Penn State Extension shrinks - Tricia Pursell, the Daily Item

Michael McDavid, regional director of the Northeast Region of the cooperative extension, said by July of next year, Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences "will be looking at a $11 million deficit."Even federal grants are hard to come by now. Instead of direct allocations through federal agencies, such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture, organizations are left to fight for extremely competitive grants. Thankfully, Penn State remains a respected and highly competitive organization, Balliet said.