July 29-410-Linda Prokopy
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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
- 5. 1741 projects • 757 competitive projects • 984 capacity projects $421 million • $288 million, competitive projects • $133 million, capacity projects 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
- 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
- 12. • Surveys of Project Directors (n=1056, climate; n=838, water) • Focus groups (n = 28) • Case studies (n = 16) • Climate Project Directors Listening Session (n = 1) • Interviews Regional Project Directors funded through NIWQP (n=4) Minority Serving Institution Project Directors (n=9)
- 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
Notas do Editor
- 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