**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** AN INTERDISCIPLINARY MULTI-STATE TEAM OF EXTENSION PROFESSIONALS AND PARTNERS IS HOSTING AN IN-PERSON WORKSHOP (OCT 9-11) DIRECTLY AHEAD OF THE FIRST AMERICAN LAND-GRANT CONSORTIUM ANNUAL CONFERENCE HELD OCT 10-13, 2024, IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. THE WORKSHOP IS A FOLLOW-UP CONVERSATION TO THE CLIMATE, WATER EQUITY, AND OPPORTUNITY WORKSHOP HELD IN OCTOBER 2023. THIS EVENT WILL BUILD ON THE WORK OF THE 2023 WORKSHOP BY FOCUSING ON RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT, PROGRAM AND PERSPECTIVE SHARING, SHARING RECOMMENDATIONS GENERATED AT THE 2023 WORKSHOP, DRAFTING A CULTURALLY GROUNDED ACTION PLAN FOR THE HIGHEST PRIORITY RECOMMENDATION, AND COMPOSING A PROPOSAL FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT FUTURE WORK.WE WILL SHARE THE RECOMMENDATIONS GENERATED AT THE 2023 WORKSHOP WITH A BROAD GROUP OF LAND-GRANT PROFESSIONALS AND PARTNERS THROUGH WEBINARS LEADING UP TO THE 2024 WORKSHOP. AT THE 2024 WORKSHOP WE WILL OUTLINE THREE OF THE TOP PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS DRAFTED AT THE WORKSHOP AND ATTENDEES WILL CHOOSE ONE RECOMMENDATION AND CREATE A CORRESPONDING ACTION PLAN WHICH WILL SERVE AS THE FOUNDATION FOR A FUNDING PROPOSAL. FUTURE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND PROPOSAL CRITERIA WILL BE IDENTIFIED AHEAD OF TIME TO ENSURE A COMPLETE PROPOSAL IS GENERATED.AS A RESULT OF THIS PROPOSAL, WE WILL GENERATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR LAND-GRANT PARTNERS TO SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE WORK AND HELP OUR INSTITUTIONS BETTER SERVE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES ON CLIMATE AND WATER-RELATED ISSUES. THESE EFFORTS WILL IMPROVE ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCY IN THE FACE OF A CHANGING CLIMATE AND INCREASING DEMANDS ON WATER RESOURCES AND SUPPORT THE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF CLIMATE ADAPTATION PROGRAMMING AND RESOURCES IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL REGION OF THE UNITED STATES.