, including 3 limited submissions.
Best regards,
Renee J. Perez, Vice Dean, Administration & Finance
Cathleen Crayton, Project Specialist
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Accolade
Jefferey Moore Sellers, Political Science & International Relations, Public Policy, and Spatial Sciences, has received the Daniel Elazar Distinguished Scholar Award from the Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations Section of the American Political Science Association. Citing his most recent book, Multilevel Democracy: How Local Institutions and Civil Society Shape the Modern State (Cambridge University Press, 2020), the section noted Dr. Sellers’ work “truly spans the globe, [with the] unifying theme to approach problems and solutions through the eyes of the local community. [His] work will inspire the research of many young scholars, and it will leave an indelible stamp on our thinking on federalism and multilevel governance.”
External Funding Success
Vittorio Bassi, Economics, Improving the Measurement of Productivity Dispersion and Misallocation in Developing Countries, The Centre for Economic Policy Research
Emily Greenaway, Sociology, Health Policy Research Scholars Cohort Seven – 2023, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Karla Heidelberg, Environmental Studies, DDT cleanup near Southern California, University of California, San Diego
Jinkook Lee, Center for Economic and Social Research, Harmonized Diagnostic Assessment of Dementia (DAD) for Longitudinal Aging Study of India (LASI)-Genomic study, National Institute on Aging
Robert Metcalf, Economics, Improving the Demand Response from Electric Vehicles, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
Robert Metcalf, Economics, Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Shipping Industry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
External Funding Opportunities
***Limited Submission***
(1 award
NIH / National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Program: NINDS Clinical Trial Methods in Clinical Neurological Disorders Course (R25—Educational Projects
NOFO #: RFA-NS-23-030
Synopsis: Supports research education projects focused on clinical trial methodology in neurological disorders that are novel, innovative, and designed to accomplish a specific goal based on a well-conceived evaluation plan, and that are aligned with the NINDS mission. Applications will be expected to include a detailed plan to evaluate the effectiveness of the activities proposed and to include a plan for disseminating the results of this program. To accomplish the overarching goal to attract investigators who are new to or with limited exposure to clinical research, and promote the training of this workforce with the long-term goal of increasing the reliability and effectiveness of clinical trials, this NOFO will support educational activities with a primary focus on:
- Courses for Skill Development
- Research Experiences
Award details: $250K per year
USC Internal Announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/rfa-ns-23-030/
External announcement on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-23-030.html
USC Internal due date: September 5, 2023.
Letter of Intent due date: 30 days prior to proposal submission.
External due date: October 23, 2023.
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***Limited Submission***
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Yale University / Paul Mellon Centre (PMC)
Program: Curatorial Research Grants
Synopsis: Supports institutions, galleries, or museums to help towards the costs of appointing a research curator to undertake research for a specific project, specifically (1) an exhibition or installation of British art or architecture, or a related topic; or (2) a cataloging project on part of a collection or archive that will result in a printed or online catalog. Alternatively, an institution may apply for a Curatorial Research Grant to provide replacement staff costs and give temporary cover for a curatorial staff member to work on a specific exhibition or cataloging project. Eligible projects include research, educational activities, and the dissemination of knowledge in the fields of British art and architectural history, from the medieval period to the present day and across the spectrum of relevant geographical and cultural contexts.
Award details: Maximum award is ~$43K (40K Euros)
USC Internal Announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/paul-mellon/
Announcement on the website: https://www.paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk/grants-and-fellowships/curatorial-research-grants
USC Internal due date: September 8, 2023.
External due date: October 6, 2023.
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***Limited Submission***
(1 application / per cycle / per investigator)
G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Charitable Foundation
Program: Grants – Winter Cycle
Synopsis: Supports basic science, ideally with potential translational applications. As technology continues to advance, it is apparent that investigations in the area of basic science and translational research may become more and more reliant on collaborative, interdisciplinary projects. Any interdisciplinary project proposals may require additional information regarding the collaborator(s)’ achievements and relevant expertise. Examples of currently funded research projects include Immunology, microbiome, genomics, structural biology, cellular physiology, neuroscience, etc. Projects NOT considered for funding include Covid-related research, medical imaging technologies, Plant Biology Research, Oceanography, Space Exploration. and Global Warming related research will not be considered for support.
