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CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE

10.001: Agricultural Research: Basic and Applied Research

Popular Name: Extramural Research

Objectives: To make agricultural research discoveries, evaluate alternative ways of attaining research goals, and provide scientific technical information.

PROGRAM AND AWARD FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.

APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS INFORMATION CONTACTS

RELATED PROGRAMS ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS

PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

10.001 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: Usually nonprofit institutions of higher education or other nonprofit research organizations, whose primary purpose is conducting scientific research.

Beneficiary Eligibility: Usually nonprofit institutions of higher education or other nonprofit research organizations, whose primary purpose is conducting scientific research.

Credentials/Documentation: None.

10.001 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination: Standard application forms are not used. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Interested parties are urged to submit proposals.

Application Procedure: Letters should be submitted to the Agricultural Research Service, Department of Agriculture. Give name of applicants, location of facilities, and State of incorporation, if any.

Award Procedure: A peer review panel considers each proposal, evaluates the qualifications of applicants in line with research to be undertaken and determines priority for final negotiations of the grant.

Deadlines: None.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable.

Appeals: Not applicable.

Renewals: Not applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Peer review.

Examples of Funded Projects: Not presently available.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $1,000 to $25,000; $3,000.

10.001 RELATED PROGRAMS:

10.200 Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants; ;
10.203 Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act;
10.205 Payments to 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee University;
10.206 Grants for Agricultural Research: Competitive Research Grants;
10.207 Animal Health and Disease Research;
10.250 Agricultural and Rural Economic Research;
10.500 Cooperative Extension Service;
10.652 Forestry Research;
10.700 National Agricultural Library;
62.001 TVA Energy Research and Technology Applications.

10.001 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Not available at this time.

10.001 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency: AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Type of Assistance: Project Grants.

Obligations: (Grants) FY 99 $14,192,786; FY 00 est $14,192,786; and FY 01 est $14,192,786.

Budget Account Number: 12-1400-0-1-352.

Authorization: 7 U.S.C. 427, 427i and 1624; 7 U.S.C. 3318.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature: 7 CFR 3015 and 7 CFR 3019.

10.001 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: See the Agricultural Research Service Regional Offices listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog.

Headquarters Office: Administrator for Agricultural Research Service, Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250. Phone: (202) 720-3656. Contact: Extramural Agreements Division. Phone: (301) 504-1147. Use the same number for FTS.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

10.001 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable.

Uses and Use Restrictions: Research is conducted that is in cooperation with and is correlated with the Agricultural Research Service's in-house research programs and projects. Limited discretionary research funds are periodically made available.

10.001 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports: Progress reports, final technical reports, financial statements, and invention and subaward reports.

Audits: As performed by cognizant audit agency.

Records: Financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other records pertinent to an award shall be retained for a period of three years from the date of submission of the final expenditure report or, for awards that are renewed quarterly or annually, from the date of the submission of the quarterly or annual financial report, as authorized by the Federal awarding agency.