RFA: ECOP Health and Workforce Program Action Teams: Resilient Economies and Community Health (REACH)

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ELIGIBILITY: Competitive opportunity available to ALL Land-grant universities (LGUs) (1862, 1890, 1994) by completing a simple online application.

The Extension Foundation in partnership with the ECOP Health and Workforce Program Action Teams, is offering two opportunities to apply and be selected to pilot a community development initiative in a community of their choosing. More specifically, successful applicants will have the opportunity to pilot test how Cooperative Extension can catalyze a community-driven initiative to foster entrepreneurship, workforce development, and social determinants of health using a model developed by the Innovation Collective and supported by a corporate partnership. The Innovation Collective is already showing success in Idaho, Florida, and Texas as measured by the number of attendees at community events and start-up businesses formed. 

The goal of the pilot is to implement the first year of the 3-year Innovation Collective process to discover its applicability to the work of Cooperative Extension professionals who are catalyzing community health, entrepreneurship and workforce development.

AWARD AMOUNT: There are two opportunities: 

Opportunity One:  

  • $50,000 scholarship for participation in the next cohort of cities implementing the Innovation Collective’s process plus $50,000 to cover an Extension professional’s time in leading the one-year pilot and airfare for participation in one required event (March 2023 – February 2024)  No indirect costs are allowed. (Total Value is $100,000)

Opportunity Two: 

  • $50,000 scholarship for participation in the March cohort for the Innovation Collective program described below. No funding for Extension professional time. (Total Value is $50,000)

SUMMARY: Innovation Collective’s program and support is scholarshipped for the two pilot winners and includes support and resources for both Extension and it’s board/supporters to map, launch, and grow their communities:

  • Series of live monthly one-hour cohort online coaching sessions for local leads based on community cadence, covering: 
    • How to identify your innovation vertical through strengths and ecosystem mapping
    • Setting your community up for success
    • Building a stakeholder coalition
    • Monthly Fireside Chats: including training of proper interview skills, choosing speakers, and then inspiring the community with their local heroes
    • Bi-monthly Coffee & Concepts meetups where community members take their big ideas out of their head and work on them together 
    • Monthly reporting
    • Understanding and identifying stages of growth: staffing, capital, and placemaking needs
    • How to paint your community’s Picture of Success and Roadmap (three year plan)
    • How to secure funding for Level 2
  • Access to sequence of on-demand event format and soft skills guides, webinars, and quizzes including:
    • Fireside Chats
    • Coffee & Concepts 
    • Local Outreach
    • Facilitation
    • Securing sponsors
    • Securing stakeholder coalition
    • Monthly reporting 
    • Picture of Success development
    • Stakeholder management
  • Monthly half-hour one-on-one online coaching sessions
  • Live one-hour cohort online coaching sessions for local sponsors/funders on: 
    • Setting your local lead up for success
    • Building your stakeholder coalition
    • Unlocking real estate 101
    • Investment clubs and angel investing 101
    • Identifying the case to level up
  • Plug and Play rolling member and marketing services so each community has a compelling offering and promotional support: 
    • Own community webpage on IC website
    • Own community channel on IC Eventbrite to list events
    • Templates for event marketing collateral
    • Own community ICx Facebook group with weekly scheduled posts
    • Global monthly Insider email newsletter flagging event cadence, full of inspiration and tips with potential to feature entrepreneurs
    • Promotion of community stories on IC social channels
    • Opportunity to feature local success stories in national marketing program
    • Eight free tickets per annum for community members to any IC Story Summit (travel and accommodation not included)
    • ICx and Level 1 event licenses
  • Access to tools and templates for local leads to run their communities effectively: 
    • Access to on-demand content via learning management system with guides, videos, and quizzes
    • Access to detailed project management template mapping tasks and timings for all key experiences
    • Access to Slack for cohort and IC coaching messaging
  • Templates for your local Facebook Page, flyers, EventBrite,  and Customized Monthly Insider Newsletter

Level 1 also kicks off with a two-day in-person training for local leads in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Hotel, local transfers, and meals are included (Airfare not included, but can be paid out of the staff time award):

Day 1: 

  • Overview of approach
  • Strengths mapping
  • Key events training and role play
  • Live Fireside Chat experience
  • Cohort networking opportunity

