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<p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://conahec.org/"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext;
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<p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><a
href="http://www2.conahec.org:8080/conahec/Documents/BorderPACT/RFP2003_en.htm">REQUEST
FOR PROPOSALS FOR U.S.-MEXICO BORDERLANDS COLLABORATIVE GRANTS</a></span></font></b></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=2
face=Arial><span lang=ES-MX style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'><a
href="http://www2.conahec.org:8080/conahec/Documents/BorderPACT/RFP2003_es.htm">CONVOCATORIA
PARA LA PRESENTACION DE PROPUESTAS DE APOYO A PROYECTOS DE COLABORACION FRONTERIZA
MEXICO-ESTADOS UNIDOS</a></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font face=Arial><span lang=ES-MX style='font-family:
Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=ES-MX
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>(ESPAÑOL </span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>AL</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'> FINAL)</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dear colleague:</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The <a href="http://conahec.org/">Consortium for North
American Higher Education Collaboration (CONAHEC)</a> is pleased to announce
its 2003 Request for Proposals for its U.S-Mexico Borderlands Collaborative
Grants Competition. The program was created to increase the involvement of
higher education institutions with community-based organizations and other
institutions from both sides of the border in collaborative binational projects
that focus on academic and border community development in the areas of health,
education, environment, economic development and community issues. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This grant competition was made possible through the
generosity of the <a href="http://www.hewlett.org/">William and Flora Hewlett
Foundation</a> and <a href="http://www.fordfound.org/">The Ford Foundation</a>,
as well as the institutional support of the <a href="http://www.acenet.edu/">American
Council on Education (ACE)</a>, the <a href="http://www.anuies.mx/">Asociación
Nacional de Universidades e Instituciones de Educación Superior (ANUIES)</a>,
and the <a href="http://www.arizona.edu/">University of Arizona</a>.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>All projects require at least one Mexican and one </span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>US</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'> partner. The lead partner must be a member of
CONAHEC or a signer of the original Border PACT agreement.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The maximum amount of each grant is $15,000 USD. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>ALL ONLINE APPLICATIONS AND THEIR FAXED OR MAILED LETTERS OF
SUPPORT MUST BE RECEIVED BY </span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2003</span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> AT </span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>5:00 P.M. MST</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>For complete details, please visit CONAHEC’s new
portal at <a href="http://conahec.org/">http://conahec.org</a> or download the
full Request for Proposals at:</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www2.conahec.org:8080/conahec/Documents/BorderPACT/RFP2003_en.htm">http://www2.conahec.org:8080/conahec/Documents/BorderPACT/RFP2003_en.htm</a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Please forward this information to those who might be
interested.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Regards,</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Francisco</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Marmolejo</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Executive Director</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration
(CONAHEC)</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>University</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'> of </span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Arizona</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>PO Box</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'> 210300</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>220 </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:
Arial'>W. Sixth Street</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Tucson</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>AZ</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>85721-0300</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>USA</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Tel. (520) 621-9080 / 621-7761</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Fax (520) 626-2675</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Email: <a href="mailto:fmarmole@u.arizona.edu">fmarmole@u.arizona.edu</a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://conahec.org/">http://conahec.org</a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=ES-MX
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=ES-MX
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=ES-MX
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Estimado colega:</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=ES-MX
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=ES-MX
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>El <a href="http://conahec.org/">Consorcio
para la Colaboración de la Educación Superior en América del Norte (CONAHEC)</a>,
anuncia su Programa de Apoyos Financieros para la </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=ES-MX
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Colaboración Fronteriza 2003.
El programa ha sido creado para ampliar la participación de instituciones de educación
superior en colaboración con organizaciones de la comunidad y otras
instituciones de ambos lados de la frontera en proyectos de colaboración
binacional, enfatizando los aspectos académicos y de desarrollo comunitario en
las áreas de salud, educación, ambiente, economía y aspectos
comunitarios. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=ES-MX
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=ES-MX
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>El programa de apoyos financieros se
ha establecido gracias al generoso apoyo económico de la <a
href="http://www.hewlett.org/">Fundación William y Flora Hewlett</a> y la <a
href="http://www.fordfound.org/">Fundación Ford</a> y al apoyo institucional de
la <a href="http://www.anuies.mx/">Asociación Nacional de Universidades e
Instituciones de Educación Superior (ANUIES)</a>, el <a
href="http://www.acenet.edu/">Consejo Estadounidense de la Educación (ACE)</a>
y la <a href="http://www.arizona.edu/">Universidad de Arizona</a>.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=ES-MX
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=ES-MX
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Todas las propuestas requerirán
contar con la participación de al menos una institución de cada lado de la
frontera México - Estados Unidos. La institución líder deberá ser miembro del
CONAHEC o signatario del programa PACTO Fronterizo.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=ES-MX
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=ES-MX
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Los apoyos financieros serán de
hasta un máximo de $15,000 Dólares cada uno. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=ES-MX
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=ES-MX
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>LAS PROPUESTAS QUE DEBERAN SER
SOMETIDAS ELECTRONICAMENTE Y SUS CORRESPONDIENTES CARTAS DE APOYO, DEBERAN HABER
SIDO RECIBIDAS A MAS TARDAR A LAS 5:00 P.M. DEL 11 DE ABRIL DEL 2003.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=ES-MX
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=ES-MX
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Para obtener mayor información,
favor de visitar el nuevo portal electrónico de CONAHEC en: <a
href="http://conahec.org/">http://conahec.org</a>, o consultar la Convocatoria
en:</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=ES-MX
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www2.conahec.org:8080/conahec/Documents/BorderPACT/RFP2003_es.htm"><span
lang=EN-US>http://www2.conahec.org:8080/conahec/Documents/BorderPACT/RFP2003_es.htm</span></a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=ES-MX
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Agradecemos distribuir esta
información entre aquellos colegas que puedan estar interesados.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=ES-MX
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=ES-MX
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Francisco</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Marmolejo</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Executive Director</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration
(CONAHEC)</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>University</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'> of </span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Arizona</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>PO Box</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'> 210300</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>220 </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:
Arial'>W. Sixth Street</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Tucson</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>AZ</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>85721-0300</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>USA</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Tel. (520) 621-9080 / 621-7761</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Fax (520) 626-2675</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Email: <a href="mailto:fmarmole@u.arizona.edu">fmarmole@u.arizona.edu</a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://conahec.org/">http://conahec.org</a></span></font></p>
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