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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)
College of Agricultural Sciences
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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College of Agricultural Sciences
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)
College of Agricultural Sciences
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
College of Agricultural Sciences
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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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College of Agricultural Sciences
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
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• 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
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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
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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
College of Agricultural Sciences
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
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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.
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• 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
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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
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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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