Meegan White, The Grant Center, Project Director

1. Meegan White, The Grant Center, Project Director

2. Agenda • Legislative Update (APTS) • Impact on Federal Funding (Penn Hill) • Questions

3. Jennifer Kieley The Association of Public Television Stations, Director of Government Relations

4. 2012 Senate Results

5. 2012 House Results

6. Key Committee Changes • Appropriations • Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS) is term limited off as Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee. • Likely replacement – Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL). • House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Norm Dicks (D-WA) is retiring. • Contenders include Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY) and Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH). • House Labor-HHS Chair Denny Rehberg (R-MT) lost his Senate bid. • Contenders include Reps Jack Kingston (R-GA) and Rodney Alexander (R-LA). • Commerce • Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) is retiring. • Likely replacement – Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC). • Education • Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY) is term limited off as Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education Labor and Pensions Committee. • Likely replacement – Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN).

7. DanicaPetroshius Penn Hill Group, Principal Rich Stombres Penn Hill Group, Vice President

8. Overview This webinar will focus on the following topics: • Post-Election Trends • Unfinished Business for FY13 • Budget Sequestration • FY14 Budget and Appropriations

9. 113th CongressNotes of Interest • 1/3 of Congress has 3 years or less experience in Congress. • White males make up the minority of the House Dems for the first time. • Hispanics make up 16 percent of the population. 71 percent voted Democratic v. 27 percent Republican in this Presidential election. 50,000 Latinos turn 18 each month.

10. The Administration What should you expect from the Administration? Education will still be a top priority for the Administration. There will likely be a heavy focus on: • Race to the Top • Waivers • Early Childhood Education • Higher Education

11. Trends We will also continue to see the following trends: • Tight budgets for all agencies, with an emphasis on program consolidation. • A focus from the Administration on competitive funding to drive reform and innovation. • An emphasis on evidence and outcome data to determine successful programs.

12. Evidence and Evaluation On May 18th, the Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget issued a memo to the heads of Executive Departments and Agencies on the use of evidence and evaluation in the 2014 budget.

13. OMB Memo The memo directed Agencies to: • Demonstrate the use of evidence throughout their Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 budget submissions, and • Include a separate section on agencies' most innovative uses of evidence and evaluation.

14. Evidence and Grant-making The OMB Memo also specifically called for infusing evidence into grant-making. Grant-making agencies must demonstrate that, between FY 2013 and FY 2014, they are increasing the use of evidence in formula and competitive programs.

15. Digital Media and Innovation • The Obama Administration is supportive of using digital media to improve student learning However, there has been limited attention on increasing funding. • NEA and NEH will likely continue to weave digital media through a variety of their grants or core programs. • “Innovation” will continue to be a topline message, but how it gets defined is a further question.

16. Education Policy What’s Next for Education Policy? All 25 major education and youth/workforce related programs are up for reauthorization or are overdue for reauthorization, including the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).

17. What Will Get Done? Expect a lot of committee activity, but that doesn’t guarantee there will be a lot of progress • ESEA Reauthorization is still a big question mark in the new Congress. Both the House and Senate Committees will likely make attempts at reauthorization but it is unclear if there will be a final bill.

18. What will Get Done? Regular order may no longer be the go-to way to do policy. • The Administration will continue to push to legislate through appropriations, regulations, waivers, etc. • With likely Administration action, you can also expect stepped up Congressional oversight actions, especially in the House.

19. The Lame Duck Quick re-cap on where we are in the Lame Duck: • FY13 Appropriations • The Fiscal Cliff

20. FY13 Appropriations Congress is currently operating under a 6-month Continuing Resolution (CR) that expires in March 2013. The two most likely options moving forward are for Congress to: • Pass an omnibus appropriations bill for FY13. • Pass a long-term CR that would end September 30, 2013.

21. Omnibus vs. CR If negotiations for FY13 fall apart there will need to be another CR after March 2013.

22. National Science Foundation NSF is calling for grant applications for the Informal Science Education Program, that is now called Advancing Informal STEM Learning. • Even though funding levels have not been finalized for FY13, full proposals for FY13 funds are due January 14, 2013.

23. Budget Sequestration Will budget sequestration happen? Congress could delay sequestration or block it all together, but unless Congress acts, it WILL happen. And if it does happen, grantees can expect 8.2 percent less in funding for each formula funded and competitive program.

24. Sequestration Negotiations House and Senate leadership could cut a deal. • Staff are currently in talks with the White House. • A part of this deal is still likely to call for some level of cuts to non-defense programs like education, but likely at a much lower level than the 8.2% cut.

25. FY14 Budget and Appropriations As Congress is negotiating the FY13 budget, the Administration is fast at work deciding its priorities for FY14. • The Administration will likely recommend that education programs be level funded, and there is likely to still be a push for the consolidation of smaller competitive programs into larger, more flexible pots of funding.

26. FY14 Budget and Appropriations Appropriators will be looking to fund what works, and federally funded programs will need to demonstrate that they are evidence-based and produce strong, positive outcome data. This focus builds directly off of the Administration’s push for increased use of evidence in the 2014 budget.

27. Next Steps • You still need a Plan B for you programs since funding levels are still uncertain. • Regardless of the vehicle, an Omnibus or a CR, the final FY13 funding levels will be used for both formula programs and competitive programs. • For FY14, focus on collecting, analyzing, and sharing outcome data in order to apply for and obtain grants.

28. QUESTIONS

29. The Grant Center Webinar Series: Strategies for Grantmaking Success Available now for viewing on the Grant Center Website: • Defining the Work • Planning for Impact • Identifying Potential Funders • Building Strong Relationships with Foundations • Creating a Successful Proposal Coming this Winter: • Building for the Future(Air date: TBA) Learn more: www.apts.org/grantcenter/professionaldevelopment

30. APTS Public Media Summit • Public Service Media theme • February 26 – 28, 2012; Arlington, VA • Stop by and visit the Grant Center in the Exhibit Hall.

31. Questions? Contact us at grantcenter@apts.org Visit the Grant Center Website for More Information www.apts.org/grantcenter Follow us on Twitter: @aptsgrantcenter