Day 2:

  • Coffee and Concepts facilitation training
  • Outreach and story-telling training
  • Local launch brainstorm
  • Tools training

Outcomes expected at the end of the year include:
 

  • Measurable community support around entrepreneurial start-ups and building a culture within the city that accepts and promotes that
  • Measureable commitment to a vertical/center of gravity that your city/community focuses its energy on for start-ups. This is a theme or focus which the city already has some energy around and are committed to expanding.
  • A high percentage of the population attending events that inspire entrepreneurs and community members to flourish and grow.
  • A growing number of repeat participants at Fireside Chats and Coffee & Concepts, discussing ideas and collaborating

Years Two and Three are not covered in the Pilot, but would include: 

  • Three day in-person training for local leads 
  • Two-day Story Summits with speakers sharing their stories with your communities
  • Eight week in-person skills training pathways throughout the year 
  • Monthly knowledge-sharing sessions with local experts
  • Quarterly online Ask Me Anything sessions with global experts
  • Opportunities for local entrepreneurs to present at the Global Pitch Day
  • Creating a physical space to encourage co-working, collaboration, and creation. This would act as a cornerstone “third place” for your community
  • Starting an investment club: your local venture capitalists and angel investors who are interested in investing into their local community start ups
  • A membership system that will allow your program to self sustain after year three
  • Hosting a large scale Think Big Festival; complete with tech carnival, proper Think Tank for the community, and speaker series.
  • As a community, your need for years 2 and 3 is to raise $25,000 for the coaching and licensing fee of Innovation Collective. This could be a grant, corporate sponsorship, or public funding by the city/county government. 

APPLICATION ACCESS:

Apply for both opportunities by December 8th, 2022, January 6th, 2023, by 11:59 PM PT [https://registry.extension.org/223205016126946]

PDF of Application Questions: Available Here

All Land-Grant Universities are eligible to apply.

Program cohort begins March 1, 2023 – February 28, 2024

For questions, please contact Roger Rennekamp at rogerrennekamp@extension.org

 

About

About Innovation Collective

Since 2013, IC has worked with people from all walks of life to find and unleash their creative power to change their lives, communities, economies and the world. We do this in overlooked places that we transform into innovation engines. Our goal is to partner with a community, identify an innovation vertical/center of gravity, and drive energy and inspiration towards an entrepreneurial ecosystem that starts through a series of unique grassroots community learning and launching experiences. 

About ECOP Workforce Program Action Team

Established in 2020 the Workforce PAT, led by Extension Directors/Administrators and Educators across the US helps coordinate programming focused on Workforce Development across the Cooperative Extension System (CES). The Workforce PAT  looks to demonstrate mechanisms of multi-state program leadership for issues important in Extension programming, identify and develop model programs and identify partners to support program development and implementation. Success within each of the PATs revolve around national program development and cooperation, and partner/collaborator development.

The Workforce PAT goals are to increase the CES readiness and capacity for innovation and implementation by connecting skills, tools, resources and partners that can expand and deepen local impact at a national scale, and engage partners and networks supporting all 1862, 1890 and 1994 LGU’s to reinforce CES as a leader in inclusive on-the-ground implementation.

About ECOP Health Program Action Team

Cooperative Extension’s Collective for Health Equity and Well-Being is a community of Extension personnel and their partners united by their shared commitment to advancing health equity and well-being.  Members work together to support the implementation of Cooperative Extension’s National Framework for Health Equity and Well-Being (2021) to ensure that all people can be as healthy as they can be. They accomplish their work by promoting the adoption of healthy behaviors while catalyzing collective action aimed at creating community conditions that allow residents to thrive. The Collective also serves as a Program Action Team of the ECOP Program Committee.

About Extension Foundation

The Extension Foundation was formed in 2006 by Extension Directors and Administrators. Today, the Foundation partners with Cooperative Extension through liaison roles and a formal plan of work with the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy (ECOP) to increase system capacity while providing programmatic services, and helping Extension programs scale and investigate new methods and models for implementing programs. The Foundation provides professional development to Cooperative Extension professionals and offers exclusive services to its members.

