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CAES Accountability & Reporting

CAES Accountability and Reporting (A&R) provides comprehensive services in data management and reporting. A&R Staff compile information for federal, state, university, and other accountability reports, offer assistance and training for CAES databases, and support various reporting databases and processes. The department coordinates NIFA Capacity Grant reporting including Hatch, Hatch Multistate, and Smith-Lever projects, assists with CAES ListServs and Personnel Database, and provides support for data custodians. A&R Staff also create customized reports, assist in budget development and account reconciliation for the college's departments, and maintain human resources reports, facilitating informed decision-making across CAES.

Federal Reporting

Each year, CAES, in collaboration with FVSU's College of Agriculture, Home Economics, and Allied Programs, submits two reports to the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) based on work performed using Hatch, Evans-Allen, Smith-Lever 3(b)&(c), and 1890 Extension funds. The Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (AREERA) mandates these reports to receive federal funding.

The CAES A&R Staff prepare both the Federal AREERA Accomplishment Report and the Federal AREERA Plan of Work. These reports are compiled using Capactiy Grant reporting and other sources, eliminating the need for faculty to maintain individual Plans of Work in GaCounts.

The Federal AREERA Plan of Work, submitted each April 1st, outlines research and extension plans for a rolling five-year period and is updated annually. The Federal AREERA Accomplishment Report details the previous fiscal year's activities and outcomes.
CAES A&R staff collaborates closely with faculty to initiate and report on projects, crucially supporting UGA in securing and distributing USDA NIFA capacity grant funds.

More information can be found on the Hatch & Multistate Projects Page.
The CAES A&R staff utilizes Capacity Grant reports and collaborates with CAES faculty and staff to annually submit briefs to the National Impacts Database, showcasing the outstanding achievements of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

CRITICAL ISSUES	EXTENSION THEMES (SMITH-LEVER PROGRAMS)	RESEARCH THEMES (HATCH PROJECTS)
ANIMAL PRODUCTION	Georgia Beef Challenge, Master Cattleman's Program, Profitability of Dairy Farming, Poultry production, Swine Intake Regulation, IPM and Evaluation of New Forages and Feeds	Advances in Animal Sciences, IPM, Genetics and Genomics, Wildlife, Apiary, and Poultry
COMMUNITY, HOME, & LIFE	Community Development, Economics, Indoor Air Quality, Water Quality, Waste Management, Energy Management, Homebuyer Education, Consumer Economics, Financial Literacy, and Emergency Preparedness	Family Resource Management, Sociological and Technological Change
FOOD SAFETY & QUALITY	Consumer Demand for Food, Food Industry Needs, and Food Processing Industry	Advances in Food Science and Safety
HEALTH & WELLNESS	Healthy Lifestyles, Weight Control, Physical Activity, Diabetes Management and Prevention, Cardiovascular Diseases Prevention, and Cancer Prevention	Biomedical, Nutrition, Health and Wellbeing, Hazards to Human Health and Safety
PLANT PRODUCTION	Plant Growth and Crop Production; Plant Diseases, Weeds and Pests; Developing New Breeding Tools; Soil Quality; Irrigation; Plant Pathology; Genetics; Entomology; IPM, Harvest And Post-harvest Handling; and Breeding Programs	Advances in Plant Sciences, Precision Agriculture, IPM, Genetics and Genomics
SUSTAINABILITY, CONSERVATION, & ENVIRONMENT	Natural Resource Management, Minimum Tillage and Cover Crops; Value Added Products or Production Practices that Improve Sustainability and Profitability; Investigation of Niche Markets; Financial Accounting and Reporting Strategies	Economics, Policy, Agribusiness, Sustainability and Ecosystem Health, Climate Change, Environmental Resource Management, Society’s Role in Ag and Environmental Sciences, and Biological Engineering
URBAN AGRICULTURE	Water Conservation Technology; Turf Disease Identification and Management; IPM; Development of New Cost Estimating and Job Bidding Software for Landscape Installation; and Master Gardener Programs	Controlled Environment Production, Turfgrass, and IPM
YOUTH & FAMILY DEVELOPMENT	Parenting; Relationships; Child and Elderly Care; 4-H and Youth Programming	Positive Youth Development, and Human Development