Award details: Budget requests ought to be for a 3-year project duration. Indirect costs must not exceed 10% of direct costs.
USC Internal announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/mathers/
Announcement on website: https://mathersfoundation.org/
USC Internal due date: September 22, 2023.
Registration due date: November 17, 2023.
Letter of Intent due date: December 1, 2023.
Proposal due date (invited): March 1, 2024.
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Open Society Foundations
Program: Fellowship Advancement Fund
Synopsis: Supports past Open Society-U.S. fellowship recipients by supporting their ongoing leadership, the elevation and expansion of their work, and their sustainability and impact in movements and organizations across various fields. This fund promotes the education of communities and individuals working to end inequality and injustice within the United States and the world beyond. Eligible applicants have been recipients of the following fellowships: Leadership in Government fellowship; Soros Equality fellowship; Soros Justice fellowship; Baltimore Community fellowship; and Puerto Rico Youth fellowship. The fund will support requests for funding that will advance an alum’s efforts to:
- support and promote their individual capacity and sustainability as a leader, as well as the capacity and sustainability of the work of which they are a part
- seize upon a moment or opportunity to significantly advance, elevate, or expand their work in creative, timely, and strategic ways
- foster learning, connection, and collaboration with others in their work
Award details: $1K to $75K
Announcement on website: https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/grants/fellowship-advancement-fund
Application due date: Applications are due every 4th Wednesday of the month. August 30th is the last Wednesday for payment in 2023. For the final due date in 2023, September 27th, payment will be made in 2024.
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Cornell University / Society for Humanities
Program: 2024-2025 Society Fellowships
Synopsis: Supports scholars and artists whose projects will focus on the 2024-2025 theme of “Silence” for residential fellowships. Fellows will collaborate with one another and the Taylor Family Director of the Paul Fleming, L. Sanford and Jo Mills Reis Professor of Humanities and professor of comparative Literature and German Studies. 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. Fellows teach one small seminar during their fellowship year appropriate for graduate students and advanced undergraduates. Applicants must have received their Ph.D. before January 1, 2023, and must have one or more years of teaching experience — which may include TA experience.
Award details: $60K for 1 year. 6 awards will be made.
Announcement on website: https://societyhumanities.as.cornell.edu/society-fellowships
Application due date: September 20, 2023. The application procedure is detailed in the announcement.
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New York Public Library
Program: 2024-2025 Cullman Fellowship (The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers offers Fellowships)
Synopsis: Supports outstanding scholars and writers—academics, independent scholars, journalists, creative writers (novelists, playwrights, poets), translators — whose work will benefit directly from access to the research collections at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. 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. International scholars conversant in English are welcome to apply. Fellows will work primarily at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building rather than at other divisions of the Library. Fellows work at the Center for the duration of the Fellowship. Each Fellow gives a talk over lunch on his or her current work-in-progress to the other Fellows and to a wide range of invited guests and may be asked to take part in other programs at The New York Public Library.
Award details: The award consists of a stipend of up to $75K, the use of an office with a computer, and full access to the Library’s physical and electronic resources. Fellowship runs from September through May.
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 29, 2023.
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Getty Research Institute
Program: Getty Scholars Fellowship Program, Year 24-25
Synopsis: Supports predoctoral, postdoctoral scholars for residence either at the Getty Center (predocs) or either the Getty Center or the Getty Villa for postdocs. The 24-25 theme for the Getty Villa is Anatolia: The Classical World in Context, an examination of relations between the Greek cities of western Asia Minor and Anatolian civilizations from the 2nd millennium to the Roman Imperial period. For the Getty Center, the theme is Extinction, the exploration of not only what is lost, but also the urgent impulse toward preservation and permanence. In addition to this annual theme, grants are available under the African American Art History Initiative (AAAHI) Fellowship at the Getty Center. This residential program provides financial support and housing to scholars who are expanding critical inquiry of African American art and its frameworks.
Award details: Getty Predoctoral Fellowship recipients receive a stipend of $30K. Getty Postdoctoral Fellowship recipients receive a stipend of $35K. Residential fellowships are for 9 months.
Announcement on website: https://www.getty.edu/projects/pre-and-postdoctoral-fellowships/
Application due date: October 2, 2023.
