1. 1890’s Grantsmanship Workshop #2- NIFA Capacity Building Programs
Tuskegee, AL
August 29-30, 2016
Margo Holland, DVM, PhD
Shing Kwok, PhD
Edwin Lewis, PhD

2. Office of the Director Institute of Youth, Family & Community
Division of Youth and 4-H
Lauxman
Division of Family and Consumer Sciences
Crocoll
Division of Community and Education
Suresh
Institute of Youth, Family & Community
Assistant Director: Muquarrab Qureshi
IFYC’s three divisions, the Division of Youth and 4-H, the Division of Community and Education, and the Division of Family and Consumer Sciences, promote the human dimensions of NIFA’s food and agricultural sciences through research, education, and extension programs. The IFYC’s portfolio also includes long-standing and emerging partnerships with the Department of Defense and Military Service Components to support military children, youth, and family on military installations around the world, as well as the families of National Guard, Reserves, and Veterans living in communities far removed from military installations.

3. Division of Community & Education
Support the development of the food and agriculture workforce through scholarship and fellowship opportunities
Foster learning and engagement in the food and agricultural sciences
Enhance research, teaching, and extension capacity at MSIs.

4. Developing Pathways 17.3 million undergraduates in the nation
Only 35,400 graduates in FANH disciplines
Need to recruit and train more graduates to fill the 58,000 annual openings in FANH
Need to recruit and train students from non-ag and non-land grant colleges

5. Advancing Science
American universities awarded 54,070 doctorates in 2014, but the market is tightening
Science and engineering doctoral education remains dependent on non-American talent

6. DOCE Workforce Development Programs
Grant programs that directly support students and prepares them for the workforce in STEM fields related to the USDA Mission.

7. National Needs Fellows
Fellowships for MS & Doctoral level students in areas of specified, national need
MS - $18,500 /student/year, for 2 years
PhD - $24,500 /student/year, for 3 years
Special (supplemental) International Study Stipend for current fellow up to $4,500 /MS student and $8,000 /PhD student
Grants are given to Colleges and Universities.
Award Max: $262,500 % Funded: 21%

8. Multicultural Scholars
Scholarships (undergraduate) to encourage students from groups that are historically underrepresented to pursue and complete baccalaureate degrees in the Food, Agricultural, Natural Resources, and Human Sciences, or achieve a D.V.M.
Any combination of 2-, 3-, and/or 4-year scholarships
$6,500 /student/year, for up to four years + $2,500 /student/year for cost of education allowance
Student Experiential Learning (SEL) – One-time $4,000 for each eligible USDA MSP Scholar
Grants are given to Colleges and Universities.
Award Max: $200,000 % Funded: 24%

9. DOCE Learning & Engagement Programs
Grants to support formal and informal education activities promoting the food and agriculture sciences at pre-K through Masters Level

10. Higher Education Challenge
Grants to colleges and universities to improve formal, baccalaureate or master’s degree level food, agricultural, natural resources, and human sciences education and first professional degree-level education in veterinary medicine (DVM).
Curriculum Development, Instructional Delivery Systems and Expanding Student Career Opportunities
Faculty preparation and enhancement for teaching.
Facilitating Interaction with Other Academic Institutions
Award Max: $ 750,00 % Funded: 20%

11. SPECA Grants to institutions to promote and strengthen
K-14 education in the food, agricultural, natural resources, and human sciences through:
Curriculum Development, Instructional Delivery Systems and Expanding Student Career Opportunities
Faculty preparation and enhancement for teaching.
Interaction with Other Academic Institutions and Industry
Award Max: $ 300,000 % Funded: 20%

12. NIFA Professional Development for K-12 Educators
Provides immersive learning experiences in non-formal educational programs for secondary school educators, enabling them to identify and replicate best practices to enhance student outcomes in the food, agricultural, natural resources, and human (FANH) sciences
Integrates innovations in science and pedagogy into existing teacher professional development programs
Eligible institutions: 1) 4-year colleges and universities; 2) 1994 Land-Grant Institutions; and (3) Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities.
Award Max: $ 150,000 % Funded: N/A

13. Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields (WAMS) Grants Program
Grants to educational institutions, private organizations, and others, to support research and extension projects that increase participation by women and underrepresented minorities from rural areas in fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in the context of food, agricultural, natural resources, and human sciences
Award Max: $ 150,000- $300,000 % Funded: 20%

