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CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC
ASSISTANCE
10.226: Secondary Agriculture Education Grants
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| 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 |
Applicant Eligibility: Public secondary schools.
Beneficiary Eligibility: Public secondary schools.
Credentials/Documentation: Each first-time recipient must furnish organizational management information requested by the funding agency, and each applicant must provide assurances specified in the annual solicitation of applications.
Preapplication Coordination: All proposals/solicitations are published in the Federal Register. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure: Formal proposals should be submitted to the Office of Extramural Programs, CSREES, as outlined in the solicitation of applications. Application procedures are contained in the program regulations and required forms are contained in the Grant Application Kit. This program is subject to the regulatory provisions of USDA, 7 CFR Part 3015, et seq., and all successor regulations.
Award Procedure: Proposals are reviewed and evaluated by CSREES staff members with the assistance and advice of peer panels of qualified educators, administrators, industrialists, and other appropriate persons who are specialists in the fields covered by the proposals. Proposals are supported in order of merit to the extent permitted by available funds. Grant payments may be made by the electronic transfer system, advance by Treasury check, or reimbursement by Treasury check.
Deadlines: All deadlines are announced in the Federal Register. The deadline for submission of fiscal year 2000 proposals is March 10, 2000.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: From 90 to 180 days.
Appeals: None.
Renewals: None.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Proposals are evaluated using the following criteria: Intrinsic merit, overall approach and cooperative linkages, originality, personnel, institutional commitment and resources; and overall quality of proposal.
Examples of Funded Projects: Graduate Discovery Program for Minorities in Agriculture; Food Processing Management Computer Simulation; A Systems Approach for Internationalizing Undergraduate Agricultural Curricula; Valuing Diversity; Faculty and Student Activities to Enhance Education.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Awards will be about $15,000.
Federal Agency: COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION SERVICE, (DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE )
Type of Assistance: Project Grants.
Obligations: (Grants) FY 99 $480,000; FY 00 est $480,000; and FY 01 est $480,000.
Budget Account Number: 12-1500-0-1-352.
Authorization: Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996, Public Law 104-127, as amended.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature: 7 CFR Part 3015, USDA Uniform Federal Assistance Regulations; 7 CFR Part 3016, Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments; 7 CFR Part 3017, Government wide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and Government wide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants); 7 CFR Part 3018, Restrictions on Lobbying; 7 CFR Part 3019, Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Nonprofit Organizations; 7 CFR Part 3405, Higher Education Challenge Grants, Administrative Provisions, and Grant Application Kit.
Regional or Local Office: None.
Headquarters Office: Grant Programs Manager, Higher Education Programs, Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, Department of Agriculture, Room 3912, South Bldg., Washington, DC 20250-2251. Phone: (202) 720-7854. (Home Page)
(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)
Formula and Matching Requirements: Dollar-for-dollar matching funds from nonfederal sources is required.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Grants are awarded for at least a 1 year period.
Uses and Use Restrictions: Funds may be used only in targeted areas, e.g., curricula design and materials development, promotion of teaching competencies, promotion of agriscience and agribusiness career information, instruction delivery systems, student experiential learning, and educational activities that increase the diversity of students pursuing degrees in agriscience and agribusiness.
Reports: Grant terms and conditions will specify reporting requirements.
Audits: In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local governments, and Non-Profit Organizations, nonfederal entities that receive financial assistance of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.
Records: Grantees are expected to maintain separate records for each grant to ensure that funds are expended for authorized purposes. Grant related records must be retained at least 3 years; records must be retained beyond the 3 year period if litigation is pending or audit findings have not been resolved.
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