Education
Environment
Community
Agriculture
TCTAC May 2024 Update
NEW PRESS RELEASE!
Purdue University Extension Community Development is leading a series of workshops through the Great Lakes Environmental Justice Technical Assistance Center in Indiana. This effort supports organizations and local governments in navigating federal funding opportunities to access resources for projects on topics such as enhancing community quality of life, clean energy, pollution cleanup, and green workforce development, among others.
Kara Salazar, assistant program leader for Purdue Extension Community Development and sustainable communities extension specialist, says, “These workshops support project efforts that are working to build local capacity. Participant groups can include chambers of commerce, community foundations, community and neighborhood-serving organizations, conservation-focused initiatives, health coalitions, and libraries and local government departments, along with others.”- Read more
The Purdue Extension Community Development newsletter will highlight monthly TCTAC funding, outreach, and training updates. Our TCTAC partner, Environmental Protection Network (EPN), shares funding opportunities and training resources on their website, newsletter, and notices.
Sign up to receive their newsletter and/or funding notices here:
Sign up to receive their newsletter and/or funding notices here:
This month’s (May) highlighted grants from the Environmental Protection Network (EPN) can be found here.
Featured Stories
Purdue Extension EDGE in Ag honors three Indiana agriculture leaders
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue Extension’s EDGE in Ag program recognized three...
Purdue Extension in the Future
Purdue Extension in the Future, an article about Purdue Extension
Tomato Diseases
Let’s take a deeper dive into some of the key tomato diseases and abiotic (non-living)...
![4-H volunteer Kristi Kretzmeier, left, stands with her husband, two daughters, two 4-H youth, and a show sheep. One youth, Kyle Albertson, sits in a motorized wheelchair, and his sheep is held in place[MCM1.1] by a specialized wheelchair attachment.](../../../2026/08/_media/4-h-volunteers_mobile-square.jpg)
Why being a 4-H volunteer matters: Looking back on 30 years
Summer days are for 4-H in the Kretzmeier household. If you’re looking for Kristi...
2026 Homemade for the Holidays Program
The Elkhart County Extension Homemakers Fall Holiday Committee is hard at work preparing for...
Carpenters of the Insect World
There are carpenters in the insect world, at least in name.