October 18, 2022
PEARS Software Receives NIFA Partnership Award
K-State's Program Evaluation and Reporting System (PEARS), and the team behind it are the recipients of a 2022 USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Partnership Award. The team was selected as the winner in Category IV: Effective and Efficient Use of Resources. A virtual awards ceremony was held Thursday, October 6, 2022.
2022 NIFA Partnership Award
PEARS is a data management system built around the needs of Cooperative Extension and Nutrition Education programs. It brings simplicity and consistency to data collection while helping programs measure their effectiveness and better meet community needs. PEARS was originally developed at Kansas State University’s Office of Educational Innovation and Evaluation (OEIE) in collaboration with K-State Research & Extension. It has since been adopted by Cooperative Extension programs in 9 states and SNAP-Ed programs in 41 states.