Food, Conservation, and Energy Act (FCEA) of 2008

1. Food, Conservation, and Energy Act (FCEA) of 2008 Implications and Funding for the Southern Region PLN, AEA, and ASRED Meeting Orlando, FL L. Washington Lyons Executive Administrator, AEA and Ronald A. Brown Executive Director, ASRED August 25, 2009

2. Presentation Format Provide Background and Overview of FCEA Focus Primarily on Title VII Identify Implications and Funding for the Region Respond to Questions

3. Background and Overview

4. Farm Bill Titles • Title I - Commodity Programs • Title II - Conservation • Title III - Trade • Title IV - Nutrition • Title V - Credit • Title VI - Rural Development • Title VII - Research and Related Matters

5. Farm Bill Titles Cont. • Title VIII - Forestry • Title IX - Energy • Title X - Horticulture and Organic Ag • Title XI - Livestock • Title XII - Crop Insurance & Disaster Assistance Programs • Title XIII - Commodities Futures • Title XIV - Miscellaneous • Title XV - Trade and Tax Provisions

6. FCEA • Enacted into law on June 18, 2008 after being vetoed • CREATE-21 and the Farm Bill Committees • Most of the new authorizations and funding increases are in competitive programs

7. Elements of FCEA • Protecting Natural Resources • Protecting the Environment • Increasing Funding for Food Safety and Nutrition • Enhancing Food Security • Emphasis on Biofuels and Renewable Energy

8. Farm Bill Provisions • All existing programs in the land-grant system were reauthorized, including: • Smith-Lever • 1890 Extension • Hatch • Evans-Allen • McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry • Animal Health

9. EFNEP-7116 • EPFNEP is referred to in the bill as Nutrition Education • Increased the authorization to 90M per year • Provides minimum $100K per year to 1862 and 1890 institutions • Provides 10-15% increase to 1890s for appropriations above F.Y. 2007 level of ($63.538M) 2009 ($66.1M) 2010 (68.1M) • A revised formula was enacted for distribution of funds that impacted the 1862 institutions • It increased funding for some and decreased it for others • The new formula was not related to the inclusion of 1890s as eligible institutions

10. Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) 7406 • National Research Initiative (NRI) and Initiative for Future Agriculture Food Systems (IFAFS) Authorities were combined to create AFRI • Supports fundamental, applied, and integrated research • Standalone Extension and teaching projects • Authorized at $700 Million per year ($201.5M) • No matching requirements - unless it is applied research that is commodity-specific and not of national scope

11. AFRI Priorities Areas • Plant Health and Production and Plant Products • Animal Health and Production and Animal Products • Food Safety, Nutrition and Health • Renewable Energy, Natural Resources and Environment

12. AFRI Priority Areas Cont. • Agriculture Systems and Technology • Agriculture Economics and Rural Communities • More than 40 different program areas • Conference grants • Special provisions for small, mid-sized, and minority universities

13. 2501 Program -14004 • Outreach and Technical Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers • Competitive grant program • Open to Universities, CBOs, and NGOs • Mandatory Funding: • 2008 - $ 6.0M2009 - $15M2010-12 -$20M • Awards limited to $100K per year

14. National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)-7511 • Proposed new structure in USDA/REE • Improves visibility of research, education, and Extension • Replaces CSREES • Research, Extension, and Education authorities will be transferred to NIFA • A director appointed by the President • Director will serve a six-year term • Reports to Secretary of Agriculture

15. Other Provisions • 1890 Capacity Building Grants Program expanded to include Extension - 7107 • Authorized $25M Funding 2009 $15M • 1890 Extension authorization increased to 20% of Smith-Lever – 7121 • Smith- Lever 3(d) programs were reauthorized and changed from formula to competitive distribution • Funding 2009 IPM - $9.7MCYFAR - $8.1M

16. Implications • New eligibilities provide more funding for the region • More opportunities for 1890 and 1862 universities to collaborate and partner • AFRI provides opportunity for funding Extension proposals as well as integrated • Potential to increase the number of clients being served in the region • New federal agency created (NIFA) to raise the visibility of Extension, research and education • New funding will be in competitive programs

17. Competitive Programs • AFRI - $201.5M • Extension only grants possible • Integrated 30% • Water Quality - $12.6M • Food Safety - $14.6M • Regional Pest Mgt. Centers - $4.1M • Others (~$25.5M)

18. Five types of grants – • Standard R&E • CAPs • Regional Partnerships for Innovation • eXtension Projects (3; eXt RP) • R&E Planning Projects Mandatory Programs • Organic Ag Res & Ext Initiative - $20M • BFRDP - $19M • Biomass R and D - $28M • Healthy Urban Food Enterprise Development Center - $1M • Specialty Crop Res Initiative - $50M

19. Mandatory Programs • Outreach and Technical Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers - $20M • Ag Risk Management Education - $5M • Biodiesel Fuel Education - $1M • Community Foods Grants Program - $5M

20. Health Information Technology Extension Program: Regional Centers $598M Total; $30M – per award ceiling

21. Health Information Technology Extension Program: Regional Centers Cooperative Agreement Program • Yr 1 - $189,000,000 September 8, 2009; September 29, 2009; November 3, 2009 - Decision: December 11, 2009 • Yr 2 - $225,000,000 December 22, 2009; January 19, 2010; March 2, 2010 - Decision: April 27, 2010 • Yr 3 - $184,000,000 June 1, 2010; June 22, 2010; August 3, 2010 - Decision: September 28, 2010

22. The National Committee for Quality Assurance, a 501(c)(3), focusing on health care quality. Thank you for participating in our upcoming meeting, What Makes an Effective Regional Extension Center? - NCQA

23. Other FCEA Titles • Title II – Conservation – EQIP grants • Title IV – Nutrition – SNAP-Ed -- $141.5M in FY08 • Title VI – Rural Development (water, waste disposal, child care, locally produced foods, technology transfer, energy efficiency, telemedicine, etc.)

24. Others • DOE - $100M for grants that train people to retrofit houses • Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) - $4.7B • $250M - encourage sustainable adoption of broadband services • $200M to upgrade technology and capacity at public computing centers

25. Potential Others • Energy Extension Service • Climate Extension Service • Primary Health Care Extension Service

26. Implications Related to Resource Development for CES • Be more entrepreneurial • Be more collaborative, yet agile • Be more connected • Honor our base, but embrace innovation

27. Be More Entrepreneurial • Training in proposal writing • Writing teams (state, regional) • Proposal writing experts • Complement overall broad mission

28. Be More Collaborative, Yet Agile • Multistate, regional, national • Across disciplines • Outside traditional LG areas • Take advantage of communications technology; make prompt decisions • Look for “how we can” rather than “why we can’t”

29. Be More Connected • State and national agencies • State agencies - Administrators, directors and PLs need a working relationship with heads of state agencies – Ag, HS, RD, etc. • National - Develop a working relationship with CSREES NPLs and other agencies; get on review panels, discuss needs

30. Honor our Base, but Embrace Innovation • Stick to mission, but look for new ways • Innovate, adopt new technologies; portray a modern CES • Work for formula and capacity • AFRI ~$200M (~$60 Extension applicable) • SL 3b/c ~$300M be a modern CES

31. Questions