[Fwd: Fwd: Call for proposal under the Benefit Sharing Trust Fund of the International Treaty on PGRFA]

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Subject: 	Fwd: Call for proposal under the Benefit Sharing Trust Fund of 
the International Treaty on PGRFA
Date: 	Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:56:31 +0100
From: 	Gatti Anne, ICTP - Trieste <gatti at ictp.it>

	

	



Begin forwarded message:

> From: <M.Dani at iaea.org>
> Date: 17 December 2008 14:06:17 GMT+01:00
> To: <P.J.L.Lagoda at iaea.org>
> Subject: Call for proposal under the Benefit Sharing Trust Fund of  
> the International Treaty on PGRFA
>
> TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN!
> Dear all,
> It is with great pleasure and diligence that I herewith follow up  
> on the request to widely disseminate to our network the attached  
> Call for Proposals of the first project cycle under the Benefit  
> Sharing Trust Fund of the International Treaty that has just been  
> opened and released this week.
>
> For the first time the International Treaty is distributing grants  
> from its Benefit-sharing Fund.
> Projects up to 50,000 USD for three priority areas are funded:
> on-farm conservation and management of plant genetic resources
> sustainable use
> information exchange and technology transfer
> Applications are only 2 pages long and you can apply with the  
> attached Submission Form, also downloadable at: ftp://ftp.fao.org/ 
> ag/agp/planttreaty/funding/pre_form_e.doc
> The deadline for applications is 15 January 2009.
> You will find all information on how to apply at: http:// 
> www.planttreaty.org/funding_en.htm
> If you have any further questions or would like any help with  
> applying, you can contact the Treaty Secretariat at: HYPERLINK
>