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NIFA Reporting Web Conference

April 14, 2011

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Bart HewittBart is the Interim Director and the Accountability and Reporting Leader for the Planning, Accountability, and Reporting Staff. He leads the Accountability and Reporting Team and has responsibility for REEport and Legacy CRIS business functions, the national effort for the State Plan of Work and Annual Report process, the Multistate Research Fund Project Proposal approvals for NIFA; and develops performance information for OMB Performance and NIFA Budget.

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National Outcomes Workshop

Purpose

• Consensus on a few Outcomes and Indicators that can be reported on nationally and/or regionally in the Plan of Work and Annual Report.

• Outcomes that can be aggregated across the nation to show a national impact.

Outcome Teams• Five Teams

1. Childhood Obesity

2. Climate Change

3. Food Safety

4. Global Food Security and Hunger

5. Sustainable Energy

Outcome Teams• Defined two or more national outcomes and

measures under each outcome (research and extension).

Workshop Participants• 60 Land-Grant Participants

– 25 Research, 25 Extension• One Research, One Extension from each Region on each of

the Five NIFA Priority Area Teams• Directors/Associate/Assistant Directors/Executive Directors• State Program Leaders

– Five Evaluation Specialists (one on each team)– Five Facilitators (One for each team)

• Ten NPLs – NIFA (2 per Team)• Two Office of Planning and Accountability Staff

Team Makeup

• 14 Persons per team– 10 Land-Grant Program Experts– 1 Land-Grant Evaluation Expert– 2 National Program Leaders – NIFA– 1 Land-Grant Facilitator (non-decision making role)

• 2 Planning, Accountability and Reporting Staff from NIFA will provide support and guidance

Logistics

• New Orleans, LA – Feb. 22 – 24, 2011– 2 full days (Tues. & Wed.) and one half-day (Thur.)

• Participants were invited• University support for Land-Grant participants

Draft Outcomes

Childhood Obesity

1. Children practice healthy eating

2. Children engage in healthy levels of physical activity

3. Families, children, and youth have access to healthy foods

Food Safety1. Increase number of viable technologies to

improve food safety

2. Reduce incidence of foodborne illness

3. Increase adoption of recommended safe food handling practices at the individual, family, community, production, and supply system levels

4. Increase understanding of the ecology of threats to food safety from microbial and chemical sources

Climate Change

1. Development of new knowledge and technologies

2. Enhance adaptive capacity to climate change

3. Improve climate mitigation strategies and their adoption

Global Food Security and Hunger

1. Enhanced capacity of a sustainable global food system including new/improved plans, animals, technologies and management systems

2. More sustainable, diverse, and resilient food systems across scales

3. Improved national and global capacity to meet growing food demands

Sustainable Energy1. Energy Security: U.S. replaces a portion of fossil fuel

consumption with biofuels

2. Economic Development: An enhanced or improved economy as a result of bioenergy development

3. Improved environmental conditions through sustainable biofuel production and utilization

4. Implementation of sustainable biofuels systems

5. Increased knowledge and understanding of the biofuels supply chain

6. Integration and evaluation of sustainable biofuels and bioproducts systems

7. Develop a diverse and educated workforce for a biofuels industry

Childhood Obesity

1. Children practice healthy eating1. Of the _____ total number of children and youth participants

reached with programs on the U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans on foods to increase eating [list - vegetables, fruits, whole grains, fat-free or low-fat milk and milk products, seafood, lean meats and poultry, eggs, beans and peas, and nuts and seeds],a. ______ gained knowledge of foods to increase as recommended

b. ______ reported an intention to increase consumption of foods as recommended

c. ______ actually increased consumption of foods as recommended

Childhood Obesity

1. Children practice healthy eating2. Of the _____ total number of children and youth participants

reached with programs on the U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans on foods to decrease eating, [list - sodium, solid fats, added sugars, and refined grains ]

a. ______ gained knowledge of foods to decrease as recommended

b. ______ reported an intention to decrease consumption of foods as recommended

c. ______ actually decreased consumption of foods as recommended

Childhood Obesity

1. Children practice healthy eating3. Of the _____ total number of children and youth participants

reached with programs about healthy eating patterns (breakfast, eating as a family, snack choices, etc.),a. ______ gained knowledge on healthy eating patterns

