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This page is to keep members informed of policy developments and other activities of interest to the plant biology community.

We encourage you to check out the resources available here and elsewhere on the ASPB website (and beyond), including the following:

ASPB Washington Report. This electronic newsletter is published approximately twice per month to keep ASPB members informed about activities in Washington relevant to the plant biology community, including Congressional and agency actions, funding opportunities, and other news from the nation's capital.

Plant Biology Policy Blog (PB2). This blog features news and information before they hit the pages of the ASPB Washington Report. It also provides an opportunity for you to engage in dialogue on policy developments affecting the plant biology community.

ASPB Press Releases. Keep up to date on ASPB news by checking out the recent press releases from ASPB. View archive of press releases.

Plants in the News. External news items of interest for the plant biology community. This section will also incorporate members in the news. Members, feel free to post links to news articles you are featured in relating to plant biology.

Subscribe to the Funding Opportunities blog. A new section of the website that will keep you informed of selected funding opportunities and provide background information on the key public and private agencies supporting plant biology research and education. Archives are available for Budget Updates & Research and Education Programs and Research Updates.

Direct access to grant opportunities from the key federal agencies supporting plant biology research:

National Institutes of Health
- active Requests for Applications (RFAs)
- active Program Announcements (PAs)
- parent announcements (for unsolicited applications)

National Science Foundation Directorate for Biological Sciences
- current funding opportunites

US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture
- recently released and soon to close grants

US Department of Energy
- Basic Energy Sciences current funding opportunities
- Biological and Environmental Research current funding opportunities
- Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding opportunity announcements

We also encourage you to keep up to date on ASPB activities by joining us on Facebook, Twitter, and our other social networking platforms.

If you have any suggestions or feedback, please feel free to e-mail ASPB's public affairs manager, Kathy Munkvold, at kmunkvold@aspb.org.

Recent Blog Activity
ASPB Exhibit Planned for the 2012 USA Science & Engineering Festival Post by Kathy R. Munkvold, Monday, January 30, 2012 Blog: Plants in the News Comments (0) Subscribe
ASPB Alert: Deadline to sign on to GRANT Act "Dear Colleague" Letter Extended Post by Kathy R. Munkvold, Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Blog: Plant Biology Policy Blog (PB2) Comments (0) Subscribe
ASPB Member Joanne Chory Awarded Genetics Society of America Medal Post by Kathy R. Munkvold, Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Blog: Plants in the News Comments (0) Subscribe
NSF: Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S-STEM) Post by Kathy R. Munkvold, Monday, January 23, 2012 Blog: Funding Opportunities in Plant Biology Comments (0) Subscribe
USDA/NIFA: FY 2012 Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) Post by Kathy R. Munkvold, Monday, January 23, 2012 Blog: Funding Opportunities in Plant Biology Comments (0) Subscribe
DOE - Genomic Science: Biosystems Design to Enable Next-Generation Biofuels Funding Opportunity Announcement Post by Kathy R. Munkvold, Monday, January 23, 2012 Blog: Funding Opportunities in Plant Biology Comments (0) Subscribe
USAID University Engagement through Higher Education Institutions – Opportunity to Question and Comment on Draft Request for Application Post by Kathy R. Munkvold, Monday, January 23, 2012 Blog: Funding Opportunities in Plant Biology Comments (0) Subscribe
Plant gene promoting nutrient delivery to seeds may lead to increased yield in grain crops Post by Kathy R. Munkvold, Friday, January 13, 2012 Blog: Plants in the News Comments (0) Subscribe
USDA closing 259 U.S. offices to cut costs Post by Kathy R. Munkvold, Thursday, January 12, 2012 Blog: Plant Biology Policy Blog (PB2) Comments (0) Subscribe
Plant’s underground leaves trap worms for dinner Post by Kathy R. Munkvold, Tuesday, January 10, 2012 Blog: Plants in the News Comments (0) Subscribe
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NSF launches Career-Life Balance Initiative Posted in Public Affairs, Friday, October 07, 2011 The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced new workplace flexibility policies, its Career-Life Balance Initiative, at a White House event last week. This 10-year plan willexpand ... more »
ASPB member Carole Dabney-Smith receives presidential honor Posted in Public Affairs, Wednesday, September 28, 2011 The White House has named ASPB member Carole Dabney-Smith as one of the 94 researchers to receive a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and ... more »
ASPB Convenes Leaders to Chart Future of Plant Science Research Posted in Public Affairs, Tuesday, September 20, 2011 Later this week, the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) will convene more than 75 scientists from across plant science to chart the future of ... more »

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