United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine National Clean Plant Network (NCPN) Update 2009 APHIS Agreements Training > April 7-8 Erich S. Rudyj, M.Sc. Biologist Program Coordinator National Clean Plant Network Plant Health Programs (PHP) Quarantine Policy, Analysis and Support Staff (QPAS) April 2009

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine The primary purpose of the NCPN is to develop and support a network of facilities that cooperate to diagnose and treat high-value specialty crop germplasm (e.g. grapes, pomes. stone fruits, berries, citrus, etc) and establish pathogen-free stocks available to nurseries and growers for propagation. April 2009

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine NCPN Program History April 2009

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine NCPN – A Brief History > Existing U.S. Clean Plant Programs met at UC-Davis in 2005 to Discuss Early NCPN goals –Establish Regional Clean Plant Centers –Initially focus on fruit crops –Secure sustainable funding NCPN Steering Committee formed in 2006 –Identify and draft initial NCPN goals/objectives –Report on history of existing clean plant programs –Propose national workshop with a broader audience NCPN Workshop – May 2007 –Discuss/refine goals and objectives –Draft Mission and Vision Statements –Draft a Strategic Plan NCPN Implementation 2008 –NCPN ‘Federal’ MOU Developed –Farm Bill 2008 –Stop-Gap Agency Funding Sources NCPN Governance Formation –Core Working Group and Tier 1 National Body –Tier 2 Commodity Bodies Chartered Grapes Tree Fruits (Pomes and Stone Fruits) –Tier 3 Regional Bodies Chartered Grapes NCPN General Meeting – March 2009 –National Governance Body Roll-Out –Develop and Ratify a Business Plan –NCPN Cooperative Agreement Funding Program April 2009

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine NCPN Governance Structure – General Overview April 2009

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine APHIS ARS CSREES NCPN Nat’l Governing Body Tier 1 Fruit tree CPN Governing Body Grape CPN (GCPN) Governing Body Tier 2 No Regional networks at this time Eastern GCPN Western GCPN Tier 3 NCPN Governance – April Agency Federal Core Working Group Others Pending April 2009 Funding Proposals Funding Coordination Funding Decisions Funding Obligation

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine NCPN General Meeting Washington, DC March 25-26, 2009 April 2009

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine NCPN General Meeting Purpose –NCPN Updates –Discuss Business Plan –Propose Program Funding Model Concluded March –US Nat’l Arboretum, Washington, DC About 60 Stakeholders –Representing Grapes, Fruit Trees, Citrus, Hops, Other Specialty Crops Highlight > 3 USDA Agency Administrators Sign NCPN MOU April 2009

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine NCPN Business Plan - Update April 2009

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine NCPN Business Plan – An Update Covers 5 Critical Areas of NCPN Activity 1.NCPN Governance and Infrastructure 2.Program Operations 3.Research and Methods Development 4.Extension and Outreach 5.Quality Control Status –Formal Draft Stakeholder Review –Discussion on March 25-26, 2009 Current Necessity –Needed for ‘Release’ of Farm Bill NCPN Funding –Outlines Program Funding Priorities Action –Internal Use Draft Prepared for USDA use w/OBPA and OMB Status - Update April 2009

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine NCPN Memorandum of Understanding April 2009

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine The USDA ‘NCPN’ MOU USDA Partners: APHIS – Quarantine Programs ARS – Research Activities CSREES – Outreach Initiatives Purpose: Establish ‘Core’ Group for NCPN Structure ‘One USDA’ mission support Defines role of each Agency Communicates concepts to stakeholders Synergize, share, and coordinate resources MOU Focus and Activities: 1.Working Group - Program Implementation 2.Stakeholder Consultation Process 3.Strategic/Operational Planning 4.Program Priority Setting 5.Program Support – Facilities, Staff, Methods 6.Foundation Blocks – Certification Schemes 7.Germplasm Collection Improvement 8.Diagnostic Guidelines and National Standards 9.Research and Methods Development 10.Best Management Practices – Industry Use 11.Extension, Education, and Outreach 12.Resources Coordination and Allocation APHIS ARS CSREES Core Working Group April 2009

