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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></p>
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I just wanted to pass along this potential funding opportunity. Especially if you know of anyone interested in studying biocontrols.<br>
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Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#17365D">Andrew Rohrbaugh</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0B3468"> | Botanist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0B3468">Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources<br>
Bureau of Forestry | Ecological Services Section<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0B3468">PO Box 8552, 400 Market St, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8552<br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#66AC2D">Cell Phone:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0B3468"> 717.480.9054 |
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#66AC2D">Office Phone:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0B3468"> 717.705.2823<br>
anrohrbaug@pa.gov<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#123B79">www.dcnr.state.pa.us</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Turcotte, Richard M -FS <<a href="mailto:richard.m.turcotte@usda.gov">richard.m.turcotte@usda.gov</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 31, 2020 1:43 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Day, Matthew - FS <<a href="mailto:Matthew.Day@usda.gov">Matthew.Day@usda.gov</a>>; Felton, Karen -FS <<a href="mailto:karen.felton@usda.gov">karen.felton@usda.gov</a>>; Foster, Donna M -FS <<a href="mailto:donna.m.foster@usda.gov">donna.m.foster@usda.gov</a>>;
Fraser, Ivich -FS <<a href="mailto:ivich.fraser2@usda.gov">ivich.fraser2@usda.gov</a>>; Hayes, Christopher - FS <<a href="mailto:christopher.j.hayes@usda.gov">christopher.j.hayes@usda.gov</a>>; Hill, Amy -FS <<a href="mailto:amy.hill@usda.gov">amy.hill@usda.gov</a>>;
Kelley, Danielle - FS <<a href="mailto:Danielle.Kelley@usda.gov">Danielle.Kelley@usda.gov</a>>; Larcenaire, Craig - FS <<a href="mailto:craig.j.larcenaire@usda.gov">craig.j.larcenaire@usda.gov</a>>; Martin, Danielle K -FS <<a href="mailto:danielle.k.martin@usda.gov">danielle.k.martin@usda.gov</a>>;
Oldland, William K -FS <<a href="mailto:william.k.oldland@usda.gov">william.k.oldland@usda.gov</a>>; Smith, Heather - FS <<a href="mailto:heather.c.smith@usda.gov">heather.c.smith@usda.gov</a>>; Wanner, Devin -FS <<a href="mailto:devin.wanner@usda.gov">devin.wanner@usda.gov</a>>;
Wu, Yun -FS <<a href="mailto:yun.wu@usda.gov">yun.wu@usda.gov</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Eggen, Donald <<a href="mailto:deggen@pa.gov">deggen@pa.gov</a>>; Yong-Lak Park <<a href="mailto:Yong-Lak.Park@mail.wvu.edu">Yong-Lak.Park@mail.wvu.edu</a>>; Carlos Quesada Machigua <<a href="mailto:carlos.quesada@mail.wvu.edu">carlos.quesada@mail.wvu.edu</a>>;
Dave McGill (<a href="mailto:dmcgill@wvu.edu">dmcgill@wvu.edu</a>) <<a href="mailto:dmcgill@wvu.edu">dmcgill@wvu.edu</a>>; Chopp, John A CIV (US) (<a href="mailto:John.A.Chopp@usace.army.mil">John.A.Chopp@usace.army.mil</a>) <<a href="mailto:John.A.Chopp@usace.army.mil">John.A.Chopp@usace.army.mil</a>>;
Dan Brock (<a href="mailto:Daniel.P.Bock@usace.army.mil">Daniel.P.Bock@usace.army.mil</a>) <<a href="mailto:Daniel.P.Bock@usace.army.mil">Daniel.P.Bock@usace.army.mil</a>>; Michael Hatcher (<a href="mailto:Michael.D.Hatcher@usace.army.mil">Michael.D.Hatcher@usace.army.mil</a>)
<<a href="mailto:Michael.D.Hatcher@usace.army.mil">Michael.D.Hatcher@usace.army.mil</a>>; Jeff Horan <<a href="mailto:Jeff_Horan@fws.gov">Jeff_Horan@fws.gov</a>>; Pat Heglund (<a href="mailto:Patricia_Heglund@fws.gov">Patricia_Heglund@fws.gov</a>) <<a href="mailto:Patricia_Heglund@fws.gov">Patricia_Heglund@fws.gov</a>>;
<a href="mailto:casey_reese@nps.gov">casey_reese@nps.gov</a>; James, Courtney (<a href="mailto:courtney_james@nps.gov">courtney_james@nps.gov</a>) <<a href="mailto:courtney_james@nps.gov">courtney_james@nps.gov</a>>;
<a href="mailto:john_sowl@nps.gov">john_sowl@nps.gov</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: USFS Washington Office - Request for FY21 Forest Health Protection Special Project Proposals (Due 10/16/20)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">FYI..Please share widely to your Cooperators ..thanks <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Richard (Rick) Turcotte, PhD
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">p: 304-285-1544
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c: 304-376-2951 <br>
f: 304-285-1505 <br>
<a href="mailto:richard.m.turcotte@usda.gov"><span style="color:blue">richard.m.turcotte@usda.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">180 Canfield Street<br>
Morgantown, WV 26505<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Ellsworth, Susan - FS <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 31, 2020 1:40 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Lucas, Sunny L -FS <<a href="mailto:sunny.l.lucas@usda.gov">sunny.l.lucas@usda.gov</a>>; Bohne, Michael - FS <<a href="mailto:michael.bohne@usda.gov">michael.bohne@usda.gov</a>>; Turcotte, Richard M -FS <<a href="mailto:richard.m.turcotte@usda.gov">richard.m.turcotte@usda.gov</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Lueckel, Robert -FS <<a href="mailto:robert.lueckel@usda.gov">robert.lueckel@usda.gov</a>>; Yocum, Carleen -FS <<a href="mailto:carleen.yocum@usda.gov">carleen.yocum@usda.gov</a>>; Carpenter, Constance - FS <<a href="mailto:constance.carpenter@usda.gov">constance.carpenter@usda.gov</a>>;
