Our Work & Impact
CSU Extension’s impact around the state and in your community
Colorado State University Extension serves all 64 counties statewide, strengthening CSU’s land-grant mission by connecting the university to communities where we learn and work together to exchange, develop, and apply knowledge through teaching, research, and service – so that individuals and communities thrive.
2025 By the Numbers
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Programs Offered
Unique CSU Extension programs offered across Colorado on a wide range of topics.
National Land-Grant Impacts Database
The National Land-Grant Impacts Database (NIDB) is the nation’s most extensive repository of the land-grant system’s collective impacts statements in research, education, and Extension. It serves as a comprehensive and important resource for the land-grant system to tell their stories.
In Your Community
Explore impacts by region
Learn about our work and impact across Colorado, where Extension partners locally to solve unique challenges, advance research, support community-identified needs, and deliver educational programming and resources.
Eastern Region
Eastern Region Counties
- Cheyenne County
- Elbert County
- Golden Plains Area (Kit Carson, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, Yuma Counties)
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- Morgan County
Front Range Region
Front Range Region Counties
- Adams county
- Arapahoe County
- Boulder County
- Broomfield County
- Denver County
- Douglas County
- El Paso County
- Jefferson County
- Larimer County
- Weld County
Mountain Region
Mountain Region Counties
- Chaffee County
- Clear Creek County
- Custer County
- Eagle County
- Fremont County
- Gilpin County
- Grand County
- Jackson County
- Lake County
- Park County
- Pitkin County
- Summit County
- Teller County
Southern Region
Southern Region Counties
- Huerfano County
- Las Animas County
- Pueblo County
- San Luis Valley Area (Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache Counties)
- Southeast Area (Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero, Prowers Counties)
Western Region
Western Region Counties
- Archuleta County
- Dolores County
- Garfield County
- Gunnison County
- Hinsdale County
- La Plata County
- Moffat County
- Montezuma County
- Rio Blanco County
- Routt County
- San Juan County
- San Miguel Basin (Montrose, San Miguel Counties)
- Tri-River Area (Delta, Mesa, Montrose, Ouray Counties)
Health Extension
CSU Health Extension supports a range of health and wellness programs across Colorado aimed at strengthening behavioral health, nutrition, physical activity, nature access, food safety, and financial literacy education and reaching diverse audiences across the state, from youth to older adults.
Colorado AgrAbility Project
The work of the Colorado AgrAbility Project strengthens Colorado communities by helping farmers, ranchers, and agriculture workers by providing support services and resources for individuals with disabilities and physical limitations, promoting behavioral health and well-being, strengthening community resilience through mental health and crisis-response programming, and more.
4-H Youth Development
Colorado 4-H helps young people build confidence, develop leadership skills, and discover their interests through hands-on learning. Our dedicated volunteers, local organizations, and community leaders to create a supportive environment where young people can grow, lead, and make a positive impact.
Extension Internship Program
The CSU Extension Summer Internship Program pairs Extension experts from around the state with on-campus University faculty who work together as mentors to provide students with meaningful, hands-on learning experiences where they contribute to applied research efforts across Colorado.
