Strategies for Collaboration & Leveraging Resources – The Federal Perspective Concurrent Sessions # 5 & 6 Richard Hood & Gregory Smith SERD - CSREES

CSREES Funding Opportunities National Research Initiative (NRI) Small Business Innovation (SBIR) And other, peer reviewed, competitive programs… All grant programs encourage collaboration and partnerships Web source:

SERD Funding Opportunities 14 grant programs in SERD for: Land-grant, and Other public, academic institutions, including specific grants targeted just for Minority-serving Institutions All grant programs also encourage collaboration and partnerships Web source: csrees.usda.gov/about/offices/serd_funding.html

Collaboration Attributes Multidisciplinary, multi-state, university-based Aligned with Agency’s mission and goals Meets local, state, regional need

Collaboration Budget Concerns What percentage of funds can I share with my partners? What resources can we exchange in leveraging with partners?

Collaboration Challenges Collaboration works when you demonstrate to others that you enhance their mission You must identify best way to make partnership work for your campus

Division of Computer and Info Science: Advanced Learning Technologies (ALT) Emphasis on improvements in learning through innovative computer and information technologies, and Learning environments and learning technology platforms that build across disciplines and establish linkages among theory, experiment, and design Web source: nsf.gov

Office of Postsecondary Education: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) Innovation in curriculum and instruction Student-centered or technology-mediated strategies, and Cost-effective improvements in operations and instruction Web source: html

Division of Undergraduate Education: Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Emphasis on two-year colleges Partnerships between academic institutions and employers to promote improvement in the education of science and engineering technicians at the undergraduate and secondary school levels Web source: nsf.gov

Energy and USDA Award $25 Million Joint Biomass Research and Development Initiative Funds will be used for biomass research, development and demonstration projects CFDA Number Web source: energy.gov

EPA National Center for Environmental Innovation (NCEI) Enable information exchange and learning by State and EPA employees that are interested in new approaches for achieving environmental results Identify and highlight environmental innovations that can help States learn about new ways to achieve environmental results CFDA Number Web source: epa.gov

Department of Commerce -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Educational Partnership Program with Minority-Serving Institutions, Environmental Entrepreneurship Program CFDA Number Web source: commerce.gov