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| 10.001 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH_BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH |
| (Extramural Research). |
| FEDERAL AGENCY |
| AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE |
| AUTHORIZATION |
| 7 U.S.C. 427, 427i and 1624; 7 U.S.C. 3318. |
| OBJECTIVES |
| To make agricultural research discoveries, evaluate alternative ways of attaining research goals, and provide scientific technical information. |
| TYPES OF ASSISTANCE |
| Project Grants. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| None. |
| Appeals |
| None. |
| Renewals |
| None. |
| Formula and Matching Requirements |
| None. |
| Length and Time Phasing of Assistance |
| None. |
| 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. |
| Account Identification |
| 12-1400-0-1-352. |
| Obligations |
| (Grants) FY 07 $20,295,111; FY 08 est $20,295,111 and FY 09 est not reported. |
| Range and Average of Financial Assistance |
| $1,000 to $25,000. Average: $3,000. |
| PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS |
| None. |
| REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE |
| 7 CFR 3015 and 7 CFR 3019. |
| 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. Telephone: (202) 720-3656. Contact: Extramural Agreements Division. Telephone: (301) 504-1147. Use the same number for FTS. |
| Web Site Address |
| http://www.ars.usda.gov |
| RELATED PROGRAMS |
| 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; 10.205, 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. |
| EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS |
| None. |
| CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS |
| Peer review. |
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General Services Administration Office of Chief Acquisition Officer Regulatory and Federal Assistance Division (VIR) |
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