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USDA Agencies with essential functions that must have a continuous emergency operational capability during national security emergencies constitute the USDA Emergency Board. Those agencies are: Agricultural Marketing Service; Agricultural Research Service; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service;  National Institute of Food and Agriculture (formerly Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service; Farm Service Agency; Food and Nutrition Service; Food Safety and Inspection Service;  Foreign Agricultural Service; Forest Service; National Agricultural Statistics Service and Natural Resources Conservation Service).

The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is the federal partner for EDEN and also appoints programmatic and funding liaison(s) to EDEN.    

EDEN enjoys participation of representatives of several programs within NIFA and one other USDA agency, the Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS). 


Agencies

NIFA

Current EDEN Liaison:
The EDEN Liaison is the primary point of contact (POC) between EDEN and the agency.

NameTitleEmailPhone
Beverly Samuel CFCS, National Program Leader, Housing and Community Livingbsamuel@nifa.usda.gov202-720-6059
William Hoffman Program and Analysis Officerwhoffman@NIFA.USDA.GOV202-401-1112

See NIFA's EDEN page, for additional delegates and resources.

The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA, formerly CSREES) is the federal partner for EDEN and also appoints programmatic and funding liaison(s) to EDEN.


APHIS

Current EDEN Liaison:
The EDEN Liaison is the primary point of contact (POC) between EDEN and the agency.

NameTitleEmailPhone
There is no current Liaison available for this member.

See APHIS's EDEN page, for additional delegates and resources.

EDEN works with The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) in the areas of training, education and communication to reduce the impact of agricultural disasters.

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