Opportunity for grants for a wide range of community gardens:*
*
> *The program is designed to facilitate the creation of produce,
> recreation, and/or wildlife gardens in urban and rural areas, which will
> provide opportunities for science-based informal education. *
* *... Linda*
*
*
*
*From:* Ley, Elizabeth
*Sent:* Wednesday, July 27, 2011 4:04 PM
*To:* Everyone - NIFA Everyone Distribution List
*Subject:* New Funding **Opportunity** to Support the Secretary's People's
Garden Initiative****
** **
Today, NIFA announced a new program that pulls together funds from AMS,
APHIS, FNS, FS, and NRCS. NIFA’s role is to compete and administer the
program under the leadership of Tom Bewick. There is a short turnaround
time in order to get the program competed and the funds obligated this
year. I’d like to encourage you to send the following announcement to any
interested parties that you are aware of. The eligibility is quite broad.
The announcement has already gone to the ALL PARTNERSHIP list-serve. You’ll
note mention of a teleconference for potential applicants that will be held
next Thursday, August 4. If you have any questions, please direct them to
Tom. Thank you for your help in getting the word out!****
** **
Elizabeth Ley****
** **
*The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is pleased to
announce the release of the FY 2011 Request for Applications (RFA) for
thePeople's Garden Grant Program (PPGP). The program is designed to
facilitate
the creation of produce, recreation, and/or wildlife gardens in urban and
rural areas, which will provide opportunities for science-based informal
education. This program is a joint initiative supported by USDA's
Agricultural Marketing Service, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service,
Food and Nutrition Service, Forest Service, and Natural Resources
Conservation Service, in addition to NIFA. Successful applicants will
provide micro-subgrant support to smaller local projects.* ****
Please feel free to forward this announcement to those that might be
interested in applying.****
** **
*Deadline: Applications must be received by Grants.gov by 5 p.m. Eastern
Time on Friday, August 26, 2011.*
* *
Interested potential applicants can participate on a teleconference to get
details about the People’s Garden Grant Program on Aug. 4, 2011 at 1 p.m.,
EDT. To participate, call toll-free (888) 858-2144; the access code is
1059897. For those unable to participate in the call, NIFA will post a
summary of the questions and information provided to our website. Dr. Tom
Bewick is directing the program and can be reached at
tbewick(a)nifa.usda.govor by telephone at (202)
401-3356.****
** **
*Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-NIFA-OP-003503*****
** **
*NIFA Funding Opportunity Page: * ****
http://www.nifa.usda.gov/fo/peoplesgardengrantprogram.cfm. This page
includes links to the request for applications (RFA), the NIFA Grants.gov
Application Guide, the application package, and abstracts of funded
projects. ****
** **
*Grants.gov Synopsis Page:* ****
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=KzYXTv7Q09w7VLvlxsh43vTsq….
This page includes a synopsis of the funding opportunity, a link to the full
announcement (RFA) and the application package. ****
** **
*Grants.gov Application Package: *****
http://apply07.grants.gov/apply/GetGrantFromFedgrants;jsessionid=tQ4bTv7Tjw….
This page links to the application instructions and the application package.
****
** **
If you have questions regarding the RFA, please contact: Dr. Tom Bewick,
tbewick(a)nifa.usda.gov or (202) 401-3356. ****
** **
If you have any questions related to Grants.gov content, contact the ****
Grants.gov** **Contact** **Center****: ****
Email: support(a)grants.gov, Phone: Toll Free: 1-800-518-4726, 24 hour
support, excluding Federal holidays. ****
** **
*Useful Links:*
NIFA Grant Application Information:
www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/application_info.html; ****
Grants.gov Help: www.grants.gov/help/help.jsp.****
** **
** **
Hello fellow CAC chairs,
Does anyone use meetup to promote their upcoming CAC meetings?
I've been thinking about putting SWCAC on meetup.com to try and attract
more attendee's to our meeting. Thoughts?
Jason
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Thanks for sending an updated version of the handbook. Two comments:
* Our vision: did we agree to this vision: "To perfect the citizen
experience"? If so, I'm sorry to have missed the discussion about it.
I'm not in favor of perfecting the citizen experience at the expense of
future generations of citizens or of the environment.
* Formatting: The handbook seems to be formatted to for a PowerPoint
presentation, making it 29 pages long. I'd recommend formatting it so it
takes less paper to print. An easy way to do this might be to leave the
first section in PowerPoint style and revert the pages from 13 back into
a more typical printed document.
I'd like to take several copies to my next CAC meeting to interest new
leaders.
... Linda
RCAC Members,
Per Will Allen's recommendation, please find attached a copy of the
latest edition of the RCAC Handbook. This version contains the input we
have garnered since the June meeting. Our intent is for this to be a
live document and we will update as new information is presented and
voted upon by the group for inclusion. Please save this document to you
personal system for future use. We will also have this posted to the
web in the RCAC area of content.
If you desire a printed copy, please let me know and I'll bring a copy
tonight or place one in the mail. Thanks.
Serving with Excellence,
Dwayne C. Patterson
Neighborhood Services Supervisor
Community Services Department
919.996.5710 <tel:919.996.5710>
The Official City of Raleigh Portal - Community Services Department
<http://www.raleighnc.gov/home/content/Departments/Articles/CommunityService…>
Hello Carmalee,
I received the following message when I try to take the bus transit
survey from either the email I received from Dwayne Patterson or from
the city's website.
"We're sorry. You have already taken this survey."
To my knowledge, I haven't taken this survey.
http://www.raleighnc.gov/services/content/PWksTransit/Articles/ShortRangeTr…
thanks!
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Reid Serozi
(919) 807-1878
http://www.serozi.com/reid
