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July 29-410-Linda Prokopy
1. A Synthesis of the NIFA Climate and
Water Portfolios
Linda S. Prokopy, Purdue University
Twitter: @lprokopy
2. Develop a synthesis of USDA NIFA’s investments in the climate change
and agroecosystems 2010-2015 and the water 2001-2013 portfolios
This synthesis project was designed to:
• Provide a robust picture of the outcomes, knowledge, educational
curriculum, outreach, and tools that were developed with USDA
NIFA support
• Determine gaps in research, education, and extension not addressed
by USDA NIFA programs
• Analyze the impact of research, education, and extension
• Evaluate success of projects and how to create a successful project
3. Competitive projects*
• Competitive grants
• AFRI, NIWQP, SARE…
• Congressionally-directed
projects
• Inter-agency transfer funds
*Does not include sub-awards
Capacity projects**
• Hatch & Hatch multi-state
• McIntire-Stennis
• Animal Health
• Renewable Resources
Extension Act
**Does not include Smith-Lever Extension funds
4. We created a story map
of the funding patterns
in the USDA-NIFA
water portfolio from
2002-2013.
http://s.uconn.edu/waterportfolio
6. We explored changes over time, differences among states
and critical topics considered by the USDA-NIFA water
portfolio
• Animal manure management
• Water conservation
• Nutrient management
http://s.uconn.edu/waterportfolio
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11. • Innovative technology to display geographic data
• Tools available to “drill down” in data
• Time sliders allow for comparison and showing a sequence of maps
http://s.uconn.edu/waterportfolio
14. • Communication and marketing
Professional development
NIFA-specific
• Grant administration
Equipment
Timing of funding
Flexibility
• Coordinated networking and data sharing
• Project Director meetings
Timing
Expense
Increased networking opportunities
15. • Applied approach
• Integrated and multidisciplinary
• Large grants
• Small grants
16. • RFA consistency
Same time of year
Consistent funding themes
Longer-term funding cycles
Lag time reduction
• Offer mix of funding types
Small single investigator
Large collaborative (with
training/guidance)
Prestigious award/grant
17. • Meaningful integration
Data management
Education
Extension
Minority Serving Institutions
Multiple disciplines
• Extend timeframes
Standard 4-year grants
Long-term grants (5-10 years)
• Criteria for review panels to better evaluate integration
18. Case studies: Detailed reviews of projects informed by
interviews, surveys, and document analysis (n = 16)
• Use existing elements
• Leadership
• Partnerships
• Co-production and/or stakeholder based
• Grant structure/flexibility
• Team
“By involving the stakeholders first, and throughout, we have a better chance of one,
they're sharing their knowledge and expertise with the researchers who may not
understand some of the nuances of addressing a particular problem in a basin…”
19. “In your opinion, what is the largest contribution of your project?”
• Produce: quantify, develop, publish, confirm
• Advance: understand, leverage, collaborate, commercialize, foundational, discover
• Engage: apply, stakeholder engagement, education, awareness, implement, extension, minorities
“Dissemination of knowledge gained through journal
articles, popular articles and conference/training
presentations.”
“Training Hispanic students in sciences to be prepared for
science careers.”
“Engaging and sharing climate and hydrologic knowledge with
stakeholders. Stakeholders are now thinking outside of their
traditional ideas on how to increase sustainability.”
“We developed methods that can be used to predict hydrologic
and agronomic drought.”
20. • Food and Water Security
• Educational Capacity
• Workforce Development
• Increased Climate Change Resilience
• Increased Ease of Federal Compliance
• Increased Access
• Expansion and National Recognition
Case studies: Detailed reviews of projects informed by
interviews, surveys, and document analysis (n = 16)
21. • Huh? What’s that? Why are you sending me this survey? I never
got any money…
• Transparency
• Funding
• Understanding
22. • Help faculty understand capacity funding
• Be transparent! Discuss how funds are used
• Support quality reporting
• Promote multi-state projects
23. • The majority of Extension work funded through the NIFA
portfolio is based on Smith-Lever funding and the required state
matching funds (1:1).
• Smith-Lever funds are not reported in the REEport database.
• Likely $10M per year (federal funds); upwards of $150M total during the study
period.
• NIFA has taken steps to increase the visibility and the
accountability of Extension work (on all topics including water)
by developing program reporting for Extension in REEport.
• Beginning in 2020, Extension work will be reported through the
REEport database.
