← LeaderboardsInvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Extension Foundation
$10,420,000
Total funding
4
Grants
Funding over time
peak $10M · FY2022–24$10M$7.5M$5M$2.5M$0
'22
'23
'24
Funding mix
By agency
USDA$10,420,000 · 4
By mechanism
—$10,420,000 · 4
Investigators at Extension Foundation
InvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Exposure= the full size of every grant they're on ($1M each).
Rising Stars
First grant in the last 5 yrs
Not enough data
Emerging Leaders
6–10 yrs in
Not enough data
All-Time
Most funded here, all years
Not enough data
Largest grants
** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE ECOP WORKFORCE DEVELOP PROGRAM ACTION TEAM IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NECIW NATIONAL WORKING GROUP (NWG) AND EXF WILL COLLABORATE WITH NIFA STAFF TO FORM A ROBUST NETWORK OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENTITIES ACROSS EVERY U.S. REGION TO BUILD THE NATION'S CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO THE CHANGING NEEDS IN THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE SECTOR. THE PRIMARY AUDIENCE FOR THE CLEARINGHOUSE WILL BE CES PRACTITIONERS, WORKFORCE INTERMEDIARIES, AND THE PARTICIPANTS THEY SERVE. INTERMEDIARIES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE US DEPARTMENTOF LABOR, AMERICANN JOBS CENTER, INDUSTRY PARTNERS, STATE AND LOCAL WORKFORCE AGENCIES, AND VENDORS LIKE EDUWORKS AND AGCAREERSP ARE CRITICAL PARTNERS FOR THIS PROJECT. THE INTERMEDIARY'S ROLE IS TO BRIDGE THE TIMING AND INFORMATION GAP AND ALIGN EMPLOYEE PREPARATION AND TRAINING TO EMPLOYER NEEDS, THEREBY CREATING THE OPTIMAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE DEMAND AND SUPPLY SIDES OF THE WORLD OF WORK, ULTIMATELY SERVING AS THE DIRECT CONNECTION TO JOB SEEKERS.$10,000,000
· FY2023 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
DEVELOPING A ROADMAP FOR THE FIVE RECOMMENDATIONS RECENTLY DEVELOPED IN COOPERATIVE EXTENSION'S NATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR HEALTH EQUITY AND WELL-BEING.$300,000
· FY2022 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERACTIVE DATA SET OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OFFERINGS OF EXTENSION OFFICES ENABLING THE EXTENSION FOUNDATION TO IDENTIFY AND SCALE EXISTING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS ACROSS ALL ASPECTS OF COOPERATIVE EXTENSION IDENTIFY AND SCALE EXISTING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS ACROSS ALL ASPECTS OF COOPERATIVE EXTENSION$70,000
· FY2022 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
EXTENSION FOUNDATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EXTENSION COMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATION AND POLICY (ECOP) FOR THE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE (CES) AND THE CLIMATE PRIORITY ACTION TEAM (PAT) PROPOSES TO CONVENE NATIONAL EXTENSION LEADERS FROM LAND GRANT UNIVERSITIES INCLUDING HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, AND TRIBAL COLLEGES THAT ARE FOCUSED ON CLIMATE SCIENCE AND CLIMATE-BASED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. THE NATIONAL EXTENSION CLIMATE ACTION CONVENING WILL STRENGTHEN THE NETWORK OF CLIMATE-BASED EXTENSION PROFESSIONALS, ACCELERATE CLIMATE-RELATED APPLIED RESEARCH AND PROGRAMMING, AND ELEVATE CES'S CONTRIBUTION TO CLIMATE RESILIENCY, MITIGATION, AND ADAPTATION EFFORTS. THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE CONVENING IS TO DEVELOP A NATIONAL CLIMATE ACTION PLAN, WHICH WILL SERVE AS A GUIDE TO IDENTIFY ISSUE-BASED APPLIED RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE ADOPTION OF PRACTICAL CLIMATE APPLICATIONS FOR CES AUDIENCES. THE ACTION PLAN WILL BE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS RELEVANT TO EXTENSION IN NIFA'S FORTHCOMING NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE ROADMAP AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.A CONCERTED AND IMPLEMENTABLE ACTION PLAN IS NEEDED TO GUIDE MEANINGFUL ACTION AND LEVERAGE THE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SECTION'S(CES) 3200-PLUS NETWORK OF EXTENSION PROFESSIONALS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE WITH THE BEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE METHODS. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACTION PLAN WILL LEAD TOCES'S INCREASED ABILITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO SOLUTIONS REGARDING CLIMATE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION THROUGH SYSTEMWIDE PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES AND BENEFIT FROM NEW PARTNERSHIPS AND FUNDING. OVER THE LONG TERM, COMMUNITIES WILL BE MORE RESILIENT AND BETTER-EQUIPPED TO ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHALLENGES AS A RESULT OF CES PROGRAMMING AND PARTNERSHIPS.?$50,000
· FY2024 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture