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SAAESD Spring Meeting 2012

Effective Experiment Station Advocacy in Very Challenging Times Hunt Shipman, Cornerstone Government Affairs

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Near-Term Budget Climate

Sequestration

Advocacy Recommendations

Discussion Agenda

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Near-Term Budget Climate

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Federal Receipts and Outlays

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Budget Deficits by President

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Mandatory and Discretionary Spending

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FY 2012 Subcommittee Allocations

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Ag Subcommittee Spending

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REE Mission Area Spending

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NIFA Spending Analysis

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SAES Share of the Pie

Federal Outlays 100%

Discretionary 37%

Ag Bill 0.7%

NIFA 0.004%

SAES Piece 0.002% ?!

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Bush tax cuts set to expire

Payroll tax cut scheduled to end

Sequestration likely to take effect

Jan. 1, 2013… Perfect Storm?

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Funding Trends: NIFA

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BAC maintained core priorities •Ag & Food Research Initiative

•Hatch, Smith-Lever, McIntire-Stennis

• Evans- Allen and 1890s Extension

• 1994s Extension

Results: +$198M over five years

Sustained Focus = Strong Results

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Growth in System’s Priorities

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NIFA Mandatory Funding

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NIFA Topline + Mandatory Funding

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Sequestration

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What exactly is sequestration?

Sequestration scenarios • Pay Me Now

• Pay Me Later

Sequestration

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Implications for NIFA Topline

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Implications for Hatch Act

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Implications for McIntire-Stennis

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Implications for Evans-Allen

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Implications for AFRI

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Advocacy Recommendations

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Hang together (or hang separately)

Focus on the “do-able”

Start preparing now

Gather data on university and stakeholder impacts (especially state-wide effects for Senate)

Advocacy Recommendations

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Questions?