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<span style="color: black;">Forwarding on behalf of Molly McCormick. </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Pardon cross-postings.</span></div>
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<span style="color:black">The Plant Conservation Alliance (PCA) Federal Committee is seeking information from federal agencies on</span><span style="color:black"> </span><span class="x_x_x_marko16mklhv3" style="color:black">projects</span><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="color:black">in</span><span style="color:black"> </span><span class="x_x_x_markci8hh8mf0" style="color:black">FY21</span><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="color:black">(October
1, 2020 – September 31, 2021) that are related to the goals of the National Seed Strategy: increase the availability of diverse native plants needed for restoration, address research and technology gaps, develop tools for land managers, and enhance collaboration
to foster more efficient management of our national native seed supply.</span><br>
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<span style="margin:0px; color:black">The National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration (2015) was developed by 12 federal agencies and 300+ cooperators of the Plant Conservation Alliance (PCA) to address widespread shortages of native plant materials.
Gauging progress is a key component of the Strategy, and since it’s release in 2015, two progress reports have been published: Making Progress (2018) & 2015-2020 Progress Report (2021). Support for the National Seed Strategy is growing rapidly. We need your
help in tracking progress in<span style="margin:0px"> </span><span class="x_x_x_markci8hh8mf0" style="margin:0px">FY21</span><span style="margin:0px"> </span>and maintaining this positive momentum.</span></p>
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Reports can only be submitted by federal employees & federal contractors with permission from your supervisor. </li><li style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; margin:0px; color:black; background-color:white">
<span style="margin:0px; background-color:white">If your project involves several agency partners, you may want to coordinate with them to identify who will submit the project. </span></li><li style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; margin:0px; color:black; background-color:white">
<span style="margin:0px; background-color:white">If you submitted a project last year to the 5-year Progress Report that extended into<span style="margin:0px"> </span><span class="x_x_x_markci8hh8mf0" style="margin:0px">FY21</span>, we will send you a separate
email asking for a project update.</span></li><li style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; margin:0px; color:black; background-color:white">
Need more information? To see the full list of information being<span style="margin:0px"> </span><span class="x_x_x_markgwjc1v8vr" style="margin:0px">request</span>ed and to learn more about this reporting effort, <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usgs.gov%2Fcenters%2Fsouthwest-biological-science-center%2Fnews%2Fnational-seed-strategy-fy21&data=04%7C01%7Cmargaret_park%40fws.gov%7Ced8f46cfc95047559d5d08da1d7dad8e%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637854722859201222%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=IRaBaW6CaqsOfy2N4IHdKx4FJ56d7%2FP%2F6ZsdQZ8szD8%3D&reserved=0" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/southwest-biological-science-center/news/national-seed-strategy-fy21" shash="qcaaOOaICIxZRcqwQU26pAgRkWSprYoiRnI/N+1xb+F8ZX+5m08Hpkj7v6I3m8zHT3JID14GMW2/TANnfbNGDgVu9kWIa03pRnOI+WTlkVBFTQzKhOeyq/zeZRyvyFlBjPNneHptZ10IMj/1hCML0QSa3+TN+S1iSb4J2afyksw=" title="Original URL: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/southwest-biological-science-center/news/national-seed-strategy-fy21. Click or tap if you trust this link." style="margin:0px">go
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<b><span style="margin:0px; font-size:14pt; color:black">DEADLINE: June 1, 2022</span></b></p>
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<b><span style="margin:0px; color:black">SHARE: </span></b><span style="margin:0px; color:black">Please share this announcement with any federal agency partner doing National Seed Strategy-related work.</span></p>
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<b><span style="margin:0px; color:black">QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:</span></b><span style="margin:0px; color:black"> Contact the National Seed Strategy Report Team Chair, Molly McCormick at <<a href="mailto:mmccormick@usgs.gov" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin:0px">mmccormick@usgs.gov</a>>
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