United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine 2008 Farm Bill: Section Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention December 1, 2010 Dr. Matt Royer Emergency and Domestic Programs Section 10201

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 Sec Secretary is to make available Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) funds for early detection and rapid response of pest threats. The 5-year Farm Bill specifies that these funds are to be made available incrementally, starting with $12 million in FY09, $45 million in FY10, and $50 million in FY11 and thereafter. Section /11/20162

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine In consultation with the National Plant Board and other interested parties, to enter into a cooperative agreement with each State department of agriculture … The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 Sec Section /11/20163

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine To establish a threat identification and mitigation program to determine and address threats to the domestic production of crops. The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 Sec Section /11/20164

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine Develop risk assessments of the potential threat to the agricultural industry of the United States from foreign sources, collaborate with the NPB, and implement action plans for high consequence plant pests and diseases. The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 Sec Section /11/20165

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine To provide funds and technical assistance … for audit-based certification systems and nursery plant pest risk management systems, in collaboration with the nursery industry, research institutions, and other entities to address plant pests. The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 Sec Section /11/20166

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine Implementation Plan Goals: 1.Enhance Analysis and Survey 2.Target Domestic Inspection Activities 3.Enhance Pest ID & Technology 4.Safeguarding Nursery Production 5.Outreach and Education 6.Enhance Mitigation Capabilities 6/11/20167

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine FY 2011: New process Participation (>40 people, 21 non-APHIS):  NPB  Specialty Crops Farm Bill Alliance  US Forest Service  National Institute of Food & Agriculture  Agricultural Research Service Suggestion format shortened to 2 pages. 6/11/20168

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine Not a competitive grant program. Suggestion is not confidential. APHIS has flexibility to fund projects. Suggestions are a major part, but not the only input used to prepare a spending plan. 6/11/20169

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine Evaluation Process Primary/secondary review:  Consult subject matter experts  Suggestion rated using standard criteria  Strengths and weaknesses documented  Share evaluations with other reviewers 6/11/201610

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine Evaluation Criteria Criteria 1: Alignment with Section Criteria 2: Impact Criteria 3: Technical approach 6/11/201611

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine Suggestion open period May 3 - June 18, Suggestions received 6/11/201612

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine July 13-15, 2010 Meeting 26 reviewers prepared a draft FY11 project slate Suggestions- randomly assigned to reviewers, assuring there was no conflict of interest, prior to the meeting. Additional assignments were made at the meeting for reviews not completed beforehand. The primary reviewer was tasked with documenting evaluations. 6/11/201613

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine 3 rounds of evaluation Individual reviewers Panels broken out into Goal areas Discussion in the large assembly of 26 reviewers Many suggestions had merit; but the amount of funding available ($50 million minus ~10% program support costs) limit what can be funded. Some suggestions were moved to different goals for a better fit than the one indicated on the suggestion form. 6/11/201614

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine GOAL 1: Enhance plant pest/disease analysis and survey  Multi-state surveys were emphasized with targeted pests  Pathway and risk-based analysis suggestions were supported 6/11/201615

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine GOAL 2: Target domestic inspection activities at vulnerable points in the safeguarding continuum  Detector Dogs  Inspection of facilities that receive imported cargo moving inland. 6/11/201616

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine GOAL 3. Enhance and strengthen pest identification and technology  Broad taxa were addressed  Several suggestions were grouped by similarity 6/11/201617

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine GOAL 4 – Safeguarding Nursery Production Projects harmonizing certification standards and pilot projects to implement those standards. NORS-DUC Validation of audit-based systems for safeguarding nursery production 6/11/201618

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine GOAL 5: Conduct outreach and education to increase public understanding, acceptance, and support of plant pest and disease eradication and control efforts Many suggestions were commodity/ pest specific. 63 of 115 suggestions were related to the movement of firewood or about citizen volunteer surveys. Regional/national scope projects received high consideration 6/11/201619

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine GOAL 6: Enhance mitigation capabilities The Team prioritized suggestions that: Addressed emerging or relatively new pests Were short term responses rather than long term management strategies Had goals of eradication and containment rather than management 6/11/201620

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine Funds spent by APHIS benefit the states:  Procuring traps and lures  Rapid Response assistance  Developing new technologies for early detection and effective response  Training personnel and dog teams  Other endeavors that can most effectively be accomplished at a national level 6/11/201621

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine Next Steps Secure CCC funds, release the FY11 spending plan, and contact cooperators. Additional Rapid Response projects will be funded in FY11 to respond to the evolving pest situation. APHIS may not approach a cooperator to initiate cooperative agreements or procurements until funds are secured. 6/11/201622

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine FY 2010FundingProjects Goal 1: Survey and Analysis$15,155, Goal 2: Domestic Inspection$4,744,34110 Goal 3: Pest ID and Technology$4,919,08344 Goal 4: Safeguarding Nursery Systems$1,828,30321 Goal 5: Outreach and Education$3,200,01330 Goal 6: Enhanced Mitigation$15,152,98566 Grand Total$45,000, /11/201623

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United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine FY 2011FundingProjects Goal 1: Survey and Analysis$15,742, Goal 2: Domestic Inspection$7,756,07418 Goal 3: Pest ID and Technology$5,692,87635 Goal 4: Safeguarding Nursery Systems$2,934,43321 Goal 5: Outreach and Education$4,349,81741 Goal 6: Enhanced Mitigation$13,523,95330 Grand Total$50,000, /11/201626

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United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine APHIS 2008 Farm Bill Section Website 6/11/201631

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine River Road Riverdale, MD /11/201632