Measuring Northeast Extension Community Development Capacity
In the winter of 2024-2025, NERCRD Associate Director Stephen Alessi conducted an inventory of the capacity for research and Extension programming in the Northeast U.S. region that corresponds with the priority areas of the NERCRD, which include:
- Food Systems, Nutrition Security, and Agriculture
- Economic Development, Resilience, and Innovation
- Tourism and Outdoor Recreation
He presented his findings in a poster at the 2025 meeting of the National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals, available here.
He also compiled his findings in the following report, Land Grant Community and Economic Development Capacity in the Northeast.
Principal Investigator: Stephen Alessi
Lead Institution: NERCRD
Start Date: November, 2024 End Date: March, 2025