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UMASH Community Forums: Aging on the Farm Request for Partnership Pre-Proposals

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Sponsors
University of Minnesota Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation (CHAI), Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
Deadlines
Dec 1, 2023
Contact
Purpose

The Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (UMASH) and partners are accepting pre-proposal applications for small projects to build partnerships for the UMASH Emerging Issues Program.

Projects of interest include those that:

  • Address the key issues identified during the Fall Forum
  • Form new partnerships from multiple sectors
  • Focus on specific solutions and vulnerable populations
  • Show promise of leading to a larger sustainable effort

Special consideration will be given to proposals that include regional partnership, as well as partnerships between organizations in the Upper Midwest that have resulted from previous Community Forums.

Eligibility

Eligible participants include community-based organizations and academic researchers in the Upper Midwest Region with an interest in agricultural safety and health.

Consult the service area map on the UMASH website.

Geographic coverage
The Upper Midwest Region which includes North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and parts of Nebraska, Illinois, Michigan, and Missouri
Amount of funding

$5,000 - $10,000

Application process

Interested participants should email a one-page summary of their proposed idea to umash@umn.edu addressing the following points:

  • Specific issue or opportunity to be addressed
  • How it relates to the agricultural workforce
  • Organizations and individuals involved
  • Expected outcome
  • Potential for future funding to extend this work and potential funding sources
  • Approximate expected costs (non-binding)

Pre-proposals will be reviewed, and selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal.

Tagged as
Aging and aging-related services · Agricultural health and safety · Elderly population · Farmers and farmworkers · Networking and collaboration · Planning and strategy methods and resources · Illinois · Iowa · Michigan · Minnesota · Missouri · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · Wisconsin

Organizations (1)

  • Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center, view details



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