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Extension Foundation Membership Available to 1994 Land-grant Universities

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The Extension Foundation Board of Directors unanimously approved to enable membership in the Extension Foundation to 1994 Land-grant Universities. The motion was brought forth by the Extension Foundation’s 1994 Region Board Representative, Brian Kowalkowski, Dean of Continuing Education, College of Menominee Nation. A membership model for 1994 Land-grant Universities was unanimously approved. 

The Extension Foundation serves all Land-grant Universities in the U.S. through its national funded programs and technical services. 1994 Land-grant Universities have been active participants in our national programs, such as the EXCITE adult immunization program, and receive technical advising services from the Extension Foundation for NEXTGEN proposals. Now, 1994 Land-grant universities can elect to engage as full members of the Extension Foundation to access special benefits. Last year, on average, each membership dollar returned eight dollars back to Land-grant Universities.

Membership services include:

  • Unlimited access to the Impact Collaborative. This program combines creative entrepreneurial methodology with Cooperative Extension best practices to deliver innovation and program/project development services to Extension professionals and their community partners, including 70+ annual professional development events. Projects that have participated have gained more than $6M in funding. 
  • Enhancing Leadership and Team Development. The Extension Foundation helps individuals and teams realize their leadership potential, improve trust and clarity, and overall performance. This includes events such as Personal Leadership Bootcamp, Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue, and many more.
  • Our team can connect with members to help diagnose local needs, identify supports or opportunities, fill gaps in planning, and provide strategic expertise as appropriate. 

For membership inquiries and to get started, please contact Aaron Weibe at membership@extension.org. A listing of existing members is available at extension.org/members. 

About the Extension Foundation

The Extension Foundation was formed in 2006 by Extension Directors and Administrators. Today, the Foundation partners with Cooperative Extension through liaison roles and a formal plan of work with the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy (ECOP) to increase system capacity while providing programmatic services, and helping Extension programs scale and investigate new methods and models for implementing programs. The Foundation provides professional development to Cooperative Extension professionals and offers exclusive services to its members.

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NTAE National Needs Assessment Fellow

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Position Description:

The Extension Foundation is seeking an individual to conduct a needs assessment of the Cooperative Extension system including Faculty, Staff, Directors, and Administrators. The focus of the needs assessment will be to understand daily needs, career support, technology, and professional development needs to inform the Extension Foundation and the Cooperative Extension System. The individual will have support from the Extension Foundation team to provide input into the assessment along with utilizing Extension Foundation tools and resources for development and dissemination. This position will report to the Extension Foundation Communications and Engagement Manager, Aaron Weibe.

Desired qualifications:

  • Developing, leading, and managing needs assessment evaluations including
    • Needs assessment survey creation
    • Collecting and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data
    • Summary report writing with recommendations
  • Demonstrates understanding or experience with the Cooperative Extension System
  • Ability to work in a virtual environment
  • Demonstrated time management of short-term projects
  • Familiarity with Google suite of applications and Survey Tools

Duration: October 10th, 2022 – January 31st, 2023

Budget: This is a $10K Fellowship position.

Important Dates: Full Report Due on December 15th, 2022.

Webinar/Presentation for the ECOP Personnel Committee in January 2023.

Applications due:  October 26, 2022

Apply at: https://registry.extension.org/jessicaemery/ntae-national-needs-assessment-fell

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Hiring!! NTAE National Needs Assessment Fellow

NTAE National Needs Assessment Fellow

Position Description:

The Extension Foundation is seeking an individual to conduct a needs assessment of the Cooperative Extension system including Faculty, Staff, Directors, and Administrators. The focus of the needs assessment will be to understand daily needs, career support, technology, and professional development needs to inform the Extension Foundation and the Cooperative Extension System. The individual will have support from the Extension Foundation team to provide input into the assessment along with utilizing Extension Foundation tools and resources for development and dissemination. This position will report to the Extension Foundation Communications and Engagement Manager, Aaron Weibe.

Desired qualifications:

  • Developing, leading, and managing needs assessment evaluations including
    • Needs assessment survey creation
    • Collecting and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data
    • Summary report writing with recommendations
  • Demonstrates understanding or experience with the Cooperative Extension System
  • Ability to work in a virtual environment
  • Demonstrated time management of short-term projects
  • Familiarity with Google suite of applications and Survey Tools

Duration: October 10th, 2022 – January 31st, 2023

Budget: This is a $10K Fellowship position.