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine NCPN MOU Lays NCPN Foundation at Federal Level –Program Goals and Governance –3 Agency Partners >>> APHIS / ARS / CSREES Signed at NCPN General Meeting –US Nat’l Arboretum –March 26, 2009 Dr. Meryl Broussard, CSREES Mr. Kevin Shea, APHIS Dr. Edward Knipling, ARS April 2009

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine National Clean Plant Network (NCPN) Stop-Gap Funding FY 2008

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine APHIS Initiatives, 2008 APHIS has secured about $750,000 in FY 2008 for NCPN activities The funding comes largely from Agriculture Quarantine Inspection (AQI) User-Fee Program This funding is to be used to ‘Jump-Start’ early NCPN program activities Early APHIS NCPN program focus is to be: Grapes and Stone Fruits Limited to ‘Quarantine’ activities To be used to support ‘Partnership’ programs in several regions of the USA

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine WA State Univ. Initiative, 2008 Stone Fruit and Pomes Program Name: National Virus Tested Fruit-Tree Program [NRSP-5] > WSU Prosser Program Importance: Primary source for virus tested Stone and Pome fruits in the USA Reason for APHIS support Existing CSREES funding source set to expire soon Maintaining high degree of Stone/Pome fruit national disease- free status  Process about 100 new plant accessions annually  Provide ‘back-up’ support for ongoing USDA activities APHIS Funding Consideration for FY $225,000 Program Name: Southeastern Budwood Program; Clemson Univ., South Carolina Program Importance: Primary source for virus tested Peach Tree Budwood for the SE USA Reason for APHIS support Locally recognized and respected authority in disease management Maintaining high degree of Stone/Pome fruit national disease-free status  Test at least 40 blocks of budwood trees for certain viruses  Provide ‘back-up’ support for ongoing USDA activities APHIS Funding Consideration for FY $49,980 Clemson Univ. Initiative, 2008 Stone Fruit and Pomes

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine Program Name: Foundation Plant Services Grapevine Importation Program Program Importance: Key importation, quarantine, testing, and therapeutic facility for grapevines entering the USA Reason for APHIS support Expand support to industry for importation of new cultivars and rootstocks  Process about 200 foreign grape selections awaiting testing and therapy  Explore new methodologies to decrease processing time APHIS Funding Consideration for FY 2008: $345,000 UC/Davis Initiative, 2008 Grapes Program Name: Quarantine Program and Exclusion of Foreign Pests - Cornell University Program Importance: Key importation, quarantine, testing, and therapeutic facility for grapevines entering the USA; East coast Reason for APHIS support Expand support to eastern grape industry for importation of suitable, cold-weather cultivars and rootstocks  Import grape accessions from foreign sources  Test grape material for viruses/diseases  Eliminate viruses and make material available for field use APHIS Funding Consideration for FY 2008: $111,150 Cornell U. (NY) Initiative, 2008 Grapes

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine National Clean Plant Network (NCPN) Farm Bill 2008 and Program Funding

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 National Clean Plant Network - Sec Update  The USDA Secretary shall establish “National Clean Plant Network” of clean plant centers for pathogen diagnosis and elimination to (1) produce clean propagative material and (2) maintain blocks of pathogen-tested plant material throughout USA.  Clean plant material made available to: (1) a State for certification programs; and (2) private nurseries and producers.  The Secretary shall consult with State Departments of Agriculture and Universities; to extent practicable and with input from State officials and industry representatives, use existing Federal or State facilities to serve as clean plant centers.  Funding – Commodity Credit Corporation - $ 5,000,000 annually for each of 4 years ( ); available until expended.

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 National Clean Plant Network - Sec – USDA Funding Mechanism  Apportionment / Availability – To USDA/APHIS on behalf of the NCPN Core Working Group >>> anticipated availability beginning in late April  Request for Proposals – Pending; April 2009 Draft; Internal Reviews; Departmental Clearances.  Available for Application >>> Anticipated in June/July 2009  Program Proposal Decisions Developed by Individual Institutions Submitted to NCPN Commodity Groups for initial consideration and planning Proposed to NCPN Nat’l Body for Competitive Funding Decision-Making  Funding Decisions – Made by the NCPN Tier 1 Governing Body; CWG ‘veto’ right.  Funding Mechanism – Cooperative Agreements issued directly to recipients by USDA/APHIS – July-September for initiatives arising in FY 2009.

