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|PDS Updated as of
|16 Jun 2015
|Project Name
|Promoting Gender-Inclusive Growth in Central and West Asia Developing Member Countries
|Project/Program Number
|Geographical Location
|(i) Central Asia region with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan,(iii) Afghanistan,(iv) Pakistan,(ii) Caucasus region with Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia
|In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of, or reference to, a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.
|Public sector management
|Economic affairs management
|Strategic Agendas
|Inclusive economic growth (IEG)
Regional integration (RCI)
|Drivers of Change
|Gender equity and mainstreaming (GEM)
Governance and capacity development (GCD)
|Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Categories
|Category 1: Gender equity (GEN)
|Type/Modality of Assistance
|Approval Number
|Source of Funding
|Approved Amount (thousand)
|Technical Assistance
|Technical Assistance Special Fund
|Technical Assistance
|Technical Assistance Special Fund
|Technical Assistance
|ATF - Australian TA Grant
|Environmental Aspects
|Involuntary Resettlement
|Indigenous Peoples
|During Project Design
Consultations with government agencies, non-government organizations, and civil society during design phase of the TA. Endorsement of Government secured.
|During Project Implementation
Continued stakeholder consultation and participation during implementation. No Objection received from 10 DMCs
|The technical assistance (TA) will strengthen the capacity of DMCs in Central and West Asia to (i) apply gender mainstreaming strategies in the design and implementation of programs and projects, (ii) support innovative and strategic approaches in the DMCs to promote gender equality and women's empowerment, and (iii) promote partnership and cooperation to enhance synergy. Activities will be supported through core areas of operations of ADB's Central and West Asia Department (CWRD), in which country-specific, innovative, and effective design features will be developed to provide equal opportunity for women and men to participate in and benefit from project and programs
|In-country consultations with government agencies, non-government and civil society organizations, and development partners found that the TA is essential to support DMCs in Central and West Asia and to enable CWRD to better assist DMCs in systematically addressing gender concerns in development. In respect of the decreasing resources in GAD Cooperation Fund to support GAD policy implementation in all ADB operations, the TA will pave the way for CWRD to institutionalize its own structure, mechanisms, and approaches to accelerate gender mainstreaming in its operations to meet Strategy 2020 targets
|Gender-inclusive growth is attained in participating DMCs
|Description of Outcome
Improved capacity of DMCs in gender mainstreaming
|Progress Towards Outcome
The CWRD has been progressively gender mainstreamed (measured by % EGM and GEN projects) with the support of the RETA: 35% in 2011, 40% in 2012, and 45% in 2013. 2014 was a slip to 35% due to some projects slipping to 2015, and a portfolio which was 'large infrastructure'-heavy. Nongovernment and civil society organizations actively participate in pilot projects, investment projects, and gender learning events.
|Description of Project Outputs
1. Strengthened institutional capacity of NSOs to produce and promote use of gender data 2. Increased availability and use of updated country gender analytical works 3. Gender mainstreaming approaches in pilot projects developed and completed 4. GAD network cooperation is reinforced and coordinated
|Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues)
RETA Output 1 completed: publication completed (Gender Statistics and Development Planning, 2012); capacity building done in 4 DMCs (KAZ, KGZ, TAJ, UZB). These were the activities undertaken: (i) Draft organization policy to improve production and dissemination of gender statistics was prepared in each country, through dialogues with a total of 170 data producer and user GO, CSO and international organization representatives. (ii) A total of 147 staff members of NSO and key government agencies in 4 DMCs with improved technical skills in gender analysis and dissemination of gender data, as a result of a training (2-4 days per DMC). (iii) Gender webpages (English and Russian) developed and hosted by the official NSO websites of KAZ, KGZ and TAJ. In UZB, its link appears on the official website. Output 2: CGAs: 2 done, 4 in progress. One country brief started. Information materials: 4 published. One research report in print. Details are: (i) CGA Kazakhstan Printed English version published and disseminated. Online versions (English and Russian)published. (ii) CGA Uzbekistan Printed and online version (English and Russian) published. (iii) CGA Kyrgyz Ongoing preparation, in cooperation with the WB and DfID - updating of statistics done, ongoing review of the draft. (iii) CGA Armenia - Ongoing, draft presented in a consultation workshop, final draft prepared, ongoing preparation of cover design. (iv) CGA Pakistan - Ongoing. Co-financed by the Australian government and implemented in cooperation with WB, IsDB, and Canada government. First draft presented in a consultation-validation workshop with key stakeholders July 23-34, 2014 in Islamabad. The second draft circulated to partners and presently being revised addressing comments received. (v) CGA Tajikistan Ongoing; fieldwork started in October 2014, key informant interviews with gender specialists from 17 organizations based in Dushanbe done. Ongoing review of the first draft. (vi) Country Gender Brief Afghanistan Ongoing, interviews with GAD-related agencies done in Kabul, August 10-16. Ongoing preparation of the draft paper. (vii) 4 information materials published: Uzbekistan Gender and Water: A Story Within a Story; Afghanistan: A Story within a Story: ADB Works to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections and Human Trafficking; Kyrgyz Republic: ADB Helps Rural Women Become Entrepreneurs ; Pakistan: ADB Helps Women During Pakistan s Post-Flood Reconstruction. (viii) 1 research report publication in print: Using Information and Communication Technology to Support Women's Entrepreneurship in Central and West Asia (English version) published