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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'> announcements-bounces@lists.oksustainability.org
[mailto:announcements-bounces@lists.oksustainability.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jessica
Vinson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 14, 2009 8:42 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> announcements@lists.oksustainability.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [OSN Announce] OCAST FY10 Plant Science Solicitations Available<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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    line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>Register online 
    at <a href="http://www.ok.gov/ocast/">www.ocast.ok.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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    line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>FY10 
    Solicitations available at <u><a href="http://www.ocast.ok.gov/">www.ocast.ok.gov</a></u><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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    Deadlines            
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    letter-spacing:.4pt'> </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt;
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    letter-spacing:.4pt'>pplication Deadline </span></u><span lang=EN 
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