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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Caroline Henney <carolinecrocoll@extension.org>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 19, 2021 7:46 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Silvertooth, Jeffrey C - (silverto) <Silver@ag.arizona.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXT]Upfront Conversation - Extension and NIFA<o:p></o:p></p>
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TO: Cooperative Extension Section Directors and Administrators<br>
Distribution List for the <em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">ECOP Monday Minute</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Upfront Conversation - Extension and NIFA<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Cooperative Extension Federal Budget and Legislative Update<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Earth Day Webinar Reminder - 4/22/2021<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
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<p style="line-height:15.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Caroline</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
Caroline (Crocoll) Henney, Executive Director, Cooperative Extension/ECOP<br>
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www.ecopmondayminute.blogspot.com</a><br>
<a href="http://go.aplu.org/NjAzLVVSVy0xMjcAAAF8iZC7QpqqYSXeKwg1zj61JmvKrfJFpl5m4SY6SbEPjMwLOvALjlrDOhhA_4J10Xz50nyioCI=" target="_blank">https://landgrantimpacts.org/</a><br>
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