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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#20558A">New Annual Research.gov Account Management Profile Update Has Kicked Off<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk84257238"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Starting January 29th, NSF account holders will be prompted to review and update account profile information after signing into Research.gov.
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page, they must complete this account profile review process annually going forward. See the
<i>View and Edit My NSF Account Profile Information</i> and <i>View and Edit My NSF Reviewer Account Profile Information</i> sections of the
</span></span><a href="https://resources.research.gov/common/attachment/Desktop/Single_ID_Help.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk84257238"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Account Management Guide</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk84257238"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk84257238"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk84257238"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Questions?</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk84257238"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> If you have IT system-related
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#20558A">REMINDER – WEBINAR: 2024 NIH GRANTS POLICY UPDATES<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We’re kicking off 2024 with an opportunity to hear what’s new and in development within NIH programs and policies. Join NIH policy experts on January 31<sup>ST</sup> from 10 – 11:30AM PT for the latest policy
updates and how your institutions may be impacted. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions about new and existing policies during the live Q&A. This event is hosted by the NIH Office of Extramural Research which invites you to
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#20558A">Share Your Ideas For Advancing the U.S. Bioeconomy
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white">Catalyzing Across Sectors to Advance the Bioeconomy (CASA-Bio;
<a href="www.casa-bio.net"><span style="color:white">www.casa-bio.net</span></a>) is a collaborative, facilitated activity, inspired by the
<a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LndoaXRlaG91c2UuZ292L2JyaWVmaW5nLXJvb20vcHJlc2lkZW50aWFsLWFjdGlvbnMvMjAyMi8wOS8xMi9leGVjdXRpdmUtb3JkZXItb24tYWR2YW5jaW5nLWJpb3RlY2hub2xvZ3ktYW5kLWJpb21hbnVmYWN0dXJpbmctaW5ub3ZhdGlvbi1mb3ItYS1zdXN0YWluYWJsZS1zYWZlLWFuZC1zZWN1cmUtYW1lcmljYW4tYmlvZWNvbm9teS8_dXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5IiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDI0MDEyNC44OTA2MjA1MSJ9.ukGuZVwxpPmZr9H7lEkHceELEavgr7-SFdp84fkEycI/s/381559306/br/235897328356-l">
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from Federal agencies, industry, and non-profits have identified a group of Subtheme Challenges that span the five Bioeconomy EO Themes:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:white">🔆</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white"> climate change<br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:white">🌾</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white"> food and agriculture<br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:white">🚚</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white"> supply chain resilience<br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:white">🩺</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white"> human health<br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:white">🔀</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white"> cross cutting areas to advance all these areas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white;font-weight:normal">Now, there is an opportunity for the research community to provide input for the next step in the CASA-Bio activity!
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white">Share your ideas for research on these or other areas that have the potential to advance the bioeconomy. In February, we will host four virtual Town Hall meetings to hear from the
research community about the ideas they view as having exciting potential to advance the bioeconomy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white">These Town Halls will be highly interactive with lots of time for breakout discussions among community members. The Town Halls will all have the same agenda but are offered at different
days and times to accommodate different schedules. Everyone is welcome to attend the Town Halls and to share research ideas!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Your input will be critical for moving CASA-Bio forward to advance the bioeconomy. There are multiple ways to participate: Share your ideas in a virtual Town Hall and/or share your
ideas online.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Option 1</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">If you are able to attend, register for a Town Hall to collaborate with others on developing research ideas, and share your individual ideas ahead of the Town Hall.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">1) Select Your Best Date</span></em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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