CSREES liaison visit to CTAHR

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CSREES liaison visit to CTAHR

• Peter Burfening, Ph.D.
• National Program Leader, Competitive Programs
• Animal Genome Program and SBIR

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Outline

• CSREES morphing to The National Institute for
  Food and Agriculture NIFA
• Changes in reporting CRIS
• Leadership Management Dashboard
• Changes in Competitive Programs NRIs change to
  AFRI, Specialty Crops Initiative, etc
• Others

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CSREES morphing to The National Institute of
Food and Agriculture NIFA

• The 2008 Farm Bill authorized the creation of a
  new agency, the National Institute of Food and
  Agriculture.
• All current authorities administered by CSREES
  will be transferred to the new agency.
• The transition will be complete by October 1,
  2009.

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CSREES morphing to The National Institute of
Food and Agriculture NIFA

• The National Institute of Food and Agriculture
  will be a scientific agency that will raise the
  profile of agricultural science, including
  research, education and extension

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CSREES morphing to The National Institute of
Food and Agriculture NIFA

• Advance knowledge and science of food,
  agriculture, human health and well-being, the
  environment and communities.
• Be relevant to its stakeholders and respond to
  regional and national needs by creating flexible
  and efficient programs with the input of
  stakeholders.
• Promote understanding and appreciation of science
  in the public sector.
• Use peer and merit review processes to ensure the
  federal investment in agricultural science is of
  the highest quality and directed to the best
  purposes.
• Provide program access to all customers and
  assure civil rights and equal opportunity to
  staff, partners and beneficiaries of the work.
• Use processes that are transparent and
  accountable, employing stakeholder input to
  ensure programs promote effectiveness and
  efficiency.
• Partner with high quality researchers, educators
  and extension professionals to enhance the
  stature of food and agricultural science.

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CSREES morphing to The National Institute of
Food and Agriculture NIFA
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
Under Secretary serves as USDAs Chief Scientist
6 Other Agencies
Under Secretary of Research, Education and
Economics
To be Appointed by the President Political
Appointee
Director of NIFA
Research, Education, and Extension Office (REEO)
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REEO

• Coordinate the science activities across USDA
• NIFA, ARS, ERS, NASS and Forest Service
• Assist the Under Secretary in developing a
  roadmap for agricultural research, education, and
  extension, which will identify major
  opportunities and knowledge gaps receive
  stakeholder recommendations and incorporate
  other roadmaps
• Will not coordinate the transition to the
  National Institute of Food and Agriculture

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Changes in Reporting - CRIS
Changes in Reporting - REEport
One Solution
CRIS
REEport

• Primarily a text based system
• Limited to no search ability

• Updated web based reporting
• Will be housed in house
• Data security
• Talk to CREEMS and POW
• Searchable in Google via REEIS
• Pre-populate forms from our data bases

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Guiding Principles

• Every investment is reported
• Report once and only once, and use the
  information reported
• Meet requirements of federal reporting
• Information of value to us and the grantees
• Capture Post Award Termination data
• Ability to answer detailed questions across
  functions
• All program and project applications are
  submitted through eGrants

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AD-416
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AD-417
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AD-419
Link Project to Program
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AD-421
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Leadership Management Dashboard
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Leadership Management Dashboard
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Leadership Management Dashboard
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Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
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Agriculture and Food Research Initiative

• 2008 Farm bill made significant changes to the
  NRI
• Renamed Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
  (AFRI) but much more than just a name change

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Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
Authorized in Section 7406 of the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (i.e., the
2008 Farm Bill) AFRI is a new competitive grant
program to provide funding for fundamental and
applied research, extension, and education to
address food and agricultural sciences.
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Agriculture and Food Research Initiative

• Fundamental and Applied Research
• Education
• Extension
• Integrated Research, Education, and Extension

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Agriculture and Food Research Initiative

• Authorized for appropriation of 700 million for
  each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012
• No less than 30 will be made available for
  integrated programs
• Indirect costs capped at 22

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Agriculture and Food Research Initiative

• Of funds allocated for research
• No less than 40 made available for applied
  research
• No less than 60 made available for fundamental
  research
• No less than 30 for multi-disciplinary teams
• No more than 2 for equipment grants

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Agriculture and Food Research Initiative

• Two different eligibilities provided in the Farm
  Bill
• AFRI eligibility for non-integrated programs
• Section 406 eligibility for integrated programs
• Eligibility implemented at the program level
• All AFRI programs are designated as integrated
  or non-integrated

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Non-Integrated Eligibility
Eligible Institutions State agricultural
experiment stations, colleges and universities,
university research foundations, other research
institutions and organizations, Federal agencies,
national laboratories, private organizations or
corporations, individuals, and any group
consisting of two or more of the preceding
entities
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Integrated Eligibility
Eligible Institutions Colleges and universities,
University research foundations, 1994 Land-Grant
Universities, and Hispanic-serving agricultural
colleges and universities
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Agriculture and Food Research Initiative

• Single Function Research, Education, or
  Extension Grants
• Multi-functional Integrated Research, Education,
  and Extension Project Grants
• Conference Grants
• Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement (FASE)
  Grants restricted eligibility
• Coordinated Agricultural Project (CAP) Grants

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Agriculture and Food Research Initiative

• Research Grants
• Fundamental research that
• increases knowledge or understanding of the
  fundamental aspects of phenomena and has the
  potential for broad application and
• has an effect on agriculture, food, nutrition, or
  the environment
• Applied research that
• includes expansion of the findings of fundamental
  research in order to uncover practical ways in
  which new knowledge can be advanced to benefit
  individuals and society

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Agriculture and Food Research Initiative

• Education Grants
• Development of human capital relevant to overall
  program goals for US agriculture
• Formal classroom instruction, laboratory
  instruction, and practicum experience in the food
  and agricultural sciences and other related
  matters

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Agriculture and Food Research Initiative

• Extension Grants
• Conduct programs and activities that deliver
  science-based knowledge and informal educational
  programs to people, enabling them to make
  practical decisions
• Increase food and agricultural literacy of adults
  and students increase understanding and use of
  food and agricultural science data, information,
  and programs engage audiences and enable
  informed decision making

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Agriculture and Food Research Initiative

• Integrated Research, Education, and Extension
  Project Grants
• Bring the three components of the agricultural
  knowledge system (research, education, and
  extension) around a problem area or issue
• Stakeholder Driven
• Problem Focused
• Outcome Oriented

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Specialty Crop Research Initiative

• Established to solve critical industry issues
  through research and extension activities.
• 28.4 M for FY 2008
• 47.3 M for FY 2009

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Specialty Crop Research Initiative

• Five Focus Areas
• Plant breeding, genetics, and genomics
• Identify and address threats from pests and
  diseases
• Production efficiency, productivity, and
  profitability
• New innovations and technology
• Methods to prevent, detect, monitor, control, and
  respond to potential food safety hazards

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