b. ______ reported an intention to adopt healthy eating patterns

c. ______ actually adopted healthy eating patterns

Childhood Obesity

1. Children practice healthy eating4. Of the _____ total number of families/caregiver participants

reached with programs on the U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, [list - vegetables, fruits, whole grains, fat-free or low-fat milk and milk products, seafood, lean meats and poultry, eggs, beans and peas, and nuts and seeds],a. ______ gained knowledge of foods to increase as recommended

b. ______ reported an intention to increase consumption of foods as recommended

c. ______ actually increased consumption of foods as recommended

Childhood Obesity

1. Children practice healthy eating5. Of the _____ total number of families/caregiver participants

reached with programs on the U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, [list - sodium, solid fats, added sugars, and refined grains ]a. ______ gained knowledge of foods to decrease as recommended

b. ______ reported an intention to decrease consumption of foods as recommended

c. ______ actually decreased consumption of foods as recommended

Childhood Obesity

1. Children practice healthy eating6. Of the _____ total number of families/caregiver participants

reached with programs about healthy eating patterns (breakfast, eating as a family, snack choices, etc.),a. ______ gained knowledge on healthy eating patterns

b. ______ reported an intention to adopt healthy eating patterns

c. ______ actually adopted healthy eating patterns

Childhood Obesity

1. Children practice healthy eating7. Number of new and improved technologies and processes that enhance

the nutritional value and marketability of foods and food products: _________

8. Increase the generation, dissemination, and utilization of research to support dietary recommendations and their adoption.

9. Number of policy changes implemented to support healthy eating guidelines: ________

10.Number of environmental changes implemented to support healthy eating guidelines. _________

Childhood Obesity

2. Children engage in healthy levels of physical activity1. Of the _______ total number of children and youth

participants reached, a. _______ understand the benefits of physical activity.

b. _______ reported intending to increase physical activity and/or reduce sedentary time in their daily lives

c. _______ actually increased their physical activity and/or reduced sedentary time.

d. _______ daily engaged in 60 minutes of physical activity.

Childhood Obesity

2. Children engage in healthy levels of physical activity2. Of the _______ total number of children, youth, and

families/caregivers participants reached, a. _______ understand the benefits of spending time together

in physical activity.

b. _______ plan time together for physical activity.

c. _______ actually spent time together in physical activity.

Childhood Obesity

2. Children engage in healthy levels of physical activity3. Of the _______ total number of children and youth

participants reached,a. ________ understand the importance of balancing food

intake and physical activity.

Childhood Obesity

2. Children engage in healthy levels of physical activity4. In relation to physical activity and childhood obesity

increase the generation, dissemination, and utilization of research.

5. Number of policy changes implemented to support physical activity guidelines ________

6. Number of environmental changes implemented to support physical activity guidelines _________

Childhood Obesity

3. Families, children, and youth have access to healthy foods 1. Number of new delivery systems/access points offering healthy

foods increases (i.e. farmers markets, produce at corner stores, schools, community/school gardens, food banks, etc.) ________

2. Number of existing delivery systems/access points of those reached expand and/or improve their offering of healthy foods (i.e. farmers markets, produce at corner stores, schools, community/school gardens, food banks, etc.) ________

Childhood Obesity

3. Families, children, and youth have access to healthy foods 3. Of the ________ total number of families with children reached,

a. _______ increased knowledge of how to access/produce/preserve healthy foods.

b. _______ reported intending to access/produce/preserve healthy foods.

c. _______ actually supplement their diets with healthy foods that they produce/preserve/obtain utilizing community/backyard gardens, fishing hunting, etc.

d. _______ actually utilize delivery systems/access points that offer healthy foods.

Childhood Obesity

3. Families, children, and youth have access to healthy foods 4. Of the _______ total number of stakeholders reached,

a. _______ reported intending to make healthy foods more accessible in their communities in personally and socially acceptable ways.

5. Increase the generation, dissemination, and utilization of research on families’ ability to access healthy and affordable, foods in personal and socially acceptable ways.

