Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research
Pollinator Health Fund
Webinar| January 23, 2017
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Tawny Mata, Ph.D.
Scientific Program Consultant
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research
Shonda Andrews
Development Associate
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research
Who We Are
• Independent 501 (c) (3) organization
• 20-Member Board of Directors
o Chaired by former Secretary of Agriculture
Dan Glickman
• Established by the 2014 Farm Bill with $200M
to increase food and agriculture research and
complement and further the work of the USDA
We build unique
partnerships to
support innovative
science addressing
today’s food and
agriculture
challenges.
How We Work
• Fund cutting-edge research and development through
grants and challenges
• Build unique public-private partnerships
• Convene stakeholders and thought leaders to foster
collaboration
• Build human capacity to advance innovation
• Utilize social, physical, and biological sciences to answer
research questions
• Complement USDA investments
Partnership
• Public-private partnership is a key
part of FFAR’s operating model
• All projects require 1:1 matching
funds from a non-Federal partner;
FFAR's ability to leverage and
multiply dollars sets the foundation
apart
Pollinator
Health Fund
Why Now?
• Pollinators populations are in decline.
• Pollinators are critical to agroecosystems.
• Gaps in Federal funding remain for key issues impacting
pollinator health.
Pollinator
Health Fund
Founded in practice and partnership
• Program proposal based on feedback from researchers, stakeholders, and
policy implementers.
• Grounded in social, economic and policy realities.
• Addresses clear gaps in ongoing USDA and NSF-funded research.
Investing in
Pollinators
FFAR will invest up to $10M in
the Pollinator Health Fund and
seek $10M in matching funds,
for a total grant program of
$20M.
The Fund seeks projects in four
areas.
1. Understanding
Multiple Interacting
Stressors
A few of the factors affecting
pollinator health:
• Pests and pathogens
• Land use
• Agrochemicals
• Nutrition
• Interspecific interactions
• Climate change
Courtesy of ARS
2. Best Management
Practices
Of the many available sets of best
management practices, very few
have been scientifically vetted
through applied research studies
to ascertain:
• Which practices are best,
• Under what circumstances, and
• With what expectation of
pollinator/colony survival and
productivity.
Courtesy of NRCS
3. Technology
Transfer
The range of technology that could
improve the health of managed
and native pollinators includes:
• Improved agricultural
machinery.
• Novel pest control strategies.
• Selectively bred lines of
parasite-resistant bees.
Courtesy of ARS
4. Outreach and
Education
FFAR seeks to promote innovative
outreach and education projects
that reach new demographics and
communities to raise awareness
and encourage the adoption of
activities including:
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Planting urban pollinator gardens.
Training future pollinator
taxonomists.
Coordinating land management
activities with beekeeping
schedules.
Courtesy of University of Missouri
Two Ways to Get Involved
3rd Party External Funders
- FFAR is seeking donors to support the Pollinator Health Fund.
- Target areas include:
▸ Interacting Stressors
▸ Best Management Practices
▸ Technology Transfer, and Outreach
▸ Education
FFAR is open to working with funding partners to shape grant programs.
Two Ways to Get Involved
Grantees
- Funding Opportunity Announcement: February 2017
- Applicants must be prepared to secure equal or greater matching
funds from a non-Federal source.
- Applications must fall within FFAR’s four Pollinator Health Fund
focus areas
Grantee Institution Funding
CASH CONTRIBUTIONS
IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS
Satisfy the requirement when it can be shown
that the funds are committed to a direct line
item in the project budget. These funds do not
at any time transfer to FFAR.
Satisfy the requirement for a FFAR match when
they are essential to the research and related
activities and are in the form of cash-equivalent
goods or services, which, if not donated, would
have to be purchased with project funds.
Examples:
Example:
•
Cash contributed by a PI’s organization,
equipment directly purchased by a PI’s
organization for activities in the project budget
•
•
personnel to be hired by the PI’s organization
to help with the project, who will not be hired if
the grant is not funded.
Personnel time given to the project with an
allotted percentage of time, person on loan from
another organization/corporation who would
otherwise need to be hired, use of existing
equipment or facilities.
Please Note:
The difference between an institutions’ Federally negotiated research indirect cost rate and
FFAR’s 10% indirect cost allocation is NOT an allowable cash match.
Next
Steps
Grant Givers
• Reach out to Shonda Andrews, Development
Associate to discuss opportunities for
partnership: [email protected].
Grant Seekers
• Sign up for FFAR’s e-news for latest Funding
Opportunity Announcement information:
http://bit.ly/ffarnews.
• Questions? Contact Tawny Mata, Scientific Program
Consultant: [email protected].
Q&A
Thank You
More Information: http://foundationfar.org/pollinator-health-fund/
Contact Us
Connect with FFAR
Shonda Andrews
www.foundationfar.org
[email protected]
Tawny Mata
[email protected]
@FoundationFAR
@RockTalking