ADVANCING DISASTER EDUCATION IN AMERICA DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

The Year 3 2025/2026 Award Cycle has now closed. Please check back in Summer of 2026 to learn about the 2026/2027 grant cycle.

Application Open: Summer 2025
Application Deadline: Noon Pacific Time on Monday, September 29, 2025 
Award Notification: October 2025
Award Period: November 2025 – August 31, 2026

View Previous Recipients at the bottom of the page
2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025

Purpose

The purpose of the Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) Development Grants Program is to invest in the development of innovative educational resources and Extension initiatives that can advance the work of EDEN and support the broader land-grant and sea-grant systems across the nation in addressing the preparation for, response to, and recovery from hazards and disasters. Four focus areas were developed during EDEN’s strategic planning process, led by the EDEN Executive Committee. The Request for Proposals outlines the 1) focus areas, 2) process(es) for applying, and 3) review, award, and monitoring processes.

Eligibility

Applications must be submitted by Extension professionals employed by land-grant or sea-grant institutions that are members of the Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN). At least one individual on any proposed project must be an EDEN delegate or an EDEN Point of Contact.

Award Amount:

For (2025-2026), up to three $25,000 grants are available. Funding is contingent upon the availability of FADI-EDEN FY 2026 funds.

Questions

If you have questions about any aspect of the EDEN Development Grants Program, please email Fred Schlutt.

2025 EDEN DEVELOPMENT GRANT RECIPIENTS

• AgCenter Resilience Response Initiative (ARRI). Meggan Franks, Louisiana State University, $25,000
• Improving Coordination during Disaster Assessment by Developing Standardized Map Products. Kelsey Johnson, Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service, $25,000 
• Promoting Healthy People and Communities: A Youth Mental Health First Aid Project. Matt Rodriguez, University of California, $24,842
• SAFE: Strengthening Awareness for Food Safety Emergencies. Carla L. Schwan, University of Georgia, $25,000
• Building Resilience Through Preparedness: Empowering Young Farmers and Ranchers to Thrive Amid Natural Disasters. Aaron Yoder, University of Nebraska, $18,613

2024 EDEN DEVELOPMENT GRANT RECIPIENTS

• 2024 EDEN Conference. Stephanie Carlson, Utah State University.
• Emergency Preparedness Train-the-Trainer Project. Cindy Brison, University of Nebraska.
• Get Out of Your Exercise Rut! Using Games to Bring Extension and Emergency Management Together to Prepare Communities for Disasters. Andrea Higdon, University of Kentucky   
• Kentucky Extension Strike Team Development. Jeffery Young, University of Kentucky
• Rebooting Wyoming’s Disaster Education Efforts. Jennifer Thompson, University of Wyoming

2023 EDEN DEVELOPMENT GRANT RECIPIENTS

• Cultivating an Efficient and Productive Intersection between Research and Extension: An 1890 Collaborative-Research Based Curriculum Development Initiative. Krystle Allen, et al.
• Providing Logistical Support to Directly Address US Agricultural Biosecurity through Distribution and Food Supply. Monty Dozier and Tommy Bass.
• Training Extension Educators to Function as ICS strike team/task force Incident Teams. Tom Ball, et al.
• Beyond Information First Responders: Incorporating Research into Extension Hazard and Disaster Work. Angie Lindsey, et al.
• Space Weather Impacts on Agriculture, Mitigation Options, and the Role of Extension. Kathryn Draeger, et al.

2022 EDEN DEVELOPMENT GRANT RECIPIENTS

2021 EDEN DEVELOPMENT GRANT RECIPIENTS