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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Contact Information

Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




Fiscal Year:
Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025


Success StoryGrants and Contract Funding for FCS Extension



Grants and Contract Funding for FCS Extension

Author: Kerri Ashurst

Planning Unit: Family and Consumer Sciences

Major Program: Family Development General

Outcome: Intermediate Outcome

Grant and Contract Funding for FCS Extension

by Kerri Ashurst
Planning Unit: Family and Consumer Sciences

Major Program: Family Development General


During the reporting period, Dr. Ashurst directly received 3 grants/contracts totaling $446,180. 

One grant for $182,000 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 $90,180 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 35% of Tyrone Atkinson's time.

Also during this reporting period, Ashurst was awarded a Joint Institution CYFAR grant with Kentucky State University (Dr. Shawn Gardner co-PI) that will total $1,294,000. This grant began in fall 2024 and will be for 5 years. The first year of funding awarded was for $174,000.







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