FY2021 Budget Process Update - Last week's post by Cornerstone Government Affairs at www.land-grant.org is a response to the release of the Fiscal Year 2021 Agriculture Appropriations bill by the Committee on Appropriations of the United States Senate. Persons not receiving these messages directly from Cornerstone may contact Maggie Earle to sign up.
USDA-NIFA Invests Millions to Support Educators, 4-H and Others in Workforce Training During Pandemic - USDA-NIFA has announced an investment of more than $10.5 million to support educators at technical schools, community and junior colleges, and youth development programs, including Cooperative Extension’s 4-H program. USDA-NIFA will invest in eight regional and national projects, including a $3 million grant to National 4-H Council to support the continued development of 4-H at Home, Cooperative Extension’s positive youth development digital platform on 4-H.org. 4-H at Home is a dynamic resource designed to meet the growing needs for virtual and non-virtual education resources that can be rapidly adopted at home or by various educators and Extension specialists. It is intended to level the playing field and address the widening opportunity gap for youth and families as a result of the pandemic. Details about the award recipients and initiatives can be found here.
Final 2020 Military Family Readiness Academy Session - Planning for the Worst, Hoping for the Best: The final session of the Disaster and Hazard Readiness Foundations series, Planning for the Worst, Hoping for the Best, will be held Wednesday, November 18 from 11:00 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. ET. This final session ties together all planning aspects involved in military family readiness from both family and service professional perspectives. Dr. Angie Lindsey, University of Florida/IFAS, shares strategies, resources, and templates, with a focus on the who, what, when, where, and why of preparation, mitigation, and recovery. Nancy Beers, Director of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s Midwest Early Recovery Fund, will be the guest speaker. Nancy oversees The CDP Early Recovery Fund, which focuses on supporting vulnerable populations in 10 states in the Midwest, following a disaster. Her presentation will focus on a Minnesota flooding event and how some specific military families were impacted by it in different ways. The 90-minute session is free and several continuing education credits are also available. To register and get more information go to: https://militaryfamilieslearningnetwork.org/event/mfra2020/
