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ARS Overview, Budget Projections, Research Priorities,
National Program Cycle
Joseph T. Spence, Ph.D.Joseph T. Spence, Ph.D.DirectorDirector
Beltsville AreaBeltsville AreaAgricultural Research ServiceAgricultural Research Service
OutlineOutline
•• Overview of ARSOverview of ARS•• Overview of National ProgramsOverview of National Programs•• The National Program CycleThe National Program Cycle•• BudgetBudget•• 2008 Farm Bill2008 Farm Bill
SecretaryNatural Resources & Environment
Farm and Foreign Ag Service
Rural Development
Food, Nutrition & Consumer Services
Research, Education & Economics
Food Safety
Marketing and Regulatory Programs
Mission Areas
USDAUSDA
Research, Education, and EconomicsResearch, Education, and Economics
Agricultural ResearchService
Cooperative StateResearch, Education, and
Extension Service
Economic ResearchService
National AgriculturalStatistics Service
Merle PiersonDeputy Under Secretary
Gale BuchananUnder Secretary for REE
Profile of ARSProfile of ARS•• 8,000+ employees8,000+ employees•• 2,200+ scientists2,200+ scientists•• 100+ laboratory 100+ laboratory
locationslocations•• $1.2 billion annual $1.2 billion annual
budget budget •• Partnerships with Partnerships with
universities and universities and industryindustry
•• Intramural ResearchIntramural Research•• FarmFarm--toto--table table
research scoperesearch scope•• 22 National programs22 National programs•• 1,100+ research 1,100+ research
projectsprojects•• Information & Information &
technology transfertechnology transfer
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ARS Laboratory LocationsARS Laboratory Locations
ARS is a MissionARS is a Mission--Driven Driven OrganizationOrganization
Our mission is to conduct research to develop and transfer Our mission is to conduct research to develop and transfer solutions to agricultural problems of high national priority solutions to agricultural problems of high national priority and provide information access and dissemination toand provide information access and dissemination to::
•• Ensure high quality, safe food and other productsEnsure high quality, safe food and other products
•• Assess the nutritional needs of AmericansAssess the nutritional needs of Americans
•• Sustain a competitive agricultural economySustain a competitive agricultural economy
•• Enhance the natural resource base and the environmentEnhance the natural resource base and the environment
•• Provide economic opportunities to rural citizens and Provide economic opportunities to rural citizens and society as a wholesociety as a whole
Through National Programs!Through National Programs!
A National Program is a set of research projects directed toward common goals to solve agricultural problems of high National priority.
National Programs are outcome driven, e.g., a safer food supply.
How Do We Meet Our Mission?How Do We Meet Our Mission?
Soil Resource Management
Air Quality
Global Change
Rangeland, Pasture & Forages
Water Availability & Watershed Management
Agricultural System Competitiveness & Sustainability
Manure & Byproduct Utilization
Bioenergy & Energy Alternatives
Plant Genetic Resources, Genomics & Genetic Improvement
Plant Biological & Molecular Processes
Plant Diseases
Crop Protection & Quarantine
Crop Production
Methyl Bromide Alternatives
ARS National ProgramsARS National Programs
Food Animal Production
Animal Health
Veterinary, Medical & Urban Entomology
Aquaculture
Human Nutrition
Food Safety (animal & plant products)
Quality & Utilization of Agricultural Products
Animal Production & Protection
Natural Resources & Sustainable Ag Systems
Crop Production & Protection
Nutrition, Food Safety & Quality
National Program Rationale
WhenWhen notnot working togetherworking together nornor focused on focused on common objectives, various efforts yieldcommon objectives, various efforts yield smallsmallimprovements, butimprovements, but significantsignificant improvement isimprovement isnot not realized.realized.
Combined effort yieldssignificantsignificant improvement
Each effort yields a smallsmallimprovement
When people work together and When people work together and pursue common objectivespursue common objectives,,smallsmallimprovements yieldimprovements yield significantsignificantimprovement.improvement.
