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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>From:</b> Western Rural Development Center (WRDC) (wrdc@uidaho.edu) <wrdc@uidaho.edu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 7, 2025 4:33 PM<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Weerasekara, Nadeeka (nadeeka@uidaho.edu) <nadeeka@uidaho.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXT] WRDC Grant RFP Opportunities Now Available</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">The Western Rural Development Center is pleased to share the attached grant RFPs, which we encourage you to share with your teams. The attached documents contain
four distinct grant offerings, which are due mid-September. We anticipate widespread participation and are excited about the potential programming that may emerge as a result.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">You may access these RFPs on the center's website,
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funding opportunities. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">If you have questions, please get in touch with the center at
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">Please also like the center's Facebook, and follow the center's LinkedIn, and Instagram pages through the website. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">Thank you so much for your collaboration and consideration.</span></p>
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