Vol. 5, No. 2 - February 5, 2007
 

President's F.Y. 2008 Budget Released

To Members of the NASULGC System:
The President's Budget for the fiscal year beginning on October 1, 2007, was released this morning. As you can see from the table below, the budget includes numerous proposed changes to programs and projects within the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) within the Department of Agriculture.

Major Changes:

Research Formula Funds. Once again, the Administration has proposed substantial changes to these programs: (1) the Hatch Act program would be reduced to $164 million, with $98 million to be directed to a new competitive multistate program; (2) McIntire-Stennis funding would drop to $20.5 million with $13 million going to a new competitive multistate program; and (3) funding for Animal Health and Disease would be eliminated entirely.

Section 406 Integrated Activities and the NRI. The National Research Initiative would received $256.5 million. Included within that total, however, is approximately $36 million for programs authorized under Section 406 of the Research, Extension and Education Act of 1998 and previously administered under the "Integrated Activities" heading of the CSREES budget. (Section 406 programs include: National Integrated Water Quality Program; Conservation Effects Assessment Project; National Integrated Food Safety Initiative; Crops at Risk Program; Risk Avoidance and Mitigation Program; Methyl Bromide Transitions; and Regional Integrated Pest Management Centers.)

Line-by-Line Breakdown:

   FY 2006  FY 2007* FY 2008
Research and Education Activities  Enacted  CR Bush
Hatch Act 176.969 322.597 164.430
McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry 22.008 30.008 20.487
Evans-Allen Program 37.215 40.680 38.331
Special Research Grants. 126.941 0.000 3.258
Improved Pest Control 14.650 14.650 14.856
National Research Initiative 181.170 190.229 256.500
Animal Health and Disease (Sec. 1433) 5.006 5.006 .
Alternative Crops 1.175 1.175  
Critical Agricultural Materials Act 1.091 1.091  
1994 Institutions Research Program 1.029 1.544 1.067
Rangeland Research Grants 0.990 0.990  
Graduate Fellowship Grants 3.701 3.701 4.455
Veterinary Medical Services Act 0.495 0.495  
Institution Challenge Grants 5.423 5.423 5.445
Multicultural Scholars Program 0.988 0.988 0.988
Hispanic Education Partnership Grants 5.940 5.940 5.588
Native Alaska/Hawaiian-Serving Education Grants 3.218 3.218 2.967
Secondary/2-year Post Secondary 0.990 0.990 0.990
Aquaculture Centers (Sec.1475) 3.928 3.928 3.956
Sustainable Agriculture (SARE) 12.276 12.276 9.138
Capacity Building Grants (1890 Institutions) 12.189 12.375 12.375
Payments to the 1994 Institutions 2.228 3.342 2.227
Resident Instruction Grants for Insular Areas 0.495 0.495 0.495
Higher Education Agrosecurity Program     5.000
Federal Administration (Total) 49.966 10.083 9.965
Total 670.081 671.224 562.518
     
 FY 2006  FY 2007* FY 2008
Extension Activities  Enacted  CR Bush
Smith Lever Sections 3(b) and 3(c) 272.973 285.565 273.181
Extension Services at the 1994 Institutions 3.240 3.321 3.240
Smith Lever Section 3(d):      
Food and Nutrition Education (EFNEP) 62.008 63.538 62.280
Pest Management 9.860 9.860 10.651
Farm Safety 4.517 4.517  
New Technologies for Ag Extension (eXtension) 1.485 1.485 2.970
Youth at Risk 7.651 7.651 8.396
Youth Farm Safety Education and Certification 0.440 0.440 0.494
Indian Reservation Agents 1.976 3.000 2.970
Sustainable Agriculture 4.026 4.026 3.754
1890 Facilities Grants (Sec. 1447) 16.609 16.777 16.609
Renewable Resources Extension Act 4.019 4.019 4.052
Rural Health and Safety Education 1.945 1.946  
1890 Institutions and Tuskegee 33.529 35.205 34.073
Grants to Youth Organizations 1.980 1.980  
Federal Administration and Special Grants (total) 25.136 6.922 8.455
Total 451.394 450.252 431.125
     
 FY 2006  FY 2007* FY 2008
Integrated Activities  Enacted  CR Bush
Water Quality 12.738 12.738  
Food Safety 14.699 14.699  
Regional Pest Management Centers 4.125 4.125  
Crops at Risk from FQPA Implementation 1.375 1.375  
FQPA Risk Mitigation Program for Major Food Crops 4.419 4.419  
Methyl Bromide Transition Program 3.075 3.075  
Organic Transition Program 1.855 1.855  
International Science and Education Grants Program 0.990 0.990 1.990
Critical Issues Program 0.737 0.737 2.475
Regional Rural Development Centers 1.321 1.321 1.378
Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative 9.900 9.900 14.277
Total 55.234 55.234 20.120
       
*NOTE: FY 2007 amounts not yet final.      

Related Document
CSREES Spreadsheet: www.nasulgc-bac.com/documents/FY2008/CSREES_Admin.xls

The Cornerstone Team

Cornerstone Report from Washington is produced by Cornerstone Government Affairs for the Budget and Advocacy Committee of NASULGC's Board on Agriculture Assembly. © 2008 NASULGC. For more information: www.nasulgc-bac.com