University of CaliforniaANR Program Prioritization Processes

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University of California-ANRProgram
Prioritization Processes

• Barbara Allen-Diaz
• Assistant VP Programs
• WAAESD Meeting
• March 23-25, 2009

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Tough Budget Times

• Overview of ANRs program leadership
• Innovative, demand driven strategic planning
• Criteria for Program prioritization
• Short term initiatives
• Keeping options open

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UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources

• 4 Colleges, 3 Campuses (Davis, Berkeley,
  Riverside)
• 700 faculty
• 120 CE specialists
• 52 County Offices
• 220 CE Advisors

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Intermountain
University of California
Hopland
Research and Extension Centers


Sierra Foothill

• 350 research projects
• state with 350 commodities
• 34 Billion farm gate value

Administrative Office

Kearney

Westside

Lindcove


Shafter

Hansen
South Coast

Desert

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16 Statewide programs

• EFNEP
• IPM
• IHRMP
• Small Farms
• SAREP
• 4H YD
• Mosquito Research
• Giannini Foundation Ag Economics

• Ag Issues Center
• Water Resources
• Sea Grant
• Master Gardener
• Pesticide Info Coord
• RREA
• Kearney Foundation Soil Science
• Urban Gardens

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Current challenges facing California

• 42 billion dollar state budget deficit
• Potentially 2.8M shortfall to ANR
• National and global recession
• Loss of jobs through out the economy
• Budget reductions across all California education
  systems

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Our Planning response look toward the future

• Teams to synthesize best projections of the
  future California of 2025
• Demographics and Infrastructure
• Agricultural and Food Systems
• Natural Resource Systems
• Health and Nutrition Systems
• Human Development Systems
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• Program Council to draft strategic vision
• Steering Committee input
• Wide internal and external opportunities for
  comment
• Part II development of implementation plan to
  achieve strategic vision

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Challenges facing CA 2025

• accommodating 8.5 million more people -- 46
  million
• innovating for and adapting to the impacts
  climate change
• ensuring adequate access to a safe, nutritious
  and sustainable food supply.
• clean, safe and secure access to water and energy
• viable agricultural and natural resource
  production systems
• land use decisions to support communities, the
  States residents and the economy.
• improving nutritional health
• contributing to a citizenry who can make informed
  decisions on governance and public policy through
  improved science literacy

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California in 2025

• a thriving state
• sustainable and productive food, fiber, and
  natural resource systems
• people of California enjoy a high quality of
  life, a healthy environment, and economic success
  in a global economy.
• close partnerships between the University of
  California and the people of the state

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Best Opportunities for New Initiatives to
Achieve the Vision
DRAFT

• Improving water quality, quantity and security
• Developing innovations in sustainable food and
  natural resources systems
• Managing endemic and invasive pests and diseases
• Ensuring food safety for healthy Californians
• Enhancing programs for positive youth development
  
• Increasing science literacy in agriculture,
  nutrition, and natural resources
• Managing and developing energy resources
• Maximizing environmental benefits
• Creating markets for California agricultural
  products

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Current situation in UC

• Stopped major capital outlays
• Hiring freeze on staff positions
• Exceptions for critical needs
• (Still hiring AES and CE academics this yr)
• Additional scrutiny on travel
• START program
• Campus planning for 10 cuts
• Retirement incentives???

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Current situation in UCOP

• Reducing OP staff
• Voluntary separation program
• Layoffs
• 544K temporary budget cut
• 10 permanent Division budget cut 1.1M
• Unfunded obligations 1.7M

Loss of 7 staff
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Program resource allocation principles

Program Council
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PC resource allocation principles

• Coordinate recommendations centrally
• Position planninggrass roots
• Flexible pool of ANR funds
• Equitable baseline support for academics
• County supportcounty presence
• Priority to Academic positions in bad budget
  times
• Academics must be engaged in land grant mission

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Current situation in the Division

• Potential mid-year cut of 1.1M to ANR
• No FY09-10 temp funds
• Suspended internal competitive grants programs
• Suspended Workgroup funding except continuing
  conferences
• Discussion of closing programs

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Statewide Program 5 yr reviews

• Review and assess the productivity, effectiveness
  and efficiency of the statewide programs
  activities and impacts
• Possible outcomes
• Recommend minor changes
• Recommend restructuring of program (research
  and/or delivery)
• Close program

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Example criteria SP reviews

• Have a mission and plan that are relevant and
  responsive to ANR critical issues
• Serve as a mechanism for integrating efforts of
  campus and county-based academics
• Impacts public policy and/or practice
• Interacts with other programs, broad clientele
• Engages in public outreach activities
• Leverages funds and produces high quality
  publications

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REC system initiatives

• Evaluate REC system energy consumption, options
  to save/partner
• Exploring suitability of cell sites on Centers
• Exploring partners with K-12 and adult education
  programs (Farm Smart)
• Cultivating gifts
• Creative use of crop income
• Option to close a REC if
• necessary to benefit entire system

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More possibilities.

• Take advantage of the opportunities to link urban
  populations with agriculture and environmental
  education including demonstration research on the
  RECs
• Urban runoff
• Urban agriculture
• Organic agriculture
• Many more

UCCE water-quality advisor Darren Haver is
assessing three demonstration landscapes for the
volume of runoff and pesticides. Left to right,
typical high-, intermediate- and low-runoff
homes.Photo Darren Haver