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Overview of NIFA ProgramsIn Sustainable Bioenergy

Presentation at: 6th University-Federal Dialogue on Energy Research andEducation

Franklin E. Boteler

May 23, 2011

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2008 Farm Bill Created NewAgency

Purpose: Advance science.

Science: Research, Education, Extension

(both independently and integrated)

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Drivers

National Research Council:-A New Biolo or the 21stCentur 2009

-Toward Sustainable Agricultural Systems in the21stCentury, 2010

Pasteur's Quadrant: Basic Science andTechnological Innovation--Stokes

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Framework To Advance Science:

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2. Scale work to make a difference through supporting

transdisciplinary workoften across disciplines and institutions.

3. Focus + Scale = Impact

Result of focus and scale (combination of fundamental and applied

science) results in impact on the societal challenge.

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Focusing NIFA Science in 2010

Focuses the outcomes from NIFA-sponsoredactivities around societal challenge areas:

1. Climate change

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3. Food safety

4. Nutrition and childhood obesity

5. Global food security

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Sustainable Bioenergy ProgramGoals

This National Institute of Food and Agriculture Challenge Area focuses on the priority ofsecuring America's energy future. A key long-term outcome for this program is toimplement dedicated regional energy crop systems that materially deliver liquidtransportation biofuels to help meet the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of2007 goal of 36 billion gallons/year of biofuels by 2022 and reduce the Nationaldependence on foreign oil. The development of regional sustainable bioenergy systemswill contribute significantly to reducing dependence on foreign oil, have net positive social,

environmental and rural economic impacts, and be compatible with existing agriculturalsystems. Additional program activities will seek to identify the socioeconomic impacts ofbiofuels in rural communities and address logistics of handling feedstocks for biofuels.

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Sustainable Bioenergy Programs

GENERAL INFORMATION ON PROGRAMS: HTTP://WWW.NIFA.USDA.

1. Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Sustainable Bioenergy: Supports the development ofregional systems for the sustainable production of bioenergy and biobased products that contribute significantlyto reducing dependence on foreign oil, have net positive social, environmental, and rural economic impacts, andare compatible with existing agricultural systems. Contact: wgoldner@nifa.usda.gov

2. Feedstock Genomics. NIFA and the Department of Energy's Office of Science, Office of Biological andEnvironmental Research (OBER) administer an interagency program to support genomics-based research thatwill lead to the improved use of biomass and plant feed stocks for the production of fuels such as ethanol orrenewable chemical feedstocks. Contact: ekaleikau@nifa.usda.gov

3. Biomass Research and Development Initiative: A joint effort between the U.S. Department of Agriculture

and the U.S. Department of Energy. Supports work in (A) Feedstocks development, (B)Biofuels and biobasedproducts development, and (C) Biofuels and biobased products development analysis. Contact:cbailey@nifa.usda.gov

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Questions?

Overview of NIFA ProgramsIn Sustainable Bioenergy

Frank

Franklin E. Boteler, Ph.D.

Assistant Director, Institute of Bioenergy, Climate, and EnvironmentNational Institute of Food and Agriculture

1400 Independence Ave., SW Mail Stop 2210

Washington, DC 20250-2215

Phone: (202) 720-0740

FAX: (202) 720-7803

fboteler@nifa.usda.gov