online, print copies disseminated. Russian verion uploaded and link disseminated to partners. (ix) Continuing dissemination of knowledge products and RETA outputs to internal and external audiences through ADB website, to raise awareness on gender mainstreaming. RETA Output 3: Pilot projects: 20 completed, these are: (i) Afghanistan- livelihood skills training and support (Women's Group Product Based Handicraft Training, Production and Marketing) (ii) Armenia - livelihood skills training and support (Gender Inclusive Growth along North-South Corridor) (iii) Armenia - training for local governments (Creating Tools and Skills for Gender Mainstreaming at the Local Level) (iv) Armenia - research (Study on Women SMEs in Armenia) (v) Azerbaijan - research (Sexual Harassment in the Baku Metro and Connected Spaces) (vi) Azerbaijan - (Program on Women s Entrepreneurs in the Regions) (vii) Georgia - awareness raising (Information-Education Campaign (IEC) on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Marneuli and Mestia) (viii) Georgia - research (Sexual Harassment in the Tbilisi Metro and Connected Spaces) (ix)) Kyrgyz Republic - research (Women Entrepreneurship in the Kyrgyz Republic) (x) Kyrgyz Republic - research and gender sensitivity training of secondary TVET school managers (Improving Technical and vocational education training in the Kyrgyz Republic) (xi) Pakistan - livelihoods skills training and support (Improving Livelihood Opportunities for Women in Livestock and Dairy Development Sector, Phase I and II (xiii) Pakistan - research (Sexual harassment in the Karachi Buses and Connected Spaces) (xiv) Pakistan - leadership and entrepreneurship training (Building local capacity to develop local solutions for social issues) (xv) Pakistan - public awareness building and lawyer s training (Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Pakistan). (xvi) Tajikistan - entrepreneurial skills training (Vocational Education for the Development of Women Entrepreneurs) (xvii) Tajikistan - (Strengthening Women's Economic Resiliency in Climate Change Vulnerable Areas Across Darwaz) (xviii) Uzbekistan - research (Support for Implementation of CEDAW National Action Plan) (xix) Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Uzbekistan research (Leveraging Information and Communication Technology to Foster Women's Entrepreneurship in Central and West Asia. Country Experiences and Emerging Good Practices) (xx) Uzbekistan - livelihoods training and support (Strengthening the Economic Capacity of Women Along the CAREC Corridor 2 in Pap Namangan) 4 pilot projects ongoing: (i) Tajikistan- awareness raising. Training and materials production (Raising Awareness and Training in Support of Green Finance) (ii) Uzbekistan - livelihood project (iii) Afghanistan - research and training (Technical-Vocational Livelihoods Training For Energy Sector Development Investment Program Beneficiariies) (iv) Kyrgyz Republic- capacity building and ICT development (SMS Based Information Alert Service for Women Entrepreneurs). - Ongoing preparation of 2 pilot projects (PAK on energy and AFG on a women's referral center). Output 3: Monitoring of GAPs implementation is ongoing. Periodic reports prepared and shared with project team leaders. TA Output 4: To date, 36 learning events have been organized across all DMCs, except Turkmenistan. These include commemorative activities on the occasion of women s day/month (March), reproductive health month (May), Annual International Days of Campaign Against VAW (Nov-Dec); gender technical group (GTG) seminars, in cooperation with NGO and other donors. Partnership with NGO and donor partners strengthened. in Pakistan, ADB is selected as INGAD network chair.
|Status of Development Objectives
|Status of Operation / Construction
|Material Changes
|Date of First Listing
|2013 Aug 07
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National Consultants: 1. ADB Headgquarters-Based TA Administrator (13 person-months) 2. ADB Headquarters-Based TA Coordinator/GAD consultant (53 person-months) 3. Subregional Project Manager (24 person-months) 3. Implementation Consultants (5 individuals, 230 person-months) International Consultants ( 5 individuals, 34 person-months)
Computers were provided to the national consultants
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|21 Jun 2010
|Management Review Meeting
|02 Sep 2013
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|19 Jul 2010
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|30 Nov 2013
|31 Mar 2016
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Large school buses in Tennessee could stay in service up to 17 years under a new state law, which increased the limit by two years.
Gov. Phil Bredesen signed the bill into law on Tuesday. It initially would have allowed up to 20 years of service for school buses, but that was reduced through an amendment.
Tennessee law previously allowed operators to apply for a waiver to run a school bus beyond the normal retirement age of 12 years, with the limit being 15. A waiver had to be granted each year after 12, and certain conditions had to be met, such as the bus undergoing inspection at least twice each of those additional years.
Under the new law, the normal retirement age for Type D (or transit style) school buses is extended to 15 years. Waivers can be obtained for an additional two years.
For Type C (or conventional) school buses, the normal retirement age remains 12 years, but waivers can be obtained for an additional five years.
The requirements for twice-annual inspections and meeting other conditions still apply for the extended service years.
The new law stipulates that any school bus being operated for a 16th or 17th year must have mileage under 200,000, but the owner will have 90 calendar days to replace the bus from the date that it reaches 200,000 miles.
Also, the new law authorizes the Tennessee Department of Safety to collect a fee for additional inspections conducted for the 16th and 17th years of operation for a conventional school bus.
Regulations for small school buses are not affected by the new law. Those with single rear wheels can be in service up to 10 years; those with dual rear wheels can go up to 12. Neither is eligible for extended use.
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Winfield and Sickman join Greg Papa to discuss Budweiser's new program giving back to the troops.