24. The Team:
Dr. Mike O’Neill, University of Connecticut
Dr. Linda Prokopy, Purdue University, @lprokopy
Dr. Jerry Hatfield, Agricultural Research Service
Dr. Sarah P. Church, Purdue University, @spcplanning
Laura A. Esman, Purdue University
Jackie M. Getson, Purdue University
Emily Wilson, University of Connecticut
Notes de l'éditeur
Communications and marketing – better communicate project impact to Congress and public
Grant administration – timeliness in receiving funding and expenditure reports, flexibility in budget allocations
Networking and data sharing – more coordination from NIFA to allow PDs to work together to make a larger, broader research impact
PD meetings – less expensive, improved timing and format
Applied approach – NIFA balances moving science forward and impacting real-world outcomes
Integrated and multidisciplinary – inclusion of extension staff, social scientists and economists is a strength of NIFA programs
Large grants – there is value to the multidisciplinary and multi-institution collaborations, but are complex and may come at the cost of smaller NIFA programs
Small grants – valuable to specific research areas and early career researchers
RFA consistency:
release RFA at same time of year;
consistent funding themes (over 3-8 years);
reduce lag time between review, notification, and release of funds
Offer mix of funding types:
include small, single investigator grants and large, collaborative grants (up to $1.5M)
provide project management training/guidance for PDs with large grants
offer prestigious award or grant, could elevate NIFA’s reputation
Meaningful integration – ensure RFA requirements such as data management, education, extension, Minority Serving Institution collaboration, and multiple disciplines are integrated into the grant proposal and research design from the onset
Extend timeframes:
Consider 4-year grants standard, helps train students, meet research outcomes, and build a research program
Long-term funding (5 to 10 years) could be crucial to the sustainable agriculture agenda
Meaningful integration – ensure RFA requirements such as data management, education, extension, Minority Serving Institution collaboration, and multiple disciplines are integrated into the grant proposal and research design from the onset
Extend timeframes:
Consider 4-year grants standard, helps train students, meet research outcomes, and build a research program
Long-term funding (5 to 10 years) could be crucial to the sustainable agriculture agenda
“…we probably need more opportunities for getting together like a forum or a summit to then get other scientists and other partners just strategizing to get together and create more multiregional, multistate projects…”
“…if they [NIFA] can bring in universities or PIs who are willing to try and collaborate between 1862 and 1890 [institutions]…that might be a good starting point rather than where we, as an individual, are hunting for collaborators.”
“I think I would say the partnership with [institution] has been more successful, and that's due to the fact that [institution] has greater resources than other partners that we have been engaging…also, maybe due to the distance, being able to really work collaboratively by sharing resources, engaging just at close proximity...”
“There are faculty who are very much interested in collaborating with 1890s, and there are a couple who just wouldn't respond. When I send an email stating our case, ‘We are looking at this particular area,’ there are occasions that I haven't really received any response from them. But it's not just me, right. My head of development has contacted them…”
“…EPA had a volunteer monitoring LISTSERV, and then we also had one… we could ask people questions and see what they replied…we asked them and got advice for what worked and didn't work…there's more things to think about, which has been very useful.”
“…a good project director is going to pick people with existing relationships…these people bring a lot of social capital to the table that they're contributing to the project that's worth-- you can't write that into a grant….but picking people that have those diverse skills.”
“…it progressed from…a (USDA NIFA) Hatch project…(then) this small (NRCS) CIG project…we came up with this Excel tool, and then we wrote this NIFA project that got funded…And then that CAP project…”
“…expand my work in programs, also complimenting the work that I'm doing currently…through the network, being able to broadcast and reach to so many different tribes on various important issues related to climate change and drought…”
Hatch, McIntire-Stennis, Evans-Allen, Smith-Lever, 1890 Extension, Animal Health funds
Transparency – most PDs do not understand how funds are received or allocated
Funding – most PDs do not receive direct funding, so they report completing projects with other funding sources
Understanding – Due to lack of understanding allocation and purpose, PDs feel confusion and animosity towards writing proposals and reports
Hatch, McIntire-Stennis, Evans-Allen, Smith-Lever, 1890 Extension, Animal Health funds
Transparency – most PDs do not understand how funds are received or allocated
Funding – most PDs do not receive direct funding, so they report completing projects with other funding sources
Understanding – Due to lack of understanding allocation and purpose, PDs feel confusion and animosity towards writing proposals and reports
Hatch, McIntire-Stennis, Evans-Allen, Smith-Lever, 1890 Extension, Animal Health funds
Transparency – most PDs do not understand how funds are received or allocated
Funding – most PDs do not receive direct funding, so they report completing projects with other funding sources
Understanding – Due to lack of understanding allocation and purpose, PDs feel confusion and animosity towards writing proposals and reports