Future Generations

AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT - SBA - EQUIPPING WV FIRE AND RESCUE SQUADS WITH TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING TO SERVE COMMUNITIES

CHILD SURVIVAL HEALTH GRANT PROGRAM IN PERU

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FUTURE GENERATIONS COLLABORATIVE EARLY CHILDHOOD PROJECT

RURAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES OUTREACH GRANT PROGRAM

DESIGNING AND OPERATING NATURAL VACUUM SAP COLLECTION SYSTEMS A USER MANUAL FOR 316INCH DIAMETER TUBING WILL RESEARCH CREATE AND TEST A USERS MANUAL SPECIFIC TO NATURAL VACUUM SAP COLLECTION SYSTEMS. FUTURE GENERATIONS UNIVERSITY AND ITS PARTNERS WILL THEN CONDUCT AN EXTENSION PROGRAM IN THE USE OF THE MANUAL. THE PURPOSE IS TO CREATE THE MUCHNEEDED NATURAL VACUUM COROLLARY TO THE CORNELL UNIVERSITY NEW YORK STATE TUBING NOTEBOOK WHICH PRIMARILY ADDRESSES 516INCH TUBING SYSTEMS USING ARTIFICIAL VACUUM. FUTURE GENERATIONS UNIVERSITY WILL WORK WITH BOTH WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AND WEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY TO CONDUCT THE NEEDED TECHNICAL AND FIELD RESEARCH TO TEST AND WRITE THIS BEST PRACTICE MANUAL. RESEARCH WILL BE CONDUCTED ON THE ENGINEERING OF NATURAL AND HYBRID VACUUM SYSTEMS UTILIZING 316INCH TUBING. SANITATION STUDIES WILL ALSO BE CONDUCTED ON 316INCH TUBING TO DETERMINE EFFECTIVE PRACTICES FOR PRESERVING TUBING LONGEVITY. LASTLY LABBASED ANALYSIS ON MICROBIAL GROWTH WILL BE USED TO TEST AND VALIDATE FIELDBASED SANITATION STUDIES. EXTENSION OF RESEARCH FINDINGS WILL REACH APPROXIMATELY 500 MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCERS WHO ARE USING NATURAL VACUUM SAP COLLECTION SYSTEMS IN MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS OF APPALACHIA AND NEW ENGLAND. INDIVIDUAL STUDY RESEARCH REPORTS WILL BE PRESENTED AT REGIONAL AND NATIONAL GATHERINGS OF MAPLE SYRUP RESEARCHERS AND PRODUCERS THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT PERIOD. DURING THE FINAL YEAR OF THE PROJECT EDUCATION ACTIVITIES WILL CENTER ON INCREASING ADOPTION AND USE OF THE NATURAL VACUUM MANUAL THROUGH REGIONAL WORKSHOPS AND NATIONAL ONLINE EXTENSION. APPROXIMATELY 250 PRODUCERS IN WEST VIRGINIA MARYLAND VIRGINIA AND PENNSYLVANIA ARE EXPECTED TO ADOPT IMPROVED TUBING AND SANITATION METHODS.

THIS PROJECT WILL UTILIZE EXISTING RESOURCES TO DESIGN TEST AND IMPLEMENT AN INTEGRATED MAPLE SAP AND SYRUP TRAINING PROGRAM FOR PREK12 STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS. IT WILL CREATE THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF SYRUP PRODUCERS AND FORESTRY SERVICE PROFESSIONALS. INITIAL ACTIVITIES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AND TESTED ACROSS WEST VIRGINIA MARYLAND KENTUCKY AND VIRGINIA. A STANDARDIZED MAPLE CURRICULUM FOR PREK12 STUDENTS WILL BE CREATED. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL THEN WORK WITH EDUCATORS ACROSS APPALACHIA TO TEST AND REFINE THE CURRICULUM. IN PARALLEL A SYRUP IN SCHOOL RESOURCE GUIDEBOOK FOR EXISTING MAPLE PRODUCERS AND LANDOWNERS TO ENGAGE THEIR LOCAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES WILL ALSO BE CREATED. FINALIZED CURRICULA AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES WILL THEN BE DISSEMINATED ACROSS SYRUP PRODUCING STATES. SWEET ECONOMIC FUTURES WILL DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE FACT THAT THE U.S. MAPLE INDUSTRY CURRENTLY LACKS A COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM FOR PREK12 AGED STUDENTS. MANY LOCALIZED EFFORTS TO ENGAGE KIDS WITH MAPLE HAVE BEEN STARTED. THESE HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED OUTSIDE OF STATE OR NATIONAL LEARNING STANDARDS. SWEET ECONOMIC FUTURES WILL THEREFORE BUILD UPON THESE EXISTING EFFORTS AND RESOURCES. IT WILL DO SO BY UTILIZING EXISTING BEST PRACTICES WHILE ALSO ADDING INCREASED ACADEMIC RIGOR AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO EDUCATORS AND MAPLE PRODUCERS. THIS PROJECT WILL BRING TOGETHER STATE DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE EDUCATION AND FORESTRY INTO DIRECT COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVANCE THE NEXT GENERATION OF SYRUP PRODUCERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.