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Had a New York sitting out. Climb aboard the USS intrepid at. And -- New York City we bring in Rodney -- segment -- -- chronicle live debut a true American -- all welcome Rocky and Dave Winfield back to chronicle live -- -- tell me about Budweiser is gears to the heroes. Paul broad program. We'll very quickly Budweiser Dunlop for the military over the years and there. A dozen different programs but this year they had their -- on raising scholarship money. For the dependence of our fallen in disabled heroes. In the military so through Major League Baseball. Every player. And hits a home run this year 400 dollars will be contributed to the matches last year they'll get over 460000. Dollars there. Went on top of that for the sales of Budweiser in June and July a large percentage of that. Will go to the foundation called the folds of honor foundation. Which provides scholarships and made the big estimate another million and a half so. These guys are gonna raise -- provide at least two million dollars to this worthy cause. You gotta support our troops. You have to -- of course you do an Iraqi now works for Anheuser-Busch corporation but I wanna go back to Iraq day called you an American hero back in 1979. You were stationed at the American Embassy in Tehran if I ran it. -- of course the the American hostages were captured you were captured at. For over a year and a half 444. Days of what was that like back then. Well it was said definitely and pound the something that you don't forget -- that I was mentioning Dave earlier I'm you know some of my worst times when my worst. Was you know being stripped nude and put against the yet a wall with three right post in the back of my head. And now it's one of those things that you never thought that you would never make it out of that -- you -- locked in a room for four days. And you were tied to a chair for thirty. I had but eventually it came to an -- and -- I was given a second chance in life I guess you could say. And I was telling David -- thirty years because when I came home. And now I throughout the first pitch who would've ever thought that you know thirty years later. I'd be sitting on the USS intrepid. The director of military shows for Budweiser that does so much for the military for the hall of Famer Dave Winfield so that we can make sure that our men and women. They're currently fighting. And protect and our loss that we can go to the baseball game eat a hot dog drink a Budweiser. People should not forget that because it's freedom is from the luncheon. We a year removed the freedom you have no idea what it's like until you get it back then. I'm gonna do you think we'll probably here because we get a few home runs and won some games and all that. These guys guys like this in the women like this they're the best. Ryan also their families -- I mean their families go through -- burying -- no idea this is this is a way we truly appreciate your support and -- your listeners. No. Viewers a day they're out there that they can not continue to fall Budweiser FaceBook fan page single lap during info -- what is the folds of honor. A great organization -- also watched a homer and not total. And then also make their own contribution we're gonna get two million dollars hopefully at the end of October bed -- bush is saying what everybody. We're a step up to the plate this baseball season and then make a contribution to be wonderful so one on. -- dollars for every home run struck were all hoping everybody has a year -- like Jose Batista had last year with the Toronto Blue Jays came out of nowhere to lead the big leagues but. 54 home runs he's one on just 26 of the history of Major League Baseball they get. Fifty or more here's a guy whose career best before last year was merely sixteen with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 06 out of nowhere he gets 54. Home runs last year and only bowled -- realistically how many home runs and Batista yet this year. I I think he'll hit thirty I think he'll reach thirty but. It's not easy everyone has that spike in their career for a particular year. I think he had his I don't think he'll duplicate that not many people. Duplicate fifty plus home runs but -- I applauded here's a guy that stuck to it. I like to San Francisco Giants talked with a and you you in almost a new overcome all these Elvis adversity he's got a good contract he's a good guy. And he's going to be a mainstay in Toronto for years to go there. It plays for what are your former teams they Toronto Blue Jays I don't wanna go through each division in baseball you are baseball analyst on ESP had to look at your thoughts and each division starting. With the American League. American League east they've added Adrian Gonzales Carl Crawford Dustin Pedroia is back and healthy do you think the Red Sox are the team debated the American League east. What I do I've picked the Red Sox to win the east. I think that the Yankees will come in second and be the wild card being represented the wild card. -- American League central the Chicago White Sox ahead of the big boy Adam Dunn Minnesota's they -- Detroit's their bodies say the weather -- truck. I don't like the White Sox slightly more than Minnesota. Detroit's going to be good but I think Minnesota they they're consistent all the time they don't waiver was Chicago's Alou did better at this point. American League west Texas won it last year when all the way to the World Series they lost Vladimir Guerrero ahead of Adrian Beltre Sports Illustrated is -- the Oakland days to overtake them in the -- -- win the west over the Rangers -- your game. We'll well all Oakland's and being tough -- I don't think they don't have that they don't have enough anymore they just don't hit enough they got some great young pitchers. Joe Gonzales in. Okay go -- And these guys say they're gonna make a contribution but Texas is still a little bit tougher they didn't keep -- lead. -- lead didn't really add that much to their staff during the course of the year in the playoffs texas' school and repeat. Excellently has gone back to the Philadelphia Phillies in back to the National League S studies they have all this division do you see the Phillies besting the Braves again and winning the east -- Do I do they have four aces you know when you have you played. You play poker you go for aces that you have a very good -- yeah. And so -- Halladay and Hamels Moulds Walton. And Lee. They're going to be very good they're getting a little -- -- and around the edges. The second baseman is going to be out -- is gonna hurt them tremendously but Philadelphia will win that division. And Chase Utley will begin the year on the disabled list we go to the National League central another -- Rocky and here you were working for Anheuser-Busch based in Saint Louis are probably thinking the Cardinals are gonna win the central Iraqi. Absolutely. As long as Albers gave you may have its day in there this year yeah. -- they -- -- Albert from a long policy gonna stay -- say this the final year of his contract inning melee but. Gotta start I think they're they're gonna -- part of the proceeds of the arts professor felt that it took and flicked out and I he has he has to stay he's the man. I know is gotta get the best contract and are gonna fight about it publicly I think you'll find a way to keep. You know what last week in spring training -- was hitting a lot of home runs so I think he's going to be perfect for this Budweiser program. Oh yeah -- Alberts on regular contributor about. Well 4500 dollars I guess -- And we. Did you tell more we had did this morning with your 460. I think the real quick guys that I know you have one more division but. They told me and I appreciate appreciate the heck out of -- 465. Home runs in my career they're really give a hundred dollars for home run and my name. -- folds of honor. Foundations that's 46500. These guys and these guys are great I appreciate him a great deal. Boettcher mend this are you broke him the San Diego Padres we know you're still working with the Padres an -- executive vice president. Let's go to the National League west now Adrian Gonzales the Padres curiously traded at. None of the Boston Red Sox in the offseason they upon and that at the very end out of the final weekend of I think most people see it as the Giants vs the Rockies in a two team race in the National League west -- do you see it that way just Rockies or Giants. And I won't quite be that easy remember the -- snuck him in the last day. On the season. And the Padres feel -- they can still compete and although the loose so much offense you majoring in dollars and so much leadership. They've improved at second base they upgraded to Orlando Hudson. You go to shortstop. He came from Tampa I'll come back to Jason Bartlett -- day improvement center field camera. Did his apartment and Cameron Maybin in center field taking over for Tony Gwynn junior so they've upgraded three of four positions pitching staff is young and still good. They still have manager of the year. And having said all of that. San Francisco's got a battle on their hands with him but Colorado. Everyone's good look at if they start fast it's all over. Because they they just don't know how to get out of the shoot if they do get out of this too. You gotta look out for Colorado. 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- Executive Summary
- Nuclear Modernization Snapshot
- Nuclear Modernization Overview
1. Interncontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs)
2. Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles (SLBMs) and Submarines
3. Strategic Bombers
- U.S. Nuclear Modernization Programs Chart
The United States maintains an arsenal of about 1,750 strategic nuclear warheads deployed on Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs), Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles (SLBMs), and Strategic Bombers and some 180 tactical nuclear weapons at bomber bases in five European countries. The Departments of Defense and Energy requested approximately $23 billion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 to maintain and upgrade these systems and their supporting infrastructure, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO. CBO estimates that nuclear forces will cost $348 billion between FY 2015 and FY 2024. Three independent estimates put the expected total cost over the next 30 years at as much as $1 trillion.
