1. Informed Partnerships Effectively Tapping NPL Resources

2. Overview Role Responsibilities Resources Relationships Examples

3. What do NPLs do?

4. National Program Leaders carry out the mission of CSREES: To advance knowledge for agriculture, the environment, human health and well- being, and communities. NPL Role

5. NPL Responsibilities Conceive, Formulate, and Direct Administer and Manage Evaluate and Assess Network and Collaborate

6. NPL Resources Agricultural & Food Biosecurity Agricultural Systems Animals & Animal Products Biotechnology & Genomics Economics & Commerce Families, Youth & Communities Food, Nutrition & Health Natural Resources & Environment Pest Management Plants & Plant Products Technology & Engineering

7. NPL Resources NPL Liaisons Program Reviews Multi-State Research Projects Internal & External Teams eXtension NRI Social Science Perspective

8. NPL Resources CSREES Technology  Web  Breeze  Newsletters  Listserv  Teleconference Bridges

9. Environmental Scan

10. NPL Relationships-Internal Social Scientists Working Group Diversity Advisory Council International Council Portfolio Review Team Obesity Task Force Partnerships Working Group Human Nutrition Coordinating Committee Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee One Solution

11. NPL Relationships-External Committees, Working Groups, Partnerships  FSNE Evaluation Interagency Working Group  ERS Diet Quality Initiative Steering Committee  Federal Interagency Task Force on Older American Indians  Federal Interagency Working Group on Child Abuse and Neglect  National Assembly Family Strengthening Peer Network

12. NPL Relationships-External Committees, Working Groups, Partnerships  NCI Team-Up Cancer Prevention National Steering Group  Medicare Partners Coordinating Committee  Coalition of Organizations for Disaster Education  National Endowment for Financial Education  Consumer Federation of America  Defense Agencies

13. NPL Relationships-External Committees, Working Groups, Partnerships  4-H Annie E. Casey Family Strengthening Awards Committee  HAY-Helping America’s Youth  NIH Nutrition Coordinating Committee  NCI 5-A-Day Interagency Coordinating Committee  Pediatric Obesity Research Interest Group  1890 Childhood Obesity Prevention Project  Breastfeeding Promotion Consortium  Federal Housing Partnership

14. External Examples

15. CSREES’ ongoing partnership with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act (MMA) 2003 September 2004 Agreement $300K  States were chosen on the basis of CMS demographic and beneficiary data: NE, SD, NV, WY, ID NPL: Caroline Crocoll www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/family/sri/family_sri_me dicare.html Medicare Education Project

16. America Saves Late 1990s Money 2000 Cornell & Rutgers Helped non-savers to catch the savings habit-save $2000 by the year 2000 Consumer Federation of America How can we use Social Marketing theory to change attitudes away from consumption to savings? America Saves NPL: Jane Schuchardt www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/economics/fsll/publicat ions/amsaves_imp05.doc www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/economics/fsll/publicat ions/amsaves_imp05.doc

17. Family Strengthening 2004 meeting w/ National 4-H Council, National 4-H Headquarters, A.E.C. Foundation Development of 4-H Annie E. Casey Family Strengthening Awards Program Eligible 4-H programs are those that significantly involve families especially those families that are disadvantaged and live in rural areas Five $15,000 awards each year (5 in 2006 & 5 in 2006) NPLs: Suzanne LeMenestrel & Caroline Crocoll www.fourhcouncil.edu/4HFamiliesProgram.aspx

18. CODE Following 9/11 Coalition of Organizations for Disaster Education 27 National Organizations & Federal Agencies  CSREES, FEMA, Red Cross, US Geological Survey, National Weather Service, NOAA, DHHS, Commerce, Interior, Homeland Security EDEN Quarterly Meetings NPLs: Joseph Wysocki and Caroline Crocoll www.disastereducation.org

19. Health Promotion FDA Initial Listserv contact FDA Office of Women's Health (OWH) wants to expand its outreach services to include USDA CSREES CES Health Educators. Series of 40 research-based fact sheets on health- related issues Partnering opportunities, EFNEP, Human Nutrition, Health NPL: Shirley Gerrior www.pueblo.gsa.gov/rc/f08csrees.htm

20. Bio-based Fuels  CSREES and other interested federal agencies are exploring opportunities to convene an “experts workshop” to bring social scientists and bio- economy experts together to develop a systems map of integrative issues and identify priorities to be incorporated into existing and new programs.  NPLs: from ECS, F4-HN, NRE, CP & P&A  www.csrees.usda.gov/newsroom/impacts/05index /energy_biofuels.pdf www.csrees.usda.gov/newsroom/impacts/05index /energy_biofuels.pdf

21. Contact NPL Liaisons www.csrees.usda.gov www.csrees.usda.gov/about/AllUnits/staf f_dir_search.cfm www.csrees.usda.gov/about/AllUnits/staf f_dir_search.cfm Bottom Line