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What’s New at NIFA, in Grants & Financial Management

April 23, 2018 Presenter: Cynthia Montgomery, Deputy Director, OGFM Erin Daly, Senior Policy Advisor

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What’s New at NIFA

• OneUSDA – Strategic Goals FY18-22
• FY 2018 Budget & President’s 2019 Budget
• USDA’s Farm Bill, Legislative Priorities for

Research, Education and Economics

• NIFA’s Efforts to Enhance Engagement
• Update on ezFed Grants, DUNS Pilot

USDA will be facts-based, data-driven, and customer-focused. And we should always remember that we are stewards

• f the land, and we must leave it better

than we found it. Secretary Sonny Perdue

USDA Strategic Goals FY18-22

• 1. Ensure USDA programs are delivered efficiently,

effectively, and with integrity and a focus on customer service.

• 2. Maximize the ability of American agricultural

producers to prosper by feeding and clothing the world.

• 3. Promote American agricultural products and

exports.

USDA Strategic Goals FY2018-22

• 4. Facilitate rural prosperity and economic

development.

• 5. Strengthen the stewardship of private

lands through technology and research.

• 6. Foster productive and sustainable use of
• ur National Forest System Lands.
• 7. Provide all Americans access to a safe,

nutritious and secure food supply.

Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY18

• Signed into law March 23rd
• Increase of $53m for NIFA or 3.46% over

FY17

• For NIFA, includes

– $1.423b discretionary – $162m mandatory/endowment funds

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ($000) Programs 2017 Consolidated Approp 2018 Consolidated Approp DISCRETIONARY FUNDING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES ACCOUNT Agriculture and Food Research Initiative $375,000 $400,000 Capacity Programs: Hatch Act 243,701 243,701 McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry 33,961 33,961 Evans-Allen Program 54,185 54,185 Animal Health and Disease, Section 1433 4,000 4,000

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ($000) Programs 2017 Consolidated Approp 2018 Consolidated Approp Special Research Grants: Minor Crop Pest Management, IR-4 11,913 11,913 Global Change, UV-B Monitoring 1,405 1,405 Potato Research 2,250 2,500 Aquaculture Research 1,350 1,350

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ($000) Programs 2017 Consolidated Approp 2018 Consolidated Approp Aquaculture Centers 4,000 5,000 Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program 27,000 35,000 Supplemental and Alternative Crops 825 825 1994 Research Grants 1,801 3,801 Farm Business Management and Benchmarking Program 1,450 2,000 Sun Grant Program 3,000 3,000 Capacity Building for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture 5,000 5,000 Alfalfa and Forage Research 2,250 2,250

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ($000) Programs 2017 Consolidated Approp 2018 Consolidated Approp Institution Challenge, Multicultural Scholars and Graduate Fellowship Grants 9,000 9,000 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants 19,336 19,336 Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program 9,219 9,219 Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants Program 3,439 3,439 Interest (Estimated) Earned on Tribal Colleges Endowment Fund 4,823 4,559 Secondary Education/2-Year Post Secondary 900 900 Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian- Serving Institutions 3,194 3,194 Veterinary Medical Services Act 6,500 8,000 Veterinary Services Grant Program 2,500 2,500 Grants for Insular Areas 2,000 2,000

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ($000) Programs 2017 Consolidated Approp 2018 Consolidated Approp INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES ACCOUNT Section 406 Legislative Authority: Methyl Bromide Transition Program 2,000 2,000 Organic Transition Program 4,000 5,000 Crop Protection/Pest Management 20,000 20,000 Other Legislative Authorities: Regional Rural Development Centers 2,000 2,000 Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative 8,000 8,000 SUBTOTAL 36,000 37,000

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ($000) Programs 2017 Consolidated Approp 2018 Consolidated Approp EXTENSION ACTIVITIES ACCOUNT Capacity Programs: Smith-Lever Formula 3(b)&(c) 300,000 300,000 1890 Institutions 45,620 45,620 Smith-Lever 3(d) Programs: Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program 67,934 67,934 Farm Safety and Youth Farm Safety Education and Certification 4,610 4,610 New Technologies for Agricultural Extension 1,550 1,550 Children, Youth, and Families at Risk 8,395 8,395 Federally Recognized Tribes Ext Program 3,039 3,039

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ($000) Programs 2017 Consolidated Approp 2018 Consolidated Approp Extension Services at 1994 Institutions 4,446 6,446 Renewable Resources Extension Act 4,060 4,060 Rural Health and Safety 3,000 3,000 1890 Facilities (Section 1447) 19,730 19,730 Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database Program (FARAD) 1,250 2,500 Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Fields 400 400 Food Safety Outreach Program 5,000 7,000 Food and Ag Service Learning 1,000 Enhanced Agricultural Opportunities for Military Veterans (General Provision) 5,000 5,000

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ($000) Programs 2017 Consolidated Approp 2018 Consolidated Approp FARM BILL MANDATORY AND ENDOWMENT FUNDING Tribal Colleges Endowment Fund 11,880 11,880 Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative 18,620 18,680 Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program 18,620 18,680 Biomass Research and Development Initiative 2,793 Specialty Crop Research Initiative 51,205 51,370 Emergency Citrus Research and Extension Program 23,275 23,350 Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Program 18,620 23,350 Biodiesel Fuel Education Program 931 931 Agriculture Risk Management Education Program 4,655 4,670 Community Food Projects Competitive Grants 9,000 9,000

Status of Farm Bill

• Current Farm Bill expires Sept. 30, 2018
• House and Senate Committees held

hearings and listening sessions on new farm bill

• In January 2018, Secretary Purdue

announced USDA’s Farm Bill and Legislative Principles

2018 Farm Bill

Research, Education & Economics Legislative Priorities:

• Commit to a public research agenda that places the US at

the forefront of food and agriculture scientific development.

• Develop an impact evaluation approach, including the use
• f industry panels, to align research priorities to invest in

high priority innovation, technology, and education networks.

2018 Farm Bill

Research, Education & Economics Legislative Priorities (continued):

• Empower public-private partnerships to leverage federal

dollars, increase capacity, and investments in infrastructure for modern food and agricultural science.

• Prioritize investments in education, training and the

development of human capital to ensure a workforce capable of meeting the growing demands of food and agriculture science.

• Develop and apply integrated advancement in technology

needed to feed a growing and hungry world.

ezFedGrants

– NIFA – Animal Plant Health Inspection Service - APHIS – Agricultural Marketing Service – AMS – Foreign Agricultural Service – FAS – Natural Resources Conservation Service – NRCS – Office of Advocacy and Outreach – OAO

• Anticipated deployment during 2018

– Forest Service – FS (pilot)

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What has NOT changed for NIFA applicants

• Applicants apply through Grants.gov
• Grantees utilize Treasury’s ASAP

system to draw funds (location code 01)

• Capacity reporting remains the same in

REEport and in POW

• Competitive awards will not be

managed in ezFedGrants until a later date

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Outreach to External Users

• NERAOC
• National Council of Research

Administrators (NCURA)

• Federal Demonstration Partnership

(FDP)

– Subgroup meets during the DC sessions 3 times a year – Next subgroup meeting May 10

• Gov Delivery

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Questions