The U.S. military is in the process of modernizing all of its existing strategic and tactical delivery systems and refurbishing the warheads they carry to last for the next 30-50 years. These systems are in many cases being replaced with new systems or completely rebuilt with essentially all new parts. The planned U.S. investment in nuclear forces is unrivaled by any other nuclear power.
Though the president and his military advisors have determined that U.S. security can be maintained while reducing the size of its deployed strategic nuclear arsenal by up to one-third below the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) levels, the proposed spending is based on maintaining roughly the New START levels in perpetuity.
The Obama administration has requested large increases for nuclear weapons programs at the Defense and Energy Departments to sustain and modernize the arsenal. Indeed, current and proposed spending levels for many key efforts currently exceed what the administration originally advertised early in its first term.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter told the Senate and House armed services committees in March 2016 that he "expects the total cost of nuclear modernization to be in the range of $350-$450 billion." The estimate includes the cost to modernize and replace all three legs of the triad, including the full cost of the strategic bomber force. The estimate covers a period of 20 years and is in constant fiscal year 2016 dollars. The extent of the Energy Department costs included in the estimate is unclear.
Carter said that although the nuclear modernization plan "still presents an enormous affordability challenge for [the Defense Department], we believe it must be funded."
A Defense Department chart obtained by Arms Control Today shows that total department nuclear spending is projected to average more than $40 billion in constant fiscal year 2016 dollars between 2025 and 2035, when modernization costs are expected to peak. The chart was prepared in January by the Pentagon's Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, which provides the Defense Department with detailed analysis of the costs of major acquisition programs.
The chart includes only a small fraction of the NNSA's projected weapons-related spending during this period. Including these costs would push average spending during this period to more than $50 billion per year.
Pentagon officials have said that when combined with the cost to sustain the current arsenal as new systems are built, planned modernization costs will increase spending on nuclear weapons from the current level of approximately 3 percent of the overall defense budget to about 7 percent.
A January report assessing 120 major defense acquisition programs by Todd Harrison, the director of defense budget analysis at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, showed that spending on nuclear weapons programs accounts for about 12%-19% of total modernization costs over the next 15 years, depending on how dual-use systems, such as the planned B-21 bomber, are counted.
The projected costs of nuclear modernization prompted Senate Armed Services Committee chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) to utter the following on May 19, 2016, at the Brookings Institution: "it's very, very, very expensive....Do we really need the entire triad, given the situation?"
White House and Pentagon officials and defense budget watchers have expressed concern that the current triad modernization plans may not be executable in the absence of significant and sustained increases to overall military spending in the coming 15-20 years, in large part due to the fact that nuclear costs are scheduled to rise and overlap with a large "bow wave" in projected spending on conventional weapon system modernization programs.
For Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 President Obama has requested $9.2 billion to fund nuclear weapons activities in the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), which oversees the U.S. nuclear stockpile and production complex, a 4.3 percent increase over the FY 2016 appropriation. The agency projects more than $300 billion in spending on nuclear weapons programs over the next 25 years.
Notably, NNSA says it may need $2.9 billion more in funding between 2022 and 2026 to implement its weapons activities than the agency is projecting to request. During this period, the NNSA is planning to be in the midst of simultaneously executing four to five major warhead life extension programs and several major construction projects.
The administration's FY 2017 request for nuclear weapons programs at the Energy Department is roughly $2.9 billion more (or 45%) than the Bush administration's final budget request. The GOP-led Congress has provided less funding for this program than requested by the President.
Nuclear Modernization Snapshot
The overall nuclear modernization effort includes:
- Modernized Strategic Delivery Systems: Existing U.S. nuclear delivery systems are undergoing continual modernization, including complete rebuilds of the Minuteman III ICBM and Trident II SLBM. The service lives of the Navy's 14 Trident Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines are being extended. Additionally, a new submarine, the SSBN(X), which will replace the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines, is undergoing development and is expected to cost about $140 billion to develop, according to the Defense Department. The B-2 strategic bomber, a relatively new system, is being upgraded, as is the B-52H bomber. The Air Force is also planning a new strategic bomber, the B-21, and a new nuclear-capable cruise missile, known as the Long-Range Standoff Weapon (LRSO) to replace the existing Air-Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM).
- Refurbished Nuclear Warheads: The U.S. stockpile of nuclear warheads and bombs is continually refurbished through NNSA's Life Extension Program (LEP). Existing warheads are certified annually to be safe and reliable. The JASON panel of independent scientists has found "no evidence" that extending the lives of existing U.S. nuclear warheads would lead to reduced confidence that the weapons will work. The panel concluded in its September 2009 report that "Lifetimes of today's nuclear warheads could be extended for decades, with no anticipated loss in confidence." The United States does not need to resume nuclear test explosions, nor does it need to build new "replacement" warhead designs to maintain the reliability and effectiveness of the U.S. nuclear stockpile. The NNSA is currently pursuing a controversial and expensive plan to consolidate the existing number of nuclear warhead types from 10 down to 5. Known as the "3+2" strategy, the five LEPs associated with this approach are estimated to cost over $60 billion in then-year dollars.
- Modernized Production Complex: The nuclear weapons production complex is being modernized as well, with new facilities planned and funded. For example, the FY 2017 NNSA budget includes $575 million for the Uranium Processing Facility (UPF) at Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The total construction cost for UPF is estimated at $6.5 – 7.5 billion, according to an independent study conducted by the Corps of Engineers, although some estimates put the price tag at $11 billion.
- Command and Control Systems: The Defense Department maintains command, control, communications, and early-warning systems that allow operators to communicate with nuclear forces, issue commands that control their use, and detect or rule out incoming attacks. The department plans to spend $37.5 billion on these activities between FY 2016 and FY 2025.
