<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2024 Call for Proposals</span></b></p>

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Science</span></b></p>

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Riverside County Endowment</span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Center for Conservation Biology (CCB) and the
College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (CNAS) of the University of
California at Riverside announce a Call for Proposals for Graduate Students and
Postdocs desiring to perform research on the Shipley-Skinner Reserve
in Riverside County or in lands broadly adjacent to the reserve. In 1991, the
Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California initiated a management
plan to recognize and govern habitat values on lands acquired to mitigate the
projected impacts of MWD's water development projects in Western Riverside
County. Asked to provide research in habitat protection, monitoring, and
restoration, CNAS instituted this call to address these issues in the region.
In 2001, the area of research expanded to other reserves in the county as the
County of Riverside established an endowment to the CCB for the study of
conservation issues affecting Riverside County.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Proposed research can include the monitoring of the
status and dynamics of landscapes, ecosystems, or species of conservation
concern. Both applications and theoretically oriented research is encouraged.
Research activities may include experimental, observational, or modeling
approaches. Any regional species or ecosystem spanning to wildland to urban
interface in Riverside County, or directly affecting Riverside County is
acceptable. Project duration is expected to be of one year; July 1, 2024 – June
30, 2025.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Proposals are limited to three pages in length
(Minimum 11 pt font, single spaced, 3 page limit excludes cited references and
budget). A proposal includes the following information:</span></p>

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PI name, name, title, total budget requested<br>
● Justification and Rationale - a brief statement on the need for the research<br>
● Research Plan - including plans for data collection, analysis, and
interpretation</span></p>

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on separate pages:</span></p>

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References</span></p>

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Budget and Budget Narrative - provide details regarding the use of funds for
each line item of the budget. These can include graduate student summer or up
to one quarter stipends and benefits. The budget should reflect the costs
needed to conduct the proposed research during the project duration. Indirect
costs will not be funded. Proposals should not exceed $28,000.</span></p>

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Data management plan</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Proposal Evaluation Criteria</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Proposals will be evaluated by UCR faculty based on
their scientific merit and their potential to address regional conservation
problems that span the urban to wildland continuum. Preference will be
given to graduate student research and projects that can provide critical
results for future extramural support.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">A final report will be required at the end of the
project period. This report must include specific recommendations for
maintenance and enhancement of the habitat and/or species or regional
conservation issues. All data and other products must be submitted to the CCB
or publicly available repository. The report will be posted on the CCB website
(<a href="http://ccb.ucr.edu/" target="_blank">ccb.ucr.edu</a>).
The plan for the use of the products for future extramural funding should be
described. Previous reports may be used in consideration of funding.</span></p>

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p.m (PDT) on <b>17 May 2024</b>.<i> </i>Award announcements are
planned for 31 May 2024.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Center for Conservation Biology<br>
Attn: Debbie Brown<br>
</span><a href="mailto:Debbie.Brown@ucr.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue">Debbie.Brown@ucr.edu</span></a></p>

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</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Debbie Brown, Center for
Conservation Biology<br>
Tel.: 951.827.5494; email: </span><a href="mailto:Debbie.Brown@ucr.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue">Debbie.Brown@ucr.edu</span></a></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:x-small">G. Darrel Jenerette</span><br></div><div><font size="1">Director, Center for Conservation Biology</font></div><div><font size="1">Professor, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences</font></div><div><font size="1">University of California Riverside<br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>