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Source: CORNERSTONE, 12/21/20
This evening, following multiple short-term continuing resolutions, Congress passed an omnibus spending package that includes more than $1.4 trillion worth of FY 2021 appropriations funds and a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package. The bill includes $1,570,089,000 for the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), with $992,642,000 for Research and Education Activities, $538,447,000 for Extension Activities, and $39,000,000 for Integrated Activities. Increases are seen across six of the nine core priority lines totaling $22,199,000. Evans-Allen, 1890s Extension, AFRI, 1994 Research Grants, Payments to 1994 Institutions, and 1994 Extension all received increases. The bill also continues to carry the language allowing the Secretary of Agriculture to waive the matching funds requirement under the Specialty Crop Research Initiative. The final bill also maintains EFNEP funding at the FY 2020 appropriation.
Finally, the bill includes $10,000,000 for 1890 Institutions to support the Centers of Excellence, $2,000,000 to issue a competitive grant to support the establishment of an Agriculture Business Innovation Center at a historically black college or university, $500,000 to develop a public-private cooperative framework for neutral data repository and for the preservation and curation of data in collaboration with land-grant universities, $300,000 for the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics to convene a blue ribbon panel to evaluate the overall structure of research and education through the public and land-grant universities to define a new architecture that can better integrate, coordinate, and assess economic impact of the collective work of these institutions, and $4,000,000 for a competitive grant to an institution in the land-grant university system to establish a Farm of the Future testbed and demonstration site.
In addition to funding the government through FY 2021, the package includes a
coronavirus economic relief bill. The bill includes $120 billion in
unemployment insurance benefits, $325 billion to support small businesses, and
$166 billion for Economic Impact Payments.
Additionally, the COVID-19 stimulus bill includes $75 million for the Farming
Opportunities Training and Outreach Program, $28 million in support for Farm
Stress Programs, and $100 million for Specialty Crop Block Grants.
The package now goes to President Trump for his signature.
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Account
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FY 2020 Final
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FY 2021 House
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FY 2021 Senate
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FY 2021 Final
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FY 2021 APLU Request
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McIntire-Stennis
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36.000
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38.000
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36.000
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36.000
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39.000
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1890 Extension
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57.000
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62.000
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57.000
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62.000
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62.000
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Evans-Allen
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67.000
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73.000
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67.000
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73.000
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73.000
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Hatch Act
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259.000
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259.000
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259.000
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259.000
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280.000
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Smith-Lever
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315.000
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315.000
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315.000
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315.000
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341.000
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AFRI
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425.000
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435.000
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435.000
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435.000
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460.000
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1994 Research Grants
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3.801
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4.000
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3.801
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4.000
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5.800
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1994 Extension
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8.000
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8.500
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8.000
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8.500
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9.000
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1994 Payments
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4.000
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4.500
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4.000
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4.500
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6.000
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The following table provides
the complete NIFA account level detail:
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National Institute of Food
and Agriculture
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FY 2021
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(All $Millions)
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Research and Education
Activities
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FY 2020
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FY 2021
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FY 2021
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FY 2021
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Final
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House
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Senate
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Final
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Hatch Act
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259.000
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259.000
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259.000
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259.000
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McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry
Act
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36.000
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38.000
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36.000
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36.000
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Research at 1890 Institutions
(Evans-Allen Program)
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67.000
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73.000
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67.000
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73.000
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Payments to the 1994 Institutions
(tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants Program)
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4.000
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4.500
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4.000
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4.500
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Education Grants for 1890 Institutions
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23.009
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26.000
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23.009
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26.000
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Scholarships at 1890 Institutions
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5.000
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10.000
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5.000
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10.000
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Education Grants for Hispanic-Serving
Institutions
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11.200
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13.000
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11.200
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12.500
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Education Grants for Alaska Native and
Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions
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3.194
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3.194
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3.194
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3.194
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Research Grants for 1994 Institutions
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3.801
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4.000
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3.801
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4.000
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Capacity Building Grants for Non
Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture
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5.000
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5.000
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5.000
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5.000
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Grants for Insular Areas
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2.000
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2.000
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2.000
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2.000
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Agriculture and Food Research
Initiative
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425.000
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435.000
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435.000
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435.000
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Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment
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8.000
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9.000
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8.000
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8.500
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Veterinary Services Grant Program
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3.000
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3.000
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3.000
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3.000
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Continuing Animal Health and Disease
Research Program
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4.000
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4.500
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4.000
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4.000
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Supplemental and Alternative Crops
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1.000
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1.000
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1.000
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1.000
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Multicultural Scholars, Graduate
Fellowship and Institution Challenge Grants
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9.000
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9.000
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9.500
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9.500
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Secondary and 2-year Post-Secondary
Education
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0.900
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0.900
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0.900
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.900
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Aquaculture Centers
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5.000
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5.000
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5.000
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5.000
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Sustainable Agriculture Research and
Education
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37.000
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39.000
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40.000
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40.000
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Farm Business Management
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2.000
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2.000
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2.000
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2.000
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Sun Grant Program
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3.000
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3.000
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3.000
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3.000
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Research Equipment Grants
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5.000
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5.000
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0.000
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5.000
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Alfalfa and Forage Research Program
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3.000
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3.000
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3.000
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3.000
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Minor Crop Pest Management (IR-4)
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11.913
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15.000
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11.913
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11.913