- Nuclear Force Improvement Program: In the wake of revelations of professional and ethical lapses and poor morale in the U.S. nuclear force, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced in November 2014 steps the department is taking to address the numerous setbacks. These include changing the conduct of inspections to reduce the burden on airmen and sailors, eliminating micromanagement of nuclear personnel seen as overtaxed by excessive bureaucratic and administrative requirements, and elevating the head of Air Force Global Strike Command, which oversees the Air Force's nuclear forces, from a three- to a four-star rank. Hagel also said the Defense Department will request a 10 percent annual increase in funding for nuclear weapons over the next five years. The FY 2016 budget request included $1.1 billion in proposed new funding pursuant to this effort. The proposal would support 1,120 additional military and civilian personnel working on Air Force nuclear issues and accelerate investments in Navy shipyard infrastructure. To help fund improvements across the nuclear enterprise, the Pentagon requested an increase of approximately $200 million in FY 2017 from FY 2016 and approximately $10 billion more in the FY 2017 Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) relative to the President's Budget in 2016 to ensure the continued health of this enterprise.
Nuclear Modernization Overview
The following is a status update of existing programs to enhance the nuclear stockpile and modernize the delivery systems that make up each element of the U.S. nuclear triad:
1. Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs)
The United States Air Force currently deploys about 441 Minuteman III ICBMs (as of September 1, 2015) located at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming; Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana; and Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. Under the New START treaty, the United States will reduce to 400 the number of deployed missiles and maintain 50 extra missile silos in a "warm" reserve status.
Today's Minuteman weapon system is the product of almost 40 years of continuous enhancement. The Pentagon has spent between $6 - $7 billion over the past 15 years on life extension efforts to keep the ICBMs safe, secure and reliable through 2030. This modernization program has included the following enhancements to the Minuteman III missiles:
- Rapid Execution and Combat Targeting (REACT) Service Life Extension Program: The first REACT system was installed in the Minuteman III in the 1990s. REACT reduces the time required to re-target the missiles. In 2006 the Air Force began modernizing REACT to extend its service life. The Air Force completed the effort in 2006.
- Safety Enhanced Reentry System Vehicle (SERV): SERV modifies the reentry vehicles for the W-87 warheads that were removed from the Peacekeeper missiles and redeployed on the Minuteman III.
- Propulsion Replacement Program (PRP): The PRP replaces the propellant in the Minuteman III.
- Guidance Replacement Program (GRP): The GRP extends and improves the reliability of the Minuteman III guidance sets.
- Propulsion System Rocket Engine Program (PSRE): PSRE is designed to replace the post-boost propulsion system components on the Minuteman III missiles.
- Solid Rocket Motor Warm Line Program: In FY 2009 Congress approved an Air Force program to continue producing the solid rocket motors for the Minuteman III in order to preserve the manufacturing capabilities.
This modernization program has resulted in an essentially "new" missile, expanded targeting options, and improved accuracy and survivability.
The Air Force is currently assessing how to replace the Minuteman III missile and its supporting launch control, and command and control infrastructure. In June 2015 Arms Control Today reported that the Air Force has proposed procurement of 642 follow-on missiles, 400 of which would be operationally deployed through 2070. The replacement program is known as the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD). The Air Force says it is not pursuing a GBSD design that could be transifitioned to a mobile platform in the future, despite earlier reports to the contrary. In February 2015 the Air Force estimated the acquisition cost of the replacement program at approximately $62.3 billion over 30 years (in then-year dollars). However, the Pentagon estimated in August 2016 that the program could cost at least $85 billion (in then-year dollars). In 2014 the Air Force projected the total life-cycle cost of the ground-based strategic deterrent at $159 billion (in fiscal year 2014 constant dollars) between fiscal years 2016 and 2075.
For FY 2017, the Obama administration requested $113.9 million for the program.
The Air Force has also upgraded the Minuteman's nuclear warheads by partially replacing older W78 warheads with newer and more powerful W87 warheads, formerly deployed on the now-retired MX Peacekeeper ICBMs. The W87 entered the U.S. stockpile in 1986, making it one of the newest warheads in the arsenal with the most modern safety and security features, including insensitive high explosive and a fire-resistant pit design, which can help to minimize the possibility of plutonium dispersal in the event of an accident. Under a 2004 LEP, the W87 warhead was refurbished to extend its service life past 2025.
There is no evidence to suggest that the W87—or any current U.S. nuclear warhead, for that matter—cannot be refurbished indefinitely. NNSA has proposed a joint LEP to field a common, refurbished warhead to replace the W78 and W88 (see SLBMs, below). However, Congress approved NNSA's 2014 proposal to delay production of this warhead by five years from 2025 to 2030.
2. Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles (SLBMs) and Submarines
The United States Navy currently has the ability to deploy 288 Trident II D5 SLBMs on 12 Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) based out of Bangor, Washington (7 boats) and Kings Bay, Georgia (5 boats). The Ohio-class submarines have a service life of 42 years; two twenty year cycles with a two year mid-life nuclear refueling. The total fleet includes 14 boats; due to the refueling process, only 12 SSBNs are available for deployment at any given time.
The Ohio-class SSBNs were first deployed in 1981, and will reach the end of their services at a rate of approximately one boat per year between 2027 and 2040. The Navy plans to replace each retiring boat, starting in 2031, with a new class of ballistic missile submarine, referred to as the SSBN(X) or the Ohio-class replacement. The Navy originally planned to begin using the replacement boats in 2029, but in 2012 the Pentagon announced a two year delay to the SSBN(X) program. This would push back completion of the first SSBN(X) to 2031. In its FY 2017 request, the Navy asked for $1.86 billion for the Ohio replacement program. The Navy ultimately wants 12 boats, and estimates the cost to develop and buy the submarines to be $140 billion in then-year dollars. The total lifecycle cost of the SSBNX program is estimated at approximately $282 billion (also in then-year dollars).
Taking into account the delay, the Navy now plans to purchase the first SSBN(X) in 2021, the second in 2024, and one per year between 2026 and 2035. The first boat is scheduled to become operational in 2031. As a result, the Navy will field 10 ballistic missile submarines between 2030 and 2040.
Each Ohio-class submarine serves as a launch platform for up to 24 SLBMs loaded with up to eight warheads each. Under the New START treaty, by 2018 the Navy plans to deploy 20 SLBMs on each Ohio class submarine rather than the full 24. This will result in a total of 240 deployed SLBMs. The SSBN(X) will carry up to 16 SLBMs, for a maximum of 192 deployed SLBMs when the fleet is fully converted to the SSBN(X) in 2040.
