Federal Grant Award Summary

Langston University received a $128,149 Formula Grant award effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to implement the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP, CFDA 10.514). The award supports direct nutrition education services delivered by paraprofessional educators to limited-resource populations in Langston, Oklahoma, with a focus on low-income adults responsible for family meal planning and preparation—particularly households with young children—and youth in rural and urban areas attending schools with 50% or greater free and reduced lunch participation rates.

Under this award, Langston University provides evidence-based nutrition education curricula addressing diet quality, physical activity, food resource management, food safety, and food security. The program is delivered through collaborative partnerships with community-based organizations and aims to equip participants with knowledge, skills, and confidence to make informed food choices, manage family food budgets more effectively, improve dietary quality, increase physical activity levels, enhance food safety practices, and strengthen food security and self-sufficiency.