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Special Research Grants
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Global Change/UV Monitoring
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1.405
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1.405
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1.405
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1.405
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Potato Research
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2.750
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2.750
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2.750
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2.750
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Aquaculture Research
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2.000
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2.000
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2.000
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2.000
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Necessary Expenses of Research &
Education Activities
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Grants Management Systems
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7.830
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7.924
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7.924
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7.924
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GSA Rent and DHS Security Expenses
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Federal Administration - Other
Necessary Expenses
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11.862
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11.556
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12.028
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11.556
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Subtotal
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$962.864
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$997.729
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$971.624
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$992.642
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Extension Activities
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FY 2020
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FY 2021
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FY 2021
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FY 2021
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Final
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House
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Senate
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Final
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Smith-Lever Act, Sections 3(b) and (c)
programs and Cooperative Extension
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315.000
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315.000
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315.000
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315.000
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Extension Services at 1890 Institutions
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57.000
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62.000
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57.000
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62.000
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Extension Services at 1994 Institutions
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8.000
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8.500
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8.000
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8.500
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Facility Improvements at 1890
Institutions
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20.500
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23.000
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20.500
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21.500
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Renewable Resources Extension Act
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4.060
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4.060
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4.060
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4.060
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Rural Health and Safety Education
Programs
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4.000
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4.000
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4.000
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4.000
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Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database
Program
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2.500
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2.500
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2.500
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2.500
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Women and Minorities in STEM Fields
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0.400
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0.400
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0.400
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.400
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Food Safety Outreach Program
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8.000
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10.000
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10.000
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10.000
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Food & Ag Service Learning
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1.000
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0.000
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2.000
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2.000
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Farmer Stress Assistance Network
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10.000
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8.000
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10.000
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10.000
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Smith-Lever Act, Section 3(d) programs:
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Food and Nutrition Education (EFNEP)
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70.000
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70.000
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69.000
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70.000
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Farm Safety and Youth Farm Safety
Education Programs
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4.610
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4.610
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5.000
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5.000
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New Technologies for Agriculture
Extension
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1.550
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3.550
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1.550
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3.550
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Children, Youth, and Families at Risk
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8.395
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8.395
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8.395
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8.395
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Federally Recognized Tribes Extension
Program
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3.200
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3.200
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3.200
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3.200
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Necessary Expenses of Extension
Activities
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Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom
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0.552
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0.552
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0.552
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.552
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Federal Administration - Other
Necessary Expenses for Ext. Activities
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7.790
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7.790
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8.105
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7.790
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Subtotal
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$526.557
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$538.557
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$529.262
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$538.447
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Integrated Activities
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FY 2020
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FY 2021
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FY 2021
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FY 2021
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Final
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House
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Senate
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Final
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Methyl Bromide Transition Program
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2.000
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2.000
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2.000
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2.000
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Organic Transition Program
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6.000
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7.000
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6.000
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7.000
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Regional Rural Development Centers
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2.000
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2.000
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2.000
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2.000
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Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative
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8.000
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8.000
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8.000
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8.000
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Crop Protection / Pest Management
Program
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20.000
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20.000
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20.000
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20.000
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Subtotal
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$38.000
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$39.000
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$38.000
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$39.000
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Total NIFA
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FY 2020
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FY 2021
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FY 2021
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FY 2021
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Final
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House
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Senate
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Final
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$1,527.421
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$1,575.286
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$1,538.886
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$1,570.089
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Below are several excerpts from the bill that may be of interest:
SEC. 742. There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, for a pilot program for the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to provide grants to nonprofit organizations for programs and services to establish and enhance farming and ranching opportunities for military veterans.
SEC. 752. The Secretary of Agriculture may waive the matching funds requirement
under Section 412(g) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632(g)).
SEC. 757. There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out section 1450 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222e) as amended by section 7120 of Public Law 115–334. Regarding New Beginning for Tribal Students
SEC. 766. There is hereby appropriated $2,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2022, for the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to issue
a competitive grant to support the establishment of an Agriculture Business
Innovation Center at a historically black college or university to serve as a
technical assistance hub to enhance agriculture-based business development
opportunities.
SEC. 769. In addition to any funds made available in this Act or any other Act,
there is hereby appropriated $10,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2022, for grants from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to the
1890 Institutions to support the Centers of Excellence.
SEC. 779. For an additional amount for ''National Institute of Food and Agriculture—Research and Education Activities’’, $500,000, to develop a public-private cooperative framework based on open data standards for neutral data repository solutions to preserve and share the big data generated by technological advancements in the agriculture industry and for the preservation and curation of data in collaboration with land-grant universities.
SEC. 798. For an additional amount for ''National Institute of Food and Agriculture—Research and Education Activities’’, $300,000, for the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics to convene a blue ribbon panel for the purpose of evaluating the overall structure of research and education through the public and land-grant universities, including 1890 Institutions, to define a new architecture that can better integrate, coordinate, and assess economic impact of the collective work of these institutions.
SEC. 799. For an additional amount for ''National Institute of Food and Agriculture—Research and Education Activities’’, $4,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, for a competitive grant to an institution in the land-grant university system to establish a Farm of the Future testbed and demonstration site.
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Explanatory Statement – Agriculture
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