Koloski, Joseph H -FS <<a href="mailto:joseph.koloski@usda.gov">joseph.koloski@usda.gov</a>>; Kyhl, John F -FS <<a href="mailto:john.f.kyhl@usda.gov">john.f.kyhl@usda.gov</a>>; Burr, Stephen - FS <<a href="mailto:stephen.burr@usda.gov">stephen.burr@usda.gov</a>>;
Mausel, David - FS <<a href="mailto:David.Mausel@usda.gov">David.Mausel@usda.gov</a>>; Wu, Yun -FS <<a href="mailto:yun.wu@usda.gov">yun.wu@usda.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> USFS Washington Office - Request for FY21 Forest Health Protection Special Project Proposals (Due 10/16/20)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>(Please share widely with interested parties.)<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear all –<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">The Washington Office of the US Forest Service is requesting fiscal year 2021 proposals for Special Project programs administered by Forest Health Protection (FHP) within State and Private Forestry. Program
guidelines and proposal instructions for the FHP Special Project categories are available on the National FHP Grants webpage
<a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fs.fed.us%2Fforesthealth%2Fworking-with-us%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cdeggen%40pa.gov%7C40e107b2e3dc41b5da7808d84dd55586%7C418e284101284dd59b6c47fc5a9a1bde%7C0%7C0%7C637344925947293165&sdata=QnxkYP5qPgrKB9xgsJ6DKsm%2FiqiAy6ZosjmWS0dV9Iw%3D&reserved=0">
https://www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/working-with-us/</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Proposals for the following four Special Project program categories are due
<b>October 16, 2020</b> to the Regional Special Project Program Representative. The Eastern Region Program Representatives will accept proposals for projects in the District of Columbia and the twenty Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and New England States.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b>Forest Health Monitoring Program, Evaluation Monitoring (EM)</b> - A component of the Forest Health Monitoring Program designed to determine the extent, severity, and cause of undesirable changes in forest health.<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Eastern Region Program Representative: Stephen Burr,
<a href="mailto:stephen.burr@usda.gov">stephen.burr@usda.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b>Special Technology Development Program (STDP)</b> - A program to help bring research results into practice by developing cutting edge technologies and field operation methods that provide field specialists with tools to restore
and protect America's forests.<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Eastern Region Program Representative: John Kyhl,
<a href="mailto:john.f.kyhl@usda.gov">john.f.kyhl@usda.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b>Biological Control of Invasive Forest Pests (BCIFP)</b> – A program to develop technologies for expanding the use of biological control on invasive species that impact forests and grasslands.<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Eastern Region Program Representative: John Kyhl,
<a href="mailto:john.f.kyhl@usda.gov">john.f.kyhl@usda.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b>Forest Service-Pesticide Impact Assessment Program (FSPIAP)</b> - A program to evaluate the benefits and impacts of pesticide use in forest environments.<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Eastern Region Program Representative: John Kyhl,
<a href="mailto:john.f.kyhl@usda.gov">john.f.kyhl@usda.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Washington Office will also be requesting fiscal year 2021 proposals for the Emerging Pest program, to be due
<b>March 1, 2021</b>. Additional information for the Emerging Pest Project program is expected prior to the due date.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:8.6pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><b>Emerging Pests</b> – A program to respond to needs at the Regional level that represents a new threat to forest health, shows signs of increased risk or of sudden impact, has moved to
a new and unexpected location, or is exhibiting a new behavior. It is not intended to support existing National program areas or supplement special funding programs (FSPIAP, BCIP, EM, STDP).
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Washington Office’s FHP Special Project timeline and submission process for fiscal year 2021 is as follows:<span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">Selection of Approved Projects <br>
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<span style="color:black">October 16, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">November 30, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">January 29, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">March 1, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">March 26, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">April 9, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please let me know if you have any questions about the Washington Office’s FHP Special Projects.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Susan<o:p></o:p></p>
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