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Texas NRCS Announces Funding for Producers Participating in the Prairie View A&M University Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention Program

2022-04-14T09:15:18-05:00

April 7, 2022, Temple, TX – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Texas is offering financial assistance to African American forest landowners in east Texas to implement conservation practices that can help increase the land’s value and improve its forest and wildlife habitats.

Texas NRCS Announces Funding for Producers Participating in the Prairie View A&M University Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention Program2022-04-14T09:15:18-05:00

Texas NRCS Announces Funding Assistance For Longleaf Pine Restoration Efforts

2022-03-21T09:51:34-05:00

Temple, TX, March 16, 2022 – The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Texas is accepting applications for the Longleaf Pine Incentive Program (LLPI) as part of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). This effort is to help sustain, enhance, and restore longleaf pine forests on agricultural land, nonindustrial private forest and Tribal land.

Texas NRCS Announces Funding Assistance For Longleaf Pine Restoration Efforts2022-03-21T09:51:34-05:00

USDA-NRCS Texas Announces Deadline for Conservation Stewardship Program Applications

2022-02-07T12:12:39-06:00

Temple, TX, January 26, 2022 – While the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) continuously accepts applications for enrollment into the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) throughout the year, interested applicants must submit their applications to their local NRCS Field Office by February 28, 2022 for the 2022-1 CSP Classic sign up. Any applications received after February ...

USDA-NRCS Texas Announces Deadline for Conservation Stewardship Program Applications2022-02-07T12:12:39-06:00

USDA-NRCS Offers New EQIP Conservation Incentive Contracts to Support Climate-Smart Agriculture in 2022

2022-02-07T12:11:19-06:00

Temple, TX, Jan. 21, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Texas is announcing first-round funding signup for Conservation Incentive Contracts (CIC), a new option available through the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP).

USDA-NRCS Offers New EQIP Conservation Incentive Contracts to Support Climate-Smart Agriculture in 20222022-02-07T12:11:19-06:00

Cooperative Extension Program Receives Grant to Implement SNAP-Ed

2021-12-15T10:16:58-06:00

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (October 1, 2021) - Texas Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) Cooperative Extension Program (CEP) a nearly $5 million grant over five years to implement the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-ED). The grant will be used to actualize the “Smart Eating Active Living” ...

Cooperative Extension Program Receives Grant to Implement SNAP-Ed2021-12-15T10:16:58-06:00

PVAMU Employees Take the LEAD in their Health Experiences

2021-10-04T16:15:56-05:00

October 4 – For the past month, a group of Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) on-campus employees have been making the most of their day by learning new ways of managing their diabetes. The employees participate in the weekly Live Well, Eat Well, Be Active with Diabetes (LEAD) virtual educational sessions. The program is ...

PVAMU Employees Take the LEAD in their Health Experiences2021-10-04T16:15:56-05:00

Dallas County 4-H Data Detectives: COVID Inspired Science Education through Epidemiology

2021-09-20T16:54:52-05:00

September 20 –The Cooperative Extension Program Dallas County 4-H unit has implemented their first Data Detectives Club at the For Oak Cliff Community Center as part of the COVID-19-inspired Data Science Education through Epidemiology (CIDSEE). The Data Detectives project — funded by the National Science Foundation —increases the youth's understanding of data principles and ...

Dallas County 4-H Data Detectives: COVID Inspired Science Education through Epidemiology2021-09-20T16:54:52-05:00

A Year in Review for the Healthy Houston Initiative

2022-02-21T14:59:05-06:00

June 21 – Since the launch of Prairie View A&M University's (PVAMU) Healthy Houston Initiative (HHI) last May, the initiative has served Houston's limited resource communities by providing educational workshops, programs, and events that focus on health, wellness, finance, nutrition, and agriculture. All of which promote long-term healthy lifestyle changes and behaviors. Newfound partnerships ...

A Year in Review for the Healthy Houston Initiative2022-02-21T14:59:05-06:00

CEP 4-H Clubs Shine at Big Time in D9

2022-02-18T12:51:10-06:00

June 7– For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the Big Time in District 9 (D9) youth competition has returned to an in-person event.  Big Time in D9 is a competition for youth to showcase their knowledge and skills in various project areas on a district level. Participants competed in 18 contests, ...

CEP 4-H Clubs Shine at Big Time in D92022-02-18T12:51:10-06:00

CEP Receives Grant to Help Close Digital Divide

2021-05-24T16:29:29-05:00

May 24 –  The Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) Cooperative Extension Program (CEP) received a $191,500 4-H Tech Changemakers grant to help bridge the digital divide between teens and adults.   The 4-H Tech Changemakers program uses a teens-as-teachers approach with teen leaders learning digital skills to teach them to adults. Through this process, the ...

CEP Receives Grant to Help Close Digital Divide2021-05-24T16:29:29-05:00