UF/IFAS Extension Priority Initiatives help focus our educational programming and efforts. These pages allow users to navigate to Ask IFAS topics and publications through the initiatives and priorities that pertain to them.&nbsp;

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Challenges are abundant in Florida&rsquo;s rural and urban areas. Florida Cooperative Extension&rsquo;s Community Resource Development (CRD) program seeks to engage and empower communities to bring about change through economic development, capacity building, public policy education, and civic engagement.

Adams, Alison E.

Wilson, Tim

Roberts, Carol H.

Cantrell, Randall A.

professor emeritus and community development Extension specialist emeritus, UF/IFAS Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

Spranger, Michael

Ruppert, Thomas

associate professor, UF/IFAS Program for Resource Efficient Communities, Gainesville, FL 32611

Miller, Craig R

county Extension director, and Extension agent III, M.P.A., community resource development, UF/IFAS Extension Pinellas County

Gellermann, Jeffrey P

Elmore, Whitney C

Bosques-Mendez, Jonael

Hickey, Lisa A.

Jones, Pierce

Extension agent IV, sustainable agriculture and food systems<a href="http://putnam.ifas.ufl.edu/">UF/IFAS Extension Putnam County</a>, East Palatka, FL.

Dinkins, David

county Extension director and program Extension agent, community resource development, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County, Seffner <a href="http://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/hillsboroughco/author/grans/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County blog profile</a>

Gran, Stephen M

Diem, Keith G

Beattie, Peyton N.

Wiley, Kimberly K.

Horrillo, Shannon J.

Leigh, Twyla

Allen, Katherine K.

Byron, Lee Hayes

UF/IFAS Extension Initiative 6: Community Resources and Economic  Development 

Public policy is a course of action chosen by public authorities to solve a problem, address an issue. Public policy is expressed in the body of laws, regulations, policy frameworks, implemented through programmes and projects.
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Policy

Políticas 

Policy Education

Public Policies

Economic conditions have increased attention on unemployment, underemployment, job loss, business loss, stagnant incomes, and other associated economic impacts throughout the state. Even in strong economic times, these issues are at the top of concerns expressed by Floridians. CRD programs help counties, cities, and individuals understand their local economies and assess the impacts of potential economic loss or development. Additionally, through the CRD program, Extension can aid individuals, entrepreneurs,&nbsp;local governments, existing businesses, and others with training for business start-ups, retention, and/or expansion.

Economic Development and Entrepreneurship 

Florida&rsquo;s residents, local governments, and communities face challenges such as land use and growth and the interface between rural/urban and incorporated/ unincorporated areas and climate change.&nbsp;
Florida Extension programs focus on teaching alternative strategies that can be used to address these issues and to build leadership in our communities to direct developments.

UF/IFAS Extension Initiative 6: Community Resources and Economic Development

Narrower Topics

Community-Based Capacity Building

Economic Development and Entrepreneurship

Policy