1. October 5, 2011

2.  Welcome and Logistics  Expectations and Updates  Federal Formula Funds Pre-proposals  Sharing Ideas and Experiences  Wrap Up/Final Comments

3. Margaret Smith – CUAES Chris Watkins – CCE Integrated Program and Research Team

4.  45 formed between 2001 and 2010  26 known to be currently active  435 total members in 2010 (ave. 19/PWT) – 40% campus-based – 40% off-campus educators – 20% stakeholders

5.  October: PWT co-chair meeting  January 15: Report deadline for previous fiscal year  August 1: Cutoff for special funds requests for current fiscal year

6.  Stakeholder involvement – Studying needs and identifying issues – Highlighting areas needing research – Creating educational materials and designing learning experiences – Many models for how…

7.  Stakeholder involvement  Annual report! – Name of PWT – Co-chairs names and contact info – Membership list – Activities, accomplishments, outcomes, and impacts

8.  Stakeholder involvement  Annual report!  Program Council conference display – An opportunity… – Showcase your work – Network

9.  Stakeholder involvement  Annual report!  Program Council conference display  PWTs come and go – Petition for new PWTs (see web site) – Sometimes work is done

10.  Special funds to support PWT activities – Now up to $2,500 – Request any time (except between August 1 and September 30) – Bigger project? – consider applying for Federal Formula Funds

11.  Special funds to support PWT activities  Special consideration of formula fund requests that are substantively linked to an active PWT  On-going efforts to: – Communicate the work of PWTs to the Program Council – Simplify/integrate reporting

12. Deb Grantham – CCE Mark Schrader – CUAES

13.  Similar to last year  Open approximately November 2, 2011  Deadline for submission December 15, 2011  Reviews begin in late January, 2012  Decisions underway in March, 2012

14.  Preference will be given to proposals with a substantive link to an active PWT, all other factors being equal  No guarantees!

15.  If integrated, objectives, budget and personnel need to show both Extension and Research  Application will ask for research and extension objectives separately & specifically  Both components need to be substantive  Preference given to Smith-Lever pre- proposals that include CCE educators (from counties) in program and budget

16.  All available on submission Web site along right hand side  Includes information on allowable expenses

17.  Stakeholder Engagement Approaches  Projects and Activities  Uses of Special Needs Funding  What would support and facilitate your work? – Maximizing benefits; minimizing costs

18. 2010 Membership Composition PWT CampusOff-campusExternalAC 4-H Science, Engineering, and Technology (SET) 11 0 4-H Youth Healthy Lifestyles 3180 Agricultural Community Economic Development 4120 Agricultural Marketing and Management 985 Aquaculture Development in NY 213 Climate Change 14711Yes Community and Energy 585 Community Forestry 222Yes Community-Based Biodiversity and Habitat Conservation 000 Family and Community Food Decision Making 4104 Family Economics and Resource Management 2100 Greenhouse Horticulture 91415 Integrated Field Crop, Soil, and Pest Management 1199 Managing Wastes: Composting and Land Application 6520 Parenting Education 2121 Poverty and Economic Hardship 242 Small Farms 844Yes Soil Health - Vegetable Production Systems 000 Sustainable Landscapes - Horticulture 11251 Tree Fruit and Berry 752 Vegetable Crops 35230 Viticulture and Enology 25115Yes Watershed-Based Management of Water Resources 860 CampusOff-campusExternalAC 173177854

19. PWTs InserviceEventsWebsiteResources Appl. Research Policy Education 4-H Science, Engineering, and Technology (SET) Y Curriculum 4-H Youth Healthy Lifestyles Y YCurriculum Agricultural Community Economic Development Y Collating Agricultural Marketing and Management YYYNewsletters Aquaculture Development in NY YY Y Climate Change (new PWT) Community and Energy Y Y Community Forestry YMultipleY Community-Based Biodiversity and Habitat Conservation Y Family and Community Food Decision Making Y MultipleY Family Economics and Resource Management YYY Greenhouse Horticulture YYY Y Integrated Field Crop, Soil, and Pest Management Y GuideY Managing Wastes: Composting and Land Application YY YY Parenting Education Y YMultiple Poverty and Economic Hardship Y Y Small Farms YYMultipleY Soil Health - Vegetable Production Systems Y Y Sustainable Landscapes - Horticulture Y Y Tree Fruit and Berry Y Y Vegetable Crops YYY Y Viticulture and Enology Y NewslettersY Watershed-Based Management of Water Resources Y Multiple Y

20.  For what types of projects/activities have you used Special Needs Funds?