Important Dates: Full Report Due on December 15th, 2022.

Webinar/Presentation for the ECOP Personnel Committee in January 2023.

Applications due:  October 26, 2022

 

Please click here to apply: https://registry.extension.org/222865528201858

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Starting October 3rd! NEXTGEN Grant Support Introduction and Partnership Opportunities

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October 3rd, 2022, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Eastern Time
October 4th, 2022, 8:30 PM – 10:00 PM Eastern Time
October 5th, 2022, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM Eastern Time
October 6th, 2022, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM Eastern Time

REGISTER HERE

The Extension Foundation was selected by USDA-NIFA to serve as the technical service provider for NEXTGEN to raise awareness of the program and provide technical assistance for eligible institutions to develop teams, partners, program strategies and to connect with USDA and other career opportunities.

This webinar will provide an overview of grant support resources available immediately to streamline the application process, create compelling applications, and help with potential partnerships for the NEXTGEN grant. You are welcome to attend as many of these as you would like. You do not need to attend all of the webinar dates and times available, please choose one(s) that are most convenient for you. Visit our website at nextgen.extension.org.

About NEXTGEN

The primary goal of the From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals Program (NEXTGEN) is to enable 1890 Land-grant institutions, 1994 Land-grant institutions, Alaska Native-serving institutions and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, Hispanic-serving institutions, and insular area institutions of higher education located in the U.S. territories to engage, recruit, retain, train, and support students to help build and sustain the next generation of the food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences (FANH) workforce including the future USDA workforce. NEXTGEN-supported projects should enable student scholarship support, meaningful paid internships, fellowships, and job opportunity matching, and also facilitate opportunities to learn the processes and pathways leading to training and employment in the federal sector.

About the Extension Foundation

The Extension Foundation was formed in 2006 by Extension Directors and Administrators. The Foundation partners with Cooperative Extension through liaison roles and a formal plan of work with the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy (ECOP) to increase system capacity while providing programmatic services, and helping Extension programs scale and investigate new methods and models for implementing programs. The Foundation provides professional development to Cooperative Extension professionals and offers exclusive services to its members.

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Extension Foundation Selected by USDA-NIFA as Technical Provider for NEXTGEN Funding Opportunity

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The primary goal of the From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals Program (NEXTGEN) is to enable 1890 Land-grant institutions, 1994 Land-grant institutions, Alaska Native-serving institutions and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, Hispanic-serving institutions, and insular area institutions of higher education located in the U.S. territories to engage, recruit, retain, train, and support students to help build and sustain the next generation of the food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences (FANH) workforce including the future USDA workforce. NextGen supported projects should enable student scholarship support, meaningful paid internships, fellowships, and job opportunity matching, and also facilitating opportunities to learn the processes and pathways leading to training and employment in the federal sector.

The Extension Foundation will raise awareness of the NEXTGEN program and provide technical assistance for eligible institutions to develop teams, partners, program strategies and to connect with USDA and other career opportunities. 

Dr. Dawn Mellion has joined the Extension Foundation to serve as the Program Director for this initiative. Dr. Mellion is the former Vice Chancellor for Extension at the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center. 

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) will support the Extension Foundation in their role as a technical provider for NEXTGEN funding. Specifically, Wendy Fink, Assistant Vice President of the Office of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources, will serve to help connect potential institutional partners to one another. 

To learn more about the Extension Foundation’s services for NEXTGEN including upcoming webinars, please visit their website at nextgen.extension.org. 

About the Extension Foundation

The Extension Foundation was formed in 2006 by Extension Directors and Administrators. The Foundation partners with Cooperative Extension through liaison roles and a formal plan of work with the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy (ECOP) to increase system capacity while providing programmatic services, and helping Extension programs scale and investigate new methods and models for implementing programs. The Foundation provides professional development to Cooperative Extension professionals and offers exclusive services to its members. In 2020 and 2021, the Extension Foundation has awarded 85% of its direct funding back to the Land-grant university System, 100% of funds are used to support Land-grant university initiatives.

