Smith-Lever Extension Funding

Joint Cooperative Extension Programs at 1862 Land-grant Institutions and University of the District of Columbia Public Postsecondary Education Reorganization Act Program: To develop practical applications of research knowledge; instructions and practical demonstrations of existing or improved practices or technologies in agriculture; uses of energy with respect to agriculture and home economics; subjects relating to persons not attending or resident in 1862 Land-grant Institutions; imparting information on those subjects through demonstrations, publications, and otherwise; and for the necessary printing and distribution of information in connection with the subjects. Cooperative Extension Programs at 1862 Land-grant Institutions (Smith-Lever Special Needs): To support Extension activities identified in the eligible institution’s approved pre-existing 5-year plan of work (POW). SLSN funds are allocated to a State Cooperative Extension Service to fulfill a purpose not normally a part of the continuing Extension program. Smith-lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program (SLSNCGP): To support innovative, education-based approaches to address disaster preparedness and specific responses related to disasters or disaster threats caused by natural, human-made, or technological hazards, or by other factors that contribute to the exposure or vulnerability of a community.