2 2 NCAT’s MissionNCAT’s MissionHelping people by championing small-scale, local, and sustainable solutions to reduce poverty, promote healthy communities, and protect natural resources.

The term “appropriate

technology” refers to tools

and strategies that fi t local

conditions and encourage

self-reliance, especially

among poor and rural

people. These technologies

are generally inexpensive,

small-scale, simple to use,

made from local materials,

do not deplete natural

resources, and help create

fulfi lling jobs and workplaces.

Our founders were committed

to developing creative ways

to increase the self-reliance

of economically vulnerable

Americans, especially their

ability to meet their energy,

housing, and food needs.

Appropriate Technology

Def ined

The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) has been promoting sustainable living for nearly 35 years. We are a national, nonprofi t 501(c) 3 organization

established in 1976 and working in sustainable agriculture, sustainable energy and community development. Every day, we help individuals fi nd solutions that will ensure our children and grandchildren inherit a world with cleaner air and water, effi cient and renewable energy production, and healthy foods grown with sustainable techniques.

We have a well-deserved national reputation for providing research-based technical assistance and information in sustainable agriculture, sustainable energy and community development.

We touch hundreds of thousands of lives every year through activities such as weatherizing houses, training farmers, monitoring energy use, demonstrating renewable energy technology, testing new products and providing information on building construction.

Above: Participants in our Energy Training for Agriculture Professionals in Goldsboro, North Carolina are learning to make biodiesel during the week-long intensive training. Pictured in the fore-ground, left to right, are Don Day, Osagie Idehen, and Samy Sadaka.

Left: NCAT agriculture specialist Alice Beetz explains the benefi ts of worms and vermicomposting to elementary school students in Arkansas.

A Message from our Executive DirectorA Message from our Executive Director 3 3

Visit www.ncat.org

to see the complete array of our projects and programs that address sustainable and renewable energy, sustainable and organic agriculture, and community development.

NCAT Programs

In a year that witnessed ongoing and widespread economic diffi culties, the National Center for Appropriate Technol-ogy again saw growth in programs and services. We added

staff and programs during the year as demand increased for our core services in sustainable agriculture and sustainable energy. We served thousands more individuals, businesses and organizations, and we are proud that we managed this growth while maintaining a solid fi nancial position.

Among the new programs launched during the year was the pilot Montana Energy Corps AmeriCorps project, conceived by our staff to address unmet energy needs for low-income and disadvantaged communities and families in need. Th e program, a partnership between NCAT, the Montana Govenor’s Offi ce of Community Service, and the Corporation for National and Community Service, is intended to foster community sustainability by providing hands-on energy assistance, sustainable energy education and outreach, and community energy planning and organizing. By helping people in rural, poverty-stricken communities adopt energy conservation and effi ciency technologies, we are fostering community sustainability, promoting energy conservation and

reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

As more individuals felt the pinch of the slowed economy, our Na-tional Energy Assistance Referral program set a new record this year, with more than 100,000 requests for help during the year. Th is is our service which provides information to individuals about applying for low-income home energy assistance (LIHEAP) and other energy help programs.

We continued to see growth in our Energy Services work, with more than 500 energy conservation projects completed or contracted since 2008. Th e team also completed a pilot “Building Blocks” program, conducting over 50 energy audits in a single business district.

We recognize that this growth is only possible because of our many friends and supporters, and we thank each and every one who contributed fi nancially, volunteered your time or utilized our programs and services. With your help, every day we are making a diff erence by off ering solutions that will ensure our children and grandchildren inherit a world that has clean air and water, energy production that is effi cient and renewable, and healthy foods grown with sustainable techniques.

Th ank you again for your assistance and support. Please keep up your good work – together we can help mitigate climate change and protect our world for future generations.

Warm regards,

Kathleen Hadley

The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Rural Development provided funding for NCAT workshops in Montana that helped develop a better understand-ing of available loan and grant programs for energy effi ciency and renewable energy development. Pictured left are NCAT staff er Al Kurki, who wrote the grant request and is project director; Kathy Hadley, NCAT Executive Director; Matt Jones, Montana State Director for Rural Development, and Tom Atkins, Rural Development Area Director.

Kathleen HadleyExecutive Director

4 4 Sustainable EnergySustainable EnergyGoing Solar with Sun4Schools Our Sun4Schools program took off in Iowa this year, with fi ve schools receiving photovoltaic equipment and solar energy curriculum for use in the classroom, thanks to funding from the Iowa Offi ce for Energy Independence and Alliant Energy/IPL.

