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PWT Co-Chairs Meeting

PWT Co-Chairs Meeting. October 5, 2011. Agenda. Welcome and Logistics Expectations and Updates Federal Formula Funds Pre-proposals Sharing Ideas and Experiences Wrap Up/Final Comments. Program Work Teams: Expectations and Updates. Margaret Smith – CUAES Chris Watkins – CCE

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PWT Co-Chairs Meeting

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  1. PWT Co-Chairs Meeting October 5, 2011

  2. Agenda • Welcome and Logistics • Expectations and Updates • Federal Formula Funds Pre-proposals • Sharing Ideas and Experiences • Wrap Up/Final Comments

  3. Program Work Teams:Expectations and Updates Margaret Smith – CUAES Chris Watkins – CCE Integrated Program and Research Team

  4. Status of PWTs • 45 formed between 2001 and 2010 • 26 known to be currently active • 435 total members in 2010 (ave. 19/PWT) • 40% campus-based • 40% off-campus educators • 20% stakeholders

  5. Annual Calendar • October: PWT co-chair meeting • January 15: Report deadline for previous fiscal year • August 1: Cutoff for special funds requests for current fiscal year

  6. Expectations • Stakeholder involvement • Studying needs and identifying issues • Highlighting areas needing research • Creating educational materials and designing learning experiences • Many models for how…

  7. Expectations • Stakeholder involvement • Annual report! • Name of PWT • Co-chairs names and contact info • Membership list • Activities, accomplishments, outcomes, and impacts

  8. Expectations • Stakeholder involvement • Annual report! • Program Council conference display • An opportunity… • Showcase your work • Network

  9. Expectations • Stakeholder involvement • Annual report! • Program Council conference display • PWTs come and go • Petition for new PWTs (see web site) • Sometimes work is done

  10. What you can expect from us • Special funds to support PWT activities • Now up to $2,500 • Request any time (except between August 1 and September 30) • Bigger project? – consider applying for Federal Formula Funds

  11. What you can expect from us • Special funds to support PWT activities • Special consideration of formula fund requests that are substantively linked to an active PWT • On-going efforts to: • Communicate the work of PWTs to the Program Council • Simplify/integrate reporting

  12. Federal Formula fund Pre-Proposals Deb Grantham – CCE Mark Schrader – CUAES

  13. Tentative Submission Dates • Similar to last year • Open approximately November 2, 2011 • Deadline for submission December 15, 2011 • Reviews begin in late January, 2012 • Decisions underway in March, 2012

  14. NEW! Preference to PWTs • Preference will be given to proposals with a substantive link to an active PWT, all other factors being equal • No guarantees!

  15. OLD! But important • If integrated, objectives, budget and personnel need to show both Extension and Research • Application will ask for research and extension objectives separately & specifically • Both components need to be substantive • Preference given to Smith-Lever pre-proposals that include CCE educators (from counties) in program and budget

  16. Tips, guidance, instructions • All available on submission Web site along right hand side • Includes information on allowable expenses

  17. Sharing Ideas and Experiences • Stakeholder Engagement Approaches • Projects and Activities • Uses of Special Needs Funding • What would support and facilitate your work? • Maximizing benefits; minimizing costs

  18. Stakeholder Engagement

  19. Projects and Activities

  20. Special Needs Funds • For what types of projects/activities have you used Special Needs Funds?

  21. What would facilitate your work? Other Comments or suggestions?

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