# Presentation: 349344

## December 12-14, 2006

**December 12-14, 2006**

**New Dean/Director/Administrator and **
**National Program Leader Orientation**

**The Cooperative State Research, **
**Education and Extension Service**

## CSREES MISSION

**To advance knowledge for agriculture, the environment, human health and well being, and communities**

## VISION

**Agriculture is a knowledge-based, global enterprise, sustained by the innovation of scientists and educators.**

## FUNCTION 1

**Program leadership to identify, develop, and manage programs to support university-based and other institutional research, education, and extension activities**

## FUNCTION 2

**Fair, effective, and efficient administration of Federal assistance implementing research, education, and extension awards and agreements**

## Office of the Administrator

**Information Systems and Technology**
** ****Management**

**Office of the Administrator**

**Equal Opportunity Staff**

**Communications Staff**

**Planning ****and Accountability**

**Budget Office**

**Science Policy/ Legislative****Affairs**

**Competitive Programs**

**Office of Extramural Programs**

**Natural Resources and Environment**

**Science and Education Resources Development**

**Families, 4-H, and Nutrition**

**Plant and Animal Systems **

## Ralph Otto, Deputy Administrator,Plant and Animal Systems 

**Ralph Otto, ****Deputy Administrator,****Plant and Animal Systems **

**The Cooperative State Research, **
**Education and Extension Service**

**Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative, Bio-energy, and Other Issues of Interest**

## Dan Kugler,Deputy Administrator,Natural Resources and Environment 

**Dan Kugler,****Deputy Administrator,****Natural Resources and Environment **

**The Cooperative State Research, **
**Education and Extension Service**

**Working Lands, Air, and Water**
**Ecosystems in action and service**

## The Cooperative State Research, 

**Franklin E. Boteler,****Deputy Administrator,****Economic and Community Systems**
**Mary McPhail Gray,****Deputy Administrator,****Families, 4-H and Nutrition**

**The Cooperative State Research, **
**Education and Extension Service**

**Human Dimensions of Agriculture**

## Mary McPhail Gray,Deputy Administrator,Families, 4-H and Nutrition

**Mary McPhail Gray,****Deputy Administrator,****Families, 4-H and Nutrition**

**The Cooperative State Research, **
**Education and Extension Service**

**A Renewed Partnership:**
**CSREES Liaisons to the States and Territories**

## What we’ll discuss

**Program background**
**Program value**
**Liaison responsibilities**
**Liaison resources**
**Reporting and evaluating**
**The “journey”**
**Seminar series**
**Feedback**
**Summary thought**

## Background

**2003: Idea emerged from the CSREES Land-Grant University Partnership Group**
**Enhance dialogue between CSREES and land grant institutions**
**2004: Supported by the Partnership Steering Committee and CSREES administration**
**2005: CSREES developed assignments, planning committee **
**2005: Announced at NASULGC Annual Meeting**
**2006: Progress report at NASULGC**

## Value to CSREES

**Increased trust in the partnership**** **
**More informed dialogue within the agency regarding partner needs and perspectives**** **
**Increased participation of underrepresented groups in agency programs**** **
**More effective leadership by NPLs**

## Value to partners

**Increased trust in the partnership**** **
**Knowledgeable POC and support for doing business with CSREES**** **
**More rapid, informed reviews of Plans of Work**** **
**Enhanced dialogue on impact of CSREES policies on partnership**** **
**Current examples of partner program impacts for reporting to Congress**

## CSREES liaison responsibilities

**Establish meaningful dialogues with key   university personnel via:**
**Introductory letters**
**Teleconference with university administrators and faculty**
**Presentations and meetings at campuses**
**Contact at professional meetings **
**E-mail and phone communication**

## CSREES liaison responsibilities (cont)

**Review and feedback on institution Plans of Work**** **
**Feedback to agency on partner issues, needs, and impacts**** **
**Plan of study to increase understanding of the CSREES/institution relationship**

## Resources for NPL liaisons

**Deputy-led regional meetings/consultations**
**Experience of CSREES staff in institutional reviews**
**Previous Plans of Work**
**Regional Executive Directors- Extension **
**	****and Research**
**Institution Web sites**
**Personal relationships in agency, states**
**CSREES partnership seminar series **

## Reporting and evaluating  

**Liaisons should keep regional deputy and supervisory deputy informed**** **
**Liaison should use information from this role in all responsibilities**** **
**Regular regional meetings will cover experiences, issues**** **
**CSREES Executive Council will seek updates,   suggestions**

## NPL liaison “journey” 

**Process of increasing knowledge, trust**** **
**Accepting the challenge of new learning**** **
**Problem solving and creative thinking **

## CSREES NPL Liaison Seminar topics - past

**Technology resources**** **
**Variations in university structures**** **
**Formula/competitive funding relationships**** **
**Plan of Work/One Solution resources**** **
**1994 Land Grant resources and authorities**

