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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>M E M O R A N D U M<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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normal'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
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font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>To: <span style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span>Faculty<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>From: <span style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span>Allan
D. Headley<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><span style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span>Dean
of Graduate Studies & Research<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Date: <span style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span>June
14, 2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Re: <span
style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span>Advance
Research Program <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The Texas Appropriations Bill contains approximately $8.4 million in
funding for the Advanced Research Program (ARP) for the 2006-07 biennium.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>No funding for the Advanced Technology
Program (ATP) was included in the bill.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>It is anticipated that the Program Announcement for the ARP competition
will be posted, to the following web site <a href="http://www.arpatp.com/">http://www.arpatp.com/</a>,
by July 15, 2005.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>To participate in the ARP program, all investigators must register or
reactivate their accounts with the ARP On-line Submission System.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>To register or reactivate, visit the
website (<a href="http://www.arpatp.com/">http://www.arpatp.com</a>), click the
gold "On-Line" button at the top of the webpage and follow the
appropriate instructions.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I
recommend that you register or reactivate your information as soon as possible
to ensure your status to submit a pre-proposal.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>To be eligible to participate in the ARP program, the PI must possess
tenure/tenure-track status.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Additional information is available at the above website, but please do
not hesitate to contact me (5159 or allan_headley@tamu-commerce.edu) or <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Natalie Henderson</st1:PersonName> (5161 or <a
href="mailto:natalie_henderson@tamu-commerce.edu">natalie_henderson@tamu-commerce.edu</a>)
if you need additional information or if we can assist.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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