Indian Country.” ● Mr. Fred Tutman - Patuxnet Riverkeeper - February 2 - “Support Climate and Environmental Action with Marginalized Communities.” Significant Results: ● Output 2 - Create action items developed for each priority area identified during the 2021 NECI Climate Action Forum ○ Done October 2021 ○ Revised action items with NECI member and conference attendee input at NEES+NSS 2022 ● Output 3 - National support from all stakeholders to develop a Climate Smart Extension Certification/Badging for Climate Literacy ○ Continuing to build support among USDA-NIFA staff and collaborators through formal NECI events and information networking opportunities. ○ Professional development and relationship building through the 2022 National Extension Energy Summit (NEES) & National Sustainability Summit (NSS) held at Penn State University May 15 - 19, 2022 ○ NECI & NECAT representation and engagement at NEES + NSS: ■ Six NECI steering committee members and two Extension Foundation liaisons in attendance (8 total NECI representatives at the conference) ■ Applicants for NEES+NSS 2022 travel stipends solicited through competitive rprocess - 13 application received in all from 9 faculty, 3 student, 1 NECI SC member ■ $9,500 in travel stipends award: to support conference attendance ● 6 - $1,000 stipends ● 7 - $500 stipends ■ NECI-sponsored keynote speaker Crystal Chissell from Project Regeneration presented on Day 2 of the conference, May 17 ■ NECI-sponsored networking social and dinner held for 37 conference participants at the ReFarm Cafe at Windswept Farms ■ Coordinated Yale Climate Connections staff to attend and record interviews with conference attendees for use on their 90-second podcasts. ● Output 4 - Curriculum planning committee has been established and budget, partners and outcomes/measures have been identified ○ NECI & NECAT representation and engagement at NEES + NSS: ■ Six NECI steering committee members and two Extension Foundation liaisons in attendance (8 total NECI representatives at the conference) ■ $9,500 in travel stipends award: to support conference attendance by NECI members and collaborators
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