Federal grant programs / Department of Agriculture

Smith-Lever Extension Funding (10.511)

Also known as 1862 LGI’s: 1862 CES (Smith-Lever) and DCPPERA, 1862 Smith-Lever Special Needs, and Smith-Lever Special Needs-Competitive

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$1.6 billion
• Grant awards365
• Typical award$2.9 million
• Awarded in FY 2025$315 million
• Size rank201 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceFormula grants, project grants (discretionary)

Key findings

• Annual funding was roughly flat, $305 million in fiscal 2021 and $315 million in fiscal 2025.
• It is the 201st largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 20 largest recipients received 63% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 57 states and territories.

What the program funds

Joint Cooperative Extension Programs at 1862 Land-grant Institutions and University of the District of Columbia Public Postsecondary Education Reorganization Act Program: To develop practical applications of research knowledge; instructions and practical demonstrations of existing or improved practices or technologies in agriculture; uses of energy with respect to agriculture and home economics; subjects relating to persons not attending or resident in 1862 Land-grant Institutions; imparting information on those subjects through demonstrations, publications, and otherwise; and for the necessary printing and distribution of information in connection with the subjects. Cooperative Extension Programs at 1862 Land-grant Institutions (Smith-Lever Special Needs): To support Extension activities identified in the eligible institution’s approved pre-existing 5-year plan of work (POW). SLSN funds are allocated to a State Cooperative Extension Service to fulfill a purpose not normally a part of the continuing Extension program. Smith-lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program (SLSNCGP): To support innovative, education-based approaches to address disaster preparedness and specific responses related to disasters or disaster threats caused by natural, human-made, or technological hazards, or by other factors that contribute to the exposure or vulnerability of a community.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

1862 CES Capacity & DCPPERA: Joint Cooperative Extension Programs at 1862 Land-Grant Institutions applications may only be submitted by the following 1862 Land-grant Institutions: Auburn University, University of Alaska-Fairbanks, American Samoa Community College, University of Arizona, University of Arkansas, University of California, Colorado State University, University of Connecticut, University of Delaware, University of Florida, University of Georgia, University of Guam, University of Hawaii, University of Idaho, University of Illinois, Purdue University, Iowa State University, Kansas State University, University of Kentucky, Louisiana State University, University of Maine, University of Maryland-College Park, University of Massachusetts, Michigan State University, College of Micronesia, University of Minnesota, Mississippi State University, University of Missouri, Montana State University, University of Nebraska, University of Nevada-Reno, University of New Hampshire, Rutgers University, New Mexico State University, Cornell University, North Carolina State University, North Dakota State University, Northern Marianas College, Ohio State University, Oklahoma State University, Oregon State University, Pennsylvania State University, University of Puerto Rico, University of Rhode Island, Clemson University, South Dakota State University, University of Tennessee, Texas A & M University, Utah State University, University of Vermont, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State...

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What the money can and cannot pay for

USES: 1862 CES Capacity (Smith-Lever) and DCPPERA: Funding for the Cooperative Extension Programs at 1862 Land-Grant Institutions authorized under the Smith-Lever Act section 3(b) and (c) (SLBC) and the University of the District of Columbia Public Postsecondary Education Reorganization Act Program (DCPPERA) under Section 208 of the District of Columbia Public Postsecondary Education Reorganization Act is to be used for the development of practical applications of research knowledge and giving of instruction and practical demonstrations of existing or improved practices or technologies in agriculture, uses of solar energy with respect to agriculture, home economics, and rural energy, and subjects relating thereto to persons not attending or resident in 1862 Land-Grant Institutions, and imparting information on those subjects through demonstrations, publications, and otherwise and for the necessary printing and distribution of information in connection with the subjects. Program and Extension Activities - Smith-Lever Act sections 3(b) and 3(c) Federal funding may only be used for extension programs and an activity identified in the institution’s approved 5-Year Plan of Work. 1862 Special Needs Capacity Grants Program (SLSN): 1862 Smith Lever Special Needs Capacity funds support extension education initiatives that address risks, hazards and disasters.

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Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. 100 percent match from non-Federal sources is required. See the program NOFO for specific details.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines

Award range and average, in the agency's words

If minimum or maximum amounts of funding per capacity project grant, or cooperative agreement are established, these amounts will be announced in the annual Request for Application (RFA).

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

Colleges and universities received 99% of the money, state and local governments 0.1%.

By state

Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.