Public Policy

Public Policy in the Division of Family and Consumer Sciences at National Institute of Food and Agriculture provides national leadership for agriculture policy, urban cooperative extension, diversity, social justice and inclusion programs through the state land grant college and university system. These programs are conducted at the national, regional, state, and county level. We advance and improve the quality of life for individuals, families, farms, and communities.

In Focus

• President pledges to strengthen tribal education
• President declares June 2011 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month
• NIFA group focuses on diversity within the agency

Funding

• Smith-Lever
• Hatch Act Funding

Partners/Partnerships

• Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU) Commission on Urban Initiatives
• Association of Public and Land Grant Universities, Commission on Access Diversity, and Excellence
• Various Federal Agencies/ Federal Interagency Diversity Partnership
• Various Federal Agencies/ Minority Serving Institutions–Community of Partners Council

Resources

• Child and Family Web Guide Policy Sites, Tufts University 
  
• Hate Crime Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa State University
  
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Events

• Out and Equal Workplace Summit, October 25-29, 2011