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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> PATRICIA KELLY <patkelly38@gmail.com> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 25, 2020 3:28 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jonathan Rothschild <jrothschild@mcrazlaw.com>; CALS Dean's Office <dean@cals.arizona.edu>; Silvertooth, Jeffrey C - (silverto) <Silver@ag.arizona.edu>; Antin, Parker B - (pba) <pba@arizona.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [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)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">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:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1 style="line-height:110%"><span style="font-size:16.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">New COVID-19 Rapid Response Program Area for Agricultural and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">NIFA recently added a program area to its main Agricultural and Food Research Initiative
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<span style="color:#F06823">RFA</span></a>: <b>Rapid Response to Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Impacts Across Food and Agricultural Systems</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">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, <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDA0MjAuMjAzODU5ODEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL25pZmEudXNkYS5nb3YvZnVuZGluZy1vcHBvcnR1bml0eS9hZ3JpY3VsdHVyZS1hbmQtZm9vZC1yZXNlYXJjaC1pbml0aWF0aXZlLWZvdW5kYXRpb25hbC1hcHBsaWVkLXNjaWVuY2UtcHJvZ3JhbT91dG1fY29udGVudD0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fbmFtZT0mdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSZ1dG1fdGVybT0ifQ.SvpE6tUfepyDBxB0jnPrurU3n1kKwc3Bg7M15yUm9cQ/br/77612833504-l" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#F06823">view the AFRI funding opportunity</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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