A land-grant commitment, delivered locally.
CED Tarrant County is the local Community and Economic Development office of Prairie View A&M University Extension. Prairie View A&M is an 1890 land-grant university, part of the system created by the Morrill Act of 1890 to reach communities the earlier land-grant institutions did not serve. Extension is how that promise gets kept: research-based help, delivered free, in the county where you live.
What we do, at no cost.
Every one-on-one is free. Come with questions, you do not have to have a finished plan. You do not have to have it figured out to get real help. Programming spans the full life of a business, from the first idea to the pass-down. Every offering is open to any resident of Tarrant County and North Texas, at no cost.
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Entrepreneurship & Small Business
The foundation. From idea to launch to sustainable operations for solo founders and small teams.
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Government & Institutional Contracting
Federal, state, county, city, and prime contracting. Registrations, capability, pricing, delivery.
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Business Operations & Back Office
Bookkeeping, pricing, cash flow, entity structure, the plumbing that keeps a business alive.
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Access to Capital & Banking
Grants, microloans, SBA, banking relationships. Getting funded without getting stuck.
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Technology, Tools & Automation
AI for small business, automation, and the tools that let a small team punch above their weight.
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Workforce & Apprenticeship
Hiring, apprenticeship pathways, and building a team that can deliver on your promise.
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Housing & Homeownership
Homeownership readiness, downpayment resources, and homebuyer education.
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Wealth Building & Ownership
Generational wealth, land, business valuation, and planning the exit or the pass-down.
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Youth Entrepreneurship
Building the next generation of owners, starting before college, not after.
"The 1890 land-grant system was built because knowledge was reaching some communities and not others. Extension is the correction, and it is still doing the job proudly."
The structure, top to bottom.
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Prairie View A&M University
An 1890 land-grant university, part of the system created by the Morrill Act of 1890 to reach communities the earlier land-grant institutions did not serve.
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CAFNR
The College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources. The home of PV Extension.
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PV Extension
Four program areas: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Community and Economic Development, 4-H Youth Development, and Family and Community Health. Each is its own unit with its own focus.
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Community and Economic Development
Ours. Education and resources for small business, entrepreneurship, technical assistance, workforce development, homeownership, financial literacy, and more.
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CED Tarrant County
The local office, serving all 41 cities, towns, and municipalities in the County, from Fort Worth, Arlington, Grand Prairie and Mansfield to Euless, Grapevine, Hurst, and every community in between.
Non-discrimination & accommodations.
This institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. Persons who require language services or a reasonable accommodation, please contact LAS@pvamu.edu by email or call 936-261-5166 a minimum of 21 days before the event.