Synthesis of the NIFA Water Portfolio (2001-2013)

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By the Numbers Funding ResultsSurvey:

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Thefinalresponseratefor762projectsand389completedsurveyswas51%.

Projectteams were dominated byhydrologists,soil scientists,Ag engineers andagronomists.Economists andsocial scientists were less common;less than half ofPDs mentioned thesetypes ofscientists asbeing partofthe project team.Climatologists were rarely mentioned asbeing partofthe research team.

Interms ofhow PDs reported onproject success when asked tochoose from specific successoptions,project goals being metwas mostfrequently indicated markers ofsuccess,followedbythe number ofpublications andthe number students trained.Relationships withstakeholders andincreased conversations ofresearch outcomes with stakeholders were alsofrequent responses.Solving water issues andstakeholder adoption ofresearch were lessfrequent outcomes.When asked towrite about their perceptions ofsuccess,meetingresearch objectives was the mostfrequent response,followed bystakeholder engagement,andthen collaboration.Whereas inthe closed-ended question amajorityofrespondentsindicated that the number ofstudents trained resulted inproject success,only 15%ofrespondents noted this inopen-ended responses.

Interms ofhow projects could be moresuccessful,having morefunding was the mostfrequent response.This was followed bybeing able toexpand the project andtoincrease/improve project management.

The mostfrequent response astowhich stakeholder groups used research results wereresearchers,followed byExtension staff.

Almost half (46%)ofPDs reported that the NIFAfunding led toadditional non-NIFAfunds.

The majorityofPDs wrote that NIFAshould focus future funding onwater quality,followed bywater scarcity,andthen climate change.

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Art Gold

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Jackie GetsonThismaterialisbaseduponworkthatissupportedbytheNationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture,U.S.DepartmentofAgriculture,underawardnumber2014-51130-22496.

SpecialthankstoallPDswhorespondedtooursurveys,calls,andinterviews.Ditto– NationalProgramLeadersfromacrossfederalagencies

4,802 Projectsreviewed

757Non-formulaprojects

ProjectsIncludedinSynthesis:

$287,959,293 Non-Formula

$133,073,473 Formula

$421,032,766FormulaFunding

Non-FormulaFunding

Whogetsthemoney?

$186,039-1,000,000

$1,000,001-2,500,000

$2,500,001-5,000,000

$5,000,001-$7,500,000

$7,500,001-10,000,000

$10,000,001-15,000,000

$15,000,001-20,000,000

$20,000,001-38,963,718

Non-Formulaonly

Competitive:NRI,AFRI,NIWQP(406),SBIR,Congressionally-directed;1890Grants,Interagencyagreements

Hatch,HatchMulti-State;Evans-Allen;McIntire-Stennis,RREA

984 Formulaprojects