NCAT energy specialist and project coordinator Rich Dana said the program, designed to reward schools that had actively pursued energy-saving measures in their facilities, installed grid-tied solar arrays in school facilities and provided educational resources for students and the local communities to learn more about solar power. Each of the schools received a 2 kW photovoltaic solar array.

Th e program includes a data monitoring system that allows schools to download data from the solar collectors and display it on their websites for public viewing. Schools also received curriculum developed by NCAT to help teach students about solar power and other renewable forms of energy.

Rich said, “Th e program demonstrates the benefi ts of solar energy while providing a unique educational opportunity for students and their communities. Th e web-based data collection equipment and the integrated curriculum will maximize the

educational potential of the solar arrays. An added benefi t of the project is providing solar installation experience for local electricians, while helping to grow the market for solar in Iowa.”

True to our commitment to sustainable energy, Rich and colleague Steve Fugate delivered the Sun4Schools solar equipment without burning any fossil fuel. In a 15-hour road trip, Rich and Steve covered nearly 700 miles on 100% “homebrew” biodiesel, made from recycled restaurant fryer grease, supplied by the Yoderville Biodiesel Collective.

One of the schools that is benefi tting is Scattergood Friends School in rural West Branch, Iowa. Scattergood is a coeducational college preparatory boarding high school situated on a 27-acre campus. Th e school also owns a 65-acre farm and a 35-acre prairie. Th e solar arrays produce about one-quarter of a typical household’s energy use, so Scattergood is anticipating saving money on its energy costs.

Th anks to the local utility company, Alliant Energy/IPL, which provided a grant to help three of the fi ve schools install the equipment, Scattergood received a two-way meter for

those times when the solar array is generating electricity at a greater rate than the school uses it – for example, during summer vacation. At that time, the meter runs backward, giving Scattergood a credit on its utility bill. You can view the electrical output of the panels, along with information about wind and other weather, at www.sunviewer.net/portals/temp.php?id=272.

Other Iowa schools that received the equipment and curriculum are Decorah Middle School, Grinnell Middle School, New Hampton Middle School, and Spencer Middle School.

The Montana Asbestos Safe Weatherization Demonstration Project was completed this year, accomplishing two important goals: to provide much-needed weatherization in low-income homes with asbestos and to develop, test and refi ne draft protocols for safely weatherizing homes with asbestos based on extensive asbestos testing and monitoring. The full report can be viewed at www.ncat.org/

special/Final_REACH_

Report_091410.pdf.

Each school agrees to host a public education event as part of the solar program. Rich Dana, NCAT specialist, is training parents and local residents at the Scattergood School in West Branch, IA.

Sustainable EnergySustainable Energy 5 5

Success with WindThe Energy Training for Agriculture Professionals project wrapped up a successful year of energy workshops and presentations in energy effi ciencies. The goal of the project was to train energy educators from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension and other agricultural organizations to become trainers in energy usage. Twenty-three of the 26 trainees went on to conduct over 45 trainings, reaching 2,591 clients and other Extension Agents in 12 southern states. One participant from Texas A&M alone assisted more than 270 people involved in agriculture and energy.

NCAT staff assisted Montana rural business owner Andre Giles in obtaining a 10 kW wind turbine for his grain-cleaning mill in Fort Benton, Montana. Energy specialist Dave Ryan con-ducted a feasibility study for the company, Montana Flour and Grains, and then prepared grant requests to the Renewable En-ergy for America Program (REAP) and for a Universal System

Benefi ts Fund (USBF) incentive from the local utility company. Andre said that the assistance from our staff was vital to the company obtaining funding for the project, and he remarked that, “I had tried to fi ll out the applications a couple of years earlier and got frustrated and quit.” Now, the turbine is cutting the company’s energy costs and saving it money.

Above: Montana Flour and Grains employees watch as the 10 kW wind turbine equipment is assembled and installed at the plant.

Right: Graduates of the Energy Training for Agriculture Professionals project pose for a “class” picture.

Home Energy Assistance 6 6 Low-Income HouseholdsLow-Income Households

NCAT’s Low-Income

Programs

Low-Income Home Energy

Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

Clearinghouse

Collects and disseminates information on low-income energy issues to a host of agencies, government offi ces, fuel funds and utility regulators, as well as state, tribal and territorial LIHEAP grantees. www.liheap.ncat.org

National Energy Assistance

Referral (NEAR)

A free service for individuals who want information on where to apply for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which may pay a portion of the energy bills of eligible people. (866) 674-6327

Th anks to national news coverage and an ailing economy, our National Energy Assistance Referral (NEAR) program had a record number of contacts during the fi scal year. NEAR is a free service that provides information about state and local Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program administering offi ces as well as utility low-income programs and charitable emergency assistance funds (fuel funds). Our staff provided personal assistance via phone or email to more than 30,500 people, an increase of 35% over the previous year. Nearly 44,000 people visited our NEAR website, with another 26,800 receiving assistance through our interactive voice-response system.

