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Southern Region Program Leaders Network Nashville, TN 23 August 2016

Southern Region Program Leaders Network Nashville, TN 23 August 2016. Sonny Ramaswamy.

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Southern Region Program Leaders Network Nashville, TN 23 August 2016

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  1. Southern RegionProgram Leaders NetworkNashville, TN 23 August 2016

  2. Sonny Ramaswamy "Nearly 60 million Americans live in rural areas, and their value and impact through the agriculture industry can be felt both domestically and internationally. To help these communities remain prosperous and viable, we need to support discovery of new ways that promote economic viability among producers, small businesses, and communities in rural America.” USDA Announces $14 Million in Grants Supporting Economic Growth for Rural Communities, February 25, 2015

  3. Food Tank‏@FOOD_TANK "75% of America's Healthcare cost is attributed to chronic disease" Recent NIFA Clips • Recognizing World Population Day with a commitment to global food security(Foreign Affairs, 7/7) July 11 is World Population Day. The global population is getting bigger, and hungrier.  A recent United Nations report projected the world population to increase by 1 billion over the next 12 years, reaching 9.6 billion by 2050. To feed this growing population, global food production must increase by 60 percent before 2050. USDA and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) are investing in the issue of global food security to ensure, adequate food supplies into the future. • "75% of America's Healthcare cost is attributed to chronic disease" • Suicide Rate Of Farmers Higher Than Any Other Occupational Group, CDC Study Finds • Funds available to help support small businesses • Take these 7 steps to support your local food system • Extension Agents: The Unsung Heroes of the Agricultural World(Modern Farmer, 7/30) • A Drying Earth: Tribal Communities Look to Ancient Practices to Prepare for a Megadrought

  4. Family Well-Being Team Community Vitality Team

  5. DFCS Priorities Family Well-being Community Vitality Workforce Development Community Resource & Economic Development Rural Health and Safety Urban Extension • Child and Family Development • Financial Capability • Health and Wellness • Housing and Environmental Health

  6. https://nifa.usda.gov/topics

  7. https://nifa.usda.gov/office/division-family-consumer-scienceshttps://nifa.usda.gov/office/division-family-consumer-sciences

  8. https://nifa.usda.gov/topic/family-well-being https://nifa.usda.gov/topic/community-vitality

  9. NIFA’s Division of Family & Consumer Sciencespromotes community vitality, strengthening individual and family well-being, and supporting 4-H and positive youth development, through Capacity & Competitive grant programs: • Agriculture Risk Management Education Partnerships (ARME) • Assessing Gaps in Extension Education Evaluation Resources • Farm Business Management Benchmarking (FBMB) • Farm Safety: AgrAbility – Assistive Technology for Farmers with Disabilities and Youth Farm Safety Education Certification Program • Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative (FADI - EDEN) • National Extension Sustainability Summit (NESS) • New Technologies in Ag Extension (NTAE – eXtension) • Regional Rural Development Centers (RRDC) • Rural Health Safety Education (RHSE) • Small Business Innovation Research – Phase I and II (SBIR 8.6) • SBIR Outreach, Training and Technical Assistance (SBIR-OTTA) • Smith-Lever Special Needs

  10. NIFA’s Division of Family & Consumer Sciencespromotes excellence in research, academics and outreach that fosters family well-being and community vitality through Interagency and Cooperative Agreements: • Asian American Pacific Islander Resource Center (AAPIRC) {USDA RD, NRCS, FSIS} • Community Assessment & Education to Promote Behavioral Health Planning & Evaluation (CAPE) {HHS SAMHSA} • Healthy Homes Partnership {HUD} • Local Food Resource Mapping (LFRM) and Agriculture Marketing Service Training & Technical Assistance (AMSTA) {USDA AMS} • Military Family Support Programs (MFSP) {DoD, AF, Army, DoDEA} • Stronger Economies Together (SET) Phase VI {USDA RD}