Food Safety

1. Increase number of viable technologies to improve food safety

1. Number of viable technologies developed or modified for the detection and characterization of food supply contamination from foodborne threats. (404, 501, 711) _______

2. Number of viable prevention, intervention, and control strategies for all food production scales for foodborne threats along the food production continuum. (404, 501, 502, 711, 712) _______

3. Number of individuals who learn about prevention, detection, control, and intervention technologies. (400s, 500s, 700s) _______

4. Number of improved prevention, detection, intervention, and control, technologies adopted. (501, 502, 404, 711, 712) _______

5. Number of reported changes in prevention, detection, control, and intervention strategies. (501, 711, 712) _______

Food Safety

2. Reduce Incidence of Foodborne Illness1. Number of foodborne illness cases reported to medical

professionals. (712) _______

2. Number of absences reported in schools or workplace. (712, 723) _______

3. Number of food safety regulatory actions including recalls. (711, 712) _______

4. Amount of potential economic losses from reduced productivity, increased medical expenses, and food industry losses. (603, 723) _______

Food Safety

3. Increase adoption of recommended safe food handling practices at the individual, family, community, production, and supply system levels

1. Number of growers, producers, and food workers completing GAPs, GMPs, HACCP, food safety certification (like ServSafe), and on farm BMP programs to increase food safety. (711, 712, 723) _______

2. Number of food handlers receiving food safety training and education in safe food handling practices. (711, 712, 723) _______

3. Number of food handlers adopting recommended hand washing practices. (703, 711, 723) _______

4. Number of food handlers reporting taking steps to reduce cross contamination. (703, 711, 723) ______

5. Number of food preparers reporting using proper time and temperature controls. (703, 723) _______

Food Safety

4. Increase understanding of the ecology of threats to food safety from microbial and chemical sources

1. Number of projects focused on increased understanding of the ecology of fecal indicators and pathogens. (712, 723, 501, 503, +) _______

2. Number of projects focused on increased safety of all inputs into the food chain. (102, 104, 711, 712, +) _______

3. Number of projects focused on increase the understanding of the roles of humans, plants and animals as vectors. (311, 721, 722, 723, +) _______

4. Number of projects focused on increase the understanding of preharvest and postharvest process impacts on microbial and chemical threats. (314, 501, 503, +) _______

5. Number of projects characterizing social, economic, and/or cultural practices attributed to foodborne illness. (503, 504, 712, 723, 803) _______

Climate Change

1. Development of new knowledge and technologies

1. Number of current year climate related publications ________ (already get as part of the Standard Outputs)

2. Number of current year citations of climate related publications _______

3. Number of current year climate relevant educational and programs _______

4. Number of current year climate relevant research programs _______

5. Number of crop varieties, animal breeds and genotypes with climate adaptive traits ________

6. Number of assessment and management tools, including models and measurements of greenhouse gas emissions ________

7. Number of climate relevant social media products, web-based products and communication tools (smart phone apps, facebook, twitter) ______

8. Number of climate relevant databases, monitoring systems, and inventories managed or under development_______

Climate Change

1. Development of new knowledge and technologies

9. Percentage of program participants that increase knowledge of management practices under climate variability and change _______

Climate Change

2. Enhance adaptive capacity to climate change1. Percentage of clientele that employ climate adaptation strategies in

various production and natural ecosystems, including strategies for biodiversity _______

2. Number of acres under adaptation strategies for production agriculture and natural resources management, including invasive species, pest management, pollutant loads, wetlands _______

3. Number of new genotypes and varieties for climate adaptation in production agriculture and forestry _______

4. Number of acres planted with new genotypes or varieties with climate adaptive traits _______

5. Number of clientele who incorporate climate-based management practices in community development _______

Climate Change

3. Improve climate mitigation strategies and their adoption 1. Number and percent of participants in educational programs that adopt

best management practices for water use efficiency (changes in water use per capita) _______

2. Acre-inches of water applied per unit yield of crop _______

3. Units of nitrogen applied per unit yield of crop _______

4. Number of farms and landowners reducing carbon and energy footprints _______

5. Number of climate relevant feeding practices for livestock production efficiency (unit of feed per unit production) _______

6. Number of acres planted for carbon sequestration _______

7. Numbers of households and communities reducing carbon footprints _______

Sustainable Energy

1. Energy Security: U.S. replaces a portion of fossil fuel consumption with biofuels1. Number of gallons of fossil fuels displaced, _______

