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<strong><span style="font-size:19.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#019DDC">California Climate Action Research Initiative</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:19.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#F1BF3A"> Updates and Announcements for the Seed and Matching Funding Awards</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202020">Due to extreme weather conditions across California, we have extended the Letter of Intent (LOI) submission deadline for the Climate Action Seed and Matching Awards to<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">12
p.m. noon Pacific Time on Thursday, January 19</span></strong>.<br>
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We hope that you, your colleagues, and your family are staying safe and healthy.<br>
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In addition,<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></strong>our <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://uckeepresearching.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2ae4678f6e94927e764ad58e5&id=e74a78d4a0&e=2cd6f80e1f"><span style="color:#007C89;font-weight:normal">Frequently
Asked Questions</span></a></span></strong><span class="xapple-converted-space"><b> </b></span>have been updated. Please review for the most current program information.<br>
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<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Please note that our office is closed on Monday, January 16 for the Martin Luther King holiday, and we will not be responding to emails or webform submissions during that time.</span></i></strong><br>
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Thank you for your interest in these funding opportunities. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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