10.205 Payments to 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee University

Formula Grants

State

A--Agriculture

A-Research, Development

A-Technical Assistance, Information, Services;

 

FEDERAL AGENCY: COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND EXTENSION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

AUTHORIZATION: National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as amended, Section 1445, Public Law 95- 113; Public Law 95-547; Public Law 97-98; Public Law 99-198; Public Law 101-624; Public Law 104-127; Public Law 105-185.

OBJECTIVES: To support continuing agricultural research at colleges eligible to receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 417-419, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 321-326 and 328), including Tuskegee University.  Its purpose is to promote efficient production, marketing, distribution, and utilization of products of the farm as essential to the health and welfare of people and to promote a sound prosperous agriculture and rural life.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Formula Grants.

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Moneys appropriated pursuant to Public Law 95-113, Section 1445, shall be used for expenses of conducting agricultural research, printing, disseminating the results of such research, contributing to the retirement of employees subject to the provisions of the Act of March 4, 1940 (54 Stat. 39-40, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 331), administrative planning and direction, and purchase and rental of land and the construction, acquisition, alteration, or repair of buildings necessary for conducting agricultural research.  The eligible institutions are authorized to plan and conduct agricultural research in cooperation with each other and such agencies, institutions, and individuals as may contribute to the solution of agricultural problems, and moneys appropriated pursuant to Section 1445 shall be available for paying the necessary expenses of planning, coordinating, and conducting such cooperative research.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: Sixteen 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee University as specified in the Act.  Funds are appropriated by Congress for distribution to eligible institutions in accordance with the statutory formula as stated in the Act.  This program is available in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Beneficiary Eligibility: Sixteen 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee University as specified in the Act.  Funds are appropriated by Congress for distribution to eligible institutions in accordance with the statutory formula as stated in the Act.  This program is available in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Credentials/Documentation: None.  This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.

APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination: None.  This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102 and E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure: No application necessary for the release of funds, but funds must be accounted for by projects previously approved by CSREES. This program is subject to the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-110.

Award Procedure: To receive an annual allotment of funds, each eligible institution or State must first submit a plan of work to CSREES for approval.

Deadlines: None.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable.

Appeals: Not applicable.

Renewals: Not applicable.

ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: Beginning in fiscal year 2000, nonfederal matching funds must be provided in an amount equal to not less than 30 percent of the Federal formula funds provided; in fiscal year 2001, nonfederal matching funds must be provided in an amount equal to not less than 45 percent of the Federal formula funds provided; in fiscal year 2002 and each fiscal year thereafter, nonfederal matching funds must be provided in an amount equal to not less than 50 percent of the Federal formula funds provided. Beginning with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, the funds appropriated in each fiscal year under this Section use the following fund allocation statistical factors:  1. Three per centum shall be available to the Secretary for administration of this Section; 2. The remainder shall be allotted among the eligible institutions as follows: a) Funds up to the total amount made available to all eligible institutions in the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, under Section 2 of the Act of August 4, 1965 (79 Stat. 431; 7 U.S.C. 450i), shall be allocated among the eligible institutions in the same proportion as funds made available under Section 2 of the Act of August 4, 1965, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, are allocated among the eligible institutions; b) of funds in excess of the amount allocated under subparagraph (a) of this paragraph, 20 per centum shall be allotted among eligible institutions in equal proportions; 40 per centum shall be allotted among the eligible institutions in the proportion that the rural population of the State in which each eligible institution is located bears to the total rural population of all the States in which eligible institutions are located, as determined by the decennial census current at the time each such additional sum is first appropriated; and the balance shall be allotted among the eligible institutions in the proportion that the farm population of the State in which each eligible institution is located bears to the total farm population of all the States in which the eligible institutions are located, and the source is the 1980 Decennial Census. In computing the distribution of funds allocated under this subparagraph, the allotments to Tuskegee University and Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University shall be determined as if each institution were in a separate State.  The statistical factor used for eligibility does not apply to this program.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Fiscal year appropriated. Unobligated balance in excess of 5 percent on September 30 deducted from subsequent year allocation.  Funds released quarterly under the electronic transfer system.

POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports: Eligible recipients will be notified by CSREES of any changes in plan of work and reporting due dates or other requirements.

Audits: Audits will be conducted in accordance with guidelines established in the revised OMB Circular No. A-133, "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," and implemented in 7 CFR Part 3052.

Records: Maintained by project.  Retain payment documents 3 years.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification: 12-1500-0-1-352.

Obligations: (Grants) FY 99 $28,045,327; FY 00 est $28,952,917; and FY 01 est $28,973,227.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $518,078 to $1,539,502; $1,571,245.

PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: This program supports continuing agricultural research at the 1890 Colleges and Tuskegee University. This program also supports development of agricultural expertise by providing training opportunities for students to assist in the research projects being conducted by scientists at these institutions.

REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Administrative Manual for Evans-Allen Cooperative Agricultural Research, May 1982; 7 CFR Part 3015, USDA Uniform Federal Assistance Regulations; 7 CFR Part 3017, Government wide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and Government wide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants); 7 CFR Part 3018, New Restrictions on Lobbying; and 7 CFR Part 3019, Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and other non-profit organizations.

INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: None.

Headquarters Office: Deputy Administrator, Partnerships, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250.  Telephone:  (202) 720-5623.

RELATED PROGRAMS: 10.001, Agricultural Research_Basic and Applied Research; 10.200, Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants; 10.202, Cooperative Forestry Research; 10.203, Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act; 10.206, Grants for Agricultural Research_Competitive Research Grants; 10.207, Animal Health and Disease Research; 10.219, Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research; 10.250, Agricultural and Rural Economic Research; 10.500, Cooperative Extension Service; 10.652, Forestry Research.

EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not applicable.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Not applicable.