2. Number of gallons of biofuels consumed, _______

3. Number of gallons of biofuel produced; _______

4. BTUs utilized from biomass/biofuels; _______

5. Amount of on-farm biofuels consumed. _______

Sustainable Energy

2. Economic Development: An enhanced or improved economy as a result of bioenergy development1. Number of new rural careers created; _______

2. Number of new urban careers created; _______

3. Number of jobs maintained/created; _______

4. Number of small businesses; _______

5. Increased revenue/increased savings/one-time capital purchases (In dollars); _______

6. Increased private income (In Dollars) _______

Sustainable Energy

3. Improved environmental conditions through sustainable biofuel production and utilization 1. (No specific indicators developed)

Sustainable Energy

4. Implementation of sustainable biofuels systems1. Acres of dedicated bioenergy crops produced; _______

2. Number of farmers who adopted a dedicated bioenergy crop; _______

3. Number of dedicated energy crops; _______

4. Tons of feedstocks delivered; _______

5. Creation of new business systems to provide new industry growth; _______

6. Measure of biofuels (gallon/acre); _______

7. Measure of BTUs/acre produced in energy production _______

Sustainable Energy

5. Increased knowledge and understanding of the biofuels supply chain1. Number of new technologies developed; _______

2. Number of new varieties or other new feedstock sources (residues/urban wood waste) developed; _______

3. Of the _______ number of stakeholders participating in programs on production/harvesting/storage systemsa. ________ Increased knowledge;

b. ________ Actually adopted BMPs for production/harvesting/storage systems.

4. Understanding business systems; (There is no Specific Measurable Indicator Here)

5. Number of new production/logistic practices developed _______

Sustainable Energy

6. Integration and evaluation of sustainable biofuels and bioproducts systems 1. Number of decision tools available; _______

2. Number of LCA datasets available; _______

3. Number of life cycle datasets validated; _______

4. Number of alternative uses of feedstock identified; _______

5. Of the _________ of Producers participating in programs on decisions modelsa. _________ increased knowledge of decision models

6. Of the _________ of Policy Makers participating in programs on decisions modelsa. _________ increased knowledge of decision models

Sustainable Energy

7. Develop a diverse and educated workforce for a biofuels industry 1. Number of graduate students and post-docs working in this field;

2. Development of integrated curriculum coupled with students who complete this curriculum;

3. Number of undergraduates working in labs

4. Number of workers trained; number of youth who gain science process skills;

5. Number of degrees, certificate, certifications awarded in bioenergy production;

6. Number of internships;

7. Percentage of under-represented audiences entering the workforce

Global Food Security and Hunger

1. Enhanced capacity of a sustainable global food system including new/improved plans, animals, technologies and management systems1. Numbers of plant releases, improved animal genetics _______

2. Numbers of patents and licensing agreements _______ (patents already captured currently in AR)

3. Increases in efficiencies (% pregnant) or increases in yield/unit - (bushels/acre; lbs product (meat, protein, milk) per animal; lbs feed per gain) – (How do we measure this??? Either need to refine or remove)

Global Food Security and Hunger

1. Enhanced capacity of a sustainable global food system including new/improved plans, animals, technologies and management systems4. Adoption of best practices and technologies resulting in increased yields,

reduced inputs, increased efficiency, increased economic return, and conservation of resources

a. Number of producers indicating adoption of recommended practices _______

b. Number of producers reporting reduction in fertilizer used/acre _______

c. Number of producers reporting increased dollar returns per acre or reduced costs per acre _____

d. Number acres in conservation tillage or other BMP _______

5. Evidences of new knowledge from research disseminated to advance the science base for sustainable local, regional, national and global food systems (Number of publications, journal impact factor, citations, article impact factor) – This is an Output

Global Food Security and Hunger

2. More sustainable, diverse, and resilient food systems across scales

• These first four indicators deal with innovation development, adoption, and economic benefits.1. Number of new or improved innovations developed for food enterprises.