## CSREES NPL Liaison Seminar topics - future

**Critical topics discussion with Dr. Hefferan**** **
**1890 Land Grant resources and authorities**** **
**4-H Positive Youth Development research, legal authorities, and program critical elements**

## Liaison feedback

**15/16 are “Motivated and Highly ****	****Satisfied” with interaction**** **
**Frustration over no response from communication to campuses**

##  System feedback  

**Liaison failure to communicate with **_**all**_** administrators**
**	**
**Lack of clear purpose and agenda for visits**
**	****	**
**Too much concentration on NPL’s own discipline/program interests**
**	**
**Appreciation for program**

## Summary

**A positive thoughtful endeavor;  imperfect-formative-creative**** **

## Send ideas, critiques to:

** **_[chefferan@csrees.usda.gov](mailto:chefferan@csrees.usda.gov)__** **_
** **_[mgray@csrees.usda.gov](mailto:mgray@csrees.usda.gov)_

## CSREES Web site State liaison-related url:

_**[www.csrees.usda.gov/business/other.html](http://www.csrees.usda.gov/business/other.html)**_** **

## Larry R. MillerActing Associate Administrator

**Larry R. Miller****Acting Associate Administrator**

**The Cooperative State Research, **
**Education and Extension Service**

**Customer Service Satisfaction Survey**
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## What we’ll discuss

**Survey overview**** **
**Results for administrators**
**Results for business officers**
**Results for grant applicants/recipients**** **
**Recommendations related to administrators **

## Customers surveyed & response rate

**Administrators**
**819 surveys sent**
**221 responses (27%)**** **
**Business officers**
**168 surveys sent**
**86 responses (51%)**** **
**Grant applicants/recipients**
**5,303 surveys sent**
**1,023 responses (24%)**

## Cooperative extension system administrators/directors 
Experiment stations directors 
International program directors 
Deans of veterinary medicine 
Deans of schools of forestry 
State directors of family and consumer science

**Experiment stations directors**** **
**International program directors**** **
**Deans of veterinary medicine**** **
**Deans of schools of forestry**** **
**State directors of family and consumer science**

**Who are the administrators **

## Board of human sciences 
4-H state directors

Deans of academic programs 
Administrative heads of agriculture 
American Association Of State Colleges Of Agriculture And Renewable Resources deans 
1994 land-grant institution presidents 
Hispanic-serving institution presidents

**4-H state directors**
**Deans of academic programs**** **
**Administrative heads of agriculture**** **
**American Association Of State Colleges Of Agriculture And Renewable Resources deans**** **
**1994 land-grant institution presidents**** **
**Hispanic-serving institution presidents**

**Who are the administrators (cont) **

## Administrator scores by satisfaction driver

| Coordination/Leadership in Areas of National Need | 61 |
| --- | --- |
| Grant Application, Review and Post Award Management | 65 |
| Workforce Competencies and Responsiveness | 73 |
| Collaboration, Working Relationships, and Communications | 64 |
| Service to All Americans | 73 |

**Administrator scores by satisfaction driver**

## Primary contacts for 
Evans-Allen (Research and Extension) 
McIntire-Stennis 
Animal Health 
Hatch 
Smith-Lever 
Tribal College Endowment Program

**Evans-Allen (Research and Extension)**** **
**McIntire-Stennis**** **
**Animal Health**** **
**Hatch**** **
**Smith-Lever**** **
**Tribal College Endowment Program**

**Who are the business officers? **

## Business officer scores by satisfaction driver 

| Coordination/Leadership in Areas of National Need | 64 |
| --- | --- |
| Grant Application, Review and Post Award Management | 64 |
| Workforce Competencies and Responsiveness | 72 |
| Collaboration, Working Relationships, and Communications | 70 |
| Service to All Americans | 79 |

**Business officer scores by satisfaction driver **

## Individuals from

1862 (sample), 1890 and 1994 Land Grant Institutions 
AK and HI Native-Serving, Hispanic-Serving Institutions 
Public secondary/post-secondary schools 
USDA and other federal agencies 
Non-land grant schools

**1862 (sample), 1890 and 1994 Land Grant Institutions**** **
**AK and HI Native-Serving, Hispanic-Serving Institutions**** **
**Public secondary/post-secondary schools**** **
**USDA and other federal agencies**** **
**Non-land grant schools**

**Who are grant applicants/recipients? **

## Businesses

Foundations (university and non-university)

Recipients of Hatch (Sample), McIntire-Stennis, Animal Health and Evans-Allen Funds

Declined applicants (sample)

**Foundations (university and non-university)**
**Recipients of Hatch (Sample), McIntire-Stennis, Animal Health and Evans-Allen Funds**
**Declined applicants (sample)**

**Who are grant applicants/recipients? (cont) **

## Grant applicant/recipient scores by satisfaction driver 

| Coordination/Leadership in Areas of National Need | 59 |
| --- | --- |
| Grant Application, Review and Post Award Management | 66 |
| Workforce Competencies and Responsiveness | 76 |
| Collaboration, Working Relationships, and Communications | 65 |
| Service to All Americans | 76 |

