Initiatives
Children, Youth and Families at Risk
Children, Youth, and Families At-Risk (CYFAR) Sustainable Community Project Grantees
represent a variety of communities across the United States and territories. Grantees
are selected through a grant application process each year. The funds are used to
improve the quality and quantity of comprehensive community-based programs for at-risk
children, youth, and families supported by the Cooperative Extension System.
Alaska AgrAbility
The AKAgrAbility program is managed by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative
Extension Service and is funded nationally through the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The purpose of the program is to help bring awareness, education, technical on-site
assessments and resources to help Alaskans working in an agricultural industry such
as farming, fishing, or timber who may have a barrier that limits their independence.
Alaska Tribes Extension
The goal of the Alaska Tribes Extension Program is to promote food sovereign and
secure Tribes in Alaska. We want to help Tribes reach their goals around food sovereignty
and security. We help Tribal communities with a variety of endeavors to promote community food security,
resiliency, and economic diversity, while upholding traditional knowledge and traditional
ways of securing food. We offer hands-on and virtual workshops throughout Alaska in partnership with Tribes and Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Holders.