Opportunity for Extension Water Funding

Rebecca Powers and Rick Koelsch, April 17, 2014

The North Central Region Water Network is pleased to announce its 2014 seed funding request for applications (RFA). A total of $80,000 will be awarded, with each award being up to $30,000. Application teams should engage Extension professionals and partners from at least three North Central Region states. Awards will be made for work in any of the following areas:

• Planning Projects  – The purpose of planning projects is to do one or more of the following:

• Prepare for competitive funding opportunities.
• Work with partners to plan Extension programs or related applied research that could be funded through contracts or other non-competitive funding mechanisms.
• Develop a plan for expanding a high quality Extension program to address needs of additional states in the North Central Region.

• Program Delivery Projects – The purpose of program delivery projects is to conduct new multi-state Extension programming for which a plan for multi-state work already exists.

• Professional Development for Extension Professionals to Improve Water-Related Extension Programs – A study sponsored by the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy (ECOP) identified key characteristics of 21st Century Extension professionals by reviewing Extension job postings, surveying Extension Directors/Administrators and conducting focus groups with outstanding Extension professionals. The purpose of these projects is to enhance skills of Extension professionals identified by the study’s Advisory Committee as “emerging” to address a specific water quality programming need. Please reference The Skills and Attributes of 21st Century Extension Professionals for the list of identified emerging skills and attributes.

For more information including the full RFA and a recommended Budget Planning Worksheet, please visit the North Central Region Water Network website. Successful projects will be established

DEADLINE: All proposals are due by Friday, June 13, 2014 at 5:00 PM CDT

More Info

An information session for submitters will be held on Thursday, May 1, 2014 at 2:00 PM CDT. Please RSVP to Martha Martin if you would like to participate. You will receive access instructions prior to the call.