Federal Assistance
CSREES supports the base programs of state
Agricultural Experiment Stations and the
Cooperative Extension System nationwide
at land-grant universities. As USDA's primary
extramural research agency, CSREES provides
working funds to researchers at institutions
of higher education all over the United
States. These research programs benefit
all Americans.
CSREES helps ensure that a high-quality
higher education infrastructure will be
available at the nation's land-grant universities
to address national needs, and it uses
the infrastructure of scientific expertise
from these and other colleges and universities,
and also of public and private laboratories,
to partner in addressing national priorities.
CSREES administers federal appropriations
through the three basic funding mechanisms
below: For more detailed information see CSREES
Funding Mechanisms.
- Competitive Funding.
Programs administered through competitive
programs are awarded based upon the recommendations
of proposal review panels. CSREES requests
proposals from eligible entities, and
a panel of subject-matter experts reviews
each proposal and prioritizes projects
for funding. CSREES' competitive programs
include the National Research Initiative,
the Small Business Innovation Research
Program, the Biotechnology Risk Assessment
Program, and Outreach for Socially Disadvantaged
Farmers and Ranchers. For more information,
go to the Research Quick
Link.
- Formula Grants. CSREES
provides support for research and extension
activities at land-grant institutions
through federal funds that are appropriated
to the states on the basis of statutory
formulas. CSREES' formula-grants are
directed to state experiment stations,
the Cooperative Extension System, and
Cooperative Forestry Programs. In most
cases, the states are required to match
the federal formula dollars they receive
with nonfederal contributions.
- Congressionally Directed Funding.
Each year Congress directs CSREES to
fund and administer certain state or
commodity-specific programs through the
Special Grant and Federal Administration
appropriations accounts. These funds
may be awarded to individual investigators
at universities or consortia of universities
or further distributed on a competitive
basis by the recipient institution. In
general, the Executive Branch does not
support the inclusion of these programs
in its annual budget submission to Congress.
Some examples of current CSREES projects
resulting from this type of funding include
the Expert Integrated Pest Management
(IPM) Decision Support System; Global
Change, UV-B Monitoring; IPM and Biological
Control; Minor Crop Pest Management,
IR-4; Minor Use Animal Drugs; National
Biological Impact Assessment Program;
and Pest Management Alternatives.
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