1. NIFA Update for 2017 NAITCO Regional Meetings
Victoria LeBeaux, Ph.D
National Program Leader

2. Outline Fiscal Year 2017 Budgets Relevant Funding Opportunities
USDA partnerships and resources of note

3. FY17 Budget
Federal Government Operating on Continuing Resolution until April 28th, 2017
FY16 Appropriations = $552,000
OC 40 Funds – discretionary budget
Amount released for AITC in FY16: $398,028

4. To find the budget proposal

5. Funding Opportunities

8. Manage Subscriptions

9. Notifications

12. AFRI Educational and Literacy Initiative (ELI)
Professional Development for
K-14 Educators (PD-STEP)
Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (REEU)
NIFA Pre-doctoral Fellowships
NIFA Postdoctoral Fellowships

13. Agriculture systems and technology Childhood Obesity Prevention
AFRI Priority Areas
Agriculture systems and technology
Childhood Obesity Prevention
Food safety, nutrition, and health
Agriculture economics and rural communities
Food Safety
Food Security
Agricultural and Natural Resources Science
Plant health and production and plant products
Animal health and production and animal products
Sustainable Bioenergy
Water Resources
Bioenergy, natural resources, and environment

14. Professional Development for Secondary School Teachers and Educational Professionals (PDSTEP) $2 million
Provides immersive learning experiences in non-formal educational programs for K-14 educators, enabling them to identify and replicate best practices to enhance student outcomes in the FANH sciences
Integrates innovations in science and pedagogy into teacher professional development programs
Funds requested may include, but are not limited to, support for: K-14 participant stipends and travel; costs of continuing education units; provider personnel salaries; software; and curricula.
Award Max: $ 150, % Funded: 27%
Contact: Victoria LeBeaux RFA Release/Deadline; TBD

15. Intent it to expand eligible institutions for FY17: Eligible institutions include: • State Agricultural Experiment Stations; • colleges and universities, including junior colleges offering associate degrees or higher; • university research foundations; • other research institutions and organizations; • federal agencies; • national laboratories; • private organizations or corporations; • any group consisting of two or more entities identified in (1) through (7).

16. Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields (WAMS) Grants Program $400,000
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: $ 100,000 Funded: 20%
Contact: Victoria LeBeaux RFA Release/Deadline: April 11-June 8th

18. WAMS Applicant Webinar
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
3:00 P.M. EST (1 hour)
Recording will be posted online:

19. USDA Resources/Events of Note
USDA Farm Service Agency: Youth Loans; Up to $5k
USDA Forest Service: New Video Adventure: Grasslands Live:
FREE distance learning adventure for students, educators and others on May 17, 2017 from Pawnee National Grasslands in Colorado

20. Other Upcoming Events/Resources of Note
National Environmental Education Week
Sunday, April 23rd, 2017 through Saturday, April 29th, 2017

21. Pre-Collegiate (Jr. MANRRS)
April 2018 – USA Science and Engineering Festival

22. National Program Leader NIFA Division of Community and Education
Victoria LeBeaux, PhD.
National Program Leader
NIFA Division of Community and Education