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Welcome to the Northern Plains Area Grants and Agreements Service Section. This page includes useful grants and agreements information, links and staff contact information. We’re here to help and encourage you to contact us if you have questions or need additional information.
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Grants and Agreements Documents
(All documents are in MS Word unless otherwise noted)
1. Decision Tree to Determine Appropriate Agreement Type
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Purpose |
Relationship / Benefit to ARS Programs |
ARS Involvement During Performance |
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Use a Contract When: |
Acquiring Service or Property |
Direct Benefit/Use |
No Involvement |
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Use a Grant When: |
Transferring Anything of Value |
To Support or Stimulate a Public Purpose |
No Involvement |
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Use an Assistance Type Cooperative Agreement (ACTA) When: |
Transferring Anything of Value |
To Support or Stimulate a Public Purpose |
Substantial Involvement |
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Use a Specific Cooperative Agreement (SCA) When: |
ARS is Paying and Mutual Interest and Contributions toward Research Effort exists |
Direct Benefit to ARS in-house research |
Substantial Involvement |
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Use a Research Support Agreement (RSA) When: |
Procuring Service/Supplies Directly from a College or University |
Direct Benefit to ARS in-house research |
Substantial Involvement |
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Use a Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement (NFCA) When: |
Describing Research Work with No Obligation of Funds |
Direct Benefit to ARS in-house research |
Substantial Involvement |
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Use a Technology Transfer Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) When: |
Receiving Funds under Federal Technology Transfer Act |
Direct Benefit to ARS in-house research |
Substantial Involvement |
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Use a Reimbursable or Trust Fund Agreement When: |
ARS Receives Funds to Perform Research Work |
Direct Benefit to ARS in-house research |
Substantial Involvement |
Each project involving cooperation must be assessed individually to ascertain the agreement instrument most appropriate for the project.
Please contact either Jim or Marcie for assistance and examples of Statements of Work for Grants, Assistance Type Cooperative Agreements, Specific Cooperative Agreements, Research Support Agreements, Trust Fund Cooperative Agreements, or Reimbursable Agreements.
Please contact Dr. Bryan Kaphammer for assistance related to Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADA’s) at Bryan.Kaphammer@ars.usda.gov or 970-492-7028.
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2. Accepting Funds from Outside Sources
- Definition of an Outside Source: Any organization/institution that is NOT ARS
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3. Competitive Grant Proposals involving funds coming into ARS (i.e., CSREES/NRI, NIH, etc.)
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4. Competitive Grant Proposals for Research, No Funds to ARS activity (all funds to the Cooperator)
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ARS scientist shares responsibility for the project with another person, usually a Non-ARS person
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ARS scientist has no responsibility for completion of the project, serves as an Ad Hoc advisor to the Principal Investigator
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ARS-425 Template (Contact Marcie Currie-Gross)
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Letter of Intent Examples (Contact Marcie Currie-Gross)
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5. Trust Fund or Reimbursable Cooperative Agreements (incoming funds to ARS)
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6. Specific Cooperative Agreements (outgoing funds to a cooperating organization / institution: i.e., university)
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7. Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement (formerly known as an Individual Memorandum of Understanding)
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Customer Service Plan
The NPA Agreements Section is committed to assisting the Northern Plains Area scientists and administrative support staff in preparing and implementing cooperative agreements that support the mission of ARS and to make the various agreements related processes and data entry programs as expeditious as possible. All awarded agreements will be legally and fiscally sound and in compliance with established extramural policies and procedures.
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