**Grant applicant/recipient scores by satisfaction driver **

## Broaden Partnership Working Group membership

Expand accountability measures – emphasis on demonstrating base funding benefits 
Increased opportunities for collaborative priority setting

Launch CSREES NPL Liaisons program 

**Expand accountability measures – emphasis on demonstrating base funding benefits**** **
**Increased opportunities for collaborative priority setting**
**Launch CSREES NPL Liaisons program **

**Administrators Implementation Team recommendations, March, 2006 **

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Provide annual summaries of issues/trends identified during CSREES-led program reviews

Identify and communicate critical science and education issues and priorities

Enhance public awareness of CSREES and partner institutions 
Increase CSREES visibility within USDA

Improve usefulness of CSREES databases 

**Provide annual summaries of issues/trends identified during CSREES-led program reviews**
** **
**Identify and communicate critical science and education issues and priorities**
**Enhance public awareness of CSREES and partner institutions**** **
**Increase CSREES visibility within USDA**
**Improve usefulness of CSREES databases **

**Administrators Implementation Team recommendations, March, 2006 (cont) **

## Recommendations discussed during the July  Partnership Working Group meeting 
Implementation initiated by LGU system and CSREES 
Implementation status reported, discussed at the November Partnership Working Group meeting

**Implementation initiated by LGU system and CSREES**** **
**Implementation status reported, discussed at the November Partnership Working Group meeting**

**Administrators Implementation Team recommendations, March, 2006 (cont) **

## The Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service

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## What we’ll discuss

**CSREES mission and USDA strategic goals **
**Peer review**
**Individual funding programs**
**Stakeholder input**
**We’ve gone electronic**

## CSREES mission

***“******To advance knowledge for agriculture, the environment, human health and well being, and communities*****. ”**** **
**Competitive Programs supports mission relevant, high priority research and integrated programs**

## USDA strategic goals

**Enhance international competitiveness of American agriculture**
**Enhance competitiveness and stability of rural and farm economics**
**Increase economic opportunities and improved quality of life in rural America**
**Enhance protection and safety of the Nation’s agriculture and food supply**
**Improve the Nation’s nutrition and health**
**Protect and enhance the Nation’s natural resources and environment**

## Peer Review:  A Hallmark of Competitive Programs

**Rigorous peer review selects proposals of highest merit**
**Review performed by experts in research, extension and education**
**Evaluation criteria include:**
**Scientific merit**
**Qualifications**
** ****Facilities**
** ****Project planning & management **
** ****Relevance**

## National Research Initiative: USDA’s Largest Competitive Program 

**Basic and applied research**
**Integrated activities (research, education and/or extension)**
**Biological, physical, social sciences**
**Single discipline and inter-disciplinary**
**One investigator or teams**
**Broad eligibility**

## Types of NRI Proposals  

**Standard grants (research and integrated)**
**Conferences**
**Agricultural Research Enhancement Awards (some restrictions apply)**
**	****New Investigator Awards**
**	****Post-doctoral Fellowships**
**	****Strengthening Awards**
**Coordinated Agricultural Projects**

## FY2007 NRI program clusters  

**Agricultural Biosecurity and**
**	****Agricultural Genomics**
**Agricultural Production and Value-Added Processing**** **
**Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality**** **
**Agro-ecosystems**

## Interagency Collaboration 

**Collaborations are key, because they:**** **
**Leverage tight budgets**
**Minimize overlap**
**Enhance coordination**** **
**NPLs actively participate in interagency working groups under the President’s National Science and Technology Council**

## Community Food Program  

**Meet the food needs of low-income people**** **
**Increase self-reliance in meeting food needs**** **
**Promote comprehensive responses to food, farm and nutrition issues**

## Biotechnology Risk Assessment Program (BRAG)  

**Identify and develop management practices to minimize potential risks associated with genetically engineered animals, plants and microorganisms**** **
**Assist Federal regulatory agencies in making science-based decisions about introducing GMOs into the environment**

## Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) 

**Research for the development of a profit-making technology, product or service **
**Two phase program - feasibility and development**
**$80,000 (Phase I)/$300,000 (Phase II)**
**Small businesses of 500 employees or less**
**Government-wide**
**2.5% set-aside of USDA extramural funding for research**

## Section 406 – Integrated Activities

**Water Quality**
**Food Safety**
**Integrated Pest Management Centers**
**Crops at Risk from FQPA Implementation**
**Risk Avoidance and Mitigation Program**
**Methyl Bromide Transitions Program**
**Organic Transitions Program**

## Stakeholder Input is Vital!

**Scientific societies, National Academy**
**REE Advisory Board**
**Producers, processors, industry**
**Land Grant University System**
**Non-governmental organizations**
**Other federal agencies**
**International coordination**

## We’ve gone electronic in FY2007! 

**All competitive proposals **_**must**_** be submitted through Grants.gov**