[CED/CD/EAT] FW: [EXT][wedadirectors] Potential grant funding, and resources

[Silvertooth, Jeffrey C - (silverto)]

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Subject: [EXT][wedadirectors] Potential grant funding, and resources


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LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION RURAL RELIEF SMALL BUSINESS GRANTS support small businesses and enterprises affected by Covid-19 across the country, especially those in underserved communities, including entrepreneurs of color, women- and veteran-owned businesses that often lack access to flexible, affordable capital.  Deadline:  2/2/2021.  Click here<http://lists.cahnrs.wsu.edu/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/r/wedadirectors/832647436305/silver/cals.arizona.edu/> to learn more about these grants and to apply.

THE CHRISTOPHER & DANA REEVE FOUNDATION'S Quality of Life Grants Program is offering a COVID-19: Addressing Social Isolation track, which is designed to address social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the goal of enhancing connectedness of people living with paralysis and their caregivers to their communities and preventing adverse health outcomes. Grants ranging from $25,000 to $50,000 will be provided. Deadline:  3/16/2021.  Click here<http://lists.cahnrs.wsu.edu/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/r/wedadirectors/624959671381/silver/cals.arizona.edu/> to visit the website for application guidelines.

USDA – National Institute of Food and Agriculture – Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program - Awards grants to enhance or expand existing farm to school initiatives and other experiential learning initiatives related to food and agriculture, especially in underserved areas. Promotes engagement between parts of the food system, farms, and schools in order to increase understanding of agriculture and improve children's nutritional health. Aims to increase low-income children's access to school meals, while improving the quality of food served in schools. Deadline: 5/3/2021.  Click here<http://lists.cahnrs.wsu.edu/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/r/wedadirectors/201905839726/silver/cals.arizona.edu/> to review program guidelines.

SEVENTH GENERATION FUND FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES is offering grants for native community projects in the areas of violence against women, crisis response, community empowerment, cultural vitality, and land and water stewardship.  Deadline:  3/15/2021.  Click here<http://lists.cahnrs.wsu.edu/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/r/wedadirectors/118294009772/silver/cals.arizona.edu/> to review funding guidelines.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES – Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Implementation. The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) is a multi-year initiative by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) aimed at reducing the morbidity and mortality of substance use disorder (SUD), including opioid use disorder (OUD), in high risk rural communities. This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under RCORP-Implementation. Application Due Date: 3/12/2021.  Click here<http://lists.cahnrs.wsu.edu/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/r/wedadirectors/031142021454/silver/cals.arizona.edu/> for program details.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have developed a Social Media Toolkit: COVID-19 Vaccinations.  The toolkit offers sample social media messages and graphics to help share information on COVID-19 vaccination, and addresses information on the vaccines, benefits of vaccination, vaccine safety, and what to expect after vaccination.  Access the toolkit here<http://lists.cahnrs.wsu.edu/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/r/wedadirectors/023104493338/silver/cals.arizona.edu/>.

An article in the New York Times covers the toll that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on American Indian and Alaska Natives as tribal elders have been disproportionately killed by the disease. The article discusses the impact this has on Native language, history, and tradition, highlights efforts to protect elders as a mission of cultural survival.  Read the article here<http://lists.cahnrs.wsu.edu/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/r/wedadirectors/576393130134/silver/cals.arizona.edu/>

Lyla
Lyla Houglum, PhD
Executive Director, Western Extension Directors Association
108E Ballard Extension Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331
Phone:  541-737-9920
Email:  lyla.houglum at oregonstate.edu<mailto:lyla.houglum at oregonstate.edu>


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