Find Incentives in Your State to Keep Climate Mitigation Moving, Feb 19, 2pm EST webinar
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Funding Opportunities
Integrated Pest Management Funding Available
Start a new project related to integrated pest management with funding from the North Central IPM Center. Projects may support community initiatives, critical issues, or working group collaborations related to insects, diseases, or weeds. Funding for selected projects will be awarded in March of 2025. The Center has approximately $360,000 to award and expects to fund about 13 projects. Each project may receive up to $30,000 for a 12-month period. More information is available on the Center's...
Announcement of the Extension Foundation Pesticide Safety Education Funds Management Program (PSEFMP) Funding Opportunity
The Extension Foundation (EXF) is pleased to announce a funding opportunity for Pesticide Safety Education Programs (PSEP) for 2025. This opportunity is made available through a cooperative agreement (X8-84066001) with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to continue the administration of the national subaward program in support of pesticide applicator education, and training for certified applicators of restricted use pesticides. In addition, during this funding period EXF will aid in...
AgriProspects Mini-Grants - July 31 Deadline, Upcoming Support Sessions
July 31st marks the deadline to submit a proposal for an AgriProspects mini-grant supporting adult ag workforce development projects. A home stretch update and Q&A session is scheduled for July 17th at 4pm ET. Register for the session using the link below: https://agriprospects.extensio...ts/july-2024-update/ We are also wrapping up our regional office hours for the grant. While marked as regional, anyone can attend any session that fits their schedule. The following office hours are...
AgriProspects Mini-Grant Office Hours Launch June 6th
The AgriProspects mini-grant program was launched last week to support Extension professionals in delivering adult workforce development programs for the agricultural sector. AgriProspects Coordinators will host multiple office hour sessions for each Extension Region in June and July. The first session, led by the North Central Coordinators, will be held from 10:30-11:30am ET. Although focused on Land-grant institutions in the North Central region, all are welcome to attend. To see available...
AgriProspects Mini-Grants Launched to Address Extension Adult Workforce Development Needs in the Agricultural Sector
The AgriProspects Workforce Development Network, a collaborative effort of the Extension Foundation (EXF), the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy (ECOP) Economic & Workforce Development Program Action Team (Workforce PAT) and USDA-NIFA, aims to bolster the Extension system’s capacity to meet the evolving workforce demands within the food and agriculture sector. To further its mission, AgriProspects is seeking proposals for Round 1 of its Mini-grant Program. Round 1...