Fast Facts

• UVM Extension ...
• was established in 1912 with an appropriation from the Vermont Legislature.
• continues to serve the citizens of Vermont after nearly 95 years.
• has offices and personnel in 11 of 14 Vermont counties.
• has faculty and staff with specialties in community development, human nutrition, youth, natural resources, and agriculture.
• currently has over 130 faculty and staff employees.
• has an annual budget over $9.5 million (federal, state, grant, and fee) dollars, and is focused on solving problems in the state.

• From July 2006 to June 2007 ...
• UVM Extension faculty were successful in securing over 4.4 million dollars in grants and contracts for outreach activities in Vermont.
• there were more than 83,500 direct personal contacts by UVM Extension faculty and program staff.
• there were more than 7,000 youth impacted by UVM Extension programs.
• more than 3,000 volunteers worked over 29,000 hours with UVM Extension; over 1,300 of these volunteers provided opportunities for youth to develop and practice life skills.
• UVM Extension offered more than 1,000 significant educational events (6 hours minimum) to the citizens of Vermont covering a wide range of subject areas.
• there were more than 12,500 non-traditional Vermont students who were beneficiaries of the knowledge shared in those events.