New Funding Opportunity: Adult Immunization Integration Projects with EXCITE

There is a new funding opportunity through the Extension Collaborative on Immunization Teaching & Engagement (EXCITE) for further integrating immunization education awareness and messaging across various projects and programs within Extension. This initiative is a step toward building a holistic health approach with Extension Programming. This is available for any program area across Cooperative Extension. There are two separate RFA's. One is for $125,000, and the other is for $40,000. The details can be found at: https://extension.org/2024/06/14/new-funding-opportunity-adult-immunization-integration-projects-with-excite. Application Deadline is August 7, 2024.

EDEN Annual Conference Early Bird Registration Ends June 30 -The 2024 Extension Disaster Education Network EDEN Conference is fast approaching and will be held October 22 – 25, 2024 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Speakers will include Extension educators, federal and state leaders, and subject matter experts from across the nation. Topics discussed include emergency planning, preparedness, response, recovery and resilience. An optional pre-tour will explore Utah’s unique landmarks and an optional post-conference professional development tabletop exercise will focus on coping with an extreme flooding event. Please share the information especially with EDEN delegates that early bird registration rates are available until June 30. Rates increase incrementally on July 1, September 1, and October 16.

USDA Releases Updated Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan: Biden-Harris Administration expands agency efforts to ensure operations are increasingly resilient to climate change impacts - On June 20, the USDA joined more than 20 federal agencies to release its updated Climate Adaptation Plan and expand the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to ensure federal operations are increasingly resilient to climate change impacts. The updated adaptation plans advance the Biden-Harris Administration’s National Climate Resilience Framework, which helps to align climate resilience investments across the public and private sector through common principles and opportunities for action to build a climate resilient nation.

About the ECOP Monday Minute - This week, the ECOP Monday Minute begins its twelfth year! The purpose of the weekly is to provide clear, consistent communications to the members of Board on Agriculture Assembly Cooperative Extension Section (CES). The quick-read content elevates member-driven opportunities to enhance resources, relationships and recognition for the Cooperative Extension System nationally. The weekly click-through email messages appeal to the work of Cooperative Extension Directors and Administrators in the USA underpinned by the CES/ECOP Strategic Directions. Be sure to check out the full version of the website and the powerful "search" tool in the upper right to browse by topic and sort by relevance or date! Contact Bill Hoffman for more information.