14. Capacity Building at MSIs
12 research, teaching and Extension grant programs
$ 175 million in annual funding
Serving 1890 and 1994 land-grant universities, HSIs, ANNH and Insular Areas

15. 1890 Land Grant Univ.
$139 million – research, teaching, extension and facilities
1890 Teaching, Research and Extension Capacity Building Grants
Evans-Allen (1890 Research) Program
1890 Extension Program
1890 Facilities Grants Program

16. Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program
This program was designed to assist 1994 Land-Grant Institutions in building institutional research capacity through applied projects that address student educational needs and solve community, reservation or regional problems. Collaboration with 1862 or 1890 Land Grant Institutions is a requirement.

17. 4-H National Headquarters
Federal, state, and private
Positive youth development
Partnerships
Trends, resources, best practices
Youth, volunteers, professional staff
Learning
Standards, research-base, relevant
Federal regulations
Program Quality & Accountability
Inclusive, value diversity
CYFAR, Military Grants
Access, Equity & Opportunity

18. Children, Youth, and Families At Risk(CYFAR)
The eligibility to compete for CYFAR funding is broadened to include 1890 Land Grant University and the University of the District of Columbia. The purpose of SCP funding is to improve the quality and quantity of comprehensive community-based programs for at-risk children, youth, and families supported by the Cooperative Extension System. Collaboration across disciplines, program areas, and geographic lines, as well a holistic approach that views the individual in the context of the family and community, are central to Sustainable Community Projects.

19. FY 2016 CYFAR Funding
45 University Sustainable Community Projects (SCP)
Of Which:
4 are Newly Funded SCP Projects (8%)
41 are Continuation SCP Projects (92%)
Representative of Both Single and Joint University Funding
44 are 1862 funded as SCP Projects (86%)
6 are 1890 funded as SCP Projects (12%)
1 is an 1994 SCP Project subaward (2%)
6 Joint CYFAR SCP Project
1 Military Project
1 Professional Development and Technical Assistance Project

20. Division of Family and Consumer Sciences (DFCS)
Promoting the Social/Behavioral Dimensions of NIFA Sciences through:
scientific research and its application;
strategic partnerships;
Extension education; and
the preparation of the next generation of Family and Consumer Sciences professionals.
Dedicated program areas within DFCS include
family and consumer economics;
housing and community living;
nutrition, health, and wellness;
child and family development;
public and family policy; diversity;
sustainable farm enterprises;
risk management education;
regional rural development;
rural sociology; and
military family and veterans programs.

21. DFCS Programs Regional Innovation Enhancing Rural Prosperity
Agricultural Risk Management
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers
Financial Literacy
Promoting Healthy Homes
Selected DFCS Programs
Regional Innovation
programs bring researchers and practitioners together to strengthen the science base for rural development policy and address key issues in rural America from a regional perspective.
Enhancing Rural Prosperity
DFCS has been successful at providing access to trusted sources of information, education, and technical assistance in the adoption decisions of broadband and e-commerce.
Agricultural Risk Management
reduces risk by educating agricultural producers on a range of risk management strategies &other farm management skills, including developing farm business plans.
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers
DFCS provides at-risk commodity producers with the knowledge, skills, and tools to make their operations more competitive.
Financial Literacy
The Family and Consumer Economics Program Leadership is a key partner in promoting America Saves Week, and represents USDA on the Financial Literacy Education Commission (FLEC)
Promoting Healthy Homes
The DFCS Healthy Homes Initiative reached over 4.7 million consumers through a variety of educational methods, including training in rural areas to reduce the risk of lung cancer caused by radon. 

22. Extension Risk Management Education
Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (ARPA) amended Federal Crop Insurance Act
$5M annually – Competitive 3-year awards
To develop risk management educational materials and programs that help the Nation’s farmers mitigate farming risks

23. FY16-17 Contacts
North Central Center University of Nebraska - Lincoln Extension (402) ncerme.org
Northeast Center University of Delaware Cooperative Extension (302) nerme.org
Southern Center University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture (501) srmec.uark.edu
Western Center Washington State University Extension (509) westrme.wsu.edu
Digital Center University of Minnesota Extension Center for Farm Financial Management (800) cffm.umn.edu
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.

24. Farm Business Management Benchmarking
Section 7208 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. L 110 – 246) amended the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990
$1.3M annually – Competitive (4-5 awards)
To improve the farm management knowledge and skills of agricultural producers; and establish and maintain a national, publicly available farm financial management database to support improved farm management.

