updates: nifa organization charts and education programs

UPDATES: NIFA Organization Charts and Education Programs

Jermelina Tupas, Ph.D.Division Director

Division of Community and Education Institute of Youth, Family and CommunityNational Institute of Food and AgricultureUnited States Department of Agriculture

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURENational Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)

Assistant Director &Principal Scientist

Institute of Food

Production and

Sustainability (IFPS)

Institute of Bioenergy,

Climate, and Environment (IBCE)

Institute of Food Safety

and Nutrition

(IFSN)

Institute of Youth, Family, and Community

(IYFC)


Office of Grants and Financial

Management (OGFM)

Office of

Information Technology

(OIT)

Office of the Director


Equal Opportunity

Staff

Budget Staff

Communications Staff

Planning, Accountability,

& Reporting Staff

Center for International

Programs

IFPS IBCE IYFCIFSN OITOGFM


Director

Asst. DirectorDeborah Sheely

Institute of Food

Production and

Sustainability


Climate, and

Environment

Institute of Food

Safety and

Nutrition

Institute of Youth,

Family, and Community


Management

Office of Informatio

n Technology


Ralph OttoDeputy Director for

Food and Community Resources

Meryl BroussardDeputy Director for

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Roger BeachyDirector

Asst. DirectorFrank Boteler

Asst. DirectorVacant

Asst. DirectorDan Kugler-detailRalph Otto-acting

Asst. DirectorMichel Desbois (acting)

Asst. DirectorAndrea Brandon



DirectorVacant

Acting DirectorMichel Desbois

Planning, Accountability, &

Reporting Staff

DirectorRobert MacDonald

Deputy Director for Agriculture and Natural Resources

Meryl Broussard

Budget Staff

DirectorTina Buch

Institute of Bioenergy, Climate,

& EnvironmentAssistant Director

Frank BotelerPrincipal Scientist

Vacant

Division of Animal Systems

Division DirectorM. Qureshi

Division of Plant Systems - Protection

Division DirectorM. Fitzner

Division of Plant Systems -

ProductionDivision Director

VacantDivision of Agricultural

SystemsDivision Director

B. Rein

Institute of Food Production & Sustainability

Assistant DirectorDeborah Sheely

Principal ScientistVacant

Division of Bioenergy

Division DirectorM. Poth

Division of Global

Climate ChangeDivision Director

Vacant

Division of Environmental

Systems Division Director

Vacant


Equal Opportunity Staff

Director Curt Deville

Deputy Director for Food and Community Resources

Ralph Otto


Programs

DirectorHiram Larew

Division of Nutrition

Division DirectorVacant

Division of Food Safety

Division DirectorVacant

Division of Community and

EducationDivision Director

J. Tupas

Division of Youth and 4-H

Division Director

L. Lauxman

Division of Family and Consumer SciencesDivision DirectorVacant

Awards Management

DivisionDivision Director

C. LangguthPolicy and

Oversight DivisionDivision Director

E. DanusFinancial

Operations Division Division Director

T. Johnson

Applications DivisionDivision Director

D. Unglesbee

Operations and Administrative Systems DivisionDivision Director

D. Williams

Information Policy, Planning,

and Training Division

Division DirectorJ. Hitchcock

Office of Information Technology

Assistant Director

Michel Desbois

Office of Grants & Financial

Management

Assistant DirectorAndrea Brandon

Institute of Food Safety & NutritionAssistant Director

Vacant Acting Ralph Otto

Principal ScientistVacant

Institute of Youth, Fam. &

Community Assistant Director

Dan Kugler(on detail)

Acting Ralph OttoPrincipal Scientist

Vacant


Institute of Food Production and

Sustainability

Division of Animal Systems

Division of Plant Systems - Protection

Division of Plant Systems -

Production

Division of Agricultural

Systems


Climate, and Environment

Division of Bioenergy

Division of Global Climate

Change

Division of Environmental

Systems

Institute of Food Safety

and Nutrition

Division of Nutrition

Division of Food Safety

Institute of Youth, Family,

and Community

Division of Community

and Education

Division of Youth and 4-

H

Division of Family and Consumer Sciences


Management

Awards Management

Division

Policy and Oversight

Division

Financial Operations

Division

Office of Technology

Information

Applications Division

Operations and Administrative

Systems Division

Information Policy,

Planning, and Training Division

Equal Opportunity

Staff

Budget Staff


Planning, Accountability,

& Reporting Staff


Programs


For Contact Information, Visit: http://nifa.usda.gov/about/AllUnits/GenerateDirectoryByUnit.cfm


