Project abstract - michigan state university: expanded food and nutrition education program - michigan state university extension helps improve people's lives through an educational process that…

The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Michigan State University $1,912,910 on October 1, 2025, under the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (CFDA 10.514), a formula grant funding nutrition education disseminated to low-income families and youth.

MSU Extension delivers research-driven education through the award to improve health and safety outcomes for Michigan adults, youth, and families. The program targets eating healthier, caregiving capacity, chronic disease prevention and management, financial resource management, and youth preparation for life and work. Educational activities address youth development, community development, nutrition and food safety, and family and parenting skills, with delivery through MSU Extension's existing structure reaching people in homes, farms, businesses, and communities across Michigan.

Performance occurs in East Lansing, Michigan, from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030. The award funds MSU Extension's continuation of its 100-plus-year educational mission applying research-driven knowledge to critical issues and opportunities for Michigan residents.

Project abstract - michigan state university: expanded food and nutrition education program - michigan state university extension helps improve people's lives through an educational process that applies knowledge to critical issues, needs, and opportunities. For more than 100 years, MSU extension faculty and staff members have been actively reaching people where they are - in their homes, farms, businesses, and communities - with research driven education. We help people perform their jobs better, raise healthy and safe families, build stronger communities, and empower children to dream of brighter futures. With expanded food and nutrition education program (EFNEP) funding, MSU extension fosters improved quality of life, a healthy environment, and a plentiful and secure food supply for michigan residents. Promoting well-being for michigan's youth and families requires attending to individuals' physical, social-emotional, and behavioral health. To improve the health and safety of michigan's adults, youth, and families, we developed broad and comprehensive research and education programs to address michigan residents' needs. Youth development, community development, nutrition and food safety research and education, and family and parenting skills are important areas of focus. We will support michigan residents in eating healthier, being better caregivers, and preventing and managing chronic health conditions through education; develop better models for the human health and human services sectors; study the function of nutrients and other components related to human health; improve management of financial resources by individuals and families through education; prepare youth for life and work.