October 5, 2011

 Welcome and Logistics  Expectations and Updates  Federal Formula Funds Pre-proposals  Sharing Ideas and Experiences  Wrap Up/Final Comments

Margaret Smith – CUAES Chris Watkins – CCE Integrated Program and Research Team

 45 formed between 2001 and 2010  26 known to be currently active  435 total members in 2010 (ave. 19/PWT) – 40% campus-based – 40% off-campus educators – 20% stakeholders

 October: PWT co-chair meeting  January 15: Report deadline for previous fiscal year  August 1: Cutoff for special funds requests for current fiscal year

 Stakeholder involvement – Studying needs and identifying issues – Highlighting areas needing research – Creating educational materials and designing learning experiences – Many models for how…

 Stakeholder involvement  Annual report!

– Name of PWT – Co-chairs names and contact info – Membership list – Activities, accomplishments, outcomes, and impacts

 Stakeholder involvement  Annual report!

 Program Council conference display – An opportunity… – Showcase your work – Network

 Stakeholder involvement  Annual report!

 Program Council conference display  PWTs come and go – Petition for new PWTs (see web site) – Sometimes work is done

 Special funds to support PWT activities – Now up to $2,500 – Request any time (except between August 1 and September 30) – Bigger project? – consider applying for Federal Formula Funds

 Special funds to support PWT activities  Special consideration of formula fund requests that are substantively linked to an active PWT  On-going efforts to: – Communicate the work of PWTs to the Program Council – Simplify/integrate reporting

Deb Grantham – CCE Mark Schrader – CUAES

 Similar to last year  Open approximately November 2, 2011  Deadline for submission December 15, 2011  Reviews begin in late January, 2012  Decisions underway in March, 2012

 Preference will be given to proposals with a substantive link to an active PWT, all other factors being equal  No guarantees!

 If integrated, objectives, budget and personnel need to show both Extension and Research  Application will ask for research and extension objectives separately & specifically  Both components need to be substantive  Preference given to Smith-Lever pre proposals that include CCE educators (from counties) in program and budget

 All available on submission Web site along right hand side  Includes information on allowable expenses

 Stakeholder Engagement Approaches  Projects and Activities  Uses of Special Needs Funding  What would support and facilitate your work?

– Maximizing benefits; minimizing costs

PWT 4-H Science, Engineering, and Technology (SET) 4-H Youth Healthy Lifestyles Agricultural Community Economic Development Agricultural Marketing and Management Aquaculture Development in NY Climate Change Community and Energy Community Forestry Community-Based Biodiversity and Habitat Conservation Family and Community Food Decision Making Family Economics and Resource Management Greenhouse Horticulture Integrated Field Crop, Soil, and Pest Management Managing Wastes: Composting and Land Application Parenting Education Poverty and Economic Hardship Small Farms Soil Health - Vegetable Production Systems Sustainable Landscapes - Horticulture Tree Fruit and Berry Vegetable Crops Viticulture and Enology Watershed-Based Management of Water Resources 2010 Membership Composition

Campus Off-campus External 11 3 11 18 0 0 2 8 0 11 7 35 25 14 5 2 0 4 2 9 11 4 9 2 6 2 12 8 1 7 8 2 0 10 10 14 9 5 12 4 4 0 25 5 23 11 2 4 0 1 2 0 5 11 5 2 0 4 0 15 9 0 5 3 20 1 8 Campus 173 6 Off-campus 177 0 External 85 AC Yes Yes Yes Yes AC 4

PWTs 4-H Science, Engineering, and Technology (SET) 4-H Youth Healthy Lifestyles Agricultural Community Economic Development Agricultural Marketing and Management Aquaculture Development in NY Climate Change (new PWT) Community and Energy Community Forestry Community-Based Biodiversity and Habitat Conservation Family and Community Food Decision Making Family Economics and Resource Management Greenhouse Horticulture Integrated Field Crop, Soil, and Pest Management Managing Wastes: Composting and Land Application Parenting Education Poverty and Economic Hardship Small Farms Soil Health - Vegetable Production Systems Sustainable Landscapes - Horticulture Tree Fruit and Berry Vegetable Crops Viticulture and Enology Watershed-Based Management of Water Resources Inservice

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 For what types of projects/activities have you used Special Needs Funds?