Support for the evaluation of natural resources capacity programs specifically the mcintire stennis forestry research and the renewable resources extension act programs

The Kansas State University Research Foundation will receive $269,500 under a cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to support the evaluation of natural resources capacity programs, specifically the McIntire Stennis Forestry Research and the Renewable Resources Extension Act programs. This funding will support Kansas State University's evaluation of these two federal grant programs from October 2021 through September 2023. The McIntire Stennis and Renewable Resources Extension Act programs provide $10.2 million and $48 million annually, respectively, to fund forestry and natural resources research and extension activities at land grant universities. Kansas State University's evaluation under this cooperative agreement will analyze the impacts and effectiveness of these longstanding federal programs.