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<p class="MsoNormal">Greetings,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The current RFA for RREA National Focus Fund grants is now available -
<a href="https://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/rfa/FY-21-Renewable-Resource-Extension-Act-RREA-NFF-508.pdf">
https://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/rfa/FY-21-Renewable-Resource-Extension-Act-RREA-NFF-508.pdf</a>.
<b>Due date February 18, 2021.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There are two broad categories this year: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Regional/National Projects</b>: The Nexus of Critical Forest and Rangeland Resources Issues, Innovative Approaches to Program Delivery, and Current Knowledge about NonFormal Adult Education. These projects must consider the following:
1) Broaden the scope of a locally produced Extension program by active participation (planning, delivering, evaluating) of Extension agents, specialists and advisors that stretch across a minimum of three states; 2) Directly support forest and rangeland owner
issues and needs; 3) Either be new and unproven, but theoretically sound, or represent a significant change to an existing national or regional project; and 4) Address one or more of the forest and rangeland resource issues in the current RREA Strategic Plan,
FY 2018-2022.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Ensuring the Transfer of New Knowledge to Forest and Rangeland Owners and Managers
</b>Key Information calls for Extension educators and research scientists to innovate the transfer and translation of newly discovered (within the previous three years) knowledge to users. Funded efforts must demonstrate: An effort to solve the challenge that
scientists often do not fully understand the contexts in which decisions are being made, and users are not fully aware—or expect more or different things—of what rangeland and forest science can and cannot provide.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This has been an excellent program for building on the Rangelands Partnership’s strong community of practice and many letters of support have been provided in the past. In addition, there are usually fewer proposals relevant to rangelands
than forests. Good reasons to consider applying!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Happy New Year all!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Barbara Hutchinson, PhD<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">School of Natural Resources & the Environment<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">College of Agriculture & Life Sciences<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tucson, Arizona USA 85721<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(520) 909-4722<o:p></o:p></p>
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