AgrAbility Grants

CSREES awarded more than $3.7 million in grants to 21 states for staffing and operating AgrAbility projects. AgrAbility educates and assists farmers with disabilities through Extension programs in collaboration with disability service providers.

CSREES, since initial funding in 1991, has awarded grants to more than 30 states resulting in on-farm assistance to more than 12,000 farmers, while educating thousands of professionals on how to accommodate disabilities in agriculture. Eligible grant applicants include land-grant universities with nonprofit disability organization partners. The typical award provides up to $200,000 per year for up to 4 years.

Grants this year were awarded to:

• University of California,
• Colorado State University,
• University of Delaware,
• University of Georgia,
• University of Idaho,
• Kansas State University,
• Michigan State University,
• University of Minnesota,
• Mississippi State University,
• University of Missouri,
• University of Nebraska,
• Oklahoma State University,
• Pennsylvania State University,
• University of Tennessee,
• Texas A&M University,
• Utah State University,
• University of Vermont,
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,
• West Virginia University,
• University of Wisconsin, and
• University of Wyoming.

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