The Extension Foundation reviewed 60 applications from all six regions of Cooperative Extension for Year 1 of the New Technologies for Ag Extension (NTAE) funding opportunity. Twenty-four projects representing 18 Land-grant universities were selected by an external review panel for the award. This includes funding for four levels of projects: Incubation ($10,000), Acceleration ($20,000), Expansion ($40,000), and Scaling ($100,000). A complete listing of awarded projects can be found on the tables below.
About New Technologies for Ag Extension
NTAE is a grant from USDA NIFA in partnership with the University of New Hampshire. It will begin its first year starting in February 2024. The Extension Foundation invited project and program teams aligned with USDA and Extension Committee on Organization and Policy (ECOP) strategic goals/priority program areas to apply for funding and support from the Extension Foundation through September 21, 2024.
Programs with a special focus on diversity, equity, inclusion, and climate were encouraged, but this was not required. All Land-grant universities were welcome to apply regardless of membership status in the Extension Foundation. Depending on the type of project, teams may receive fellowships of up to $100K, and all projects receive support from Extension Foundation Catalysts, Coaches, and Key Informants. Catalysts are experienced Cooperative Extension Administrators who provide mentorship and guidance to projects, and Key Informants have subject matter expertise across areas such as publishing, evaluation, partner development, leadership and team development, marketing, communications, and more. Through NTAE, the Extension Foundation provides a set of services most projects rarely have access to— services create deeper impact and greater sustainability for the project.
A dashboard of all the NTAE projects is available here.
SELECTED INCUBATION PROJECTS | INSTITUTION | REGION |
BudgetBot - Applying Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing Applications to Agricultural Extension | Oklahoma State University | Southern |
Cultivating Futures: 4-H Youth Internship Experience in Agriscience | University of Maryland, College Park | Northeast |
Conducting a Systematic Scoping Review to Identify Climate Change Programming for Young Children | Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona | Western |
Professional Development for Mid-Career Extension Educators | The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System | North Central |
Climate Resilient Agriculture in South Dakota - Planning for an Extension climate adaptation program | South Dakota State University | North Central |
Handbook of Aerial Crop Scouting | Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln | North Central |
Collaboration between Dietetics Program and Extension - Using technology for a healthy dietary intervention among African Communities in Baltimore, Maryland based on relevant mediators of behavior change in this population. | University of Maryland | Northeast |
SELECTED ACCELERATION PROJECTS | INSTITUTION | REGION |
Improving and Expanding Reach of the Oregon Pest Monitoring Network: a real-time, interactive data dashboard | Oregon State University | Western |
Caring for Our Kin: A Curriculum for Kinship Caregiver Support Groups | The Pennsylvania State University | North Central |
Measuring Extension Collective Impact: A pilot program to create a data management platform | University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture | Southern |
Nourish and Flourish Conversation Guides Acceleration | Regents of the University of Minnesota | North Central |
Enhancing Nutrition Education in Underserved Communities through a Mobile App. | Langston University | 1890s Region |
Dissemination of baby ginger production technology in Oklahoma | Langston University | 1890s Region |
Activating USDA Partnerships to Advance Recreation Economies | West Virginia University Extension Service | Northeast |
SELECTED EXPANSION PROJECTS | INSTITUTION | REGION |
Building Collaborative Research and Extension Networks to Advance the application of science with urban communities | Washington State University | Western |
Food Recovery for Rhode Island Expansion | University of Rhode Island | Northeast |
Cultural Competency for Communities | West Virginia University | Northeast |
North Central Climate Collaborative: Focus on Agriculture Conference | South Dakota State University | North Central |
Expanding the Growing Growers Farm Apprenticeship Model Across Kansas & Beyond | Kansas State University | North Central |
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