Nearly 22% of those served by phone are elderly, and more than half of those served have at least one vulnerable member, such as a young child, a disabled person or an elderly person, living in the household.

Th e service is often the fi nal stop for individuals in distress, who are struggling to fi nd work and manage a household on a limited income. In fact, nearly 35% of those we helped reported their energy had been disconnected or was about to be

disconnected. Kay Joslin, program director, says that NCAT is committed to continuing the service because it is so critically important to individuals in need.

Our staff received recognition for their work in June, 2010, as Joslin and Sherry Vogel received the Annual Achievement Award of the National Low-Income Energy Consortium (NLIEC) at the National Energy and Utility Aff ordability Conference in San Antonio, Texas. Th e NLIEC Achievement Award is given annually to an individual or organization that has demonstrated consistent leadership in championing low-income energy issues.

In presenting the award, NLIEC chair Cindy Datig said, “For many years the LIHEAP Clearinghouse has collected and provided energy assistance information to policy makers, program operators and people seeking assistance. Kay and Sherry have developed their organization into one of the critical sources of timely, accurate information in the country. Th eir unwavering support of LIHEAP and NLIEC are overdue for recognition.”

Our LIHEAP Clearinghouse website had more than 1,100,000 unique visitors during 2010.

Pictured from left are Cindy Datig, chair of the National Low-Income Energy Consortium; Kay Joslin, NCAT program director, and Sherry Vogel, NCAT program specialist.

Sustainable AgricultureSustainable Agriculture 7 7

Finding A NicheCritical to the success of any small or independent poultry operation is the processing. It’s no secret that small processors have disappeared from the countryside along with the farms they served. Th e DARP Poultry Processing center, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, is bucking that trend. Th is USDA-inspected processing plant does nearly all its work by hand and is serving small producers in several counties who would otherwise have very limited processing and marketing opportunities.

Th e processing center is an extension of a nonprofi t drug and alcohol rehabilitation program. Th e plant was built to provide a place for the program’s clients to work as they transition from addiction to functional life. In the past, the clients worked at a local corporate-owned plant. But with the onset of the recession, that plant could no longer provide work for them.

Th e owner and his wife sank their life savings and retirement funds into getting started in the chicken business. Th e plant’s design relied heavily on our Small-Scale Poultry Processing publication (www.attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/poultryprocess.html). Th e plant manager speaks well of our organization, saying our publications and specialists were crucial in helping them get where they are today.

Our NCAT agriculture specialist Terrell “Spence” Spencer has taken advantage of the plant’s services for his own poultry operation. He rates the plant as “excellent” on cleanliness,

employee morale and social sustainability as well as agricultural sustainability. Spence said, “Often it seems that sustainability is defi ned in terms of organic, locally produced units of carbon emissions, etc. But what I saw at this processing plant was a

socially sustainable component being melded into agricultural sustainability.”

Spence also noted that he met the U.S. Department of Agriculture inspector responsible for reviewing this plant and was encouraged by the inspector’s professional approach. “She was meticulous in her work, very friendly, knowledgeable and polite. One of those great people who take their job seriously and do good things.”

Our ATTRA website had more than 3,300,000 unique visitors during 2010. More than 5.8 million publications were downloaded from our ATTRA website during the year.

Organic meat poultry raised by NCAT specialist Terrell “Spence” Spencer await their turn at the niche poultry processing plant in Tahlequah, OK.

8 8 FinancialsFinancials

Kim DarrahController

Brian CastelliChair, Finance CommitteeBoard of Directors

Fiscal 2010 audited consolidated f inancialsProgram/Project Income $5,875,181

Fundraising Income $37,216

Miscellaneous Income $3,859

Interest Income $17,197

Total Income $5,933,453

Program Expense $5,232,551

General and Administrative Expense $601,558

Fundraising Expense $9,917

Total Expenses $5,844,026

Change in Net Assets at Sept. 30, 2010 $89,427

Assets

Cash and Cash Equivalents $1,001,174

Accounts Receivable $544,878

Investments $168,325

Other Current Assets $329,776

Total Current Assets $2,044,153

Property And Equipment $1,282,031

Accumulated Depreciation ($1,050,132)

