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AgriProspects Workforce Development Network AgriProspects Summit 2025 2025 AgriProspects Summit Extension IS Workforce Development Extension IS Workforce Development Welcome to the AgriProspects website! Glad you stopped by!
AgriProspects is a NIFA-funded, five-year Adult Agriculture Workforce Development (Adult AWD) program seeking to foster regional cooperation, identify workforce ecosystem gaps, and provide adaptive solutions to local and regional employment challenges utilizing the extensive resources and know-how of the Cooperative Extension System.
We aim to increase awareness of and access to Extension resources that enhance skills, facilitate credential attainment, and prepare participants for successful workforce entry or re-entry.
AgriProspects approaches adult workforce development from three key perspectives: Everything Extension does is workforce development Skills are the building blocks Extension programming provides valuable skills to learners which in turn help the learner build their toolboxes.
These toolboxes are then used by learners to improve their employability, start businesses, improve productivity or yields in their or other’s enterprises, manage staff and volunteers more effectively, and increase customer loyalty through high-levels of customer service. All of these (and more) are things Extension provides through its programming each and every day.
Oddly, many miss this connection and its grounding within the Land-grant mission of Extension , Teaching , and Research . We’re hoping to change this! This website is one of the tools in our toolbox.
Other emerging tools include an online Extension adult workforce development program clearinghouse; professional development, support, and networking for Extension practitioners; and services to the system such as our mini-grant program. We hope you’ll join us in this journey! Not sure where to start?
Try reaching out to our team . Connect with others working in this area by joining one the Connect Extension subgroups and ECOP Program Action Teams we’re partnering with to do this work. And, at the end, we hope you’ll agree that Extension is Workforce Development!
We’ll see you in the field! The first Home Extension Agent Ella Graham Agnew (March 18, 1871 – February 5, 1958) was a Virginia educator and social worker. She was the first woman named a field demonstration agent by the United States Department of Agriculture, and later occupied high-level positions supporting the New Deal.
The Extension Foundation is a nonprofit established by Extension Directors and Administrators nationwide. Extension Foundation is embedded in the U.S. Cooperative Extension System and serves on Extension Committee on Organization and Policy (ECOP).
This work is supported by the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)-National Extension Clearinghouse for Industry and the Workforce, project award no. 2023-67037-40533, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this website and consultative support are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or the Extension Foundation. © 2024 AgriProspects Workforce Development Network
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Nonprofit/Extension systems; projects serving rural agricultural communities; must involve adult workforce development in food/agricultural systems. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $200,000 per 2-year grant. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
AgriProspects Workforce Development Grants is funded by Extension Foundation (funded by USDA NIFA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
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