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What’s New at NIFA,in Grants & Financial Management
April 23, 2018Presenter: 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
of 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
our 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) 2,000 2,000
1890 Institutions 4,000 5,000
Smith-Lever 3(d) Programs:
20,000 20,000
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education
Program
Farm Safety and Youth Farm Safety
Education and Certification
2,000 2,000
New Technologies for Agricultural Extension 8,000 8,000
Children, Youth, and Families at Risk 36,000 37,000
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 0 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 0
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
of 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) 18
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
date19
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 20
Questions