[CED/CD/EAT] FW: [EXT]Development of Urban Growers of America Cooperative LLC - Tucson in response to New COVID-19 Rapid Response Program Area for Agricultural and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)

Thu Jun 25 15:29:14 MST 2020

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Jeffrey C. Silvertooth, Ph.D.
Associate Dean
Director of Extension and Economic Development
Division of Agriculture, Life, & Veterinary Sciences, and Cooperative Extension
Forbes 301
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona          85721-0036
520-621-7205

From: PATRICIA KELLY <patkelly38 at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 3:28 PM
To: Jonathan Rothschild <jrothschild at mcrazlaw.com>; CALS Dean's Office <dean at cals.arizona.edu>; Silvertooth, Jeffrey C - (silverto) <Silver at ag.arizona.edu>; Antin, Parker B - (pba) <pba at arizona.edu>
Subject: [EXT]Development of Urban Growers of America Cooperative LLC - Tucson in response to New COVID-19 Rapid Response Program Area for Agricultural and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)

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I am writing to ask for your help  each of you for assistance in the development ofThe recent TV coverage of:  1) Americans lined up for hours at Food Banks across the country to feed their families, and 2) Farmers in Georgia destroying crops and milk because they could not find immigrants to harvest crops and/or transportation to markets created the following response from NIFA:
New COVID-19 Rapid Response Program Area for Agricultural and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)

NIFA recently added a program area to its main Agricultural and Food Research Initiative RFA<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDA0MjAuMjAzODU5ODEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL25pZmEudXNkYS5nb3YvZnVuZGluZy1vcHBvcnR1bml0eS9hZ3JpY3VsdHVyZS1hbmQtZm9vZC1yZXNlYXJjaC1pbml0aWF0aXZlLWZvdW5kYXRpb25hbC1hcHBsaWVkLXNjaWVuY2UtcHJvZ3JhbT91dG1fY29udGVudD0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fbmFtZT0mdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSZ1dG1fdGVybT0ifQ.8_ZciVU-F_LPtFVW1HFGbxSN78-QLZq4B4dtqWYmXqI/br/77612833504-l>: Rapid Response to Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Impacts Across Food and Agricultural Systems.

There are four areas of priority: Health and Security of Livestock; Well-being of Farm, Food Service Providers, and Rural Americans; Economic Security; and Food Safety. Applicants should focus on critical and urgent research, extension, or integrated solutions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts on the nation’s food and agricultural system. Applications should include strategies and knowledge that can be rapidly implemented to minimize or eliminate COVID-19 impacts on the nation’s food and agricultural system.

Deadline to submit applications is June 4. NIFA will expedite application evaluation & awards review to ensure rapid project start-up. For more information and to apply, view the AFRI funding opportunity<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDA0MjAuMjAzODU5ODEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL25pZmEudXNkYS5nb3YvZnVuZGluZy1vcHBvcnR1bml0eS9hZ3JpY3VsdHVyZS1hbmQtZm9vZC1yZXNlYXJjaC1pbml0aWF0aXZlLWZvdW5kYXRpb25hbC1hcHBsaWVkLXNjaWVuY2UtcHJvZ3JhbT91dG1fY29udGVudD0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fbmFtZT0mdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSZ1dG1fdGVybT0ifQ.SvpE6tUfepyDBxB0jnPrurU3n1kKwc3Bg7M15yUm9cQ/br/77612833504-l>

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This is a wonderful opportunity for all states to prioritze water quality and rights,rhen develop and train an "army of growers" in  controlled environment technologies working cooperatively to ensure food and economic security.  The

I incorporated Urban Growers as a cooperative and designated myself as Manager, but I need

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Pat Kelly

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[https://drive-thirdparty.googleusercontent.com/16/type/application/vnd.google-apps.document] 2017 URBAN GROWERS OF AMERICA COOPERATIVE S. AZ...<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z5NtVsJCQSEmw_LXirpD0oEniIFM1JinTA-2oxWFCm0/edit?usp=drive_web>

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