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</span></span></span></b></span><![endif]><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%">VSA Program Offers Awards to Young Musicians with Disabilities
</span></b></span><span class="e2ma-style"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;color:#444444">Young musicians ages 14-25 with disabilities can apply for the 2019 VSA International Young Soloists Competition through March 29. Selected winners will
 receive $2,000 and the opportunity to perform at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Soloists and ensembles of any instrument or genre can apply. Applications require a narrative of up to 250 words, and media files of three
 audio or video musical selections. Selected winners must be able to attend the VSA International Young Soloists Events and Performance, July 24-26 in Washington, D.C.
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 concerning food and nutrition. <b>Application Deadline: June 3, 2019. </b></span><span class="e2ma-style"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;color:#444444"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;color:black">USDA AMS plans to provide 60 awar</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;color:#403F42">ds of up to $100,000 each to fund projects connecting agricultural producers
 to local consumers. <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fr20.rs6.net%2Ftn.jsp%3Ff%3D001UUCbw6HxiJKnJEIO9mTbD0fVnsiO_rRzwdNMdnr6fKBgGFXN98_i7Pjvgric6-ZK7iK45FszoaKmETZcs1w0jvSz7biotQjDoFEAkzX7RsnHdZrKCqONQN2zFX4IBlek27f84-g_wi0vkDpWsXPfiA6lk_RFM8YezCPuPkd3TRf5_tFHGZ_zr5fM6rg7aejomuDwvPqCyHkYYcIDjsnyeux1EwTuDIt6QJOHzBoz2NeCwOlllQDVRT-_Iu-iLxONyhJlbLvfzcW7xNJOMe1FZMlOxbl8YZJMUU-3tTBFUlLSnu7JbiwJvTABt6pDH4uZSrnvPO5cnetZhpwC0AX2gjIhBD0_1-lNcixAsO6SMVhp8mJpNgCd9wZKg1qlhduTlTK6T5d-bfslt7wTJUQ8LgbbNs3REh_EtjxgApTtRNsrnFEMacSvqq2p160DVzBuq2KiObylM19QXO4JpUlpJdNgYmuV9STlYH-240gx6p4PEohwbZ30_yl0ws89tWCM5Wr6b3iDso6shgfCRvJtTxgLt3xVHhxBnRX2FeoWElmCVuBLMjrHH5GRQiY5WxpADErUZlOtXPUEcD9jiA2IvEr3iy7ZcbxACUZifn4Le_7-7rLXzBOneTe7U-K5UC4IwyA1Snt2BF97yxfIAyX4aONXHQGsOFFiuTHK0swpqCBxEHa6qWVX1hMxKJzwc3FbMd4tuj_MuHNVadUm3IMY4w%3D%3D%26c%3DFF-nGBjiifBVFPaZnD1xYy2QoZGqOkzsJO3TjgYeR8-T_QmtpYdDfg%3D%3D%26ch%3DhZjliV9VySqUM8D5W3EPAg3tBqIiAeXkp7gGlJu1U2B8Jr6AvRlMMA%3D%3D&data=02%7C01%7Cdave.shideler%40okstate.edu%7C67a5d31b002d4f150a9808d6daf20d0b%7C2a69c91de8494e34a230cdf8b27e1964%7C0%7C0%7C636937130479496630&sdata=aI9b1q0TqU28TTzxSXLcMW1%2FFkn8PltCd%2F7G5psVr6U%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1D5782">Supports
 two project types:</span></a> 1) planning projects that may be conducting a feasibility study, devising a business plan, or hiring experts; and 2) implementation projects used to establish or improve existing food business that support local agriculture. 
<b>Application Deadline: June 18, 2019.</b></span><b><span style="color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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 Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (formerly FINI)</span></b></a> </span>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;color:#403F42">This program offers support for projects that will increase the purchase of fruit and vegetables among low-income consumers who participate in the SNAP by providing incentives at the point of purchase.
