February
7, 2003February
7, 2003
Editor's note: This article is the fourth of a series to update faculty and staff on the status of University Outreach and Extension's revenue generation initiatives. This information may be shared with council members and other local stakeholders.
University Outreach and Extension is developing a plan to enhance its ability to garner grants and contracts that support its mission. Among the goals are a system to identify funding opportunities that support program priorities.
Increasing the number of grants and contracts UO/E receives is one of four strategies identified by the Revenue Generation Committee. UO/E's annual grant and contract awards average approximately $7 million.
Associate Vice President Pat Sobrero says the amount can be even greater. "We need to be sure that we are receiving the maximum amounts for existing grants and contracts, such as the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program and for forestry," she said. "We also are going to be seeking funds for programs that address emerging issues. The hot issues right now are homeland security, community visibility, e-commerce and e-extension.
In 2002, UO/E submitted a proposal to the state of Missouri for educational programs related to homeland security. The proposed work would be part of the Community Emergency Preparedness Programs.
UO/E also has been participating in the development of the multistate E-Extension initiative, a national web-based information and education network for current and new extension clientele.
"E-Extension holds great potential," Sobrero says. "It could provide answers to the on-the-spot questions received by people working in county offices."
The network would provide coordinated access to land-grant university expertise, including opportunities for online learning.
"The changing needs of people, and the ways they want to interact, means extension needs to be responsive," Sobrero says. "By doing these things, we will broaden and increase the number of people who think we are important."
Sobrero says grants and contracts, as with other revenue generation strategies, must fit with the outreach mission, strategic direction and program priorities. "We have turned away things that don't fit the mission," she says.
The plan under development will help ensure that projects fit with UO/E priorities by increasing coordination among field faculty, regional directors, program directors and campus faculty, says Rhonda Gibler, director of Administrative Management.
"We want to provide support to UO/E faculty who are working or are interested in working with grants," Gibler says.
For additional information on grants and contracts, see frequently-asked questions.
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