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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> Ruiz-Braun, Griselda - (grm1) <grm1@arizona.edu>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 11, 2024 11:49 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Ruiz-Braun, Griselda - (grm1) <grm1@arizona.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: SCORCH Climate and Health Survey (UA Researchers) and Call For Proposals (Pilot Project Awards)<br>
<b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please see forwarded information from the Southwest Center for Resilience in Climate and Health (SCORCH).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> Nieves, Sonia - (soniam) <<a href="mailto:soniam@arizona.edu">soniam@arizona.edu</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 11, 2024 11:23 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Ruiz-Braun, Griselda - (grm1) <<a href="mailto:grm1@arizona.edu">grm1@arizona.edu</a>>; Reed, Shipherd C - (shipherd) <<a href="mailto:shipherd@arizona.edu">shipherd@arizona.edu</a>>; Chen, Zhao - (zchen) <<a href="mailto:zchen@arizona.edu">zchen@arizona.edu</a>>;
Villarreal, Phil - (pvillarreal) <<a href="mailto:pvillarreal@arizona.edu">pvillarreal@arizona.edu</a>>; Garcia, Melissa Nefthali - (mngar43) <<a href="mailto:mngar43@arizona.edu">mngar43@arizona.edu</a>>; WEST Environmental Justice Center <<a href="mailto:WestEJ-Center@arizona.edu">WestEJ-Center@arizona.edu</a>>;
Vargas, Mayra G - (mayravargas) <<a href="mailto:MGVargas@pharmacy.arizona.edu">MGVargas@pharmacy.arizona.edu</a>>; Beamer, Paloma - (pbeamer) <<a href="mailto:pbeamer@arizona.edu">pbeamer@arizona.edu</a>>; Dubois, Ross A - (duboisr) <<a href="mailto:duboisr@arizona.edu">duboisr@arizona.edu</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Schweers, Laura E - (schweers) <<a href="mailto:schweers@arizona.edu">schweers@arizona.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> SCORCH Climate and Health Survey (UA Researchers) and Call For Proposals (Pilot Project Awards)<br>
<b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good morning! The Southwest Center for Resilience in Climate Change and Health (SCORCH) has the following opportunities for UA Faculty:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Participation in a brief survey to gauge interest in climate and health research and explore opportunities to collaborate across campus (<a href="https://uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0oJaOYk4cUp6PCm">https://uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0oJaOYk4cUp6PCm</a>).<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Two types of Pilot Awards (one Research and one Community Focused) with funding up to $25,000.
<b>Deadline is 10/25/24</b> (see attached).<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are kindly requesting your assistance in disseminating the announcement below (and attachments) to your networks, listservs, or newsletter. Please let me know if we need to submit the request in another format, or if you have any questions.
We thank you for your assistance in disseminating this information!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Sonia Nieves<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Program Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">SCORCH<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/1295+N.+Martin+Ave?entry=gmail&source=g" target="_blank">1295 N. Martin Ave</a>., A206L<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Tucson, AZ 85724<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:soniam@arizona.edu" target="_blank">soniam@arizona.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://scorch.arizona.edu/">https://scorch.arizona.edu/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">__________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SCORCH Climate and Health Survey (UA Researchers) and Call For Proposals (Pilot Project Awards)</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The <a href="https://scorch.arizona.edu/" title="https://scorch.arizona.edu/">
Southwest Center for Resilience in Climate Change and Health (SCORCH)</a><b> </b>is reaching out to the University of Arizona community to request members' participation in a brief survey to gauge interest in climate and health research and explore opportunities
to collaborate across campus. Please take a few moments to respond to this brief
<a href="https://uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0oJaOYk4cUp6PCm" title="https://uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0oJaOYk4cUp6PCm">
<b>survey</b></a><b> </b>that will help shape SCORCH's research agenda and identify promising collaboration opportunities that may lead to meaningful contributions to public health and climate. (Note: users must log into UA WebAuth to access the survey.)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Additional SCORCH Opportunities: <b>Call for Proposals for Pilot Projects</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6"><b>A. Research Focus</b> — This call aims to address the urgent challenges posed by climate change and its impact on health in arid lands, including the Arizona-Sonora Desert region and other arid regions
globally. Please see <b>Attachment A</b> for the announcement and submission guide. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6"><b>B. Community Focus</b> — This call is for community organizations to pilot projects implementing solutions that may mitigate the challenges posed by climate change and its impact on health in arid lands.
Proposals for Community Pilot Projects are submitted via an <a href="https://uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2ht1JaxKVFUREs6" title="https://uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2ht1JaxKVFUREs6">
<b>online application</b></a> that replicates the fields listed in <b>Attachment B</b>. It is recommended that applicants first complete the sections in this document from which responses can be copied and pasted into the online application. Note that the timeline
and budget sections are to be submitted using the provided Microsoft Excel spreadsheet template, uploading them to the
<a href="https://uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2ht1JaxKVFUREs6" title="https://uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2ht1JaxKVFUREs6">
<b>online application</b></a>. Please first access this <a href="https://scorch.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/2024-09/2024_SCORCH.Community.Pilot_Timeline.Budget.xlsx" title="https://scorch.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/2024-09/2024_SCORCH.Community.Pilot_Timeline.Budget.xlsx">
<b>XLSX document here</b></a> before proceeding with the online proposal submission.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Proposals for both calls are due by <b>Friday, October 25, 2024, 11:59PM MST</b>. Funding up to
<b>$25,000</b> will be provided for twelve-month pilot projects (period of performance: January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025). For any questions about the calls or submission process, please connect via email (<a href="mailto:SCORCH-@arizona.edu" title="mailto:SCORCH-@arizona.edu">SCORCH-@arizona.edu</a>).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you and kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The SCORCH Team<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://scorch.arizona.edu/" title=""https://scorch.arizona.edu/""><span style="color:windowtext;mso-ligatures:none;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="218" height="52" style="width:2.2708in;height:.5416in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DB1BCA.C7CF31B0" alt="University of Arizona logo with capital "A" and text reading Southwest Center on Resilience for Climate and Health."></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>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.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://nativegov.org/news/a-guide-to-indigenous-land-acknowledgment/" title="https://nativegov.org/news/a-guide-to-indigenous-land-acknowledgment/">Indigenous Land Acknowledgement Guide</a> |
<a href="https://native-land.ca/" title="https://native-land.ca/">Indigenous Land Map</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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