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Center for Craft
Program: Craft Research Fund Exhibition Grant
Synopsis: Supports exhibition research that (1) encourages innovative research on critical issues in craft theory and history; (2) expands to investigate neglected questions on craft history and criticism; (3) supports new cross-disciplinary approaches to scholarship in craft.
Award details: Up to $15K over 18 months.
Announcement on website: https://www.centerforcraft.org/grants-and-fellowships/craft-research-fund-exhibition-grant
Application due date: October 5, 2023.
Grant period: January 1, 2024, to August 30, 2025.
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Lilly Endowment
Program: Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiative
Synopsis: Supports organizations that demonstrate a readiness and commitment to mount exhibitions and conduct educational programs on religion, as well as engage in other capacity-building activities, that portray the role religion has played and continues to play in the United States and around the world. The Endowment is especially interested in funding the planning, development, and implementation of projects on diverse religious traditions, beliefs, and practices that are: 1) fair, accurate, and balanced; 2) non-proselytizing and multivocal; 3) authentic; and 4) appreciative. The Endowment encourages organizations to submit concept papers that are aligned with their institutional and educational missions and appropriate for their visitors and constituencies.
Award details: Planning Grants of up to $100K. If awarded a planning grant, organizations may submit proposals for awards ranging up to $2.5M to execute their project.
Announcement on website: https://lillyendowment.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/rcii-request-for-concept-papers.pdf
Concept papers due date: October 30, 2023. (Implementation proposals, if and when applicable, will be due August 5, 2024).
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Haynes Foundation
Program: Faculty Fellowship
Synopsis: Supports social science faculty at public and private institutions in Los Angeles and Southern California to encourage the study and research into the underlying causes of social problems in Los Angeles and to recommend ways of addressing them. The Foundation has funded hundreds of important urban studies in the areas of education, transportation, local government, elections, public safety, demographics, public personal services and natural resources.
Award details: $16K . The awards may be used as a faculty summer research stipend, to buy course relief or to cover other incidental research assistance and expenses (excluding equipment and hardware) which might be incurred throughout the year, or in some combination.
Announcement on website: https://haynesfoundation.org/
Proposal due date: December 7, 2023.
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University of California
Program: 2024-2025 President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Synopsis: Supports scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service will contribute to the diversity and equal opportunity at UC. The UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program supports partner programs sponsored by the University of Michigan, the University of Colorado, individual UC campuses, and the UC-Affiliated National Laboratories. Please see the links below for information about these programs.
Award details: The award includes a salary starting at approximately $64,480 depending on field and experience, benefits including health insurance and paid vacation / sick leave, and up to $5K for research-related and program travel expenses. Each award is for a minimum of 12 months and may be renewable for an additional term upon demonstration of academic/research productivity
Announcement on website: https://ppfp.ucop.edu/info/documents/2024-25-call-for-applications.pdf
Application due date: The online application for the next award cycle is available each year from September through October. The application deadline is November 1.
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National Scleroderma Foundation
Program: Grants
Synopsis: Supports the development of innovative, high-quality research by new and established investigators in fields related to scleroderma. To accomplish this goal, provided are funding for New Investigators who hold faculty or equivalent positions and who wish to pursue a career in research related to scleroderma and Established Investigators based on investigator-directed topics. This grant supports promising research that is likely to lead to individual research project grants. New Investigators must have completed a postdoctoral fellowship by the grant award date. Established Investigators may be from both inside and outside the field of scleroderma research who wish to propose pilot studies to obtain preliminary data dealing with a highly innovative and / or highly relevant theme related to the disease. This grant will support pilot research that is likely to lead to more substantial unlimited research project grants from federal or non-federal sources. Established investigators must have completed a postdoctoral fellowship, and have been principal investigators on grants from the National Scleroderma Foundation or other national, private, or government agencies in the past.
Award details: New Investigators: Applicants may request up to $66,667 per year (this amount is to include budgeted indirect costs) for up to three years, with the total award not to exceed $200K. Established Investigators: The Established Investigator Award is a two-year award in the amount of $200K total. Applicants may request up to $100K per year (this amount is to include budgeted indirect costs) for up to two years, with the total award not to exceed $200,000. For both New and Established Investigator awards the indirect cost rate is 8%.