About APLU

APLU is a research, policy, and advocacy organization dedicated to strengthening and advancing the work of public universities in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. With a membership of more than 250 public research universities, land-grant institutions, state university systems, and affiliated organizations, APLU’s agenda is built on the three pillars of increasing degree completion and academic success, advancing scientific research, and expanding engagement. Annually, member campuses enroll 5.0 million undergraduates and 1.3 million graduate students, award 1.3 million degrees, employ 1.3 million faculty and staff, and conduct $49.5 billion in university-based research. 

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We’re Hiring! Review Panel Coordinator

The Extension Foundation is seeking a Grants Application and Review Panel Coordinator. This position will coordinate and schedule Grant Review Committee meetings, grant review processes, prepare and distribute applications and reports to Grants Committee members, and/or oversee the online grant application process. This position will work closely with and report to Beverly Coberly,  Extension Foundation COO, to support the development of and coordination of processes for grant applications and their review. The position expectations will include:

  • Lead role in writing request for proposal (RFP) documents for various grant and funding opportunities, working with the Extension Foundation Team.
  • Develop and plan an application and review process for applications for grants relative to the needs of the specific grant.
  • Develop and implement grant information sessions/workshops for potential applicants.
  • Create a communications plan to share grant opportunities and timelines for potential grant applicants.
  • Coordinate the development of online applications for grants with the Extension Foundation team.
  • Develop application scoring rubrics for use by selection committees to assess grant applications through an objective scoring process.
  • Enlist the services of grant reviewers by developing a pool of reviewers that can be contracted to review grants.
  • Schedule grant review committee meetings.
  • Manage the grant reviewer pool for calendaring their participation to conduct application reviews and handling specific SOWs for their work.
  • Lead the overall process and facilitate the finalization of the scoring rubric and decision-making regarding grant applications.
  • Communicate with successful and unsuccessful grant applicants.
  • Anticipated volume annually is estimated to be 6-8 RFAs and panels.
  • Assist in the development of RFA/project toolkits for applicants.

Experiences required:

  • Bachelor’s Degree, plus 3 years of experience in leading and managing application panels.
  • Ability to work in a virtual environment.
  • Proficient in the use of Google docs, Zoom, Slack, Jotform, and Hubspot.
  • Experience in managing and leading selection panels and review processes.
  • Leading and managing overall grant processes.

This is a contract role. To apply for this position, please submit your application by October 7, 2022 for consideration.

To apply click here: https://registry.extension.org/222645186416862

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New RFA: EXCITE Design Phase

REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS

EXCITE: Design Phase

 

ELIGIBILITY: Non-competitive phase available to ALL Land-grant universities (LGUs) (1862, 1890, 1994) by completing a simple online application. Submit only one application per institution.

AWARD AMOUNT: $10,000

TIMELINE: 

  • Application Open: September 22, 2022
  • Application Deadline: November 1, 2022, November 30, 2022, 11:59 PM PST
  • Award Period: October 1, 2022 – March 15, 2023

APPLICATION ACCESS: The deadline for receipt of the application is November 1, 2022, 11:59pm PT. Applications should be completed through Extension Foundation here: https://registry.extension.org/222228253316853.  Applications received after this date will NOT be considered. For additional information, questions, or clarifications, please contact EXCITE@extension.org.

Extension Collaboration on Immunization Teaching and Engagement (EXCITE) is a nationwide local response by U.S. Cooperative Extension made possible through an interagency agreement between USDA-NIFA and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and a cooperative agreement with the Extension Foundation. EXCITE embeds partners to strengthen immunization education with a special focus on adult vaccination confidence around COVID and other adult immunizations. Over 11 million adults in rural and isolated populations have been reached.

Cooperative Extension’s partnership with the CDC initiated by the ECOP Health Innovation Task Force is happy to release EXCITE Phase 3. The long-term goal of this partnership is to strengthen Immunization Education with a special focus on adult vaccination confidence around adult immunizations. EXCITE will address COVID-19 vaccine confidence in LGU Extension communities and advance the work of EXCITE 1 and 2 for adult immunization education in local communities.  (https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/adults/index.html)

EXCITE will be in two phases: The Design phase (6 months), which is the subject of this RFA, and the Implementation phase (18 months, through December 2024), which will be competitive funding with a forthcoming additional RFA due March 15, 2023. The Implementation phase expects to fund up to 53 LGUs.