  11. DFCS Multistate Research, Extension, and Admin Committees

  12. Select Interagency Committees/Working Groups/Commissions • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Caregiver Workgroup • Coalition of Organizations for Disaster Education • Federal Interagency Work Group on Child Abuse and Neglect • Financial Literacy Education Commission • Healthy Homes Interagency Partnership • Let’s Move! Child Care Federal Partner Team • National Extension Relationship and Marriage Education Network • President’s Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks for Children • Secretary’s Opioids Working Group • State Energy Extension Partnership • White House Council on Indoor Air Quality

  13. DFCS Diversity Leadership • Employee Engagement • Diversity & Inclusion • Veterans Special Emphasis • LGBT Special Emphasis https://nifa.usda.gov/announcement/nifa%E2%80%99s-commitment-civil-rights-through-diversity

  14. DFCS Initiatives • The Visiting Scholars program provides an opportunity for faculty and administrators to enhance their growth while working with federal-level colleagues.https://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/resource/DFCS%20Visiting%20Scholar%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf • The Master Family & Consumer Sciences Volunteer Program is a national volunteer training and involvement initiative that focuses specifically on core areas of Extension FCS. http://www.masterfcsvolunteerprogram.info/index.html

  15. Master Family & Consumer Sciences Volunteer Program How is it structured?

  16. FY16-17 Contacts Family & Consumer Sciences strengthens families, farms, communities, and the economy by focusing on the human and community aspects of food and agriculture and addressing priority issues through scientific research and its application; strategic partnership with federal, state, and local agencies; extension education; and preparing the next generation of Family & Consumer Sciences professionals. Southern Chair: Laura Stephenson (865) 974-7384 laura.stephenson@utk.edu Vice-Chair: Leslie Speller-Henderson Secretary: Cherry Kay Smith Northeast Kathleen Morgan (848) 932-3661 morgan@AESOP.Rutgers.edu North Central Dawn Contreras(517) 353-3886contrer7@anr.msu.eduWestern Roxie Dinstel (907) 474-2426rrdinstel@alaska.edu http://www.aafcs.org/aboutus/FCSbrand.asp

  17. FY16-17 Contacts Extension Risk Management Education is delivered through four regional centers that provide grant funding and leadership within their regions. The Digital Center provides technology support for Extension Risk Management Education and to the Centers. North Central CenterUniversity of Nebraska - Lincoln Extension(402) 472-2039ncerme.org Northeast CenterUniversity of Delaware Cooperative Extension(302) 831-6540nerme.org Southern CenterUniversity of Arkansas Division of Agriculture(501) 671-2165srmec.uark.edu Western CenterWashington State University Extension(509) 477-2168westrme.wsu.edu Digital CenterUniversity of Minnesota ExtensionCenter for Farm Financial Management(800) 234-1111cffm.umn.edu https://nifa.usda.gov/program/extension-risk-management-education-program

  18. FY16-17 Contacts The Regional Rural Development Centers link the research and educational outreach capacity of the nation's public universities with communities, local decision-makers, entrepreneurs, families, and farmers and ranchers to help address a wide range of community and economic development issues. North Central Center for Regional Rural DevelopmentMichigan State University(517) 353-9172ncrcrd.msu.edu mskidmor@msu.eduNortheast Center for Regional Rural DevelopmentPennsylvania State University(814) 863-4656nercrd.psu.edusgoetz@psu.eduSouthern Rural Development CenterMississippi State University(662) 325-3207srdc.msstate.edusrdc@ext.msstate.eduWestern Rural Development CenterUtah State University(509) 797-9732wrdc.usu.edudon.albrecht@usu.edu https://nifa.usda.gov/regional-rural-development-centers

  19. Help Tell the Story • USDA Monthly Themes • September 2016: Tapping into the Entrepreneurial Spirit of Rural America: Creating Jobs and Economic Opportunity in Rural Communities • Submit a blog. Scott Elliott can provide guidance, selliott@nifa.usda.gov • Impacts • Send fact sheets, news article links, publication pieces to impactstories@nifa.usda.gov. Contact Kelly Flynn, kflynn@nifa.usda.gov • Twitter: Use #NIFAimpactsto post impacts (found at https://twitter.com/hashtag/NIFAimpacts?src=hash) • kglobal: Ag is America, Ashley Hawn: ashley.hawn@kglobal.com; 202.734.9039

  20. Brent Elrod belrod@nifa.usda.gov 202.690.3468

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