Announcement on website: https://scleroderma.org/grant-opportunities/
Application due date: September 15, 2023.
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ALPHA-1 Foundation
Program: In-Cycle Investigator-Initiated Grants Program
Synopsis: Supports rigorous scientific research to advance Alpha-1 treatment and care and draw us closer to a cure. The Alpha-1 Foundation also funds research into ethical, legal, and social issues impacting people with genetic conditions. To this end, the Foundation offers a suite of funding opportunities: Pilot and Feasibility; Postdoctoral Research Fellowship; Research; Bridge funding; Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues Relating to AAT Deficiency; Scientific Meeting Sponsorship; and Travel Grants. Please see the specific objectives of each funding category in the announcement. Note that all submissions, with the exception of meeting sponsorship grants and travel grants, must be submitted via Proposal Central.
Award details: Awards range from $100K for Research grants to $1K for Travel Grants
Announcement on website: https://alpha1.org/current-opportunities/
Letter of Intent due date: September 29, 2023.
LOI Notification: November 24, 2023.
Grant application due date: February 9, 2024.
Notification of funding decisions: April 2024.
Award begins July 1, 2024.
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The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
Program: Scaling Health Applications Research for Everyone (SHARE) / Digital Health Security Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
Funding Opportunity #: SP4701-23-B-0002
Synopsis: Supports projects that strengthen the U.S. healthcare system’s electronic infrastructure, ARPA-H DIGIHEALS , a digital health security project. DIGIHEALS aims to ensure patients continue to receive care in the wake of a widespread cyberattack on a medical facility — like those that have caused hospitals to close their doors permanently. By focusing on cutting-edge security protocols, vulnerability detection, and automatic patching, this effort seeks to reduce the ability of bad actors to attack digital health software and enable the prevention of large-scale cyber attacks. In addition to addressing cybersecurity vulnerabilities, the project aims to identify and fix software-related weaknesses that affect patient safety and experience. The project will look to fund proven technologies developed for national security and apply them to civilian health systems, clinical care facilities, and personal health devices.
Award details: Multiple awards are anticipated. The resources made available under this BAA, and the number of awards made will depend on the quality of the proposals received and the availability of funds. ARPA-H reserves the right to make multiple awards, a single award, or no awards
Announcement on website: https://sam.gov/opp/72fe50dddf194c6194a63979e195fe06/view (Please click OK and scroll down the next page for pdf of announcement, attachments, and updates).
Proposal due date: September 7, 2023.
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Washington Headquarters Services Acquisition Directorate (WHS/AD)
Program: Minerva Research Initiative’s (Minerva) Defense Education and Civilian University Research (DECUR) Partnership
NOFO #: HQ003423NFOEASD13
Synopsis: Supports basic research projects that improve capacities in defense-related basic social science to inform Department of Defense (DoD) policymakers and decision leaders. Minerva brings together universities, research institutions, and individual scholars and supports interdisciplinary and cross-institutional projects addressing specific topic areas determined by the Secretary of Defense including
- Socio-economic vulnerability to climate change
- Deterrence in the future operating environment
- Russian speakers in online spaces
- Power and influence in the era of strategic competition
- The Arctic as a polar crossroads
- Management and information in the Defense environment
Applications must include a civilian university Principal Investigator (PI) and a Professional Military Education (PME) co-PI. Applications that include PME students in the research design, i.e. has a pedagogic component that uses basic research in social science to think through social science to address security challenges, will be looked upon favorably.
Award details: Maximum award is $400K, spread evenly over years.
Announcement on website: Minerva Research Initiative’s Defense Education and Civilian University Research (DECUR) Partnership
White Paper due date: September 13, 2023.
Full application submission due date (invited): November 21, 2023.
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Department of Energy (DoE) / Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM)
Program: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) - Advanced Processing of Critical Minerals and Materials for Industrial and Manufacturing Applications
Funding Opportunity Announcement #: DE-FOA-0002619
Synopsis: Supports the conduct of proof-of-concept testing in laboratory- or bench-scale facilities, addressing the potential viability of advanced innovative processes to produce individually separated, high purity (ISHP) rare earth oxides / rare earth salts (REO / RES), and high purity single or binary rare earth metals (REM), at costs that are lower (e.g., ~20%) than costs for producing these materials using currently available conventional separations and conversion technologies. This FOA has the following two Topic Areas:
- Advanced Process Development for the Production of Rare Earth Metals and Co-Production of Critical Minerals and Materials from Coal-Based Resources;
- Production of Critical Minerals and Materials Excluding Materials Containing Rare Earth Elements from Coal-Based Resources.