The overall objectives of the EXCITE project are to increase COVID-19 and other adult immunizations through (1) Increasing partnerships with local Departments of Public health with special emphasis placed on those at the local level. Other potential partners include Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics, or other types of partners that can provide adult immunization in prioritized communities (2) Increasing positive perception of public health partners and vaccine providers of the value of collaboration with Extension (3) Changing attitudes and beliefs within LGUs about adult immunization that will lead the organization to become an asset model focused on building early adoption and innovation leaders in adult immunization education (4) Assessing best practices for adult immunization in rural communities through a National Convening and three selected pilot projects.

The objective of this Design phase is to assist institutions to prepare for the Implementation phase with competitive proposals and/or proposals that could be used for other funding opportunities. With the support of the EXCITE Program team, including CDC partners, the Design phase will include workshops on the identification of priority populations, implementation of rapid community assessments of vaccine confidence for identified populations, partnership development, selection of best practices for delivery methods, and training in the use of the LGU vaccine confidence tool kit. Upon completion of the Design phase, you will be prepared to apply for the EXCITE Implementation phase. The Design phase is a non-competitive phase available to all 111 LGUs in the amount of $10,000 each.

The competitive Implementation phase will implement the plans for adult immunization education and vaccination developed during the Design phase at the local level and directed to identified rural and medically-underserved communities and address COVID-19 Vaccine confidence in their LGU. You do not have to participate in the Design phase in order to apply for the Implementation phase.

Only one submission per institution will be allowed. Institutional Indirect Costs (IDC) are allowed at your institution’s negotiated rate. No match is required.

LATEST INFORMATION & QUESTIONS

WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU APPLY FOR THE DESIGN PHASE

  1. A letter of support from your Extension Director/Administrator will be required for the Design Phase.
  2. Contact information for a person in your grants and contracts office will be required.
  3. Application to the Design phase will generate a contract including a Statement of Work and Budget to be sent by Extension Foundation for signature to your grants and contracts office.
  4. The Design phase is a buyout of time from your institution. You can choose to receive the funding as a stipend or a buyout of time.  Consult with your Grants and Contracts office on the best option.  If you select a buyout, then you will need a budget. (Salary, Fringe, and % of Effort).
  5. Application to and participation in the Design phase does not guarantee funding for the competitive Implementation phase.
  6. The Design phase offers six (6) workshops, 1 hour each, and optional additional office hours; Design Phase awardees will be expected to attend live or review the recordings at another time.
  7. Upon completion of the Design phase, teams will have the necessary information to apply for the EXCITE Implementation phase. In the Design phase, you will:
    1. Identify Priority Population for Adult Immunization Education supported by data and community assessment data
    2. Identify key health department partners and letters of commitment.  Partners must include at least one of the following as a partner at least at the Networking Level:  Department of Public Health (state, regional, or local level), Federally Qualified Health Centers, Rural Health Clinics or Tribal Health Center, or Indian Health Services.
    3. Knowledge of adult vaccine needs and insurance coverage in your community
    4. Develop a detailed Implementation Plan
    5. Develop a budget for Implementation Plan
    6. Attend six (6) 1-hour live workshops or recorded sessions related to aspects of the Implementation Phase application.
    7. Respond to the EXCITE Implementation Phase RFA or complete a final report.

 

WHERE TO APPLY

The deadline for receipt of your application is November 1, 2022 at 12:59pm PT. Applications should be completed through Extension Foundation here: https://registry.extension.org/222228253316853. Applications received after this date will NOT be considered.

BUDGET AND BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS

The Design phase is essentially a buyout of time from your institution. You will have the option on the application to select to receive the funding as a stipend or a buyout. Consult with your Sponsored Programs (or Grants & Contracts) office on the best option.  If you select a buyout, then you will need a budget. (Salary, Fringe, and % of Effort)

A stipend is essentially a support/subsistence allowance for the benefit of the named Recipient that an institution may choose to spend on behalf of the recipient rather than provide in the form of direct compensation. Use of the stipend on behalf of the Recipient is expected primarily to support the Recipient’s professional development, although *incidental* expenses incurred by the Recipient to fulfill the deliverables outlined in the application may also be funded from the stipend. Use of the stipend for other project direct expenses, e.g., salaries, benefits, or capital equipment, is permitted only via amendment of the contract to establish a specific cost-line budget.  Note that your institution may not receive indirect costs on a stipend.