25. FY16-17 Contacts
North Central Center for Regional Rural Development Michigan State University (517) ncrcrd.msu.edu Northeast Center for Regional Rural Development Pennsylvania State University (814) nercrd.psu.edu Southern Rural Development Center Mississippi State University (662) srdc.msstate.edu Western Rural Development Center Utah State University (509) wrdc.usu.edu
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.

26. AgrAbility (Assistive Technology Program for Farmers w/ Disabilities)
To increase the likelihood that farmers, farm workers and farm family members with disabilities experience success in agricultural production.

27. About AgrAbility www.agrability.org
Funded through Smith-Lever 3(d) -- Extension focus
Competitive program that supports two project types:
State and Regional AgrAbility Projects (SRAPs);
one National AgrAbility Project (NAP).
All projects are funded for up to 4 years and all are partnerships between an LGU (1862/1890) and a non-profit program.
In FY2016, approx. $4.1 million was available to support:
20 continuing SRAPs, at approx. $180,000/year each
1 new NAP, at approx. $530,000/year

28. Youth Farm Safety Education and Certification Program (YFSEC)
Since FY2013, NIFA has been funding Safety in Agriculture for Youth (SAY)
SAY is a multi-institution project focused on:
Developing a national strategy to enhance awareness, access and use of the farm safety materials by youth and adults who instruct/work with youth.
Identifying existing safety resources;
Determining alignment of safety resources to national educational standards; and
Developing and maintaining a national clearinghouse for Ag safety and health curricula for youth.
Competed in FY 2016; funded at $300,000/year.
In FY13, NIFA funded the SAY project. This is a two-year, multi-state project, funded at $300,000 per year for a total of $600,000. The project brings together experts from Penn State University, Ohio State University, University of Kentucky, Utah State University and CareerSafe.
Major objectives of the SAY project are to identify existing safety resources, determine alignment of those education resources to national standards, and to organize the materials in a single, sustainable and accessible clearing-house.

29. Rural Health and Safety Education
Objective: Provide individual and family health education in rural areas
Focus on projects proposing to scale-up established Extension programs in the area of individual and family health education to rural communities State-wide.
Approximately $1.4 million available; 4 awards, one per US region
Approximately $350,000 for a two-year project period
Cost sharing/matching not required
Indirect costs allowed - up to 30% of total funds requested.
Provide individuals and families living in rural areas:
Information as to the value of good health at any age;
Information to increase individual or family’s motivation to take more responsibility for their own health;
Information regarding rural environmental health issues that directly impact on human health;
Information about and access to health promotion and educational activities; and
Training for volunteers and health services providers concerning health promotion and health care services for individuals and families in cooperation with state, local and community partners.
Proposed RHSE Projects MUST
Serve rural residents and identify rural counties
Deliver science-based knowledge
Have health education focus and Extension outreach strategy guided by an existing health framework/model (e.g., Cooperative Extension’s National Framework for Health and Wellness)
Identify health outcome indicators and lead to measurable changes in health knowledge, attitudes and/or behaviors for project participants
Should reflect multi-institution partnerships
Generally released in the spring.

30. The DoD USDA Partnership for Military Families
Air Force
Marines
Navy &
Army
USDA NIFA
Land Grant University System
Cooperative Extension
Memo Of Understanding
ISSAs
USDA/NIFA has a long-standing history (35+ years now) with the DoD, service components, and installations to serve military through our land-grant university partners in research, education, and outreach/extension.
In 2010 USDA and DoD signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a mission-based partnership to really enhance interagency coordination and build capacity for partnerships and collaboration among the agencies and across public and private sectors to sustain programs and services for military Service members and their families, particularly those who are geographically dispersed. Projects focused on three areas – strengthening child care and youth programs; increasing community capacity to serve military families, and enhancing workforce development opportunities for military families.
In addition to OSD, NIFA collaborates with the Services – Navy, Air Force, and Army, Army Reserve, and garrisons to deliver research and extension program to benefit military families and military professionals.
Initially – collaborations with only LGU and Cooperative extension, to capitalize on reach and expertise. The projects have now been expanded to include non-land-grant university grantees as well.
The competitive projects under these partnerships vary each year depending on the needs of the

31. Contact Information
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Request for Applications (RFAs):
Questions?