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FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

10.600 FOREIGN MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION (Cooperator Market Development)

FEDERAL AGENCY: FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE,
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
AUTHORIZATION: Title 1, section 104(b) Agricultural Trade
Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (Public Law 480). Title
VI Agricultural Act of 1954 (Public Law 690). Executive Order
10900, dated January 5, 1961. Foreign Agricultural Service
Regulations - Title 11.

OBJECTIVES: To create, expand, and maintain markets abroad for
U.S. agricultural commodities.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants.

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: The grants may be used for trade servicing, consumer promotion, market research including service and short range analysis. Types of campaigns and activities and amounts of funds are subject to annual marketing plans approved by FAS. All expenditures are subject to approval of Agricultural Attaches or FAS/Washington.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: Cooperator preference is given to nonprofit U.S. Agricultural trade groups which are industry wide or nationwide in membership and scope. Private firms are eligible when designated by nonprofit trade organization to act in its behalf or the agreement will not otherwise be undertaken by a nonprofit trade organization.

Beneficiary Eligibility: Same as applicant eligibility.

Credentials/Documentation: Cooperators must prove ability to provide a competent experienced staff and other resources to assure adequate development, supervision, and execution of product activities.

APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination: None.

Application Procedure: Informal written or verbal contact should be made.

Award Procedure: The FAS and the Cooperator arrive at a preliminary agreement concerning the market development effort that is planned. The specific understandings reached are then incorporated in a formal agreement that is reviewed and approved, both in its terms and amount, by the FAS Administrator.

Deadlines: None.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: 1 to 6 months.
Appeals: Not applicable.
Renewals: Available.

ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: Dependent upon the nature of the campaign. Cooperator must pay all dollar costs necessary for the operation of the U.S. headquarters and agreed upon share of salaries of overseas supervisory personnel.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: 1 to 4 years. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports: Progress and fiscal reports made annually. Audits: Commercial audits made semiannually. Accounts and records must be available for inspection or audit at any reasonable time. Records: Must be maintained for not less than 3 years after completion or termination of project agreement.

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FOREST SERVICE

10.650 STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY COOPERATION (Cooperative Forestry)

FEDERAL AGENCY: FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF

AGRICULTURE AUTHORIZATION: Forest Pest Control Act of June 25, 1947 (16 U.S.C. 594-1 to 594-5). Clarke-McNary Act of June 7, 1924, section 1, as amended; section 2, as amended and supplemented by acts of March 3, 1925, April 13, 1926, and July 25, 1927; and section 4 as amended by act of October 26, 1949; 16 U.S.C. 564, 563, 565a, 566a-b and 567. Cooperative Forest Management Act of August 25, 1950, as amended by the act of September 25, 1962; 16 U.S.C. 568c and 568d. Agriculture Act of May 28, 1956, section 401, assistance to states for tree planting and reforestation; 16 U.S.C. 568e and 568g. Agricultural Organic Act of May 15, 1862 (Rev. Stat. 520). Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (Public Law 566) of August 4, 1954, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 1001-1007 (Supp. IV). Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950, section 216 (64 Stat. 183). OBJECTIVES: To provide maximum benefits to the people of this

Nation by furthering the protection, sound management, and wise use of non-Federal forest and certain nonforested watershed lands. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Formula Grants; Advisory Services and Counseling.

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: These programs are used to provide the following assistance, normally through state forestry agencies and/or soil and water conservation districts for protection, management, and development of state, local, and privately-owned forest land, and to build for rural America new and greater opportunities. (1) Forest fire prevention and control; (2) forest insect and disease control; (3) timber growing and timber harvesting; (4) timber stand improvements and tree planting; (5) utilization and marketing of forest products; (6) multiple use planning of forest land resources; (7) forest tree improvement; (8) planning, development environment, improvement, and rural industrialization; (9) watershed protection, improvement, and flood prevention on forest and wildlands; (10) emergency flood prevention caused by natural disasters; (11) protection of rural lands against fire in national emergency; (12) technical services for Federal cost-sharing and loan programs on forest land. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: State forestry and other state agencies, local governments and organizations, private woodland owners, and private forest industries.

Beneficiary Eligibility: Same as applicant eligibility.
Credentials/Documentation: None.

APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination: Forest Service works with state agency or other appropriate government unit, organizations, industry, or individual to determine if they qualify for cooperative assistance. State enabling legislation is required for the states to participate in the cooperative programs.

Application Procedure: For the majority of the programs a formal agreement is executed between the Secretary of Agriculture and the participating state. These are continuing agreements in most cases. Each year a financial plan is prepared by the state that shows the source of all funds used by them. Individuals may apply to their state forester.

Award Procedure: States are advised by the Department of Agriculture. State Central Information Reception Agencies are notified via form 240.

