1. BAC, CLP, and CMC
Updates
July 18, 2018

2. Overview FY 2019 Appropriations Update CLP Priorities Update
CMC advocacy efforts

3. Craig Beyrouty, BAC Chair Jim Richards, Cornerstone
FY 2019 Appropriations
Craig Beyrouty, BAC Chair
Jim Richards, Cornerstone

4. FY 2018 Approach One Number Request One Document Six BAA Priorities
One Message

5. BAC Priorities ($ Millions)
FY 2019 – Where we are now
BAC Priorities ($ Millions)
Account
FY 2018 Enacted
FY 2019 PBR
FY APLU Request
FY 2019
House
Senate
McIntire-Stennis
33.96
28.867
40.572
36.000
1890 Extension
45.62
45.310
54.500
45.620
Evans-Allen
54.19
53.817
64.732
55.000
54.185
Hatch Act
243.70
Smith-Lever
300.00
AFRI
375.00

6. FY 2019 – Where we are now House Ag Approps marked up on May 16
Senate Ag Approps marked up May 24
Related – House Budget approved FY 2019 Budget Resolution on June 25
Senate floor consideration tentatively planned for week of July 23

7. FY 2019 – Outlook FY 2018 ends September 30, 2018
Senate cancelling first half of August recess to work on nominations and other priorities
House looking to pass approps bills via minibus
1st minibus (Legislative, Military Construction and Energy & Water) in conference
2nd minibus (Interior and Financial Services) on the House floor this week. Senate will add Ag & Transportation next week

8. Strategic Realignment
Line Consolidation
Simplify NIFA Budget
More acceptable to appropriators
More effective advocacy
All Sections Making the Ask

9. The following three pages are illustrative of the current approach
The following three pages are illustrative of the current approach. Containing details from the FY2019 House Ag Appropriations Bill and Report, specifically the Research and Education Activities account. The Extension and Integrated Activities accounts are similar in structure.
First page of R&EA report and congressional direction on NIFA consolidation report
Research and Education Activities Report Table
Research and Education Activities Bill Language

10. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
2018 appropriation ,171,000
2019 budget estimate ,479,000
Provided in the bill ,012,000
Comparison:
2018 appropriation ,841,000
2019 budget estimate ,533,000
COMMITTEE PROVISIONS
For Research and Education Activities, the Committee provides an appropriation of $920,012,000……
NIFA Program Authorities and Consolidation Report. —The Committee notes that the FY18 Consolidated Appropriations Act and report contains fifty appropriated lines covering the entirety of the agricultural research, education and extension realm. In addition, NIFA administers the Specialty Crop Research Initiative and Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Program. The Committee is concerned that some of these programs are duplicative or can be executed under the broad authorities of the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, Evans-Allen Program, 1890’s Extension, and Hatch and Smith-Lever Acts. In addition, the Committee notes that USDA’s annual budget submission routinely proposes the elimination of many of the smaller NIFA programs. Accordingly, the Committee directs NIFA to provide a report by September 30, 2019 that details the authority under which each funded NIFA program is administered and whether that program (its goals or priorities), or the challenges each program is intended to address, can be achieved under the authorities of the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, Evans-Allen Program, 1890’s Extension, and Hatch and Smith-Lever Acts or other appropriate programs.

11. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE—RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
Program/activity
[Dollars in Thousands]
Authorization
2018
Enacted
2019
Estimate
Committee
Provision
Hatch Act
7 U.S.C. 361a–i
$243,701
$243,238
$259,000
McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act
16 U.S.C. 582a through a–7
33,961
28,867
36,000
Research at 1890 Institutions (Evans-Allen Program)
7 U.S.C. 3222
54,185
53,817
60,000
Payments to the 1994 Institutions
7 U.S.C. 301 note
3,439
3,416
Education Grants for 1890 Institutions
7 U.S.C. 3152(b)
19,336
19,205
Education Grants for Hispanic-Serving Institutions
7 U.S.C. 3241
9,219
9,156
Education Grants for Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions
7 U.S.C. 3156
3,194
3,172
Research Grants for 1994 Institutions
3,801
1,789
Capacity Building for Non Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture
7 U.S.C. 3319i
5,000
– – –
Grants for Insular Areas
7 U.S.C. 3222b–2, 3362, 3363
2,000
1,986
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
7 U.S.C. 450i(b)
400,000
375,000
415,000
Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment
7 U.S.C. 3151a
8,000
4,991
Veterinary Services Grant Program
7 U.S.C. 3151b
2,500
Continuing Animal Health and Disease Research Program
7 U.S.C. 3195
4,000
Supplemental and Alternative Crops
7 U.S.C. 3319d
825
Multicultural Scholars, Graduate Fellowship, Institution Challenge Grants
9,000
Secondary and 2-year Post-Secondary Education
7 U.S.C. 3152(j)
900
Aquaculture Centers
7 U.S.C. 3322
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
7 U.S.C. 5811, 5812, 5831, 5832
35,000
19,009
30,000
Farm Business Management
7 U.S.C. 5925f
Sun Grant Program
7 U.S.C. 8114
3,000
Alfalfa and Forage Research Program
7 U.S.C. 5925
2,250
Minor Crop Pest Management (IR–4)
7 U.S.C. 450i(c)
11,913
11,832
Special Research Grants:
7 U.S.C. 450i(c).
Global Change/UV Monitoring
1,405
1,400
Potato Research
Aquaculture Research
1,350
Total, Special Research Grants
5,255
5,250
Necessary Expenses of Research and Education Activities:
Grants Management Systems
7,830
7,424
GSA Rent and DHS Security Expenses
Federal Administration—Other Necessary Expenses.
11,862
11,577
Total, Necessary Expenses
19,692
19,001
19,407
Total, Research and Education Activities.
$887,171
$794,479
$920,012

12. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and for other expenses, $920,012,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Research and Education Activities’’ in the report accompanying this Act: Provided, That funds for research grants for 1994 institutions, education grants for institutions, capacity building for non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, the agriculture and food research initiative, veterinary medicine loan repayment, multicultural scholars, graduate fellowship and institution challenge grants, and grants management systems shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That each institution eligible to receive funds under the Evans-Allen program receives no less than $1,000,000: Provided further, That funds for education grants for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian serving institutions be made available to individual eligible institutions or consortia of eligible institutions with funds awarded equally to each of the States of Alaska and Hawaii: Provided further, That funds for education grants for 1890 institutions shall be made available to institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C and 3222: Provided further, That not more than 5 percent of the amounts made available by this or any other Act to carry out the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 450i(b) may be retained by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay administrative costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out that authority.

13. Greg Bohach, CLP Chair Vernie Hubert, Cornerstone
CLP Priorities Update
Greg Bohach, CLP Chair
Vernie Hubert, Cornerstone

14. Farm Bill Current farm bill generally expires in September 2018
House passed bill on June 21
Republicans only supporting the bill
Senate passed bill on June 28
Bipartisan Bill

15. Farm Bill Conference Staff will need 2-3 weeks to prepare
Both House and Senate Leadership want to start ASAP—name conferees soon—this week?
Biggest issue for conferees to tackle is SNAP reforms/changes
Commodity Program differences
Conservation Programs major differences

16. Farm Bill Research Education and Extension CLP issues
Challenge of Change
FFAR--$$ difference
Nutrition education—SNAP-Ed/EFNEP changes in House vs. Senate status quo
Deferred Maintenance
1890 capacity formula
House and Senate Funding differences

17. Mark Latimore, CMC Chair Hunt Shipman, Cornerstone
CMC Advocacy Effort
Mark Latimore, CMC Chair
Hunt Shipman, Cornerstone

18. Communications and Marketing Project (CMP)
The CMP is a coordinated and targeted educational effort to increase awareness and the value of the Land-Grant University agriculture and related programs.
Target audience is citizens, community leaders, opinion makers and institutional allies with close connections to congressional decision makers.

19. Accomplishments Continued content updates on Ag Is America platforms:
@agisamerica
Facebook: Ag is America
Water issue petition (AL, GA, ND, OR)

20. Accomplishments SNAP-Ed Education Campaign Kansas Vermont Arkansas
Ohio
North Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Indiana
South Dakota
Pennsylvania
Michigan

21. Future Goals
Improve communications to enable Deans and Directors to respond to calls to action
Develop business plan and strategies to better enable Deans and Directors to advocate for BAA priorities
Examine priority setting process holistically to better facilitate advocacy and communications

22. Questions?