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Program Incubation Unit
The CUCE-NYC program-incubation unit directly supports the efforts of the three program areas: Nutrition & Health, Urban Environment, and Family & Youth Development. The unit's priorities are:
- To maintain and develop existing and outside-funded initiatives consistent with CUCE-NYC program goals
- To explore and develop programs for eventual placement in existing Program Areas after 1 to 2 years of development, or for continuation as outside-funded efforts.
Current Commitments
Program commitments exist for the incubation unit. There is current support for efforts such as the Resilient Communities archive, and the following efforts:
- A New York City-directed grant (through November, 2006) which demonstrates successful biofuel use in multi-family buildings supported by New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).
- A New York City element of Statewide energy education headed by Design & Environmental Analysis faculty (DEA). The biofuel-based initiatives supported in the recent Program Review report include a broad effort to develop a bio-based industry linking New York City markets and Lower Hudson Extension Associations and expand Brooklyn-wide energy education.
In addition, the following are ongoing:
- Biofuel-based initiatives supported in the recent Program Review report include a collaborative effort to develop a bio-based industry linking New York City markets with Lower Hudson Cooperative Extension Associations and continuing Brooklyn-wide energy education.
- A food-security program involving Extension education to support Farmers' Markets development in and around New York City.
- A multi-state collaboration with University of Illinois, Rutgers and University of Massachusetts Extension and other land-grant institutions to build a parallel New York City-based 'platform' for MarketMaker, a web-based tool linking agricultural producers and retail food actors.