<b>Application Deadline: June 10, 2019 </b></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;color:#444444"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 Market Promotion Program</span></b></a> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;color:#403F42;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">USDA's Farmers Market Promotion Program funds projects that develop, coordinate and expand direct producer-to-consumer
 markets to help increase access to and availability of locally and regionally produced agricultural products. The program offers two types of projects: Capacity Building and Community Development Training and Technical Assistance. Both have a three-year performance
 period. Funding ranges from $50,000 to $500,000. <b>Application Deadline: June 18, 2019.</b></span><span class="e2ma-style"><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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 Insects and Pollinators in Nebraska</span></a> USDA/University of Nebraska, May 2019.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 the Expert: A Pollinator Q&A</span></a> USDA, 5/7/19.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 'local'? The term is murky for shoppers, survey says </span></a>Food Dive, 5/6/19.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 Losing Grip on American Food Dollar</span></a> Growing Produce, 5/3/19.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 Deep for Cover Crop Solutions</span></a> USDA, 5/3/19.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 to Expect From a Food Safety Modernization Act Inspection</span></a> Growing Produce, 5/1/19.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 ERS Food Loss</span></a> 4/10/19.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 Food Assistance Landscape: FY 2018 Annual Report </span></a>USDA, 4/18/19.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 foundation funds groundbreaking indoor farming research</span></a> Fresh Fruit Portal, 4/8/19.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 Online Tool to Support Bees</span></a> Penn State, 4/1/19.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 Beetles, Soil Bacteria Reduce Risk of Pathogens</span></a> British Ecological Society, 3/20/19.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 food waste is good for the planet and the bottom line </span></a>The Produce News, 3/19/19.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 aren’t tossing perfectly good produce. You are. </span></a>Washington Post, 3/8/19.</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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 values that prioritize support for local farmers and food producers, sustainable or regenerative agriculture practices, and women and minority-owned farms and food businesses. The discussion will include:<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">Office of Community Food Systems</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#444444">(OCFS) is excited to announce that it is collaborating with the</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#464646">
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<span style="color:#05693A">National Center for Appropriate Technology</span></a> (NCAT) to develop farm to school trainings for agricultural producers, such as farmers and ranchers. Agricultural producers grow, produce, and distribute food that schools and
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<span style="color:#05693A">Child Nutrition Programs</span></a>. With more than 30 million students participating in the National School Lunch Program each day, schools provide a large, stable, long-term market for producers. To assist producers in entering
 this market, NCAT will conduct a needs assessment among agricultural producers in collaboration with State agencies (SAs) and then develop curricula, and promote and execute trainings that use a tiered, train-the-trainer approach. NCAT will partner with the
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<span style="color:#05693A">National Farm to School Network</span></a> and New York University to execute this project.
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">Developing a Food Procurement Policy or Profile</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">
</span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#464646">Tuesday, May 28 // 2 PM ET    </span></em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#464646">The Chesapeake Foodshed Network is hosting a webinar on how schools,
 colleges, and hospitals can develop local food procurement policies that prioritize support for local farmers and producers, sustainable or regenerative agriculture practices, and women and minority-owned farms and business.
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">Source Tracking for Local Food in Government Statistics</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">
</span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#464646">Tuesday, May 28 // 3:30 PM ET    </span></em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#464646">On this webinar, Jeff O'Hara from USDA
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<span style="color:#05693A">Agricultural Marketing Service</span></a> will provide a snapshot of how data collection around local food has advanced in recent years at the national level. He will dive into the recently released
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<span style="color:#05693A">Census of Agriculture</span></a> and share how the results are improving our understanding of local food markets within the past 5 years. O'Hara will also identify trends in local food market activity that are not currently being
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">Farm to School Resource Roundup</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323232">: Resources for Implementing
 State Farm to School Strategies </span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#464646">Wednesday, May 29 // 3 PM ET    </span></em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#464646">Join the National Farm to School
 Network (NFSN) and special guest State Farm to School Policy Handbook coauthors, Vermont Law School, to learn more about NFSN’s new resources and how to apply these strategies in your state.
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">School Garden Support Organization Network</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323232">: School and
 Community Farm Stands </span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#464646">Thursday, May 30 // 3 PM ET    </span></em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#464646">School gardens can be used to engage the
 community through school and community farm stands, which take on various issues centered around food access and education. Join in this virtual panel discussion to dig into some different ways in which farm stands are being implemented, and impacting students
 and the community. This session will follow a unique format and will give a lot of time for audience questions. If you have a question for the panelists, please share in your registration so that they can seek to address it.
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