NIFA Education Programs Overall Goals:

• Increase the number, quality, and diversity of the next generation of Food and Agriculture scientists (STEM focus)

• Develop a Food and Agriculture workforce ready for local and global needs

• Contribute to the development of Agriculture-literate citizenry


Academic Level

Programs

K-16 Ag in the Classroom; Secondary-Postsecondary- Education Challenge Grant; New Era Rural Technology Competitive Grants Program ; Higher Education Challenge Grants Program ; Multicultural Fellowships Program; Resident Instruction for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas ; Distance Education Grants for Insular Areas

Graduate (M.S., Ph.D.); post doctoral

National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship Grants Program; NIFA-AFRI Fellowship Grant Programs

Various academic levels & Faculty(Capacity Education, & Extension)

Women and Minorities in STEM fields; 1890 Institutions Teaching Research and Extension Capacity Building Grants Program; Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program; Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program; Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants Program; Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program; International Science Education Program; AFRI Education and Integrated Programs

Education and Training Programs at NIFA


NIFA- AFRI R-E-E and Integrated Programs

AITC- Ag in the classroomSPECA- Secondary Post Secondary Education and AITC Challenge Award RTP- New Era Rural Technology ProgramHEC- Higher Education Challenge AwardMSP- Multicultural Scholars ProgramNNF- National Needs Fellowship

4H4H

Education Programs at NIFA and the Academic Pipeline

AITC SPECA

MSP

NNF

NIFA FellowsRTPHEC

SPECA

Capacity Building Programs for MSIs , Education , and Research Programs (1890, 1994, HSI, ANNH)International Science Education Program

Graduate Professoriate

SPECARTP

NIFA Fellows

NNF

K-8 Secondary

Postsecondary Graduate


Education objectives:

Develop Human Capital & Expertise in Food and Agriculture Sciences (STEM education & workforce development)

Enhance Institution Capacity Building (Domestic (MSIs) & International – Teaching, Research & Extension)

Advance Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI) & Underrepresented Students (access &opportunities)

Foster Partnerships & Collaborations


NIFA’s Education Programs

I. Programs with General Eligibility:

A. Challenge Grants

1. AITC Secondary Postsecondary Agriculture Education Challenge Grants (NPL: Greg Smith)

2. Higher Education Challenge Grants (NPL: Greg Smith)

B. Scholarships and Fellowships

1. Multicultural Scholarship Program (NPL: Ray Ali)2. National Needs Fellowship Program (NPL: Ray Ali)3. AFRI- NIFA Fellowship Programs (NPL: Margo Holland)



II. Programs for Targeted Groups:

A. Rural Areas

1. New Era Rural Technology Competitive Grants Program (NPL: Sally Maggard)

2. Women and Minorities in STEM Fields Grants Program (NPL: Sally Maggard)

B. Insular Areas

1. Resident Instruction Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas (NPL: Greg Smith)

2. Distance Education Grants for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Area (NPL: Greg Smith)

NIFA’s Education Programs Continued…



D. 1994 Land Grant Institutions Programs1. Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program

(NPL: Saleia Afele-Faamuli)2. Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grant Program3. Tribal Colleges Extension Program*Federally-Recognized Tribes Extension Program

(NPL: Tim Grosser)

C.Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program (NPL: Saleia Afele-Faamuli)




E. Hispanic Groups

Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program(NPL: Irma Lawrence)

F. 1890 Grants Programs1. 1890 Facilities Grant Program (NPL: P.S. Benepal)2. 1890 Institutions Teaching and Research Capacity Building

Grants Program (NPL: Ali Mohamed)

G. International Focus International Science and Education Program

(NPL: Patty Fulton)




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