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New Employee Orientation Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station

John Talbott, Assistant Director October 16, 2013

The Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station

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College of Agricultural Sciences

The Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station

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Receives USDA/NIFA support through Hatch formula grants (matched by state funds);

• Hatch projects (regular, multistate, integrated) • Animal Health & Disease grants

as well as competitive grants and non-competitive grants and agreements.

Receives state support as one of the three Statewide Public Service Programs (others include OSU Extension Service and the Forest Research Laboratory)


Research (1862 and 1890 LGIs)

Hatch Act of 1887 McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962 Smith-Lever Act of 1914 Evans-Allen (Section 1445 of the

National Agriculture Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 - NARETPA)

Animal Health & Disease Research AHD is a national program which provides formula

funds for pre-harvest animal health research in each state. This is supported by NIFA and various commodity growers and associations across the U.S.

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OAES Organization

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Dean & Director

Dan Arp

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Exec. Assoc. Dean & Director

Bill Boggess

Assoc. Dean & Dir.

Stella Coakley

Assoc. Dean & Dir.

Larry Curtis Assistant Director

John Talbott AMBC Director

Jack Breen

Research Coordinator

Liz Etherington

Office Manager

Gretchen Cuevas Accountant s

Grants & Contracts

Technicians

HR Analysts

• 16 Academic Departments or Programs within the

College or shared with other colleges

• 11 Branch Stations at 15 locations (includes

Experiment Stations, Agricultural Research Centers,

and Research and Extension Centers)

• Formal cooperation with other OSU colleges:

CPHHS, CVM, COS, COE, COF, CLA

Office Specialist/

Program Asst

(vacant)


Individual, Collaborative, or Cluster Projects,

Integrated Projects (which require planned research and extension activities) and

Multistate Projects

Requirements: • Faculty eligibility and responsibilities met • Project development (peer-reviewed 5-year proposals) • Project submission for NIFA review/approval • Project reporting

Hatch Projects Framework

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Hatch Projects – 2013 and Beyond http://agsci.oregonstate.edu/research/csrees/multistate-projects

Collaborative Projects

• Multi-disciplinary w/in OAES for professorial rank faculty with AES appointment

• 5 Year duration • Annual reporting requirements spread

across participants and yrs • Individual projects: Professorial rank faculty must

report research accomplishments annually. • Team projects: Professorial rank AES faculty with

>0.2 FTE are expected to report at least every other year. Professorial AES faculty with <0.2 FTE must report research accomplishments at least once during the lifetime of the project.

• $50K/yr provided to team (DUA) • New faculty can join existing projects or

propose new projects in their area of interest

• Proposals are peer reviewed and submitted to NIFA for internal review

Multi-State • The Western Research Coordination and

Implementation Committee (RCIC) is responsible for evaluating each new or revised project proposal, and the AES directors approve or disapprove them based on the recommendations from the RCIC.

• One lead per institution per project (others may join)

• Travel provided by OAES for annual meeting to one attendee only

• The Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station (OAES) currently has 115 scientists who contribute to 80 multistate projects


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Current Collaborative Projects

1. SUSTAINABLE ENERGY (Energy-Water Nexus) Collaborative Project, ORE00212: Water-Energy Nexus: Emerging Regional and Global Challenges - Murthy and Higgins

2. CLIMATE CHANGE Collaborative Project, ORE00211 - Agriculture and Managed Ecosystems Under Changing Climate, Technology and Policy Environments: Understanding Alternatives and Enhancing Productivity - Capalbo and Antle

3. FOOD SAFETY Collaborative Project, ORE00215 - Overcoming Implementation Barriers to Food Traceability for the Benefit of Small Scale Producers and Processors - - Morrissey and DeWitt

4. FOOD SECURITY Collaborative Project, ORE00213 (animal disease) - Diseases of animals as important inhibitors of food security – Bermudez

5. NUTRITION AND HEALTH, including prevention of obesity Collaborative Project, ORE00214 - Prevention of Obesity through Improving Dietary Patterns, Healthy Eating, and Physical Activity - Manore, Clusky and Richards

6. Collaborative Project, ORE00216 - Breeding Adaptive Crops to Address Food Security and Global Hunger - Hayes, Brett, Jaiswal, Contreras

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Hatch Project establishment

Assigned ORE number

set up in REEport

OAES contacts participants and

Completes appropriate forms and certifications

NIFA approval

AES then notifies…

Faculty

AMBC accountant

Unit administration

Submits annual reports

Establishes index & Tracks spending

Provides budget

Peer Reviewed Research Project

Faculty

eligibility

College of Agricultural Sciences 8

• Multiple types of multistate projects • research (W-xxxx) – requires state project • coordination (WCC-xxxx), • integrated projects (WERA-xxxx) • development (WDC-xxxx)

• Approved projects are listed on NIMSS (National Information Management and Support System)

• Scientist and unit representation

Hatch Multistate Projects


Multiple-step Set-up Process •Identify NIFA-approved project

•Unit & Station nominates project delegate

•Delegate then signs up for project (SY, PY, TY) develops REEport record (research project only)

NIFA approval leads to OSU index attends annual meeting and submits station report

only research project needs REEport report by fall of each year (for previous year)

