• Project No. and Title: NCAC24 - Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resource Applied Behavioral Sciences (formerly Ag Ed Research)
• Dates: 01/05/2023 to 01/06/2023
• Contacts: [Brian Myers] [Tracy Rutherford]

This authorizes the annual meeting: .
The meeting will be held on 01/05/2023 at Gainesville, FL. :

Admin Advisor: Kristina Boone (boone.3@osu.edu)

The NCAC-24 Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resource Applied Behavioral Sciences group is a Multistate Research Coordinating Committee and Information Exchange Group open to all institutions with faculty engaged in agricultural education, agriculture and natural resources communication, agricultural leadership education, Extension education, and related sciences. This group seeks to serve as a means for departments/programs in our area to share ideas, engage in national discussions around research, teaching, and outreach/Extension across our discipline, and provide input and advice to national policy makers. This group is formally organized under the processes of NIFA and the Experiment Station Directors organization. Some basic information about the group is listed below. <br /> <br /> The 2023 Annual meeting will be in Gainesville, FL, on January 4-6, 2023. Please register for the event at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ncac-24-annual-meeting-2023-tickets-465051189627. The agenda for the meeting is attached. We are excited to welcome Dr. Carlos Ortiz, National Program Leader from USDA-NIFA. Currently, Dr. Ortiz is planning the entire meeting in person. The focus of our meeting will be working with Dr. Ortiz to better understand the NIFA programs and RFA development process. We will have time for working groups to review NIFA RFAs and provide feedback and suggestions to Dr. Ortiz on RFA wording.<br /> <br /> Hotel Accommodations:<br /> • A block of rooms has been reserved at Hampton Inn & Suites - Downtown Gainesville.<br /> • Rooms are $149 per night and include a hot buffet breakfast.<br /> • Make your reservation by December 3, 2022, to ensure availability.<br /> • Block Name: Annual Meeting of Department Chairs/University of Florida: Agricultural Education and Communication.<br /> • https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/gnvdthx-hampton-suites-gainesville-downtown/ <br /> • When registering for this event, you will need to enter your confirmation number for your hotel reservation. This will help us ensure that your reservation is in our block.<br /> <br /> <br /> Basic information about NCAC-24<br /> This advisory committee is made up of university department heads/chairs or other program leaders (typically one person per institution). This committee provides stakeholder linkages, technical advice, and review to the Experiment Station directors and NIFA. These committees operate under the purview of regional associations and in the NCRA, are called NCA Committees. The principal responsibilities of NCA committees are to advise the directors on multistate research priorities; to review ongoing multistate research and proposals for new multistate projects/committees; and to advise the directors on overall quality control for the program of multistate research. The committee reports to the MRC and NCRA regarding status and recommended action to be taken on existing and proposed multistate committees.<br /> <br /> The objectives of the committee are:<br /> 1. To identify priority areas for multistate research.<br /> 2. Perform critical evaluation of ongoing multistate research.<br /> 3. To exchange information, coordinate, and make plans according to matters of common concern.<br /> 4. Also, NCA committees will:<br /> o Rate all ongoing projects/committees under their purview.<br /> o Identify apparent duplication in the multistate research program.<br /> o Characterize future multistate research needs.<br /> o Review proposals for NC, NCR, and NRSP activities.<br /> o Review requests for continuation of ongoing activities.<br /> o Conduct critical midterm evaluations of NC projects and NCR committees following the second full year of operation.<br /> <br /> Please contact me if you have any questions about this meeting or this group.<br /> <br /> All the best,<br /> <br /> Brian Myers<br /> NCAC-24 Chair<br />