ACE Professional Development Grants

Professional Development Grants

Professional Development Grants, funded by proceeds from the endowment in the ACE Development Fund, provide support for ACE members to pursue projects and training to upgrade their knowledge and skills. Grants can be used to explore new technologies or concepts, solve everyday problems, or work on team projects. The goal is to have the recipients share their knowledge and findings with the ACE membership.  

The Development Fund Committee will review grant applications that draw on the fund, and then recommend recipients for grants to the board. The committee will be responsible (with input from the board) for establishing the rules and policies for disbursing funds (including materials required for the application process, deadlines, and reporting), as well as eligibility requirements for applicants. 

Recipients of Professional Development Grants are encouraged to present their findings at the ACE annual conference the summer following the grant award.

Individual applicants and the team leader on group projects must meet the following eligibility criteria to be considered for a grant.

  • ACE member in good standing with current dues paid
  • Project must be completed within one year
  • Application must include a written report highlighting ACE-supported activities and a professional biography
  • Application must be accompanied by a letter of support from the applicant’s administrator 
  • Recipients must be willing to share about the project and its results/impacts at the annual conference or via a webinar

Grants are competitive and meeting eligibility requirements does not guarantee the applicant will receive a grant. The ACE Board encourages submissions for projects that will help advance inclusion, diversity, equity or cultural competence in communications work or the professional development of our membership.

Preference will be given to proposals with broad application, so that a wide array of members can benefit from the professional development experience.

Up to $3,000 total may be awarded to one or more projects. A budget is required as part of the application.

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Mid-August 2023 - Application opens

September 29, 2023 – Application due

November 1, 2023 – Applicants notified

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2022 information

May 31, 2023 – Projects end

June 2023 – Annual conference presentations

If you have any questions about the process, please contact the ACE office at aceoutreach@gmail.com

2022 GRANT PROJECTS

Jeff Miller and Karli Yarber, Department of Agricultural Education, Communications and Technology, University of Arkansas

Connecting Communication Theories to Practice Through Podcasts

Lead: Tunyalee Martin, University of California; Team Lori Greiner, Stacy Herrick, Chris Moran

Introduction to Digital Accessibility

2021 GRANT PROJECTS

Kelsey Merritt and Tucker Wilson, Prairie View A&M University

ACE Marketing Learning Community Webinar Series “Navigating Media Buying”

Quisto Settle, Oklahoma State University

Facilitating a Science Communication Academy for College of Agriculture Graduate Students


PAST GRANT PROJECTS

2020

Pam Kan-Rice, Linda Forbes, Ricardo Vela, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources

Market research for reaching minority, under-represented and non-English-speaking audiences

Diversity Learning Community

Webinar Series

2019

Lori Tyler Gula, University of New Hampshire,

delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic

Matt Browning, West Virginia State University

ACE Members Participate in Intercultural Development Inventory Assessment

2018 

Lori Greiner, Virginia Tech University

Trends in Extension Publishing and a Look Toward the Future

2017

Barbara Chamberlin, New Mexico State University Learning Games Lab

    Site Visit: Game Development Studios

    Dennis Hinkamp, Utah State University

      Putting Drones to Work: Drone Mapping and 3D Modeling Using DroneDeply.com, Pixel3D and Other Emerging Software Packages

      Mike Whitesides, Utah State University

      Online Behavioral Retargeting to Promote Extension Programs and Products

        2016

        Ariel Ginsburg, Oregon State University

        What Workers Think: Communication Needs Assessment for Latino Farm and Nursery Workers

        Scott Swanson, North Dakota State University

        How to Capture High-Quality Video

        Kristina Boone and Gloria Holcombe, Kansas State University

        Exploration of Digital Asset Management Systems

        2014    

        Joanne Littlefield, Colorado State University
        ACE Archives Analysis and Digital Collection

          2013     

          Suzanne Steel, Martha Filipic, The Ohio State University

          How Reporters Use Social Media

          Deb Pryor, Kansas State University
          Everyone Has a Story to Tell: Kaw Nation Cultural Heritage Project 


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