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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666;letter-spacing:.3pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">September 7, 2023 noon-1pm ET – Beth Nelson, SARE</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.3pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">SARE Grant Programs:
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Tips and Insights to Pitching a Proposal</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.3pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education) offers several grant
programs to strengthen communities, increase producers’ economic viability, and improve the environment through research and education. Active calls include a Research and Education Grant, Partnership Grant, Youth Educator Grant, and Farmer Rancher Grant programs.
Depending on the program, farmers can apply for these grants by themselves, in partnership with other farms and businesses, or in collaboration with non-profit institutions.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.3pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Beth Nelson, North Central SARE’s Regional Coordinator and Director of
Research and Education Programs will walk us through these opportunities, describe the selection process, and share helpful resources, common mistakes to avoid, and strategies for writing a strong proposal. Learn more about SARE grants at
<span style="color:#26686D"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/northcentral.sare.org/__;!!KGKeukY!2DK5NuUg7qG9yyBra6GeQzx29k7-7xregzv-jDQsS2tKzms0Xjucnl2dMaVN5pp_l-LQOCx6xmK_Isf0YuBsf_Q$" target="_blank"><span style="color:#26686D">https://northcentral.sare.org/</span></a></span>
and bring your questions to our Sept 7 meeting! </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">About the Ohio Organic Farmer Researcher Network
</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.3pt">Farmers, educators, researchers, and other interested individuals are welcome to join us on the first Thursday of
each month to discuss a variety of topics related to organic production research. If you have questions or ideas, please contact one of our group leaders: <span style="color:#26686D"><a href="mailto:milo@oeffa.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:#26686D">Milo
Petruziello</span></a></span> (OEFFA),<span style="color:#666666"> </span></span><a href="mailto:dbrooks@centralstate.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26686D;letter-spacing:.3pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Denise
Natoli Brooks</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666;letter-spacing:.3pt"> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.3pt">(Central State University), or </span><a href="mailto:brown.1844@osu.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26686D;letter-spacing:.3pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Cassy
Brown</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666;letter-spacing:.3pt"> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.3pt">(Ohio State). </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Learn more at
<span style="color:#26686D"><a href="http://offer.osu.edu/oofrn" target="_blank"><span style="color:#26686D">offer.osu.edu/oofrn</span></a>.</span></span><b><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.3pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none">Connection Details</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;letter-spacing:.3pt">Join Zoom Meeting <br>
</span><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/osu.zoom.us/j/95022597557?pwd=Q1IxUEFHR0NhdGhrZ3R0QTFJa2ZOdz09__;!!KGKeukY!xh-RV1PQqr87ETc84j2MHa_Rv1emMulNM6dZUXV7IVogK3uSL-YCfMiPQ-MEl-s2e1nUvydr4hMmn-4v2g$" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26686D;letter-spacing:.3pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">https://osu.zoom.us/j/95022597557?pwd=Q1IxUEFHR0NhdGhrZ3R0QTFJa2ZOdz09</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.3pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Join by Phone</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.3pt"><br>
Dial <b><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">1 301 715 8592</span></b> US (Washington DC) <b><i><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">or </span></i><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">1 651 372 8299</span></b> (Minnesota)<br>
Meeting ID: <b><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">950 2259 7557</span></b><br>
Password:<b><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> 654283</span></b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.3pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none">Questions?</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;letter-spacing:.3pt">Please direct questions about the meeting series to Cassandra Brown | </span><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="mailto:brown.1844@osu.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26686D;letter-spacing:.3pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">brown.1844@osu.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.3pt"> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;letter-spacing:.3pt">|
419-685-1159</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.3pt">If you have a disability and have trouble accessing this content, please call the Ohio State Accessibility Help Line 614-292-5000.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.3pt">Privacy: <span style="color:#26686D">
<a href="http://go.osu.edu/privacy" target="_blank"><span style="color:#26686D">go.osu.edu/privacy</span></a></span></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.3pt">Digital Accessibility:
<span style="color:#26686D"><a href="http://accessibility.osu.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:#26686D">accessibility.osu.edu</span></a></span></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.3pt">Nondiscrimination Notice (PDF):
<span style="color:#26686D"><a href="http://go.osu.edu/NonDiscrimination-Notice" target="_blank"><span style="color:#26686D">go.osu.edu/NonDiscrimination-Notice</span></a></span></span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Recordings of past sessions are available at
</span><span style="color:#26686D"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEg77ceOQ6Nra5jU7PNBDzSFM_5_qlf9E__;!!KGKeukY!2DK5NuUg7qG9yyBra6GeQzx29k7-7xregzv-jDQsS2tKzms0Xjucnl2dMaVN5pp_l-LQOCx6xmK_Isf0OrjMpvE$" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26686D">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEg77ceOQ6Nra5jU7PNBDzSFM_5_qlf9E</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="224" height="45" style="width:2.3333in;height:.4652in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D9D996.5F3DFCC0" alt="The Ohio State University"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#BB0000;background:white">Nicole Wright</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
<span style="background:white">Aquaculture Extension Educator and LEARN Coordinator</span><br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#BB0000;background:white">Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white"> School of Environment and
Natural Resources<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetlands Research Park<br>
352 Dodridge St., Columbus, OH 43202<br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#BB0000;background:white"><a href="mailto:wright.1128@osu.edu"><span style="color:blue">wright.1128@osu.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white"> / </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#BB0000;background:white"><a href="http://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/"><span style="color:blue">ohioseagrant.osu.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#404040;background:white">Pronouns: she/her/hers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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