First deployed in 1990, the force of Trident II D5 missiles has been routinely tested and evaluated. It is currently being modernized to last until 2042. The Trident II D5 LEP is underway to modernize key components, notably the electronics. In 2008, 12 life-extended variants of the D5 were purchased; 24 D5s were produced each year through 2012 for a total of 108 missiles at a total cost of $15 billion. The first modified D5s were deployed in 2013. The Navy's FY 2017 budget request included a proposed $1.2 billion to fund the Trident II LEP.
The D5 SLBMs are armed with approximately 768 W76 and 384 W88 warheads. In 2009, NNSA began delivery of the W76-1, a refurbished version of the W76 that extends its service life for an additional 30 years. According to NNSA, the W76 LEP is refurbishing the nuclear explosive package, the arming, firing, and fusing system, the gas transfer system, and associated cables, elastomers, valves, pads, cushions, foam supports, telemetries, and other miscellaneous parts NNSA plans to complete the $4 billion production of up to 2,000 W76-1 warheads by 2019. NNSA requested $222.8 million for the W76 life extension program for FY 2017.
The W88 entered the stockpile in 1989, making it the newest warhead in the arsenal. The W88 was the last U.S. warhead produced before the Rocky Flats Plants - which made plutonium "pits" - was shut down in 1989. NNSA re-established pit production capacity at Los Alamos National Laboratory with the first "certifiable" pit in 2003, and new production resumed in 2007. A new plutonium research and pit production facility, the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement Nuclear Facility (CMRR-NF), was planned for Los Alamos, but was put on hold for budget reasons in 2012. NNSA requested $575 million in FY 2017 for construction of the UPF at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee.
With the rebuilt Trident D5 missile in service to 2042, the W76-1's life extended to 2040-50, the relatively new W88 in service, and a new class of SSBNs lasting into the 2070s, the U.S. Navy's Trident Fleet will be kept robust and modern deep into the 21st century.
The United States Air Force currently maintains 18 B-2 Spirit bombers at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, and 76 B-52H bombers at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, and Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, that can be equipped for nuclear missions. The Pentagon announced in 2014 that in order to meet the New START limits it would retain 42 deployed and 4 non-deployed nuclear capable B-52 bombers. The remainder of the B-52 bombers would be converted to carry only conventional weapons. In 2008 the Air Force created a designated bomber squadron at Minot Air Force Base to focus on the nuclear mission. The squadron began its operations in 2010 and is comprised of 22 B-52Hs. The B-52H is expected to remain in service until 2040.
The Air Force is planning to purchase 80-100 new, dual-capable long-range penetrating bombers that will replace the B-1 and B-52 bombers. Known as the B-21, the Pentagon estimates the average procurement unit cost per aircraft will be $511 million in 2010 dollars when procuring a 100 aircraft. The Obama administration asked for $1.4 billion for the program in FY 2017. The Air Force plans to spend $41.7 billion between FY 2016 and FY 2025 on research and development for the new bomber (in then-year dollars). The service has not released to the total estimated acquisition cost of the bomber, citing classification concerns.
The Air Force continually modernizes the B-2 fleet, which first became operational in 1997 and is expected to last through 2058. In testimony before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, on April 5, 2011, Major General William Chambers stated that the B-2 is "capable of long-range delivery of direct attack munitions in an anti-access environment." To enable the B-2 to continue operating in high threat environments, Chambers testified that, "we have programs to modernize communication, offensive, and defensive systems."
Ongoing B-2 modifications include an incremental three-part program to update the Extremely High Frequency Satellite Communications and Computer Upgrade program (EHF SATCOM). Increment 1 will upgrade the B-2's flight management computers. Increment 2 provides more secure and survivable strategic communications by integrating the Family of Beyond-Line-of-Sight Terminals with the low observable antenna. Increment 3 connects the B-2 with the Global Information Grid. The Air Force also began procuring components for a Radar Modernization Program (RMP) in FY 2009. The RMP includes replacing the original radar antenna and upgrading radar avionics.
The B-2 carries the B61 and B83 strategic gravity bombs. The B61 has several mods, 3, 4, 7, 10, and 11. B61-3 and B61-4 are non-strategic weapons deployed in Europe for NATO aircraft as part of America's extended nuclear commitment. The B61-7 and B61-11 are strategic weapons deployed on the B-2. An LEP recently extended the life of the B61-7 for an additional 20 years by refurbishing the bomb's secondary stage (canned subassembly) and replacing the associated seals, foam supports, cables and connectors, washers, o-rings, and limited life components. NNSA intends to combine mods 3, 4, 7, and 10 into a single bomb, the B61 mod 12. The LEP will refurbish the warheads with new firing, arming, and safety components, updated radar components, permissive action link components and equipment, modified power supplies, thermal batteries, join test assemblies, weapon trainers, and test and handling gear. The LEP will also modify the B61 for compatibility with the new Joint Strike Fighter. The LEP will extend the life of the B61s for 20-30 years.
According to the NNSA, the First Production Unit will be completed in FY 2020. Completion of the LEP is scheduled for FY 2025, and will cost an estimated $10 billion dollars. NNSA requested $616.1 million for the LEP in FY 2017.
The B83 was first produced in 1983, making it one of the newer weapons in the stockpile and the only remaining megaton-class weapon in the stockpile. The B83 has the most modern safety and security features, including insensitive high explosive and a fire-resistant pit. NNSA plans to retire the B83 sometime in the mid- to late-2020s once confidence in the B61 mod 12 is attained.
The B-52H fleet, first deployed in 1961, has an on-going modification program, beginning in 1989, incorporating updates to the global positioning system, updating the weapons capabilities to accommodate a full array of advanced weapons developed after the procurement of the B-52H, and modifying the heavy stores adapter beams to allow the B-52H to carry up to 2,000 pound munitions and a total of 70,000 pounds of mixed ordnance armaments. In FY 2011 the Air Force added to its modernization efforts for the B-52H, receiving funding for the Combat Network Communications Technology (CONECT) program, which updates the B-52 computer infrastructure. The upgrade is projected to cost a total of $1.1 billion.