National Program Rationale
RelevanceRelevance
QualityQuality(Prospective)(Prospective)
QualityQuality(Retrospective)(Retrospective)
OMB Research & Development Investment CriteriaOMB Research & Development Investment Criteria
Program Planning & Priority Setting
Scientific Merit Peer Review
Program Assessment
ARS National Program CycleARS National Program Cycle
PerformancePerformance
Project Implementation
Program Coordination
RelevanceRelevance
QualityQuality(Prospective)(Prospective)
QualityQuality(Retrospective)(Retrospective)
OMB Research & Development Investment CriteriaOMB Research & Development Investment Criteria
Program Planning & Priority Setting
Scientific Merit Peer Review
Program Assessment
ARS National Program CycleARS National Program Cycle
PerformancePerformance
Project Implementation
Program Coordination
RelevanceRelevance
•• Each National Program conducts a Each National Program conducts a national planning workshopnational planning workshop•• Stakeholder inputStakeholder input
•• Develops action plan Develops action plan •• 5 year plan 5 year plan •• Plans now follow specified formatPlans now follow specified format•• Defines program objectives and directionsDefines program objectives and directions•• Set the outcomes for the retrospective Set the outcomes for the retrospective
reviewsreviews
RelevanceRelevance
QualityQuality(Prospective)(Prospective)
QualityQuality(Retrospective)(Retrospective)
OMB Research & Development Investment CriteriaOMB Research & Development Investment Criteria
Program Planning & Priority Setting
Scientific Merit Peer Review
Program Assessment
ARS National Program CycleARS National Program Cycle
PerformancePerformance
Project Implementation
Program Coordination
RelevanceRelevance
QualityQuality(Prospective)(Prospective)
QualityQuality(Retrospective)(Retrospective)
OMB Research & Development Investment CriteriaOMB Research & Development Investment Criteria
Program Planning & Priority Setting
Scientific Merit Peer Review
Program Assessment
ARS National Program CycleARS National Program Cycle
PerformancePerformance
Project Implementation
Program Coordination
RelevanceRelevance
QualityQuality(Prospective)(Prospective)
QualityQuality(Retrospective)(Retrospective)
Program Planning & Priority Setting
Scientific Merit Peer Review
Program Assessment
PerformancePerformance
Project Implementation
Program Coordination
OMB Research & Development Investment CriteriaARS National Program Cycle
Quality Quality (retrospective)(retrospective)
•• External panels of scientific experts and External panels of scientific experts and stakeholdersstakeholders
•• Did the program component achieve the Did the program component achieve the goals of the action plan?goals of the action plan?
•• Was the program relevant?Was the program relevant?•• Was the work of high quality?Was the work of high quality?•• Program evaluation; Program evaluation; notnot project evaluationproject evaluation
Matrix ManagementMatrix Management
•• National Program StaffNational Program Staff•• Overall program coordinationOverall program coordination•• Sets program direction and objectivesSets program direction and objectives
•• Area OfficesArea Offices•• Ensures excellence of the program as defined by Ensures excellence of the program as defined by
NPSNPS•• Handles day to day issuesHandles day to day issues
•• Both must work together!Both must work together!
ARS BudgetARS Budget
ARSProgram
& Budgeting Priorities
Executive Branch(Department, other Federal agencies)
Agency Scientists & Managers
Customers, Partners, &
Stakeholders
Scientific Communities
Final Budget
Congressional Appropriation
Budget InitiativesBudget Initiatives
•• Emerging DiseasesEmerging Diseases•• SBR, wheat rust, BSE, AI, FMD, Colony Collapse DisorderSBR, wheat rust, BSE, AI, FMD, Colony Collapse Disorder
•• BioenergyBioenergy & & BiobasedBiobased ProductsProducts•• Obesity preventionObesity prevention•• GenomicsGenomics•• Specialty CropsSpecialty Crops•• Drought mitigationDrought mitigation•• Climate changeClimate change•• Air and Water qualityAir and Water quality•• Homeland securityHomeland security
•• Food safety, NPDRSFood safety, NPDRS
Budget CycleBudget Cycle
FY08
FY10 Planning
10/07
FY09
2/08 5/08 10/09
FY09 Congressional Action
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008of 2008
•• Specialty CropsSpecialty Crops•• $100M over five years$100M over five years
•• Breeding, genetics, genomics and production techniquesBreeding, genetics, genomics and production techniques•• Agricultural Agricultural BioenergyBioenergy and and BiobasedBiobased Products Products
Research InitiativeResearch Initiative•• $250M over five years$250M over five years
•• Fundamental research about production of renewal fuels and Fundamental research about production of renewal fuels and biobasedbiobased productsproducts
•• Organic Farming ResearchOrganic Farming Research•• $180M over five years$180M over five years
•• Colony Collapse DisorderColony Collapse Disorder•• $14M over five years$14M over five years
Farm Bill (cont)Farm Bill (cont)
•• National Institute of Food and AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture•• Agriculture and Food Research InitiativeAgriculture and Food Research Initiative
•• Plant health and production and plant productsPlant health and production and plant products•• Animal health and production and animal productsAnimal health and production and animal products•• Food safety, nutrition, and healthFood safety, nutrition, and health•• Renewable energy, natural resources, and Renewable energy, natural resources, and
environmentenvironment•• Agriculture systems and technologyAgriculture systems and technology•• Agriculture, economics, and rural communitiesAgriculture, economics, and rural communities