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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