Welcome to the Community and Economic Development Department (CED) at Prairie View A&M University!

The CED Unit is dedicated to supporting individuals and families in achieving a higher standard of living through various means, such as small business development, youth entrepreneurship, community program involvement, home ownership, nonprofit support, and workforce development. Our team of professionals is ready to offer consultation and technical assistance to entrepreneurs and community organizations who wish to start or expand their operations.

In addition to assisting businesses, our CED staff is well-equipped to provide support to small-scale agricultural producers. We offer technical assistance and counseling to ensure the profitability and sustainability of these agricultural operations. Our group training programs cover a range of topics including business planning, niche markets, product quality, product distribution, global markets, debt management, accounting, business management, and financial forecasting.

By leveraging our expertise, entrepreneurs and small farmers can receive the guidance and resources they need to succeed in their ventures and improve their overall standard of living.

Core Programs

Meet our Staff

At Headquarters

In the county

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This program provides technical and educational assistance to low-income, agricultural and traditional business clientele to help them establish, maintain and expand their businesses. The program also facilitates the creation of additional jobs and increase community awareness of programs by way of mass marketing social networking, information delivery on small business and community & economic development opportunities.

  • Home Energy Audit Business Program
  • Teaching Agricultural Sustainability Through Economics (TASTE) Program
  • Business planning assistance
  • Small Business lending assistance
  • Home ownership
  • Foreclosure prevention
  • Financial Literacy training

  1. How does the CARES Act impact you?
  2. How to manage cash flow in a crisis
  3. Paycheck protection &  Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)

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Homeownership Education

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Event Calendar

Contact a CED Specialist today.
Ask us about…

  • Businesses In Development (B.I.D.) Academy
  • Teaching Agriculture Sustainability Through Economics (T. A. S. T. E.) Program
  • Individual Development Account (IDA) Federal Match Program
  • Disaster Preparedness
  • Federal Home Loans and Repair Program

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact jlhenry@pvamu.edu by email, call (936) 261-5178, or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, contact Ms. Toya Douglas, M.B.A., Director of Equal Opportunity & HR Compliance, P.O. Box 519, Mail Stop 1337, Prairie View, TX 77446-0519, 936-261-1792; complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office; or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.