Budget

$33,000     General start-up and operations funds

Of the total $33,000 nonrecurring, $19,100 was invested in the Nov. 2-3 HFHL initiative’s interdisciplinary conference, which engaged more than 100 faculty, students, staff and citizens in a discussion of priorities, needs and barriers to interdisciplinary efforts in food and health.  In addition, $232.92 has been spent on meetings for the faculty Working Group.  The balance of $13,667.08 is being made available to HFHL programming (through a simple proposal process) that will support engagement activities that bring together faculty, students, staff, citizens, and partner organizations via seminars, focus groups, round tables and other public convenings.

FY 2004-2005

$335,000     Through the investment pool process (and compact processes among

HFHL colleges, as noted).

$100,000 recurring:  Applied toward shared faculty line in nutrition (COAFES/CHE).  Position, with a focus on cancer and diet, is being filled by Sabrina Peterson, December 1, 2005, start date.

$60,000 nonrecurring:  Applied toward set-up package for Peterson.

$75,000 recurring:  Applied toward the Obesity Prevention Center for core infrastructure; as a match, SPH, through the Academic Health Center compact process, committed $280,00 for each of the next two years, and another $230,000 for the third year (recurring).  

$100,000 recurring:  Originally awarded for a shared faculty line in food safety, the funding is being directed to two shared positions (SPH/CVM with 80/20 percent time splits on both), one in risk assessment and one in biosafety.  Searches are under way.  Both units are providing matching funds for the two positions.

In addition, to the nutrition faculty line noted above, COAFES/CHE were asked to again bring forward their previous year compact request for a second faculty line in nutrition with the recognition that in the context of the HFHL initiative, nutrition is an emerging need.  Through this iterative compact process COAFES was provided $100,000 recurring for a second faculty line in nutrition and $30,000 nonrecurring toward set-up.  This position will be posted prior to December 31, 2005, with an emphasis on probiotics and phytochemistry.

FY 2005-2006

$1,000,000     The following three elements of the FY 2005-2006 recurring budget are pending approval by Central Administration:

$600,000:  To establish a pilot and feasibility grants program

$300,000:  To create shared faculty lines.  The out year strategy will be to decrease investments in small grants programming and, as soon as Year Two, direct as much as $750,000 to support five or six joint faculty lines across colleges.

$100,000:  Up to $100,000 for a P&A position to manage the administration of the HFHL initiative.  A portion of this funding should be available also for percentage time clerical support, or ideally through in-kind contributions from the colleges.

NOTE

In-kind   Since the inception of the HFHL initiative, COAFES has provided a percentage time interim director as well as percentage time clerical and logistical support. 
Further, departments, centers and programs as well as the collegiateunits have contributed financially and through the time and expertise offaculty and staff throughout these first three years of the initiative.Each of the HFHL units has also provided in-kind support from theirdirectors of communications.