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NGRA-SUPPORTED RESEARCH PROJECTS INVOLVE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY, MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL, MULTI-STATE COLLABORATION, AND TARGET ISSUES THAT NO SINGLE GRAPE SECTOR COULD ADEQUATELY ADDRESS ON ITS OWN. OUR EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED IN FOUR THEME AREAS: 1) NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT, 2) INTEGRATED PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, 3) GENETICS AND GRAPEVINE IMPROVEMENT, AND 4) EXTENSION AND OUTREACH.NGRA EXECUTED A STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS THROUGHOUT 2022, LED BY CONSULTANT RANDY HARRINGTON OF STRATEGIC ARTS AND SCIENCES. THE RESULTING PLAN WAS RATIFIED IN JANUARY 2023 AND SPANS THROUGH 2026. 30413 30000 500 IN 2022, RESEARCH ACTIVITIES THAT NGRA INITIATED OR SUPPORTED INCLUDED:- VITISGEN3: THIS NGRA-INITIATED GENETICS RESEARCH FOCUSED ON POWDERY MILDEW RESISTANCE WAS FIRST FUNDED BY THE USDA'S SPECIALTY CROP RESEARCH INITIATIVE (SCRI) IN 2012. IN LATE 2021, IT WAS AWARDED ITS THIRD CONSECUTIVE SCRI GRANT-AND AT $10M, ITS LARGEST. THE PROJECT FORMALLY KICKED OFF IN JANUARY 2022.- HI-RES VINEYARD NUTRITION - THIS NGRA-INITIATED RESEARCH WON SCRI FUNDING IN LATE 2020 AND THE PROJECT BEGAN IN 2021. IN 2022, IT CONCLUDED ITS FIRST FULL YEAR OF EXPLORATION.- SMOKE EXPOSURE - NGRA JOINED THE WEST COAST SMOKE EXPOSURE TASK FORCE, ORGANIZED BY CALIFORNIA, OREGON AND WASHINGTON WINEGROWER GROUPS, TO SECURE $5M IN APPROPRIATIONS FOR RESEARCH IN THIS AREA VIA LAND-GRANT INSTITUTIONS AND USDA-ARS. NGRA ALSO SUPPORTED AND IS AN ADVISOR TO A SMOKE EXPOSURE RESEARCH PROJECT THAT WON SCRI FUNDING IN 2022. - NGRA FELLOWSHIP: NGRA LAUNCHED THIS NEW THREE-YEAR AWARD TO FUND THE RESEARCH OF A PH.D. STUDENT THAT ADVANCES OUR RESEARCH PRIORITIES. OUR INAUGURAL FELLOW, SELECTED IN JUNE 2022, IS ABBY HAMMERMEISTER OF UC DAVIS. 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STUDENT THAT ADVANCES OUR RESEARCH PRIORITIES. OUR INAUGURAL FELLOW, SELECTED IN JUNE 2022, IS ABBY HAMMERMEISTER OF UC DAVIS. HER WORK FOCUSES ON FINETUNING GRAPEVINE WATER STRESS INDICATORS. 1 0 1 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DONNELL BROWN PRESIDENT 137920 0 0 0 7200 0 8707 0 12336 0 166163 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 NATIONAL GRAPE RESEARCH ALLIANCE, INC IS A 501(C)(3) MEMBERSHIP CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD CONSTITUTE THE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL GRAPE RESEARCH ALLIANCE BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD REVIEWS GOVERNANCE POLICIES REGULARLY AND PROVIDES NEW BOARD MEMBERS WITH INFORMATION BOOKLET THAT INCLUDES GOVERNANCE POLICIES. BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO ANNOUNCE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WHEN THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED FOR EACH MEETING. 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