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The deadline for proposals to the Welch foundation is coming up at the end of the month. If you plan on submitting a proposal and have not yet connected with our RA team, please do so at this time (email
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If you have submitted an application in the past and are working on a submission for this round, you need to update the RA of record in your portal once your proposal is assigned to Tracy Butler, Priya Navin or Chris Grant so they can assist you with the submission.</div>
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Please do not hesitate to email me if you have questions.</div>
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Best regards,</div>
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Hanadi Rifai, PhD, PE, Fellow ASCE</div>
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John and Rebecca Moores Professor</div>
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