If you select a buyout, you will need a budget (Salary, Fringe, and % of Effort). The budget will consist of Personnel Costs Compensation in the form of Salaries and Wages, Fringe Benefits and Indirect Costs. Indirect Costs are based on your pre-negotiated federal rate. Your institution has the option to reduce or waive the indirect cost rate. If you do not have a negotiated federal rate, you may include 10% indirect costs.

Personnel Costs Compensation in the form of Salaries and Wages for the faculty, technicians, research associates and assistants, postdoctoral associates, and other technical personnel necessary to meet the goals of the project, computed as either percent effort, hourly wages, or person months.

Fringe Benefits normally encompass employer contributions for social security, employee life, health, unemployment, worker’s compensation insurance, and pension plan costs related to the personnel charged to the project. Costs must be expressed as a percentage of salaries and wages in the proposal budget based on negotiated Federal rates applicable to each person or role.

 

APPLICATION FORM FIELDS

  1. Institution Name
  2. Project Team Leader and/or Principal Investigator Contact Information
    1. First and Last Name
    2. Email
    3. Phone Number
  3. Entity’s DUNS Name and DUNS Number
  4. EIN Number
  5. Currently registered in SAM.gov?
    1. Yes
    2. No
  6. Congressional District
  7. Zip Code
  8. Administrative Contact Information
    1. First and Last Name
    2. Email
    3. Phone number
  9. Financial Contact Information
    1. First and Last Name
    2. Email
    3. Phone Number
  10. Invoice/Payment Email
  11. Authorized Official Contact Information
    1. First and Last Name
    2. Email
    3. Phone number
  12. Legal Address
  13. Administrative Address
  14. Payment Address
  15. EXCITE: Design phase Checklist of Expectations
    1. Upon completion of the Design phase, you will have the necessary information to apply for EXCITE Implementation phase. Throughout the Design phase, with the support of the EXCITE Program team, including CDC partners, you will be expected to:
      1. Identify Priority Population for Adult Immunization Education supported by data and community assessment data
      2. Identify key health department partner and letter of commitment.  Partners must include at least one of the following as a partner at least at the Networking Level:  Department of Public Health (state, regional, or local level), Federally Qualified Health Centers, Rural Health Clinics or Tribal Health Center or Indian Health Services.
      3. Knowledge of adult vaccine needs and insurance coverage in your community
      4. Develop a detailed Implementation Plan
      5. Develop a budget for Implementation Plan
      6. Attend six (6) 1-hour live workshops or recorded sessions related to aspects of the Implementation Phase application.
      7. Respond to the EXCITE Implementation Phase RFA or complete a final report.
  16. Upload a letter of support from your Extension Director/Administrator
  17. Budget
    1. How would you like to receive this award?
    2. Provide a detailed budget using the budget template linked below. The total budget should not exceed $10,000, including indirect costs based on your pre-negotiated federal rate. Your institution has the option to reduce or waive the indirect cost rate. If you do not have a negotiated federal rate, you may include 10% indirect costs.
    3. Download the budget template HERE.
      1. To complete the budget template using Google Sheets, go to File > Make a Copy.
      2. To complete the budget template using Microsoft Excel go to File > Download > Microsoft Excel.
    4. Upload completed budget
    5. Upload Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement
  18. Application Confirmation
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Celebrating EXCITE Vaccine in Education Projects Reaching Over 11 Million People!

We are celebrating EXCITE Vaccine Education Projects reaching over 11 million people through their 1st year. After calculating the data from the June program reports, EXCITE total reach came to 11,201,951 people! Bringing crucial Vaccine Education to this number of people during a challenging year is a significant accomplishment for the EXCITE project. This figure demonstrates Extension’s ability to reach hard-to-reach populations and the value of the system’s boots-on-the-ground efforts. The EXCITE projects have done an excellent job of elevating Extension as a trusted partner in health education in their communities.

Seventy-two Land Grant Universities representing all six regions of Cooperative Extension participated in Activity 1, Vaccinate with Confidence Campaign, to provide immunization education to diverse populations and reduce their vaccination hesitancy. The CDC chose Extension as a partner in COVID-19 Immunization Education because Extension is one the only partners who specifically target rural and medically underserved communities, Extension agents are trusted messengers represented in almost every county across the US, and agents experience on the ground- Extension is on the front lines, experienced pushback, and persevered.