Deadlines: Not a firm requirement, but states are requested to submit financial plans within 10 days after they are advised of their program allotments.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: 3 to 40 days, average 21 days. Appeals: None. Renewals: Agreements for most programs are continuous. Each fiscal year a financial plan is prepared and approved for each state. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: A high proportion of these funds are distributed by formula, with the remaining being distributed as project funds. The formula is based on need and performance. Federal share of cost varies according to programs, but for the majority of the programs the Federal share cannot exceed the net expenditures by the cooperators. For watershed and flood prevention activities the Federal cost-sharing usually does not exceed the rates for similar practices under other cooperative programs.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports: Annual accomplishment reports are required and some additional reports are requested for special situations. Audits: Fiscal reviews are made every 2 years of the state-related records concerning the cooperative programs

Records: The bookkeeping system maintained by the state, or other cooperating agency, must provide certain information and be readily adapted to audit and reconciliation. Cooperating State agencies shall establish and maintain adequate systems for collecting and recording statistical data.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification: 05-96-1100-0-1-402; 05-96-1101-0-1-402; 05-20-1066-0-1-401; 05-20-1036-0-1-401; 05-20-1067-0-1-401; 0520 1069 0 1 401.

Obligations: (Grants) FY 70 $26,144,000; FY 71 est $27,662,000; and FY 72 est $27,212,000.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $2,000 to $1,154,000. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: In FY 1970, 80,600 acres of

burned area were stabilized by seeding. 110,000 woodland owners given woodland management assistance. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: "Managing Forested Watersheds," Cooperative Programs for Water Resource Conservation, PA-919; "Saving the Forests and Related Wildlife Resources from Insects and Diseases,' PA-666; "On The Lookout," PA-665; “Public Forestry Assistance for Small Woodlands," PA-409; "Wildlife Statistics"; "Forests in Rural Areas Development," PA-494; "Public Assistance for Forestry Cooperatives," PA-751; "Forest Products Utilization and Marketing Assistance," PA-752.

INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: Persons are encouraged to communicate with the regional foresters or area directors (see appendix for a list of these addresses). State foresters and their local offices are also sources of information.

Headquarters Office: Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, South Building, 12th & Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250. Telephone: (202) 388-6657.

RELATED PROGRAMS: 10.653, Land Exchange in the National Forests; 10.050, Rural Environmental Assistance; 10.416, Soil and Water Loans; 10.501, Extension Programs for Forestry Production and Marketing; 15.111, Indian Forest Fire Suppression and Emergency Rehabilitation; 15.112, Indian Forest Management, Protection, and Development; 15.208, Non-Sale Disposals from Public Lands; 15.610, Wildlife Research Information.

10.651 FORESTRY COOPERATIVE RESEARCH (Research Cooperative AID)

FEDERAL AGENCY: FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF

AGRICULTURE

AUTHORIZATION: McSweeney-McNary Forest Research Act of May 22, 1928; as amended and supplemented by the Acts of June 15, 1936, (49 Stat. 1515); May 31, 1944 (58 Stat. 265); June 25, 1949 (63 Stat. 271); April 24, 1950 (64 Stat. 87); August 31, 1951 (65 Stat. 233); August 8, 1953 (67 Stat. 489); June 13, 1956 (70 Stat. 269); September 25, 1962 (76 Stat. 579); 16 U.S.C. 581-581i.

OBJECTIVES: Extend the research activities of the Forest Service by sharing costs for basic and applied research primarily with nonprofit institutions of higher educations, but also with other nonprofit institutions and organizations engaged in scientific research.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants.

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Co-op Aid agreements will be used for research in the fields of timber production, watershed management, forest range management, wildlife habitat management, forest recreation, forest fire protection, forest insect and disease protection and control, forest products utilization, forest engineering, forest production economics, forest products marketing, forest survey. Co-op Aid agreements are limited to 5 years duration.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: Nonprofit institutions and organizations, state agricultural experiment stations, profitmaking institutions, organizations and individuals conducting scientific research. Beneficiary Eligibility: The ultimate beneficiary is the general public, however, the principal investigator and his research assistants are the immediate beneficiaries. The personnel involved must satisfy the Forest Service that the research proposed for financing is timely, of major significance and within the established mission or objective of the research assigned to the Forest Service. Credentials/Documentation: None. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: None.

Application Procedure: An application is usually the combined product of the principal investigator and a Forest Service Scientist. An informal discussion is documented in the form of an agreement that outlines the mutuality of interest in the solution of a problem, the research plan of work, and the mechanics of the agreement.

Award Procedure: Not applicable.

Deadlines: None.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: 90 days. Appeals: 90 days.

