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YOUTH & FAMILIES AGRICULTURE HEALTH ECONOMY ENVIRONMENT ENERGY COMMUNITIES Washington State University Extension Overview Randy Baldree, Agricultural Extension Program Director

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YOUTH & FAMILIES AGRICULTURE HEALTH ECONOMY ENVIRONMENT ENERGY COMMUNITIES

Washington State University ExtensionOverview

Randy Baldree, Agricultural Extension Program Director

Greetings from Dan Bernardo, Dean

• WSU’s Land Grant University Mission – integrated teaching, research & extension

• Partner with federal and state agencies to carry National Institute of Food and Agriculture initiatives

• These partnerships enable a spectrum of service from lab and field research to practical applications on farms, ranches and communities.

Land Grant College System

• Morrill Acts—1862, 1890, 1994

• Hatch Act of 1887

• Smith-Lever Act of 1914

Value of Federal Smith-Lever Funds to the Extension Mission

Source of Funding

FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011

Federal Smith-Lever 3 (b)(c) Funds

$4,021,977 $4,196,151 $5,077,343c

State Appropriated Funds

$15,037,604a $12,477,885a $11,604,433ac

County Funds $9,929,567b $8,117,371bc $8,177,371bc

Grants and Contracts

$49,806,909b $54,787,600bc $63,005,740bc

Other $4,855,523b $4,952,634bc $5,051,687b

Total $83,651,580 $84,531,641 $92,856,574

• In Washington State, each dollar received under Smith-Lever 3(b)(c) appropriation is matched by $20 in state, county, extramural and self-generated funds.

• 54 locations including offices in all 39 counties

Value of Federal Investment in WSU Extension

Additional Program Data

• 54 locations including offices in all 39 counties

• Employ 504 persons statewide

• 11.6 million face-to-face and electronic contacts in 2009

• 70,000 youth annually supported by over 8,000 volunteers

WSU EXTENSION PROGRAMS

• Agricultural• Natural Resource Science• Food Safety• Energy• 4-H Youth Development• Nutrition and Health • Strengthening Families• Community Development

CONTACT

Daniel Bernardo

Dean and Director

College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences and WSU Extension

1-509-335-4561

[email protected]

Linda Kirk Fox

Associate Dean

College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences and WSU Extension

1-509-335-2933

[email protected]