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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Greetings Rangelands Partners,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Please feel free to pass on this announcement provided to us by Jim Dobrowolski.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Barb<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Norland, Eric - NIFA [<a href="mailto:ENORLAND@nifa.usda.gov">mailto:ENORLAND@nifa.usda.gov</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 05, 2015 12:30 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> RREA Program Contacts <<a href="mailto:rrealeaders@lyris.nifa.usda.gov">rrealeaders@lyris.nifa.usda.gov</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Mohamed, Ali I. - NIFA <<a href="mailto:amohamed@nifa.usda.gov">amohamed@nifa.usda.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [rrealeaders] FY 2015 RREA National Focus Funds awards announced<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">RREA State Contact and Extension Forestry Educators,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The FY 2015 RREA National Focus Funds Competitive Program process has been completed, and we are writing to announce the outcome of the peer review panel. The panel, comprised of Extension educators from the forest and rangeland resources
disciplines met in late August to review and make funding recommendations to NIFA.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The purposes of the grant program for FY 2015 was to provide funds for projects that:<o:p></o:p></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">Address emerging forest and rangeland resource issues, have national or regional relevancy, or develop new and innovative projects that can be replicated at other institutions; and<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">Plan and conduct national forum(s)/symposium(s) to address the current and future needs and issues of existing and yet-to-be-identified clientele and how extension forestry and rangeland resources programs
can adapt to increasing demands and forces for change to more effectively plan, deliver, and evaluate the impacts on people and natural resources.<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Four projects were recommended for funding. Awards were made to these four projects:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6">CLEMSON UNIVERSITY – Wood Utilization: Pathway to Healthy Forests and Sustainable Communities - $59,740. Project Director: Susan Guynn;
<a href="mailto:sguynn@clemson.edu">sguynn@clemson.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6">OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY - The Future of Forestry and Rangeland Extension Conference - $90,000. Project Director: Brianna Beene;
<a href="mailto:brianna.beene@oregonstate.edu">brianna.beene@oregonstate.edu</a> <o:p>
</o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6">PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERISTY – Planning the Future of the Forest: Seeing Landowners Like Me - $60,260. Project Director: Barbara Allyson Muth;
<a href="mailto:abm173@psu.edu">abm173@psu.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6">TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - The Changing Face of Engagement: Reaching the 21st Century Forest and Rangeland Manager - $90,000. Project Director: Amy Hays;
<a href="mailto:ahays@ag.tamu.edu">ahays@ag.tamu.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For the FY 2015 program, 10 applications were received; 4 were funded with a funding success rate of 40%.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to your peers who served on the review panel.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We anticipate that there will be a FY 2016 RREA National Focus Fund Program, but it will depend on the appropriation that is received for RREA.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">C</span>ontact any of the Project Directors if you have any questions<span style="color:#1F497D">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Eric R. Norland, Ph.D., CF</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">National Program Leader, Forest Resource Management<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">RREA Contact for forestry programs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: 202-401-5971<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cell: 202-445-5443<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fax: 202-401-1706<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">E-mail: <b><a href="enorland@nifa.usda.gov%20">enorland@nifa.usda.gov</a>
</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Mailing address</u>:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1400 Independence Avenue, SW - Stop 2210<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Washington, DC 20250-2210<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Shipping and courier address</u>:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Waterfront Centre - Room 3190<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">800 9th Street, SW<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Washington, DC 20024<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">**********<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">James P. Dobrowolski, Ph.D., CPRM</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">National Program Leader, Rangelands and Grasslands<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">RREA Contact for rangelands and grasslands programs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: 202-401-5016<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fax: 202-401-1706<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Mailing address</u>:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1400 Independence Avenue, SW - Stop 2210<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Washington, DC 20250-2210<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Shipping and courier address</u>:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Waterfront Centre - Room 3130<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">800 9th Street, SW<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Washington, DC 20024<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">E-mail: <a href="mailto:jdobrowolski@nifa.usda.gov"><span style="color:blue">jdobrowolski@nifa.usda.gov</span></a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">********<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Daniel Cassidy, Ph.D.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">National Program Leader, Forest-Based Bioenergy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">RREA Contact for bioenergy programs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: 202-401-6444<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fax: 202-401-1706<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Mailing address</u>:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1400 Independence Ave, SW Stop 2210<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Washington DC 20250-2210<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Shipping and courier address</u>:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Waterfront Centre – Room 3210<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">800 9th Street, SW<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Washington, DC 20024<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">E-mail: <b><a href="mailto:dcassidy@nifa.usda.gov"><span style="color:blue">dcassidy@nifa.usda.gov</span></a></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">******** <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Rodney Vance, Ph.D.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Program Specialist, Forests, Rangeland, Fisheries and Wildlife<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: 202-401-4044<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fax: 202-401-1706<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Mailing address</u>:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1400 Independence Ave, SW Stop 2210<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Washington DC 20250-2210<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Shipping and courier address</u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Waterfront Centre – Room 3176<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">800 9th Street, SW<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Washington, DC 20024<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">E-mail<b>: <a href="mailto:rvance@nifa.usda.gov">rvance@nifa.usda.gov</a></b>
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