The B-52H carries the air-launched cruise missile (ALCM), first deployed in 1981. Each ALCM carries a W80-1 warhead, first produced in 1982. The Air Force retained roughly 570 nuclear-capable ALCMs as of the Spring of 2015, down from the original production run of 1,715 missiles, which concluded in 1986. Roughly 200 of these missiles are believed to be deployed at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota with the W80-1 nuclear warhead. New START does not cap the number of bombs or cruise missiles that can be carried on treaty limited strategic bombers.
The Air Force is developing the long-range standoff cruise missile (or LRSO) to replace the existing ALCM. The new missile will be compatible with the B-2 and B-52H bombers, as well as the planned B-21. The first missile is slated to be produced in 2026.
The current Air Force procurement plan for the LRSO calls for about 1,000 new nuclear-capable missiles, roughly double the size of the existing fleet of ALCMs. According to the service, the planned purchase of 1,000 missiles includes far more missiles than it plans to arm and deploy with nuclear warheads. The Obama administration's fiscal year 2016 budget request proposed to increase spending to accelerate by two years the development of the LRSO and the modified W80-4 warhead that it would carry, partially reversing the fiscal year 2015 proposal to delay development of both by three years. For FY 2017, the Obama administration requested $220.3 million for the W80-4 and an additional $95.6 million for the LRSO missile.
The Pentagon projects the cost to acquire the new missile fleet at about $11 billion (in fiscal year 2016 constant dollars). The Energy Department projects the cost of the life extension program for the ALCM warhead to be between $7.4 billion and $9.9 billion (in then-year dollars).
Department of Defense Programs
Modernization Plan
Length of Deployment
Additional Information
Minuteman III ICBM
Modernization and Replacement Program
$7 billion
through 2030 and possibly longer
Modernizes the propellant, guidance systems, propulsion system, targeting system, reentry vehicles and continues work on the rocket motors
New ICBM (GBSD)
Replace the Minuteman III missile and associated launch control and command and control facilities
$62 billion (FY 2015-2044)
The cost estimate includes $48.5 billion for the missiles, $6.9 billion for command and control systems, and $6.9 billion to renovate the launch control centers and launch facilities
B-2 Bomber
Modernization Program
$9.5 billion (FY 2000-2014)
Improves radar and high frequency satellite communications capabilities for nuclear command and control
B-52H Bomber
On-going modifications
Incorporates global positioning systems, updates computers and modernizes heavy stores adapter beams, and a full array of advance weapons
Long Range Strike Bomber (B-21)
Research and development phase
$41.7 billion (FY 2016-2025)
The exact specifications of the new bomber are classified
Long Range Standoff Cruise Missile (LRSO)
Replacement for the ALCM
$25 billion (estimated)
Air Force plans to procure 1,000-1,100 LRSOs
Ohio Replacement (SSBN(X))
New ballistic missile submarine
$140 billion (Navy estimate)
2031 - 2080s
Replacement submarine for the existing Ohio-class SSBN
Trident II D5 SLBM LEP
Modernization and life extension


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Skip to comments.Support Said Growing for Iraq Exit Plan
Posted on 08/18/2005 4:51:56 PM PDT by SmithL
Raleigh - Congressman Walter Jones said Thursday he has about 50 co-sponsors on a joint resolution that calls on President Bush to announce by year's end a plan for withdrawal from Iraq.
The resolution introduced in June by Jones, another Republican and two Democrats calls on the president to begin executing the withdrawal by Oct. 1, 2006. It does not set an end date.
"I think that people have finally understood what we're doing," Jones said after a meeting at the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, noting that people have mistakenly thought the resolution was binding.
The initial resolution sponsors are Ron Paul, R-Texas, who voted against the war, and two Democrats who have opposed it, Reps. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio and Neil Abercrombie of Hawaii. Jones said the new supporters include five Republicans.
It is the first such resolution put forth by lawmakers from both parties, although an overwhelming number of Democrats and six House Republicans voted in 2002 against sending troops to Iraq.
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
I bet we could name the 50
just in time for elections.
Great comfort to our enemies.
I'm with you. These flippin politicians love to kill our troops by ramping up their last gasp of fighting. Kerry / Fonda 101 mentality. Pisses me off. Even some libs I know realize that we should stay until "the task is achieved."
And we pay these assbreath "legislators" $150+k a year?
Someone, please give me a barf bag.
Why wait ?
Why do the surrender monkeys give a date in the future, why not say immediately ??
Oh boy, Neil BLABERcrombie from Hawaii.......I'm really shaking in my boots that these "Leaders" will effect anything.
He's already said that. I don't know how those people are so stupid as to not realize that this IS the exit plan!
Round up the usual traitors..er suspects.
President Bush has made his withdrawal strategy clear on many occasions. He or we can't help it if the anti-America Bush-haters can't understand plain english.
Ignore these silly, bloviating fools in Armani suits; '06 means every last one of the sorry lot is up for another term, and they are only going with popular myth that the war is losing support here at home.
The rhetoric will become even more inane than it already is as we approach election day, and the cowards that can't even trust the power of gerrymandering begin to sweat being beaten at the polls and losing the perks and status they so easily become accustomed to.
You see, a politician, by his or her own nature, shown by their behavior, and no matter how many times they have pulled the wool over the eyes of their constituents, is basically a cowardly, self-loathing, incompetent, and insecure piece of floating, reeking excrement with nothing to offer except whatever they think the peeps want to hear.
Elected cowards.
Ha,nice try ap,support is solid for our troops and their mission!
This headline reflects the views of rinos and dems,nice try though.
The puke club. Shame Teddy hickup can't get em all assembled on some cruise ship then a Mark 84 Harpoon accidently goes astray during a training mission.
The only point I will agree with you on is our borders. We do need to fix the problem.
Sheesh...I can picture how things would have gone if these idiots had been in charge during World War II.
That you, Moby?
Don't people get it? Withdrawal from Iraq sends the same message as Isreal's withdrawal from Gaza. That message is: TERRORISM WORKS.
Before they can 'stand up' they have to 'wake up'. Well giving these guys a deadline seems to wake them up. Election, Constitution, now a date to defend yourself.
Newbie, huh?
Actually, our enemies seem to be taking considerable comfort from the slow bleed status quo in Irag. This Wilsonian/utopian war was a terrible mistake. Create a "democratic united Iraq?" Huh? Three cheers for Walter Jones and Ron Paul!