Award details: Topic Area 1: Maximum award size (federal share): $5M for an anticipated 36 months. Topic Area 2: Maximum award size (federal share): $2.5M over 36 months. Note: Required 20% cost share for research and development projects. Cost share must come from non-federal sources.
Announcement on website: Advanced Processing of Critical Minerals and Materials for Industrial and Manufacturing Applications
Application due date: October 20, 2023.
Notification of Applicants: January 24, 2024.
The expected timeframe for award negotiations: April-May 2024.
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NSF / Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Program: Windows of the Universe: The Era of Multi-Messenger Astrophysics (WoU-MMA)
Solicitation #: PD-23-5115
Synopsis: Supports research to advance the interoperability of studies using electromagnetic waves, high-energy particles including neutrinos and cosmic rays, and gravitational waves to realize integrated, multi-messenger astrophysical explorations of the universe. The WoU-MMA program welcomes proposals in any area of research supported through the participating divisions that address at least one of the following criteria:
- Coordination: Activities to coordinate observations involving more than one messenger;
- Observations of astrophysical objects or phenomena that are potential sources of more than one messenger.
- Interpretation: Theory, experiment, simulations, and other activities to understand or interpret observations of astrophysical objects that are sources of more than one messenger.
The WoU-MMA program is not intended to replace existing programs that make awards that involve experimental or theoretical efforts related to each of the three messengers. Rather, the WoU-MMA program is meant to fund awards that have significant components of multi-messenger astrophysics.
Award details: Recent awards have averaged ~$500K.
Announcement on website: https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/windows-universe-era-multi-messenger-astrophysics
Proposal due dates: October 16, 2023, for Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships; November 15, 2023, for Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants. Please consult the program description to view the entire menu of project types and dates.
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NIH / Multiple Institutes
Program: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions with NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30)
NOFO #: PA-23-260
Synopsis: Support students at institutions with NIH-funded institutional predoctoral dual-degree training programs. The purpose of the Kirschstein-NRSA, dual-doctoral degree, predoctoral fellowship (F30) is to enhance the integrated research and clinical training of promising predoctoral students, who are matriculated in a combined MD / PhD or other dual-doctoral degree training program who intend careers as physician / clinician-scientists. Candidates must propose an integrated research and clinical training plan and a dissertation research project in scientific health-related fields relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers. Candidates for the Kirschstein-NRSA F30 award are expected to propose an integrated research and clinical training plan and a dissertation research project in scientific health-related fields relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers
Award details: Award budgets are composed of stipends, tuition and fees, and institutional allowance, as described below.
Announcement on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-23-260.html
Application due date: December 8, 2023, for all types of applications, except AIDS applications which have a separate application schedule. Application dates run through 2025.
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NIH / National Institute on Aging
Program: Neural and Non-Neural Mechanisms Underlying Gait as a Preclinical Marker for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (ADRD) (R01)
NOFO #: RFA-AG-24-041
Synopsis: Supports projects that investigate the neural and / or non-neural mechanisms underlying the association between gait and cognition in aging and AD / ADRD. Studies may include older adults and / or animal models and may employ a variety of approaches, including cellular, molecular, imaging, physiological, and omics to address the research gaps. Studies must include collaborations across various relevant disciplines, such as gerontology, neurology, neuropsychology, neuroscience, neuroimaging, exercise physiology, and physical therapy. Applications of interest may include but are not limited to (partial)
- Muscle / brain crosstalk in preclinical AD that could potentially affect the interaction between cognition and gait
- Neuroimaging approaches to investigate functional connectivity within and between brain networks that are critical for gait and cognition in the context of AD / ADRD
- The influence of vascular dysfunction (both macro- and micro-) on mechanisms linking cognition and gait
Award details: Maximum award is $700K for direct costs per year for a maximum project period of 5 years.
Announcement on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-24-041.html
Letter of Intent due date: October 3, 2023.
Application due date: November 3, 2023.
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