Cornerstone Report from Washington

Vol. 7, No. 12 – October 1, 2009

 

F.Y. 2010 Agriculture Appropriations Bill Conference Results

 

To Members of the APLU System:

- Board on Agriculture Assembly

- Budget and Advocacy Committee

- Council on Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching

- Council on Governmental Affairs (Aggies)

 

The House-Senate conference committee has completed its work on the F.Y. 2010 Agriculture Appropriations bill. We can now confirm the following results for programs within the National Institute of Food and Agriculture:

 

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

FY 2010 Conference Results Compared to Prior Years

 

 

 

 

(All $Millions)

 

 

 

 

 

FY 2008

FY 2009

 

FY 2010

Research and Education Activities

Enacted

Enacted

 

Final

Hatch Act

195.812

207.106

 

215.000

McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry

24.791

27.535

 

29.000

Evans-Allen Program (1890s Research)

41.051

45.504

 

48.500

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative

190.883

201.504

 

262.482

Improved Pest Control

15.313

15.945

 

16.185

Special Research Grants

91.775

84.499

 

89.029

Animal Health and Disease (Sec. 1433)

4.971

2.950

 

2.950

1994 Institutions Research Program

1.533

1.610

 

1.805

Joe Skeen Institute for Rangeland Restoration

0.983

0.983

 

0.983

Graduate Fellowship Grants

3.675

3.859

 

3.859

Institution Challenge Grants

5.385

5.654

 

5.654

Multicultural Scholars Program

0.981

0.981

 

1.241

Hispanic Education Partnership Grants

6.046

6.237

 

9.237

Secondary/2-year Post Secondary

0.983

0.983

 

0.983

Capacity Building Grants (1890 Institutions)

13.592

15.000

 

18.250

Payments to the 1994 Institutions

3.319

3.342

 

3.342

Native Alaska/Hawaiian-Serving Education Grants

3.196

3.196

 

3.200

Resident Instruction Grants for Insular Areas

0.745

0.800

 

0.900

Distance Education Grants for Insular Areas

 

 

 

0.750

Farm Business Management and Benchmarking

 

 

 

1.500

Sun Grant Program

 

0.000

 

2.250

New Era Rural Technology Program

 

0.750

 

0.875

Veterinary Medical Services Act

0.869

2.950

 

4.800

Federal Administration (Total)

42.154

39.426

 

45.122

Alternative Crops

0.819

0.819

 

0.835

Aquaculture Centers (Sec.1475)

3.928

3.928

 

3.928

Critical Agricultural Materials Act

1.083

1.083

 

1.083

Sustainable Agriculture Research & Ed. (SARE)

14.399

14.399

 

14.500

Subtotal

668.286

691.043

 

788.243

 

FY 2008

FY 2009

 

FY 2010

Extension Activities

Enacted

Enacted

 

Final

Smith Lever Sections 3(b) and 3(c)

274.660

288.548

 

297.500

Smith Lever Section 3(d):

 

 

 

 

Farm Safety

4.726

4.863

 

4.863

Food and Nutrition Education (EFNEP)

65.557

66.155

 

68.070

Indian Reservation Agents

2.979

3.000

 

3.045

New Technologies for Ag Extension (eXtension)

1.475

1.500

 

1.750

Pest Management

9.791

9.791

 

9.938

Sustainable Agriculture

4.568

4.568

 

4.705

Youth at Risk

7.968

8.182

 

8.412

Youth Farm Safety Education and Certification

0.463

0.479

 

0.486

1890 Institutions and Tuskegee

35.850

40.150

 

42.677

1890 Facilities Grants (Sec. 1447)

17.267

18.000

 

19.770

Renewable Resources Extension Act

4.008

4.008

 

4.068

Rural Health and Safety Education

1.738

1.738

 

1.738

Extension Services at the 1994 Institutions

3.298

3.321

 

4.321

Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database

 

0.806

 

1.000

Grants to Youth Organizations

1.737

1.767

 

1.784

Women and Minorities in STEM fields

 

 

 

0.400

Federal Administration and Special Grants (total)

17.180

17.374

 

20.396

Subtotal

453.265

474.250

 

494.923

 

 

 

 

 

 

FY 2008

FY 2009

 

FY 2010

Integrated Activities

Enacted

Enacted

 

Final

Water Quality

12.649

12.649

 

12.649

Food Safety

14.596

14.596

 

14.596

Regional Pest Management Centers

4.096

4.096

 

4.096

Crops at Risk from FQPA Implementation

1.365

1.365

 

1.365

FQPA Risk Mitigation Prog. for Major Food Crops

4.388

4.388

 

4.388

Methyl Bromide Transition Program

3.054

3.054

 

3.054

Organic Transition Program

1.842

1.842

 

5.000

International Science and Education Grants Program

1.986

3.000

 

3.000

Critical Issues Program

0.732

0.732

 

0.732

Regional Rural Development Centers

1.312

1.312

 

1.312

Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative

9.830

9.830

 

9.830

Subtotal

55.850

56.864

 

60.022

 

 

 

 

 

 

FY 2008

FY 2009

 

FY 2010

Other NIFA Accounts

Enacted

Enacted

 

Final

Tribal Colleges Endowment Fund

11.717

11.880

 

11.880

Interest (Estimated) on Tribal Colleges Endowment

3.209

3.700

 

3.700

 

 

 

 

 

 

FY 2008

FY 2009

 

FY 2010

NIFA (Agency Total)

Enacted

Enacted

 

Final

TOTAL

   1,192.327

   1,237.737

 

   1,358.768

 

A more detailed analysis will follow.

 

The Cornerstone Team