_______

2. Number of new or improved value-added products that can be sold by producers (and other members of the food supply chain). ______

3. Number of innovations (new or improved) adopted by food enterprises. ________

4.  Number of producers (and other members of the food supply chain) that have increased revenue. _______

Global Food Security and Hunger

2. More sustainable, diverse, and resilient food systems across scales

This set of six indicators deals with acute disruptions of food systems.5.  Number of diagnostic processes available for plant and animal pests and

diseases. _______

6. Number of diagnostic technologies available for plant and animal pests and diseases. _______

7. Number of first detectors trained in early detection and rapid response of plant pests and animal pests and diseases. _______

8. Number of communities trained in agricultural disaster preparedness. _______

9. Number of communities that have written agriculture and food into disaster preparedness plans or procedures. _______

10. Number of networks able to aid mitigation of biological and abiotic disruptions. _______

Global Food Security and Hunger

2. More sustainable, diverse, and resilient food systems across scales

These last two indicators address viable and healthy land resources that contribute to diverse and sustainable food systems.

11. Number of acres that incorporate ecosystem services and/or biodiversity considerations. _______

12. Percent of privately owned agricultural acreage retained during landowner succession and that results from educational interventions. _______

Global Food Security and Hunger3. Improved national and global capacity to meet

growing food demandsPromoting food literacy and understanding of food systems which includes the development

of an inclusive, diverse and culturally sensitive workforce.Obtaining, processing and understanding basic information about food to shape decision-making

1. Of the ______ number of youth participating in food system educational programs (e.g., 4-H programs and K-16 programs) ________ a. ______ improved knowledge of food systems

1. (e.g., career development educational opportunities in food systems for young adults)

2. Number of young adults pursuing academic programs in food systems (Beyond Formula Grants?)

3. Number of college graduates completing degrees dedicated to food systems (Beyond Formula Grants?)

4. Number of college graduates pursuing careers in food systems (Beyond Formula Grants?)

5. Of the ________ number of adults participating in food system knowledge and skill enhancement programsa. ________ improved knowledge of food systems

Global Food Security and Hunger3. Improved national and global capacity to meet

growing food demandsPromoting food literacy and understanding of food systems which includes the development

of an inclusive, diverse and culturally sensitive workforce.Development of research-based, educational materials dedicated to food systems

6. Number of peer reviewed publications (Already a Standard Output)

7. Number of extension publications and presentations (fact sheets, white paper, web-based learning modules, etc.) (Already a Standard Output)

8. Number of extension learning opportunities (An Output)

Global Food Security and Hunger3. Improved national and global capacity to meet

growing food demandsEngaging the public in the development of sound, favorable polices for food access and

distribution.

Creation of new knowledge and awareness

–  All OUTPUTS/INPUTS1. Research effort that supports food system policy development

2. Grants and grant dollars

3. Graduate degree conferrals

4. % budget dedicated to policy making in food systems

5. Number of publicationsa. peer-reviewed

b. whitepapers

6. popular press including editorials

Global Food Security and Hunger3. Improved national and global capacity to meet

growing food demandsEngaging the public in the development of sound, favorable polices for food access and

distribution.

Public engagement1. Number of food councils and institutes created to promote practical food systems policies

_______

2. Public engagement in research and extension advisory councils and boards (Needs Refining to Measure)

3. Number of meetings with municipal and state policy and decision makers (Output)

4. Number food policy decisions informed by university research and extension _______

5. Removal of constraints for food production, processing and distribution by policy makers (How measure?)

6. Provision of incentives for food production, processing and distribution by policy makers (How measure?)

Katelyn Sellers

Katelyn supports the planning, development, coordination, and delivery of accountability and financial reporting from agency information systems. She is also responsible for conducting business process analyses and implementing related efficiency improvements. Additionally, Katelyn is the new Lead for the State Plan of Work and Annual Report process under the Agricultural Research, Extension and Education Reform Act (AREERA).

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Plan of WorkReminder & Announcements

Rolling Cycle – How it WorksIn a given year, Annual Reports are submitted relating to the previous year and Plans are submitted relating to the following year. Therefore:

NOTE: There is always a two year period between submitting any plan and then submitting the report to which it relates.

Announcements

• Website Changes– http://www.nifa.usda.gov/business/reporting/planrept/

plansofwork.html– Will be more user friendly, including specific policy and training

sections, as well as updated training tools & FAQs

• New to POW? – POW 101– October Reporting Web Conference– Helpful “lessons learned” and hints for next year’s Plans & Annual

Reports

Questions?

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Thursday, June 9 from 2-4 pm (Eastern)

• Topic: REEport Update

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