SWEET APPALACHIA: BUILDING CREATIVE PARTNERSHIPS TO PROMOTE SUCCESS IN US MAPLE SYRUP WILL PROMOTE REGIONAL MARKETS THAT INCREASE ACCESS AND ALSO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT MAPLE SAP AND SYRUP PRODUCTS ACROSS WEST VIRGINIA, EASTERN KENTUCKY, APPALACHIAN VIRGINIA, AND WESTERN MARYLAND. THIS MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION PROJECT WILL DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE US MAPLE INDUSTRY BY INCREASING THE DEMAND FOR LOCAL AND REGIONAL MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCTION IN APPALACHIA. IT WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO MAPLE PRODUCTS, BY SUPPORTING MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR APPALACHIAN PRODUCERS. IT WILL PROMOTE THE US MAPLE SYRUP INDUSTRY BY SHOWCASING THE ROLE OF SUGAR-MAKING IN APPALACHIAN CULTURE, ECOLOGY, AND HISTORY. IT WILL IMPROVE CONSUMER DEMAND FOR APPALACHIAN AS WELL AS US MADE MAPLE SAP AND SYRUP PRODUCTS. SWEET APPALACHIA HAS TWO MAIN OBJECTIVES:1) RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF DOMESTIC MAPLE SYRUP THROUGH INCREASED MARKETING, PROMOTION, STORYTELLING, AND ENHANCING AGRITOURISM EFFORTS.2) CREATE NEW MARKET ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR APPALACHIAN MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCERS THROUGH DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER MARKETING AS WELL AS BROKERING BULK AND WHOLESALE SYRUP SALES ACROSS THE REGION. THIS PROJECT WORKS WITH PRODUCERS AND COMMUNITIES TO CREATE THE ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR AN INCREASE IN SALES OF APPALACHIAN-PRODUCED SYRUP AND VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS WITHIN THE CENTRAL APPALACHIAN REGION DEFINED AS WESTERN MARYLAND, APPALACHIAN VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, AND EASTERN KENTUCKY. THIS PROJECT WILL WORK WITH 100 PRODUCERS AND 60 COMMUNITIES TO BUILD THE NETWORK OF SUPPORT REQUIRED FOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

ENRICHING MAPLE IN APPALACHIA WILL WORK ACROSS MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, AND WEST VIRGINIA TO PROMOTE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TO ADVANCE PROFITABLE MAPLE ENTERPRISES. APPALACHIAN PRODUCERS AND LANDOWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH PRACTICAL EDUCATION THAT IMPROVES PRODUCTION AND PROFITABILITY. BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL SKILLS WILL BE INTEGRATED WITH TECHNICAL TRAINING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT PLANNING. APPALACHIAN MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCTION WILL INCREASE AS A RESULT. WOODLOT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND BEHAVIORS WILL IMPROVE. MAPLE ENTERPRISES WILL BECOME MORE FINANCIALLY VIABLE. AS A RESULT, REGIONAL MAPLE EXPERTISE WILL BE ESTABLISHED TO ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY OF PROJECT IMPACT. THIS PROJECT WILL CREATE EIGHT REGIONAL BEST PRACTICE DEMONSTRATION SITES ACROSS MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, AND WEST VIRGINIA. WORKSHOPS WILL DEMONSTRATE HIGH PRODUCTION KNOWLEDGE AND BUSINESS PLANNING SKILLS. EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND TRAINING TOOLS WILL BE CREATED TO SUPPORT PRODUCERS AND LANDOWNERS. COACHING WILL BE PROVIDED TO SUPPORT A REGIONAL PEER MENTORSHIP NETWORK OF APPALACHIAN PRODUCERS AND LANDOWNERS. INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGES WILL BE ADVANCED THROUGH EDUCATIONAL EXPOSURE VISITS ACROSS THE REGION. ENRICHING MAPLE IN APPALACHIA WILL BENEFIT MAPLE PRODUCERS AND LANDOWNERS ACROSS APPALACHIA.

ACCESSING SOUTH ATLANTIC MARKETS FOR US MAPLE SYRUP: EDUCATIG CONSUMERS AND ENHANCING DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS

RURAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES OUTREACH GRANT PROGRAM

THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO 1.) PROVIDE INCREMENTAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $221,062.00, INCREASING THE AMOUNT OBLIGATED FROM $807,875.00

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM

FINDING VALUE IN APPALACHIA'S RIPARIAN BUFFERS

RBDG RURAL BUSINESS COOP RURAL ENTERPRISE GRANT

IMPROVE THE USE OF NRCS SERVICES BY THE TREE-SYRUP PRODUCER COMMUNITY IN WEST VIRGINIA.

THIS GRANT SUPPORTS THE COSTS INCURRED TO IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO RESPOND TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS 2019 (COVID-19), WHICH MAY INCLUDE WORKPLACE SAFETY, MARKET PIVOTS, RETROFITTING FACILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, WORKER HOUSING, AND MEDICAL EXPENSES. IT PROVIDES NEEDED RELIEF TO THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS FOR THEIR COSTS INCURRED BETWEEN JANUARY 27, 2020, THE DATE UPON WHICH THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE (HHS) UNDER SECTION 319 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT, AND DECEMBER 31, 2021. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE EMPLOYEES OF THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS.

COMMUNITY SERVICES AND CONNECTIONS FOR EX-OFFENDERS