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Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jude Mukundane <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 5:02 PM Subject: [i-network] Fwd: Accelerating Local Potential/ STIP APS To: I-Network Uganda <[email protected]> FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Annica Wayman <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 1:34 PM Subject: Accelerating Local Potential/ STIP APS To: [email protected] <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001uVGqjrnbMoicAI0ntcRajvyy7VK13OmhSn9qeRWluKINlT4sKW6_2WPbtns2iQclnUVgpwVmwWVOnNNxlDfLRJrMeaK4nfFH_7dckUWZU3DuT-zdFNvdgbA-IvBgJKqY6hFSotkf4jc4LBASnkhti4AfmuAnZvVYLj5SuEydW1o=&c=PpVaeXBd0FwIVzu6pRZWmvmUj0flXeTfsa_X551cbwyFvt0Y2lz6BA==&ch=bTvVQokZFH5PH6KV7ZwpyhIt65OpElJZwUUoJowq5sQCaCsw8Pop4w==> The U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) U.S. Global Development Lab is pleased to announce an open solicitation for human and institutional capacity building collaborations between higher education institutions (HEIs) in the United States and those in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) under the Science, Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (STIP) Annual Program Statement (APS). This is the last of the new mechanisms under the Higher Education Solutions Network (HESN) 2.0. The Accelerating Local Potential Addendum <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001uVGqjrnbMoicAI0ntcRajvyy7VK13OmhSn9qeRWluKINlT4sKW6_2WPbtns2iQclnUVgpwVmwWVOnNNxlDfLRJrMeaK4nfFH_7dckUWZU3DuT-zdFNvdgbA-IvBgJKqY6hFSotkf4jc4LBASnkhti4AfmuAnZvVYLj5SuEydW1o=&c=PpVaeXBd0FwIVzu6pRZWmvmUj0flXeTfsa_X551cbwyFvt0Y2lz6BA==&ch=bTvVQokZFH5PH6KV7ZwpyhIt65OpElJZwUUoJowq5sQCaCsw8Pop4w==> to the APS seeks innovative approaches that go far beyond traditional capacity building and propose new ways to rapidly accelerate the scientific and innovation capacity of LMIC HEIs through partnerships with a U.S.-based HEI, in-country stakeholders, and other relevant partners. 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