diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 318b6d6b..7154bdff 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
-    Ascii85 (1.1.1)
+    Ascii85 (2.0.1)
     addressable (2.8.7)
       public_suffix (>= 2.0.2, < 7.0)
     afm (0.2.2)
@@ -87,20 +87,20 @@ GEM
       rb-inotify (~> 0.9, >= 0.9.10)
     mercenary (0.3.6)
     mini_portile2 (2.8.7)
-    nokogiri (1.16.7)
+    nokogiri (1.16.2)
       mini_portile2 (~> 2.8.2)
       racc (~> 1.4)
     pathutil (0.16.2)
       forwardable-extended (~> 2.6)
-    pdf-reader (2.12.0)
-      Ascii85 (~> 1.0)
+    pdf-reader (2.13.0)
+      Ascii85 (>= 1.0, < 3.0, != 2.0.0)
       afm (~> 0.2.1)
       hashery (~> 2.0)
       ruby-rc4
       ttfunk
     public_suffix (6.0.1)
     racc (1.8.1)
-    rack (3.1.7)
+    rack (3.1.8)
     rainbow (3.1.1)
     rb-fsevent (0.11.2)
     rb-inotify (0.11.1)
diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 2704af27..4d739daf 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 title: U.S. Digital Corps
 email: usdigitalcorps@gsa.gov
 email_hr: marjorie.louis@gsa.gov
+email_agency_partnership: usdc-partnerships@gsa.gov
 description: "The United States Digital Corps.  Empowering early-career technologists to build a more effective, equitable government."
 baseurl: "" # the subpath of your site, e.g. /blog
 url: "https://digitalcorps.gsa.gov" # the base hostname & protocol for your site, e.g. http://example.com
+ 
 
 # global application features on/off
 # remove individual track page.apply_url to disable individual tracks
diff --git a/_includes/footer.html b/_includes/footer.html
index 324f7e4d..cfb602b5 100644
--- a/_includes/footer.html
+++ b/_includes/footer.html
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
               Interested in partnering with the Digital Corps and hosting Fellows?
               <br class="display-none desktop:display-inline" />
               Contact us at <span class="usa-footer__secondary-link">
-                <a href="mailto:{{site.email}}">{{site.email}}</a></span>.
+                <a href="mailto:{{site.email_agency_partnership}}">{{site.email_agency_partnership}}</a></span>.
             </p>
 
             <p class="margin-0 padding-top-2">
diff --git a/pages/projects.html b/pages/projects.html
index c7e5cfd1..dc1066a9 100644
--- a/pages/projects.html
+++ b/pages/projects.html
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ <h2>
         <img src="{{site.baseurl}}/assets/images/agencies/VA.webp" alt="VA" class="width-10 height-10 tablet:margin-right-2"/>
       </div>
       <div class="inaugural-styling">
-        <p>If you are a federal employee interested in learning about how to participate in future cohorts of the U.S. Digital Corps, please reach out to us at <a href="mailto:{{site.email}}">{{site.email}}</a>.</p>
+        <p>If you are a federal employee interested in learning about how to participate in future cohorts of the U.S. Digital Corps, please reach out to us at <a href="mailto:{{site.email_agency_partnership}}">{{site.email_agency_partnership}}</a>.</p>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>