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) 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 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

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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 20

Questions