Cooperative Extension Program
Prairie View A&M University Extension's Family and Community Health (FCH) recently wrapped up its impactful Mental Health Conference on July 17, 2024. Themed "Breaking the Silence: Empowering Voices for Mental Health Awareness," the conference was a crucial platform for engaging discussions and enhancing awareness about mental health issues among diverse populations. The event was ...
As a private forest landowner, you may start to think about timber taxes only after having a timber sale. However, each forest activity you conduct can have tax implications. Generally, all income received is taxable unless excluded by tax law, and nothing is deductible unless a provision allows it. Understanding the forest-related provisions and ...
SAN JUAN, P.R., January 9, 2023 — Today, at the American Farm Bureau Federation annual convention, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced several major developments at the U.S. Department of Agriculture that will benefit farmers, ranchers and producers across the nation.
Please see the USDA NRCS Announcement for the (EQIP-CIC) Environmental Quality Incentive Program-Conservation Incentive Contracts. The deadline to have your application in is January 6, 2023. Please share this announcement with other landowners. Contact; Elliott Washington email: ejwashington@pvamu.edu
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 18, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Akiptan, Inc., the Cherokee Nation Economic Development Trust Authority (CNEDTA) and the Shared Capital Cooperative have been approved or conditionally approved as intermediary lenders through the Heirs’ Property Relending Program (HPRP). Once HPRP loans with these lenders close, these ...
According to The Federal Communications Commission, more than 24 million people in the U.S. lack high-speed internet access. Even more, don't have the skills needed to take full advantage of online resources. Combining those two things creates a digital divide that impacts future opportunities for young people and adults. Prairie View A&M University's ...
Relevance The L.E.A.D. mobile application was created as a tool to track critical data that would extend to medical practitioners and caregivers. The goal of this program is to assess the effectiveness of the Live well, Eat well, be Active with Diabetes curriculum and provide digital support through a mobile application. The LEAD curriculum ...
Relevance Heroes 4-Health (H4-H), youth leadership and healthy living program, empowers teens as youth health ambassadors to grow their knowledge in leadership skills, presentation skills, and healthy living practices, both nutritional and physical activity. This National 4-H Council-funded initiative requires youth to engage in eight hours of nutrition and related wellness instruction to be ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the deadlines to apply for the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities funding opportunity after requests from many stakeholders.
GRIFFIN, Georgia -- The Southern region of the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program has released its Call for Pre-proposals for the 2023 Research & Education Grants program. The deadline for submitting pre-proposals is June 3, 2022 at 12 p.m. (noon). Note that this CFP is for the Research portion of the Research and Education Grant Program only. The Education Grant will be released at a later date in 2022.