Total Property and Equipment $231,899

Other Assets $56,413

Total Assets $2,332,465

Liabilities

Accounts Payable $94,628

Accrued Expenses $597,895

Deferred Income $53,755

Other Liabilities $8,166

Total Liabilities $754,444

Net Assets – Unrestricted $1,578,021

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $2,332,465

BALANCE SHEET

EXPENSES

Direct Program - 89.6%

General, Administration and Fundraising -10.4%

The above information was extracted from NCAT’s 2010 audited consolidated

f inancial statements. An independent audit of the consolidated f inancial

statements for NCAT and its wholly owned subsidiary was performed by

Anderson ZurMuehlen and Company, Butte, Mont.

NCAT FamilyNCAT Family 9 9

Offi cers

George Ortiz, ChairmanSanta Rosa, CA

Gene Brady, Vice-ChairmanWilkes-Barre, PA

Brian Castelli, TreasurerWashington, D.C.

Jeannie Jertson, SecretaryPhoenix, AZ

Members

Dr. Allen BjergoCorvallis, MT

Randall ChapmanAustin, TX

John ColganSpringfi eld, IL

Dr. Jerry DeWittHolly Springs, NC

Charles EberdtBellingham, WA

Maricela GallegosGalt, CA

Mary HarrisAlexandria, VA

Jacqueline HutchinsonSt. Louis, MO

Margaret KromeMadison, WI

Dr. A. Dennis McBrideMilford, CT

Art NoonanHelena, MT

Louise PerezSacramento, CA

Matthew StefanakPulaski, PA

Carol WernerWashington, D.C.

Board of Directors Fiscal 2010

10 10 Project Partners/FundersProject Partners/FundersAlabama A&MAlcorn State University – MSAlliant Energy – IAAlternative Energy Resources Organization – MTAmerican Council for an Energy-Effi cient Economy – D.C.Anaconda-Deer Lodge County – MTAmerican Livestock Breeds Conservancy – NCApplied Sustainability Center – ARArkansas Agriculture DepartmentAR Association of Resource Conservation and Development CouncilsArkansas Energy Offi ceArkansas Farmers Market AssociationArkansas Public PolicyAuburn University – ALBeartooth Resource Conservation and Development Council – MTBeginning Farmer Center – IABig Sky Shavings – MTBlackfeet Community College – MTBlue Summit Consulting – COBonneville Power Administration – ORBullitt Foundation – WAButte Public Housing Authority – MTButte Silver Bow County – MTCalifornia Farm StewardshipCalifornia FarmLinkCalifornia Institute for Rural Studies Camelina Company – OHCarolina Farm Stewardship Association Center for Agroforestry at the University of MissouriCenter for Energy and Environmental Education – IA Center for Environmental Farming Systems – NCCenter for Rural Aff airs – NEChippewa Cree Tribe – MTCity of Fayetteville – ARClemson University – SCCommission on Economic Opportunity – PACommunity Alliance with Family Farmers – CACommunity Food Security Coalition - ORCooper Ranch – MTCorporation for National and Community ServiceCounties of Inyo and Mono, CADairy Management Inc. – ILDesign 3 Engineering - MTEcological Farming Association – CAEncanto Consulting – MTEnergy Bar Foundation – DCEnvironmental Law and Policy Center – ILeOrganic eXtensionEnvironmental Protection Agency – Region 8Environmental Protection Agency – National Offi ceFanwood Foundation – MT

Farm Aid – MAFarmer Veteran Coalition – CAFayetteville City Tourism Dept. – ARFayetteville Community Gardening Coalition – ARFayetteville Public Schools – ARFederation of Southern Cooperatives – GAFloyd Boulevard Local Food Market – IAFluid Market Strategies - ORFort Belknap Indian Community Council – MTFort Valley State University – GAGrinnell College – IAGrowing Power – WIGryczan Consulting – MTHeifer International – ARHigh Stakes Foundation – MTHousing Corp. of Northeastern PennsylvaniaHuman Resource Development Council, District IV – Havre, MTHuman Resource Development Council, District XI – Missoula, MTHuman Resource Development Council, District X – Kalispell, MTHuman Resource Development Council, District XII – Butte, MTIowa Energy CenterIowa Environmental CouncilIowa Farmer’s UnionIowa Network for Community Agriculture Iowa Offi ce of Energy IndependenceIowa Renewable Energy AssociationIowa State University and ISU ExtensionKat Taylor – CAKellogg Foundation – MIKentucky State UniversityKerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture – OKKuipers and Associates – MTLangston University – OKLeopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture – IALincoln University – OKLouisiana State UniversityMidwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) – WIMidwest Renewable Energy Association – WIMissoula, MT FoodbankMississippi Dept. of AgricultureMississippi State UniversityMissouri Alternatives CenterMissouri State UniversityMontana Dept. of AgricultureMontana Dept. of Environmental QualityMontana Dept. of Health and Human ServicesMontana Farmers UnionMontana Flour and Grains

