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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;color:#0C234B">Edward C Martin, Ph.D.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#767676"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%">Interim Director of Cooperative Extension</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;color:#767676">THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Office 1: 602-827-8200 </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:105%;color:#767676">| Office 2: 520-621-7145</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;color:#767676"> |
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;color:#495057">We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples. Today, Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized
tribes, with Tucson being home to the O'odham and the Yaqui. Committed to diversity and inclusion, the University strives to build sustainable relationships with sovereign Native Nations and Indigenous communities through education offerings, partnerships,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Cowell, Cynthia R <cynthia.cowell@sba.gov> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 24, 2023 12:00 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Martin, Edward C - (ecmartin) <ecmartin@arizona.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXT]Economic Injury Disaster Loans Available to STATE Small Businesses<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">External Email</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I am writing you regarding a recent U.S. Department of Agriculture disaster declaration for six Arizona primary and contiguous counties. This
activates our SBA disaster loan program for small, farm-related businesses only. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the primary counties of Coconino and Mohave that began Jan. 1, 2023:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I’ve attached our press release and fact sheet for our SBA disaster declaration.
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<i>nonfarm</i> businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture or any private, nonprofit organizations in neighboring counties that were affected that you believe we should reach out to individually, kindly let us know.
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Public Information Officer<br>
Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience</span><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black">Phone: (916) 735-1500</span><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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