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News Funding Opportunities About 2023 Annual Report Purpose, Values and Operating Principles Team & Board of Directors Find Cooperative Extension in Your State List of Common Extension Acronyms Advocacy Toolkit Careers Accessibility Statement Video Conferencing and Virtual Events Policy Privacy Policy Terms of Use Member Services Current Members Professional Development Leadership and Team Development Campus Catalog Delivering Online Courses Campus Procedures Terms of Use – Special Circumstances Member Solutions Video Resource Library National Programs and Services 22007 Outreach Support Program EXCITE FADI-EDEN Impact Collaborative National Program Action Teams NextGen Technical Advising New Technologies for Ag Extension Pesticide Safety Education Funds Management Program AgriProspects Workforce Development Network Tools Getting Started with the Extension Foundation Acknowledgement Of Extension Foundation Free Tools Ask Extension ExtensionBot National Registry Of Cooperative Extension Programs & Assets Connect National Cooperative Extension Projects Search Extension Team Health Dashboard Mentoring Publications 2023 NTAE Yearbook ContactThe Extension Foundation helps U.S. Cooperative Extension make a more visible, measurable, impact on local issues. Cooperative Extension is a national network of 35,000 professionals from 112 Universities with presence in every county, borough, parish, and territory that empower communities of all types and sizes through educational programs, resources, and research-based information to help realize their potential and improve quality of life. The Extension Foundation’s goal is to increase system capacity, and support Extension programs in scaling and investigating new methods and models for implementation. The Extension Foundation helps U.S. Cooperative Extension make a more visible, measurable, impact on local issues. Cooperative Extension is a national network of 35,000 professionals from 112 Universities with presence in every county, borough, parish, and territory that empower communities of all types and sizes through educational programs, resources, and research-based information to help realize their potential and improve quality of life. The Extension Foundation’s goal is to increase system capacity, and support Extension programs in scaling and investigating new methods and models for implementation. Previous Next A Partner to Cooperative Extension The Extension Foundation was formed in 2006 by Extension Directors and Administrators. Today, the Foundation partners with Cooperative Extension through liaison roles and a formal plan of work with the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy (ECOP) to increase system capacity while providing programmatic services, and helping Extension programs scale and investigate new methods and models for implementing programs. The Foundation provides professional development to Cooperative Extension professionals and offers exclusive services to its members. About Cooperative Extension All universities engage in research and teaching, but the nation’s 112 Land-grant Universities and Colleges , including Historically Black Land-grant Universities and Tribal Colleges , have a third critical mission—Extension. Extension” means reaching out and extending university research and resources to meet public needs through non-formal educational programs at the community level. The Cooperative Extension System (CES) engages people in these opportunities to help them solve problems, develop skills, and build a better future where they live and work. With thousands of university and county-based Extension employees and over 2 million volunteers, CES crosses every state and U.S. territory. Find Extension Programs Across the Nation. Cooperative Extension Professional? Use our tool to get familiar with the Extension Foundation and it’s tools, programs, and services. Get Started Membership Membership in the Extension Foundation is available to all Land-grant institutions. Membership grants access to our Member Services including Professional Development and Leadership Development, and supports the work we do in all of our programs. current members Tools ASK Extension Registry Connect Search Campus National Programs and Services New Technologies for Ag Extension (NTAE) Pesticide Safety Education Funds Management Program (PSEFMP) EXCITE NextGen Impact Collaborative FADI-EDEN AgriProspects Workforce Development Network 22007 Outreach Support Program The New Technologies for Agricultural Extension (NTAE) New Technologies for Ag Extension (NTAE) is a grant from USDA-NIFA in partnership with Oklahoma State University is in its fourth year beginning on September 1st, 2022 (grant no. 2020-41595-30123). The Foundation is supporting competitively selected Extension programs aligned with USDA and Extension Committe on Organization and Policy (ECOP) strategic goals/priority program areas. Programs receive funding and support from the Extension Foundation for one full year. This program serves all Land-Grant Universities in the United States. Additionally, this program funds national tools for Cooperative Extension such as Ask Extension and Connect Extension. Grant-funded projects utilize an external and impartial review process for applications learn More Pesticide Safety Education Funds Management Program (PSEFMP) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a cooperative agreement to the Extension Foundation (EXF) to administer a national subaward program supporting Pesticide Safety Education Programs (PSEPs). The new project, titled Empowered Up: A Comprehensive PSEFMP Promoting Efficiency & Environmental Justice,” will receive up to $15 million over five years. It will build upon a previous PSEP subaward program, also managed by EXF, which concluded in July 2023. Learn More Extension Collaborative on Immunizaion Teaching and Engagement (EXCITE) The Extension Foundation, in cooperation with the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy (ECOP), through an Interagency Agreement (IAA) with the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are funding the Cooperative Extension System (CES) to address health disparities among rural and other underserved communities. (AWARD NO: 2021-77041-34831) The Extension network as a trusted leader in communities across the nation is a key factor in the selection of Extension as a CDC partner. On behalf of the Cooperative Extension System and in collaboration with ECOP, the Extension Foundation serves as Principal Investigator; provides grants administration; fiscal, operational, and technological services; system-wide communication; innovation processes; wrap-around services for projects; data collection and dashboards; and partnership development. Grant-funded projects utilize an external and impartial review process for applications. learn More NextGen Technical Advising Services The Extension Foundation has entered into an agreement with USDA-NIFA as the Technical Service Provider for the From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals (NEXTGEN) funding opportunity. All eligible institutions may utilize Extension Foundation services. Membership in the Extension Foundation is not required to participate. There is no cost in using the Extension Foundation’s technical services. learn More Impact Collaborative The Impact Collaborative is home to a national network of Land-grant university professionals led by the Extension Foundation to empower individuals and the communities they serve to cocreate solutions through Extension programming that have greater sustainability with the goal of making a greater impact locally. The Impact Collaborative was developed in partnership with the Cooperative Extension System since 2014 and continues to evolve to meet the needs of Extension professionals nationally. It is guided by the...