Success StoryGrant and Contract Funding for FCS Extension
Grant and Contract Funding for FCS Extension
Author: Kerri Ashurst
Planning Unit: Family and Consumer Sciences
Major Program: Family Development General
Outcome: Long-Term Outcome
During the reporting period, Dr. Ashurst directly received 4 grants/contracts totaling $1,663,389. One grant for $140,000 (year 5 amount; 5 year grant) was for a Children, Youth and Families at Risk (CYFAR) grant to provide life skills programming for at-risk youth. Grant sites are in Fayette and Hardin Counties.
A second grant for $185,559 was received for the Military Teen Adventure Camp program to hold camps for service members and their teenage children to attend together to reconnect and focus on the parent-child relationship. A federal contract through USDA for $43,830 is for Dr. Ashurst and Tyrone Atkinson to serve as federal coaches for CYFAR Professional Development and Technical Assistance to provide oversight and assistance to CYFAR grants in other states and territories. These federal contracts cover 45% of Dr. Ashurst's time and 25% of Tyrone Atkinson's time.
Also during this reporting period, Ashurst was recommended for an award for a Joint Institution CYFAR grant with Kentucky State University that will total $1,294,000. This grant will begin in fall 2024 and will be for 5 years.
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