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine NCPN Program Funding Logistics Competitive Cooperative Agreements Program Request for Proposals Anticipated June/July 2009 Cooperator Access to Funds >>> August/September 2009 Funding Distribution –Operation > 60% –Methods > 10% –Extension > 10% –Governance > 10% –Audits/Evaluations/Improvements > 10% Note > SPHD’s / SPRO’s of Recipient States to be Consulted April 2009

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine The principle activities funded by NCPN NCPN Centers Imports Domestic varieties Clean Plant Nurseries Improved diagnostics and therapy Extension, Education & Outreach Audit & Quality Control Maintenance of mother blocks Mother blocks $ $ $ $

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine The ancillary activities associated with NCPN NCPN Centers Imports Domestic varieties Clean Plant Establishment & Maintenance of mother blocks Nurseries Audit & Quality Control Harmonized state Certification Programs BMP’s $ $

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine NCPN Request for Applications (RFA) and Cooperative Agreements Program

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine NCPN Farm Bill Funding – RFA and Cooperative Agreements Logistics When will NCPN funding be available to the program? –Likely sometime in April 2009 – available to USDA Will there be a competitive call for proposals? –Yes. When will the RFA be published? –Likely sometime in June, 2009 >>> pending OMB approval –Open for 6 weeks for proposals By what mechanisms will funding be distributed? –Generally as one-year (occasionally multiyear) cooperative agreements –Funding renewal based on annual review of individual programs

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine NCPN Farm Bill Funding – RFA and Cooperative Agreements Logistics How will NCPN Funding Decisions be made? –Pre-proposals >>> Submitted by Applicants to their respective NCPN Specialty Crop (Tier 2) Governing Bodies (if established) for Coordination, Harmonization, and Support –Proposals >>> Submitted by Applicants to USDA for review by the NCPN National (Tier 1) Governing Body Will the RFA have NCPN Focused Criteria? –Yes. The NCPN Cooperative Agreements program will provide for reasonable focus based on Congressional intent for program. e.g. Specialty Crops, Existing Facilities, Network Ready What will NCPN Program Generally Fund? –Program operations; including staffing, materials, diagnostics, therapy, foundation establishment, information/communications, and administration needed to produce and deliver clean plant material to nurseries and growers

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine NCPN Farm Bill Funding – RFA and Cooperative Agreements Logistics Will the NCPN fund activities associated with the organization and management of Tier 2 / Tier 3 Governing Bodies? –Yes; including support staff, meeting logistics, and requested travel support. Will the NCPN Program fund ‘New’ Construction? –No. It is the intent of Congress that, to extent practicable, existing facilities (or cooperator developed facilities) shall be primary focus. Will facility improvements, rentals, or equipment be ‘allowed’? –Generally allowable on a case-by-case basis. When might funding begin to flow to NCPN Recipients? –Likely beginning in July-September 2009.

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine NCPN Cooperative Agreements Program – Draft Selection Criteria Category Points Sub CategoryTotal Category Goal Alignment25 A. Alignment with USDA, Plant Health, and NCPN Mission and Goals25 Stakeholder Participation and Focus100 A. List of Stakeholders Participating B. Industry Focus 50 Priorities and Harmonization100 A. Established or Formative Specialty Crop Governance Bodies50 B. Application Harmonization Within the Specialty Crop Network50 Overall Merit of Project525 A. Introduction and Summary25 B. Objectives, Purpose, and Desired Results100 C. Components300 D. Industry Roles50 E. Communication Plan50 Project Administration250 A. Budget125 B. Milestones/Time Tables and Performance Measures125 Total1000

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine Farm Bill Sec NCPN – Funding Plan Proposed Activity Area 1. Governance & IT 10% $500, Operation of commodity 60%$3,000, Research & Method 10%$250, Outreach & 10%$500, Audit, QA & 10%$500,000 TOTAL FUNDING$5,000,000 Funding is no year so any carryover will be spent on the same ratio.

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine FUNDING PLAN – Maintenance of Commodity Networks ($3,000,000) Grapes 2. Fruit tree 3. Citrus 4. Berries 5. Other Crops * 10-20% depending on the availability of unspent dollars carry forwarded

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine