Jan 30, 2016
Federal Update
Aida Balsano National Program Leader
202-720-4436
USDA/NIFA WelcomeStrengthening Families, Farms, Communities and the Economy
Aida Balsano, Ph.D. National Program Leader
Institute of Youth, Family and Community
Division of Family &Consumer Sciences
The O rgan iza tion of U S D A’S NATIONAL IN S T IT U T E O F F O O D AND AGRICULTURE
O F F IC E O F T H E D IR E C TO R
S on ny R a m a swam y D I R E C T O R
[email protected] tel: 202-720-4423 fax: 202-720-8987
Betty Lou Gilliland M A N A G E M E N T A N D P O L IC Y O F F I C E R
[email protected] tel: 202-720-5506 fax: 202-720-8987
William Hoffman P R O G R A M A N D A N A LY S IS O F F I C E R
[email protected] tel: 202-401-111 2 fax: 202-720-8987
Ve n Neralla D IR E C T O R O F C O N G R E S S IO N A L A F FA I R S
[email protected] tel: 202-720-8187 fax: 202-720-8987
E Q U A L O P P O R T U N IT Y S TA F F Curt Deville D I R E C T O R
Meryl Broussard D E P U T Y D I R E C T O R F O R A G R I C U LT U R E A N D N AT U R A L R E S O U R C E S
[email protected] tel: 202-720-7441 fax: 202-720-8987
R a lp h O tto D E P U T Y D IR E C T O R F O R F O O D A N D C O M M U N I T Y R E S O U R C E S
ro tto@ nifa .usda.gov tel: 202-720-9278 fax: 202-690-0289
IN S T IT U T E O F F O O D P R O D U C T IO N AND SUSTAINABILITY
D eb ora h Sheely A S S I S TA N T D I R E C T O R
D IV IS IO N OF A N IM A L S Y S T E M S
Ade le Tu rz illo D IV I S IO N D I R E C T O R
D IV IS IO N OF P L A N T S Y S T E M S – P R O T E C T IO N
M icha e l F itzner D IV I S IO N D I R E C T O R
D IV IS IO N OF P L A N T S Y S T E M S – P R O D U C T IO N
Mary Pe et D IV I S IO N D I R E C T O R
D IV IS IO N OF AG R IC U LT U R A L S Y S T E M S
D a n ie l Schmoldt A C T I N G D IV I S IO N D I R E C T O R
IN S T IT U T E OF B IO E N E R G Y, C L IM AT E , AND ENVIRONMENT B rad ley R e in A C T I N G A S S IS TA N T D I R E C T O R
D IV IS IO N OF BIOENERG Y
Lu is Tupas A C T I N G D IV I S IO N D I R E C T O R D I V I S I O N O F G L O B A L C L IM AT E CHANGE
Lu is Tupas D IV I S IO N D I R E C T O R D IV IS IO N OF E N V I R O N M E N TA L S Y S T E M S
Ali Mohamed D IV I S IO N D I R E C T O R
B U D G E T S TA F F Pau la Geiger D I R E C T O R
C O M M U N IC AT IO N S S TA F F Virginia Bueno D I R E C T O R
PLANNING, A C C O U N TA B IL IT Y, & R E P O R T IN G S TA F F Bart H ew itt D I R E C T O R
IN S T IT U T E OF F O O D S A F E T Y AND NUTRITION R o be rt Holland A S S I S TA N T D I R E C T O R
D IV IS IO N OF NUTRITION
D io n n e Toombs D IV I S IO N D I R E C T O R D IV IS IO N OF F O O D S A F E T Y
Ja n Singleton D IV I S IO N D I R E C T O R
IN S T IT U T E OF YOUTH, FA M ILY, AND COMMUNITY M uqu arra b Qureshi A S S I S TA N T D I R E C T O R
D IV IS IO N OF C O M M U N IT Y A N D EDUCATION
S uresh S u reshw aran D IV I S IO N D I R E C T O R D IV IS IO N OF YO U T H A N D 4-H
L isa Lauxman D IV I S IO N D I R E C T O R D IV IS IO N OF FA M ILY AND CO N S U M E R S C IE N C E S
C aro line Crocoll D IV I S IO N D I R E C T O R
O F F IC E O F G R A N T S AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT C yn th ia Montgomery A S S I S TA N T D I R E C T O R
AW A R D S MANAGEMENT DIVISION
E dw ard Nwaba D IV I S IO N D I R E C T O R P O L ICY AND O V E R S IG H T DIVISION
C yn th ia Montgomery A C T I N G D IV I S IO N D I R E C T O R FINANCIAL O P E R AT IO N S DIVISION
To nya Johnson D IV I S IO N D I R E C T O R
O F F I C E OF I N F O R M AT IO N T E C H N O L O GY Michel Desbois A S S I S TA N T D I R E C T O R
A P P L IC AT IO N S DIVISION
Tina Chang D IV I S IO N D I R E C T O R OPERATIONS A N D A D M IN IS T R AT IV E S Y S T E M S DIVISION
D ebra W illiams D IV I S IO N D I R E C T O R INFORMATION P O L ICY, P L A N N I N G , A N D TRAINING DIVISION
Ja s o n Hitchcock D IV I S IO N D I R E C T O R
C E N T E R F O R I N T E R N AT IO N A L PROGRAMS Hiram Larew D I R E C T O R
AgrAbility Staff at NIFA
National Program Leaders
• Aida Balsano
• Denis Ebodaghe
(special focus: 1890 LGUs)
Program Specialists
Alexandra Wilson
Jason Boim
Federal Funding Updates
AgrAbility in FY 2013
o Approximately $3.8 million
o 17 continuations
o 3 new SRAPs
o NAP to enhance outreach to 1890s and veterans in 2014
AgrAbility in FY13 CONTINUATIONS
• Colorado State University ($162,000)
• Kansas State University ($162,000)
• Oklahoma State University ($162,000)
• University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service ($161,978)
• University of California ($162,000)
• University of Delaware ($162,000)
• University of Kentucky ($162,000)
• University of Maine ($149,144)
• University of Minnesota ($161,888)
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln ($162,000)
• University of Wisconsin-Madison ($162,000)
• University of Wyoming ($ 154,743)
• Utah State University ($162,000)
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University ($162,000)
AgrAbility in FY13 CONTINUATIONS
• Purdue University ($162,000)
• North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State Univ. ($161,978)
• The University of Vermont ($162,000)
• Purdue University (NAP) ($562,055)
AgrAbility in FY13 NEW
• The University of Tennessee ($162,000)
• The Pennsylvania State University ($162,000)
• The Ohio State University ($162,000)
Federal Funding Updates
Continuing Resolution
Farm Bill Reauthorization
Federal Funding Updates
AgrAbility in FY 2014
o Request for Applications (RFA)
o AgrAbility stakeholders' input
o at [email protected] ; Subject: FY2013 AgrAbility RFA
o 14 current SRAPs expiring
o Webinars
o Serving on AgrAbility panels
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Aida Balsano National Program Leader for AgrAbility Program
202-720-4436
Thank you!