Grant to Assess Program's Impact

November 18, 1996

Greensboro, NC: A USDA-CSREES grant will enable two North Carolina A&T State University Cooperative Extension specialists to assess the impact of their environmental education program.

Drs. Bob Williamson and Ellen Smoak recently received notice of the $8,600 grant from the USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service's Natural Resources Environment Management Division.

Williamson and Smoak will use the grant money to assess achievements and impacts of the "Down to Earth" program. "Down to Earth" is designed to provide children, ages 9 to 12, with an opportunity to use gardening and the scientific method to explore how using chemicals in gardening affects plant growth, human health and the environment.