Ron Paul is a giant in a sea of Wilsonian pigmies.
I guess congresscritters in 2005 think the holy war declared and waged by radical islam against our country is a figment of our collective imagination and will go away if we just stop acting like it is real.
That's just the last of any number of reasons. There will be more. Count on it.
The place where Bil Laden was supposedly cornered --did anyone actually see him there?-- was Tora Bora and I believe the Tora Bora fight was taking place in Dec of 2001. The Iraq war did not start until Mar of 2003. Just when did Presdient Bush pull the resources to invade Iraq?
You sound like a parasite looking for a host.
Wanna bet? Ron Paul will be reelected overwhelmingly as he was last time and the time before. He is a man of principle (unlike the big government GOP majority) but he is also a superb campaigner. People respect a man who "doesn't go with the flow." Unlike his GOP colleagues, for example, Paul opposed *both* the Kosovo and Iraq wars.
What "job?" Killing every member of the enemy?
Stupid coward politicians. Announcing a surrender is a better name for it. What's wrong with these people?? This nation has gone soft. Proving every day that they have made this nation a paper tiger. These idiots are doing exactly what our enemies want us to do. When it gets a little tough tuck your tail and head for home. God help this country if they suceed with this insanity.
He has said EXACTLY what you propose so many times I have lost count. To the MSM, RINOS and LEFTISTS everywhere that is NOT A PLAN......at least NOT one they want to hear.
Yes! If that's what it takes!
This is obvious.
I think it's called folding like a cheap lawn chair.
War was declared on us! Should we wait for another attack to see if they really mean it?
Then share your source.
So they line up RINO's and Dems to wave the white flag. Gee, what a shocker!
AP... ::shaking head::
Do you take us for fools? RINO's are unprincipled cowards and Dems have no soul. Talking about the political class here. Their position is NOT a marker of growing support no matter how hard you try. Voinovich breaking in tears and Hagel being featured on al Jazeera are, again, not signs of growing support except among the terrorists that may wish to contribute to their campaigns.
The President isn't folding and you can't break him. That was a main reason for re-election. The fact we knew he wouldn't cut and run no matter what mud you threw, yet you refuse to believe the last five years. The history of those years would tell you that he cannot be bullied into retreat and it would tell you Dems and RINO's are not representative of this country.
Go away. Go spend your time in other pursuits. Like answering questions as to why never good news is reported out of Iraq considering our troops there on the ground are disputing your 'reports'.
Well....you better tell Rumsfeld because he has openly stated that the U.S. cannot kill every member of the enemy. Rumsfeld is too much of a realist to believe otherwise.
OK who left the screen door opened? Look what came in to buzz around the light.
How about this for the plan back to Congress - we'll leave when we are done!
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A group of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) students has approached the Bombay High Court challenging the decision of the central government and the Medical Council of India (MCI) to conduct to conduct a single entrance examination for admission to all undergraduate medical colleges.
The students have also challenged the power of the MCI to conduct entrance examinations for such admissions, as also the final core syllabus for the exam.
The decision to conduct the test - the National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance-Test (NEET) - through two amendments to the Medical Council of India Regulations on Graduate Medical Education (MCI-RGME). The amendments replace the entrance tests conducted by Maharashtra (MH-CET) at present and other entrance tests conducted by deemed universities. The amendments stipulate that candidates from across the country will have to appear for the NEET and will have to get a minimum of 50 percentile to be eligible for an MBBS course.
The petitioners claim that the syllabus prescribed for the NEET is "vastly different" from the syllabus of the state board. They also point out that students also have to study for the board examinations and, in some cases, for engineering entrance tests. The students also question the inadequate number of examination centres, pointing out that there are no centres in districts from where a large number of students would appear for the test, such as Kolhapur, Solapur, Sangli and Raigad.
Also, while questioning the power of the MCI to hold an entrance test, the petition contends, "The Indian Medical Council Act under which the impugned regulations are made does not enpower or delegate any power on the IMC to hold a common admission process for regulating admission to medical colleges.
A Division Bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and A A Sayed has asked the central government and the MCI to file affidavits stating their stand and has slated the matter for hearing after two weeks.


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The Aquaponic Source Announces the Aquaponics Fest 2014
According to the National Gardening Association, approximately 33 million households have food gardens at home in the United States. Many people are beginning to get into aquaponic gardening, which involves raising fish and plants together in a sustainable fashion. In celebration of aquaponic gardening, especially for homes and schools, Aquaponics Fest 2014 will take place at The Aquaponic Source's Education and Research Center in Longmont, CO, on August 9–10, 2014.
"Aquaponics Fest is a great event for anyone, whether you are new to the aquaponics community or looking to expand into this style of gardening," explains Sylvia Bernstein, president of The Aquaponic Source, and author of the award-winning book "Aquaponic Gardening: A Step-By-Step Guide to Raising Vegetables and Fish Together" (New Society Publishers, October 2011). "There are activities for people of all ages to participate in throughout the weekend, including a benefit dinner and auction for our new foundation, Grants for Plants."
Aquaponics Fest 2014 brings lovers of aquaponics together in one big outdoor festival, celebrating both home and school-based aquaponic gardening. Attendees can expect:
· Fascinating Speakers
· 28 Workshops and Presentations
· Adult & Youth Contests
· Fun Games and Demonstrations
· Fabulous Food Trucks, vendors, and much more.
Aquaponics Fest 2014 will be held August 9th and 10th, 2014, from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at 1860 Lefthand Circle, Suite E, Longmont, Colorado.
Discounted advanced-purchase ticket pricing is as follows:
· Adult 2-Day ticket: $95.00
· Adult 1-Day ticket: $60.00
· Student/Youth 2-Day ticket: $50.00
· Student/Youth 1-Day ticket: $30.00
"Ten percent of all festival proceeds, plus all net proceeds from the Farm-to-Table Benefit Dinner & Silent Auction at Ollin Farms, will go toward establishing our new foundation, Grants for Plants," adds Bernstein. "Grants for Plants will help to raise funds so teachers can bring aquaponics to their schools and teach children about the importance of sustainability, green living and our ecosystems to improve our lives and lifestyles."
To find out more go to AquaponicsFest2014.