Multistate Projects


Multistate Research Project establishment

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Assign ORE number Set up in REEport NIFA approval

AES then notifies…

PI

Unit accountant

Chris Holdridge

Completes annual reports

Tracks spending

Sets up an index

PI nominated Set up in NIMSS

• Appendix E AA approval

travels


Cluster Projects, effective October 2013

• Tenured/tenure-track faculty with OAES appointment of 0.2 fte or greater required to provide leadership in a megaproject

• Faculty must submit 5-year workplans within their first year and for every 5 years of employment thereafter

• Must submit biennial progress reports thereafter, via an OAES or EXT database such as SOARS

• All tenured/tenure-track faculty with any OAES appointment must submit a workplan and at least one progress report within each 5-years of employment

Non-Hatch Cluster Projects


Animal Health & Disease Research Formula Funds

Use:

Broad scope of research to promote general welfare

through improved health and productivity of

domestic livestock

Internal competition (awards of $15,000-30,000): Winter call for proposals Spring peer review process and award notifications Summer start for projects Matching: States receiving more than $100,000 must match the excess with non-Federal funds dollar for dollar.


• It is important that we adequately convey to our funders (taxpayers) the impact that our research has on society.

• One of the easiest ways to determine impacts is by the use of a logic model

NIFA Expectations – Impacts of Research – Reporting

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Project proposals must provide an graphical outline of their projects using a Logic Model Primary elements include:

•Situation statement and list of assumptions •Resources required •Activities to be carried out •Products or services resulting from the project •Outcomes (knowledge, practice, change)

Logic Model



Occur when a

societal condition is

improved due to a

participant’s action

taken in the previous

column.

For example, specific

contributions to:

- Increased market

opportunities

overseas and

greater economic

competitiveness

- Better and less

expensive animal

health

- Vibrant &

competitive

agricultural

workforce

- Higher productivity

in food provision

- Better quality-of-life

for youth & adults in

rural communities

- Safer food supply

- Reduced obesity

and improved

nutrition & health

- Higher water quality

and a cleaner

environment

Generic Logic Model for NIFA Research Reporting NIFA – Office of Planning & Accountability model is intended to be illustrative guide for reporting on NIFA-funded research, education and extension activities

Outcomes

Actions

Inputs Situation Activities

Knowledge

What we invest:

- Faculty

- Staff

- Students

- Infrastructure

- Federal, state

and private

funds

- Time

- Knowledge

- The collection

of stakeholder

opinions

Occurs when there is

a change in

knowledge or the

participants

actually learn:

- New fundamental or

applied knowledge

- Improved skills

- How technology

is applied

- About new plant &

animal varieties

- Increased

knowledge of

decision-making, life

skills, and positive

life choices among

youth & adults

- Policy knowledge

- New improved

methods

Description of

challenge or

opportunity

- Farmers face

increasing

challenges from

globalization

- Opportunity to

improve

animal health

through genetic

engineering

- Insufficient # of

trained & diverse

professionals

entering

agricultural fields

- Youth at risk

- Invasive species is

becoming an

increasing

problem

- Bioterrorism

- Obesity crisis

- Impaired water

quality

EXTERNAL FACTORS - A brief discussion of what variables have an effect on the

portfolio, program or project, but which cannot be changed by managers of the

portfolio, program, or project. For example, a plant breeding program’s success may

depend on the variability of the weather...etc.

Occur when there is a

change in behavior or

the participant’s act

upon what they’ve

learned and:

- Apply improved

fundamental or

applied knowledge

- Adopt new improved

skills

- Directly apply

information from

publications

- Adopt and use

new methods or

improved

technology

- Use new plant &

animal varieties

- Increased skill

by youth &

adults in making

informed life choices

- Actively apply

practical policy and

decision-making

knowledge

Conditions

ASSUMPTIONS - These are the premises based on theory, research,

evaluation knowledge etc. that support the relationships of the elements

shown above, and upon which the success of the portfolio, program, or project

rests. For example, finding animal gene markers for particular diseases will

lead to better animal therapies.

What we do (Activities):

- Design and conduct

research

- Publish scientific

articles

- Develop research

methods and

procedures

- Teach students

- Conduct non-formal

education

- Provide counseling

- Develop products,

curriculum and

resources

Who we reach

(Participation):

- Other scientists

- Extension Faculty

- Teaching Faculty

- Students

- Federal, state &

private funders

- Publication editors

- Agencies

- Policy and decision-

makers

- Industries

- Public

Outputs

Version 1.2

- New fundamental or

applied knowledge

- Scientific publications

- Patents

- New methods &

technology

- Plant & animal varieties

- Practical knowledge for

policy and

decision-makers

- Information, skills &

technology for individuals,

communities and programs

- Participants reached

- Students graduated in

agricultural sciences

OAES submits updated composite station POW and AR to NIFA by end of January (online)

• Individual or team project progress reports due to OAES (Nov - Dec)

• Revised individual or team workplans to OAES (end of December)

Project Deadlines


Contacts

Programs [email protected] 541-737-2194 [email protected] 541-737-2405

Financial [email protected] 541-737-5909 [email protected] 541-737-5818


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