2/16 webinar on climate-smart commodities funding opportunity

Tue Feb 15 16:48:31 MST 2022

Please see the attached email for information about the new USDA climate Smart commodities grants that the USDA will be issuing.

Ethan Orr, DBH, MPA
Associate Director
Agriculture, Natural Resources and Economic Development
Arizona Cooperative Extension

Interim Director
Santa Cruz County Cooperative Extension

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Hello all

Please share the details about an upcoming informational webinar on USDA's Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usda.gov%2Fclimate-solutions%2Fclimate-smart-commodities&data=04%7C01%7Cwestern-coo%40lists.colostate.edu%7C75ce348a415e4eee695d08d9efedabee%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C637804626342116246%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=6pttX6fBihnKZ0XF%2FmPsp0QFPeMHrb0ljBmrUm3mj0I%3D&reserved=0>, which was announced<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usda.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpress-releases%2F2022%2F02%2F07%2Fusda-invest-1-billion-climate-smart-commodities-expanding-markets&data=04%7C01%7Cwestern-coo%40lists.colostate.edu%7C75ce348a415e4eee695d08d9efedabee%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C637804626342116246%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=dc5PteSVAxlC4ruXAsAk4IADlo1J5GuQY42iPxtg8RM%3D&reserved=0> by Secretary Vilsack last week during a visit to Lincoln University. This program provides up to $1 billion for pilot projects that create market opportunities for commodities produced using climate-smart practices.

Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities

Informational Webinar

Date: February 16, 2021

Time: 11 a.m. EST

Description: USDA staff will lead a discussion about details of the funding opportunity and answer a curated set of questions from participants. The full text of the funding opportunity <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.grants.gov%2Fweb%2Fgrants%2Fview-opportunity.html%3FoppId%3D337878&data=04%7C01%7Cwestern-coo%40lists.colostate.edu%7C75ce348a415e4eee695d08d9efedabee%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C637804626342116246%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=Sc9xCni3HQBVbY5E90wCGqDkesuBYAyzpX9FEUEtnU4%3D&reserved=0> is available on Grants.gov.

Webinar: Link<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/ap/t-59584e83/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.microsoft.com%2Fl%2Fmeetup-join%2F19%253ameeting_M2JiYzI3ZDYtNmFjZC00NmQzLWExMzUtZDQyNjUzOTg4ZDBk%2540thread.v2%2F0%3Fcontext%3D%257b%2522Tid%2522%253a%2522ed5b36e7-01ee-4ebc-867e-e03cfa0d4697%2522%252c%2522Oid%2522%253a%252213e58858-c53c-4335-885d-560e473c4750%2522%252c%2522IsBroadcastMeeting%2522%253atrue%257d%26btype%3Da%26role%3Da&data=04%7C01%7Cwestern-coo%40lists.colostate.edu%7C75ce348a415e4eee695d08d9efedabee%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C637804626342116246%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=arkV7QhwIMHk6LZsFDMkAxeGyTEcOJ4cfLfxtVHOAkc%3D&reserved=0>

The webinar will be recorded for on-demand viewing. No registration is required. The webinar link can also be accessed on the USDA program page<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usda.gov%2Fclimate-solutions%2Fclimate-smart-commodities&data=04%7C01%7Cwestern-coo%40lists.colostate.edu%7C75ce348a415e4eee695d08d9efedabee%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C637804626342116246%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=6pttX6fBihnKZ0XF%2FmPsp0QFPeMHrb0ljBmrUm3mj0I%3D&reserved=0>.

Thank you in advance for sharing this with your community of researchers. Any questions can be directed to climate-smart-commodities at usda.gov<mailto:climate-smart-commodities at usda.gov>.

All the best,

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Melissa Gomez
Coordinator, Federal Research Operations
Agriculture, Life & Veterinary Sciences, and Cooperative Extension
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