Montana Governor’s Offi ce of Community ServiceMontana Grain Growers AssociationMontana Organic Producers CooperativeMontana State University – Dept. of Economics and Agricultural EconomicsMontana State University – Billings – College of TechnologyMontana State University – NorthernMontana Tech of University of MontanaMother Earth News/Ogden PublicationsNational Agricultural Law CenterNational Agroforestry Center – NENational Environmental Education Foundation – DCNational Farm to School NetworkNational Sustainable Agriculture CoalitionNevada Dept. of AgricultureNiche Meat Processors Assistance Network – IANorth Carolina Solar CenterNorth Carolina State UniversityNorth Carolina Sustainable Energy AssociationNorthern Agriculture NetworkNorthern Plains Resource Council – MTNorthwest Arkansas Community College

Sustainable energy program manager Dale Horton demonstrates equipment for residential energy-use testing for (right to left) intern Rakesh Kamal, staff member Brittany Petersen and intern Frank Glenn.

NCAT Support

NCAT is a 501(c)(3) nonprofi t organization whose work is supported by both government and the private sector, including corporations, foundations, and individuals. You can support NCAT’s programs in sustainability and healthy communities by making a tax-deductible donation to NCAT. Visit www.ncat.org to learn how you can help.

Northwest Energy Coalition – WANorthwest Energy Effi ciency Alliance – ORNorthWestern Energy – MTNuestras Raices – MAOcean Springs Fresh Markets – MSOhio State UniversityOklahoma State UniversityOperation Spring Plant – NC Opportunity Link – MTOregon State UniversityOregon TilthOrganic Farming and Research Foundation – CAPennsylvania Weatherization TaskforcePiedmont Biofuels – NCPort of Butte, MTPractical Farmers of IowaResource Conservation and Development of IowaRoundtable on Sustainable Biofuels – SwitzerlandRural Advancement Foundation InternationalSchlenker & McKittrick Associates – MT Southern Alliance for Clean Energy – TNSouthern Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control – GASouthern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group – ARSouthern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education – GASoutheast Asian Farmers Association – ARTennessee State UniversityTexas A&M UniversityTexas Agricultural Experiment StationTurner Foundation, GATuskegee University – ALUniversity of Arkansas – National Agricultural Law CenterUniversity of Arkansas Cooperative ExtensionUniversity of Arkansas at Pine Bluff University of FloridaUniversity of GeorgiaUniversity of Iowa – National Biodiesel Education ProgramUniversity of KentuckyUniversity of Maryland Cooperative ExtensionUniversity of Missouri Cooperative ExtensionUniversity of Montana – WesternUniversity of TennesseeUniversity of Virgin IslandsUniversity of WyomingU.S. Dept. of Health and Human ServicesUnited States Dept. of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service – Agricultural Marketing Service – Natural Resources Conservation Service – National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)

– Risk Management Agency – State Offi ces - California, Montana, Oregon, Washington – Rural Business SystemsUtah State UniversityVirginia State UniversityVirginia Tech UniversityWashington State Energy ExtensionWashington State UniversityWestern Nevada CollegeWestern Sustainabe Agriculture Research & Education – UTWestern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group - NVWilkes University – PAWinrock International – ARWomen, Food and Agricultural Network – IAWomen’s Opportunity and Resource Development, Inc. (WORD) – MTXerces Society – ORYoderville Biodiesel Collective – IA

> 100,000 client contacts

50,001-100,000 client contacts

< 50,000 client contacts

NCAT off ice location

Client Contacts

Project PartnersProject Partners 11 11

P.O. Box 3657 ~ Fayetteville, AR 72702 206 6th Avenue, Ste. 1101 ~ Des Moines, IA 50309NCAT Regional Offices:

P.O. Box 2218 ~ Davis, CA 95617 79 Hillside Rd. ~ Shavertown, PA 18708 118 Broadway, Ste. 524 ~ San Antonio, TX 78205

www.ncat.org

NCAT Headquarters: 3040 Continental Drive; P.O. Box 3838, Butte, MT 59702

(406) 494-4572 800-ASK-NCAT

National Center

for Appropriate

Technology