Agency Update

National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)/USDA

Melanie KrizmanichOffice of Extramural Programs

Agenda

• Transition to ASAP• Implementation of 425• Transition to REEport• AFRI• Other Items

Transition to ASAP• FY 2009 ASAP pilot successful• FY 2010, ASAP for:

– ALL awards under Biomass Program– NEW awards for all other programs (i.e.,

formula, competitive, and non-competitive programs)

– Continuations, renewals, & supplementals w/new increment of funding

New ASAP Users• Follow enrollment instructions –

process starts over after 45 days.• Contact after enrollment is complete

– Formula: Patricia Myers • (202) 401-3481• pmyers@nifa.usda.gov

– Competitive: Jameal Clark • (202) 401-6873• jaclark@nifa.usda.gov

425 Implementation

• Non-Formula– PMS

• Quarterly Reporting Process• Final sent to NIFA - awards@nifa.usda.gov

– ASAP• Research.gov?• Quarterly/Final - awards@nifa.usda.gov

425 Implementation-continued.• Formula

– PMS• Quarterly Reporting Process• Final sent to NIFA - formulagrantforms@nifa.usda.gov

– ASAP• Research.gov?• Quarterly/Final - formulagrantforms@nifa.usda.gov

Transition to REEport

• CRIS: USDA's documentation and reporting system for publicly-supported projects

• REEport: a new reporting system which format is based on the RPPR

• Incremental transition from CRIS to REEport

Version 1 of REEport will be deployed in 4 stages

• Non-formula Grants– Stage A: project initiation; Oct 1, 2010– Stage B: progress/termination; Jan 14, ‘11

• Formula Grants– Stage C: project initiation; Oct 1, 2011– Stage D: expenditure/progress/termination;

Oct 1, ‘11

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)

• FY 2010 request for applications (RFAs) – Seven RFAs

• Five topic areas (challenge areas)• One foundational• One fellowship (includes pre-doctoral fellowships)

– Total budget of about $262,482,000

6 of the 7 AFRI Postings

• USDA-NIFA-AFRI-003042: Sustainable Bioenergy• USDA-NIFA-AFRI-003041: Global Food Security• USDA-NIFA-AFRI-003037: Childhood Obesity

Prevention• USDA-NIFA-AFRI-003038: Climate Change• USDA-NIFA-AFRI-003039: Food Safety• USDA-NIFA-AFRI-003040: Foundational Program

Other Items

• Indirect Cost Matrix – Summer 2010• Grants Policy Manual – 2011• Transition to NIFA