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Cornell Cooperative Extension outlines programs, funding shifts and recent grant activity
Summary
At the May 12 Tompkins County Planning, Energy and Environmental Quality Committee meeting, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County director Cynthia Cave Gaetani reviewed CCE’s organization, funding trends, program delivery and grant activity, and flagged areas where the county and CCE could increase coordination.
Cynthia Cave Gaetani, director of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, told the Planning, Energy and Environmental Quality Committee on May 12 that CCE wants to increase its direct engagement with county legislators as its local funding share has declined and program demand remains high.
“We are a partner of the county, and we would like to be as present and available and ... interactive as we can be to be the best we can be in this county for this county,” Cave Gaetani said during the committee meeting.
Why it matters: CCE provides a wide range of services countywide — including 4‑H youth programs, nutrition education tied to SNAP, farmland access work, workforce development and energy/Climate Smart Communities technical support — that county departments contract for and that bring state, federal and philanthropic funding into Tompkins County.
Key funding and structure points: Cave Gaetani summarized how County Law 224 structures CCE in New York, explaining that CCE associations are created by state law, that Cornell University provides administrative oversight…
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