Vol. 7, No. 3 - February 23, 2009
 

F.Y. 2009 Appropriations Results Finally Released

To Members of the NASULGC System:
- Board on Agriculture Assembly
- Budget and Advocacy Committee
- Council on Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching

Almost five months after the beginning of the fiscal year, House and Senate negotiators have finally reconciled their differences over the F.Y. 2009 Agriculture Appropriations bill. Thus, we are able to report  final results for the programs at the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service.

We are pleased to report that overall funding for CSREES is up $45.41 million compared to FY 2008. In addition, 13 of 14 of the programs on the BAC's list for priority enhancement increased by a total of $48.531 million.

 The following table shows the final results for all CSREES programs:

  FY 2007 FY 2008   FY 2009
Research and Education Activities Enacted Enacted   Final
Hatch Act 322.597 195.812   207.106
McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry 30.008 24.791   27.535
Evans-Allen Program (1890s Research) 40.680 41.051   45.504
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative 190.229 190.883   201.504
Improved Pest Control 14.650 15.313   15.945
Special Research Grants   91.775   84.499
Animal Health and Disease (Sec. 1433) 5.006 4.971   2.950
1994 Institutions Research Program 1.544 1.533   1.610
Joe Skeen Institute for Rangeland Restoration 0.990 0.983   0.983
Graduate Fellowship Grants 3.701 3.675   3.859
Institution Challenge Grants 5.423 5.385   5.654
Multicultural Scholars Program 0.988 0.981   0.981
Hispanic Education Partnership Grants 5.940 6.046   6.237
Secondary/2-year Post Secondary 0.990 0.983   0.983
Capacity Building Grants (1890 Institutions) 12.375 13.592   15.000
Payments to the 1994 Institutions 3.342 3.319   3.342
Native Alaska/Hawaiian-Serving Education Grants 3.218 3.196   3.196
Resident Instruction Grants for Insular Areas 0.495 0.745   0.800
New Era Rural Technology Program       0.750
Veterinary Medical Services Act 0.495 0.869   2.950
Federal Administration (Total) 10.278 42.154   39.426
Alternative Crops 1.175 0.819   0.819
Aquaculture Centers (Sec.1475) 3.928 3.928   3.928
Critical Agricultural Materials Act 1.091 1.083   1.083
Sustainable Agriculture Research & Ed. (SARE) 12.276 14.399   14.399
Subtotal 671.419 668.286   691.043
       
FY 2007 FY 2008   FY 2009
Extension Activities Enacted Enacted   Final
Smith Lever Sections 3(b) and 3(c) 285.565 274.660   288.548
Smith Lever Section 3(d):        
Farm Safety 4.517 4.726   4.863
Food and Nutrition Education (EFNEP) 63.538 65.557   66.155
Indian Reservation Agents 3.000 2.979   3.000
New Technologies for Ag Extension (eXtension) 1.485 1.475   1.500
Pest Management 9.860 9.791   9.791
Sustainable Agriculture 4.026 4.568   4.568
Youth at Risk 7.651 7.968   8.182
Youth Farm Safety Education and Certification 0.440 0.463   0.479
1890 Institutions and Tuskegee 35.205 35.850   40.150
1890 Facilities Grants (Sec. 1447) 16.777 17.267   18.000
Renewable Resources Extension Act 4.019 4.008   4.008
Rural Health and Safety Education 1.946 1.738   1.738
Extension Services at the 1994 Institutions 3.321 3.298   3.321
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database       0.806
Grants to Youth Organizations 1.980 1.737   1.767
Federal Administration and Special Grants (total) 7.016 17.180   17.374
Subtotal 450.346 453.265   474.250
       
FY 2007 FY 2008   FY 2009
Integrated Activities Enacted Enacted   Final
Water Quality  12.867 12.649   12.649
Food Safety  14.847 14.596   14.596
Regional Pest Management Centers  4.167 4.096   4.096
Crops at Risk from FQPA Implementation  1.389 1.365   1.365
FQPA Risk Mitigation Prog. for Major Food Crops  4.464 4.388   4.388
Methyl Bromide Transition Program  3.106 3.054   3.054
Organic Transition Program  1.874 1.842   1.842
International Science and Education Grants Program 1.000 1.986   3.000
Critical Issues Program 0.744 0.732   0.732
Regional Rural Development Centers 1.334 1.312   1.312
Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative 10.000 9.830   9.830
Subtotal 55.792 55.850   56.864
       
FY 2007 FY 2008   FY 2009
Other CSREES Accounts Enacted Enacted   Final
Tribal Colleges Endowment Fund 12.000 11.717   11.880
Interest (Estimated) on Tribal Colleges Endowment 3.250 3.209   3.700
       
FY 2007 FY 2008   FY 2009
CSREES (Agency Total) Enacted Enacted   Final
TOTAL    1,192.807     1,192.327     1,237.737

Spreadsheet on BAC priorities: www.nasulgc-bac.com/documents/FY2009/BAC_Final.xls

Other Issues

Mandatory (Farm Bill) program funding. The final agreement between the House and Senate left intact the $106 million in F.Y. 2009 mandatory funding to flow through CSREES: (1) $18M for Organic Research and Extension; (2) $50M for Specialty Crops Research Initiative; (3) $18M for Beginning Farmer and Rancher; and (4) $20M for Biomass R&D.

Specialty Crops - Unrecovered Indirect Costs. The final conference agreement contains a legislative “patch,” permitting universities to count their unrecovered indirect costs against the Specialty Crops Research Program’s 100% matching requirement.

Smith-Lever 3(d) - IPM. Due to strong opposition on the part of the House and Senate Agriculture (authorizing) Committees, the conferees did not provide this legislative “fix," which the system had sought.

The Cornerstone Team

Cornerstone Report from Washington is produced by Cornerstone Government Affairs for the Budget and Advocacy Committee of NASULGC's Board on Agriculture Assembly. © 2009 NASULGC. For more information: www.nasulgc-bac.com