11 Million Reached:

  • Priority populations that were reached include communities of color, Tribal communities, rural communities, faith-based communities, college students, low-resourced individuals and families, healthcare professionals, and agricultural workers.
  • EXCITE project teams partnered with over 91 city and county health departments, 104 Healthcare Providers, 45 Faith-Based Partners, 104 Community partners, and 53 departments or professional schools within their intuitions to reduce vaccine hesitancy in their local Extension community. These health partnerships and vaccination education are evidence of a statewide focused effort contributing to a system-wide impact.
  • EXCITE teams developed educational assets that were culturally appropriate and relevant to their audiences. Assets were translated into Spanish, English, Hattian, and Somalian. EXCITE teams distributed educational assets through channels such as print, radio, Pandora, social media, billboards, TikTok, YouTube, and virtual and in-person events.

In addition to reaching 11 million people with vaccine education, EXCITE has accomplished the following through Activity 1 projects:

  • 730 Vaccination Clinics
  • 25,492 Immunizations
  • Improved trust in vaccinations
  • Improved perceived vaccine safety
  • Improved perceived importance of vaccines for preventive health and disease prevention
  • Improved social norms emphasizing the importance of vaccinations
  • Increased number of individuals vaccinated
  • Decreased barriers to vaccinations

We are also excited to provide more information about another EXCITE programming opportunity, made possible by the Extension’s outstanding work promoting immunization awareness in their local communities. Anyone interested in participating or learning more about this opportunity is welcome to the project introduction session on September 22nd at 3 PM ET. Register Here.

See more about the EXCITE project:

  • View the breakdown of reach by an institution and priority population on the project Dashboard here.
  • See EXCITE website for project videos from teams.
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We’re hiring! Grant Writing Support Team and Proposal Budget Specialist

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ELIGIBILITY: U.S. Based Grant Writer or firm that provides grant writing and grant coaching support to project teams.

APPLICATION: Open until filled, multiple positions being hired. A cover letter and a resume should be submitted through this web form: https://registry.extension.org/221955250538862

Extension Foundation, founded in 2006, is a 100% virtual, member-based network supporting approximately 32,000 Extension professionals at 112 Land-Grant Universities. The Extension Foundation is part of the Cooperative Extension System (CES), which encompasses all U.S. states and territories. Extension Foundation is a national organization and operates as a multi-state entity: we are incorporated in Missouri. Given the broad geographic distribution of our staff and Board of Directors, we are a virtual organization highly reliant on video conferencing and other tools for collaboration in addition to email. All staff and contractors work remotely from home.

This position will work with the Extension Partnership and Development team and program development teams on various grant opportunities.  The Foundation works with multiple Universities/Colleges on various RFAs, grant concept notes, and proposals, including a breadth of topical areas.

We are seeking applications to fill an immediate need for grant support team members who specialize in formulating budgets aligned with the proposal, copy-editing of draft proposals, and those who can provide coaching/facilitation of proposal writing teams.
Services needed September 12 – October 26, 2022. 

Services Desired:  Seeking support for writing and editing grant proposals and working with grant development teams. Skills are expected in the following areas:

  • Ability to support teams in developing a proposal narrative based on already completed design documents through the reading and editing of proposals. (Design requirements, strategy scenario, Content Outlines, Action checklists, Initial Budget Elements, and Costs are developed by the grant strategy team.)
  • Synthesize grant team members’ input for incorporation into the grant narrative to provide clarity, consistency, and context to make the grant easily read and understood.
  • Ensure the grant proposal adheres to application instructions as outlined in grant RFAs and the internally-provided design documents.
  • Thoroughly review and edit for narrative quality, content completion, alignment with provided design documents and RFA requirements, formatting, grammar, and punctuation.
  • Skills to work with a Program team and develop one or more strategy scenarios to address the requirements of the grant while incorporating the pre-determined design principles of the RFAs
  • Develop and create action checklists/timelines for proposal completion with the grant proposal team
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

For additional information, questions, or clarifications, please contact brennakotar@extension.org.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received.

To apply for this position, click here:  https://registry.extension.org/221955250538862

This contract will report to the Grants Development Specialist. This is a contract role.

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