Renewals: Predicated on need, availability of financing and priority of other in-house co-op aid work. A budget for the extended period is required showing the total need, an estimate of each agency's share and a revision of the objective of the research, if applicable.

ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: Project. Each agency's mutual interest in the research project is documented in a financial plan. A standard matching arrangement is not required. The negotiation between the two cooperators determines the share each will bear. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: 1 to 5 years. Most agreements are made on a renewable 1-year basis. Funds are provided on a reimbursable basis. Billing for costs incurred can be made monthly, quarterly or semiannually.

POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports: Technical reports of progress are required annually and at termination of agreement. Fiscal reports are required at least semiannually.

Audits: Auditors of a cognizant audit agency for each university and from the Forest Service for other institutions and organizations should have access at any reasonable time to the plant, laboratories, offices or other facilities for purposes of review and observation of the status and progress of the sponsored project. Records: All related data, information, records, and accounts shall be retained for 1 year beyond the expiration date of the co-op said agreement.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification: 05-96-1100-0-1-402.

Obligations: (Project Grants) FY 70 $519,000; FY 71 est $520,000; and FY 72 est $520,000.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $1,000 to $25,000. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: An average of 90 to 100 co-op aid agreements per year.

REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: None.
INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: Applicants will contact the regional
Experiment Stations listed in the appendix for information.
Consult the local telephone directory for local offices of the
agency.

Headquarters Office: Deputy Chief for Research, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250. Telephone: (202) 388-6666.

RELATED PROGRAMS: 10.652, Forestry Research; 10.200, Contracts and Grants for Scientific Research; 10.202, Cooperative Forestry Research; 10.203, Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations under Hatch Act; 15.610, Wildlife Research Information.

10.652 FORESTRY RESEARCH (Research Grants)

FEDERAL AGENCY: FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF

AGRICULTURE

AUTHORIZATION: Basic Research Grants, Public Law 85-934; 42 U.S.C. 1891-1893; Basic and Applied Research Grants, Public Law 89-106, section 2; 7 U.S.C. 450b; 79 Stat. 431.

OBJECTIVES: To make grants for basic research to nonprofit institutions or organizations and to make grants for basic or applied research to profit and nonprofit institutions or organizations.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants.

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Grants will be used for research in the fields of timber production, watershed management, forest range management, wildlife habitat management, forest recreation, forest fire protection, forest insect and disease protection and control, forest products utilization, forest engineering, forest production economics, forest products marketing, forest survey. Indirect expenses are negotiable within the indirect rate established by the Government's cognizant audit agency. Grants are limited to 5-years duration.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: Applicants for grants for basic research under Public Law 85-934 must certify that they are a nonprofit institution of higher education or a nonprofit organization whose primary purpose is the conduct of scientific research. Grants for basic or applied research under Public Law 89-106 may be made to state agricultural experiment stations: nonprofit institutions or organizations: profitmaking private organizations or individuals; or other Federal organizations.

Beneficiary Eligibility: The ultimate beneficiary is the general public. A principal investigator and his research staff are the immediate beneficiaries. A short biographical sketch of the principal investigator and a list of his principal publications should be included. A narrative description of the differing competences of personnel in place and others to be hired to perform the work must be included. The principal investigator must establish his competence in the field of the research proposed. Credentials/Documentation: See applicant eligibility. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination: Formal grant proposals from state agencies or organizations must be coordinated with a coordinating agency appointed by the Governor of each state. Coordination is not required on applications from other sources. Application Procedure: A complete research proposal must be submitted following guidelines available in each of the offices referred to below. The proposal must explain in detail the work to be undertaken, the competence of the principal investigator and his staff, other resources such as equipment, facilities and services available or needed, and a proposed budget for each fiscal year during the life of the proposed grant.

Award Procedure: All research grant proposals must compete for priority in technical competence and meeting national or regional needs.

Deadlines: Applications accompanied by research proposals must be received in the local Experiment Station Director's office prior to November 1 for consideration of funding in the fiscal year starting July 1, next.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: 120 days.

Appeals: Technical reviews between the applicant and the Forest Service must be completed between November 1 and February 1. Renewals: Requests for continued support will be considered in equal competition with pending proposals. Requests should be treated as new proposals except that a resume of progress to date must be added.

ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATION:

Formula and Matching Requirements: The applicant's contribution is negotiated. The proposed budget by fiscal year shows the estimated cost of the complete project from grant funds and value of resources to be contributed by the applicant. Salaries of academic personnel for periods when they receive salary for teaching should not be included for payment from grant funds. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: 1 to 5 years. Funds are provided on a reimbursable basis. Billings for expenses incurred may be submitted monthly, quarterly, or semiannually.

POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Reports: Technical reports of progress are required annually and one final report. Fiscal reports are required at least semiannually. Audits: The Comptroller General of the United States, his representative, or auditors of the cognizant audit agency for the educational institution involved shall have access at any reasonable time to the plant, laboratories, offices or other facilities for purposes of review and observation of the status and progress of the sponsored project.

Records: All related data, information, records and accounts shall be retained for those years beyond the expiration date of the grant unless other disposition is authorized in writing. FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification: 05-96-1100-0-1-402. Obligations: (Grants) FY 70 $196,000; FY 71 est $195,000; and FY 72 $195,000.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $25,000 to $100,000. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Average 4 grants per year. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: None. INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: Initial contact for grants shall be made to the Directors of the Regional Experiment Stations, the Director of the Forest Products Laboratory, and the Director of the Institute of Tropical Forestry as listed in the appendix.

Headquarters Office: Deputy Chief for Research, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250. Telephone: (202) 388-6666.

RELATED PROGRAMS: 10.651, Forestry Cooperative Research; 10.200, Contracts and Grants for Scientific Research; 10.202, Cooperative Forestry Research; 15.610, Wildlife Research Information.

10.653 LAND EXCHANGE IN THE NATIONAL FORESTS (Land Adjustments)

FEDERAL AGENCY: FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF

AGRICULTURE AUTHORIZATION: The General Exchange Act, Public Law 67-173 (42 Stat. 465) as amended, Public Law 68-513 (43 Stat. 1090; 16 U.S.C. 485) and Public Law 86-509 (74 Stat. 205). The Weeks Land Exchange Act, Public Law 68-591 (43 Stat. 1215; 16 U.S.C. 516). Title III, Bankhead Jones Farm Tenant Act, Public Law 77-683 (56 Stat. 725) as amended, Public Law 87-703 (76 Stat. 607) and Public Law 87-867 (76 Stat. 1153; 7 U.S.C. 1010-1012). Forest Service Omnibus Act, Public Law 87-869 (76 Stat. 1157; 16 U.S.C. 555a). OBJECTIVES: (1) Facilitate conservation of forest and watershed lands and resources under principle of multiple use; (2) consolidate the National Forests to the maximum extent feasible to ensure the most effective economical management of these public properties; (3) consolidate National Grassland and Land Utilization Project lands to the extent needed to promote cooperative management extending to maximum areas of related lands in private ownership; (4) help solve problems of management, protection, and use of lands and resources arising from intermingled or checkerboarded landownership patterns.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Sale, Exchange or Donation of Property and Goods.

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: (1) The exchange must be in the public interest. (2) The value of the property the United States gives in each exchange cannot exceed the value of the property it receives. (3) Lands are exchanged on the basis of their market value, "not" acre for acre. (4) The properties given and received must be in the same state. (5) Except where special authorization exists, the land offered to the United States must be within the boundary of a National Forest or a National Grassland. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: States, counties, cities, towns, corporations, partnerships, and private landowners.

Beneficiary Eligibility: The ultimate beneficiary is the general public. The Forest Service determines whether or not a proposed exchange is in the public interest. States, counties, cities, and others determine whether or not the proposed exchange is in their interest.

Credentials/Documentation: A preliminary title review of the property the United States will receive in an exchange is necessary. Legal descriptions must be prepared and in some cases property boundaries must be surveyed.

APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:
Preapplication Coordination: None.

Application Procedure: Either the Forest Service or the landowner can initiate an exchange. If the private landowner initiates the exchange, he tells the local District Ranger or Forest Supervisor which National Forest System lands he wishes to acquire and which of his own lands he proposes to offer. In both cases, when tentative agreement is reached on the areas to be considered in the exchange, the landowner makes an informal written offer to exchange.

Award Procedure: Not applicable.
Deadlines: None.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: None.

Appeals: Once the exchange is approved, it must be advertised for four consecutive weeks by public notice in newspapers of general circulation in the counties involved. This allows persons who may have bona fida claims to the lands, or who object to the exchange, to file their claims or objections with the Regional Forester. This filing must be done within 30 days of the first publication date. Renewals: None.

ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable.
POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports: Not applicable.
Audits: Not applicable.

Records: Not applicable.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification: 05-96-1100-0-1-402.

Obligations: (Salaries and expenses) FY 70 $3,241,000; FY 71 est $3,241,000; and FY 72 est $3,235,000.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Approximately 161 land exchanges involving 79,950 acres private land and 53,043 acres Federal land.

REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. PA-821. INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: Applicants will contact the Regional Foresters listed in the appendix for information. Consult the local telephone directory for local offices of the agency. Headquarters Office: Deputy Chief for the National Forest System, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250. Telephone: (202) 388-3523.

RELATED PROGRAMS: 10.650, State and Private Forestry Cooperation; 15.205, Exchange of Public Land.

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