REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: To the extent possible, the Rural Telephone Bank will be covered by regulations, guidelines, and literature of the Rural Electrification Administration telephone loan program. REA publishes and issues upon request technical operations manuals and bulletins covering financing, construction, operation, and maintenance of rural telephone systems. There are available annual statistical summaries (free); Rural Electrification Act as amended (free); and Administrator's Annual Report (free). INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: None. Headquarters Office: Governor, Rural Telephone Bank, Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250. Telephone: (202) 447-5123 (Use same 7-digit number for FTS). RELATED PROGRAMS: 10.851, Rural Telephone Loans and Loan EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not applicable. lephone But Telephone lephone Lon applicable Not applic SCIENCE AND EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION 10.875 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH-BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH (RMA Act-Agricultural Omnibus Bill) FEDERAL AGENCY: SCIENCE AND EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AUTHORIZATION: Research and Marketing Act of 1946, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 427i and 1624; Public Law 85-934; 42 U.S.C. 18911893; Public Law 89-106; 79 Stat. 431. OBJECTIVES: To make agricultural research discoveries, evaluate al- TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants; Dissemination of Technical USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Patents resulting from research are ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: For grants, only nonprofit institutions of higher APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Application Procedure: Letter to Science and Education Administra- Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not available. Appeals: None. Renewals: None. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Formula and Matching Requirements: None. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Reports: None. Audits: Not applicable. Records: Not applicable. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 12-1400-0-1-352. Obligations: (Grants) FY 78 $220,000; FY 79 est $195,000; and FY 80 est $195,000. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: (Grants) $12,000 to $67,700; $48,715. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Accomplishments from agricultural research include: Identification of factors affecting calving difficulty; animal waste as a source of methane gas and feed nutrient recovery; protection of honey bee colonies from toxic sprays in cotton; development of computer assisted information system plan for National Plant Germplasm program; reduction of irrigation energy costs; development of management practices for the removal of nutrients from municipal wastewater; scheduling of irrigation in order to reduce costs and conserve water; increasing guayule yield with chemical treatment; evaluation of the safety of ammoniated aflatoxin-contaminated corn. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Bulletins, both technical and popular, are available to the public. For information on Agricultural Research Service, see "Program aid No. 994, Know your Agricultural Research Service." Special information is available on community and family betterment including ways to increase employment, broaden community income, and enhance family living conditions. These publications may be obtained through U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Communication. Governmental and Public Affairs. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: See the Science and Education Administration Regional Offices listed in the Appendix. Headquarters Office: Deputy Director For Agricultural Research, Science and Education Administration, Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250. Telephone: (202) 447-3656. Contact: Wayne Thrush. Telephone: (202) 436-8403. RELATED PROGRAMS: 10.250, Agricultural and Rural Economic Research; 10.652, Forestry Research; 10.876, Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants; 10.877, Cooperative Forestry Research; 10.878, Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under Hatch Act; 10.879 Rural Development Research; 10.881, Cooperative Extension Service; 10.883, Technical Information Systems; 62.001, National Fertilizer Development. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not presently available. 10.876 GRANTS FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, SPECIAL RESEARCH GRANTS (Special Research Grants) FEDERAL AGENCY: SCIENCE AND EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AUTHORIZATION: Section 2(c) of Public Law 89-106 (7 U.S.C. 450i) as amended by Section 1414 of Public Law 95- 113. OBJECTIVES: 1. To carry out research to facilitate or expand promising breakthroughs in areas of the food and agricultural sciences of importance to the nation. 2. To facilitate or expand on-going State-Federal food and agricultural research programs. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: For Objective 1. Land-grant colleges and uni- Beneficiary Eligibility: Same as Applicant Eligibility. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Application Procedure: Standard department procedures. Proposals/ tions, facilities and major equipment available, duration (5 year maximum) and budget including grantee's inputs submitted to the headquarters office listed below. Application procedures are published in the Federal Register. This program is subject to the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-110. Award Procedure: Proposals are analyzed by independent panels of scientists with results reduced to integral ratings. Administrative analysis of rating, including institutional capabilities and appropriateness yield outstanding proposals that are funded within appropriation limitations. Notification of awards must be made to the designated State Central Information Reception Agency in accordance with Treasury Circular 1082. Deadlines: As announced in the Federal Register for each fiscal year. Renewals: Requests for continued support must be documented as new proposals are considered in equal competition with other pending proposals. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Formula and Matching Requirements: No matching requirement, but cost sharing is generally practiced. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: 1 to 5 years. Funds provided intermittently upon request as needed to finance current operations. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Reports: Annual financial report due December 1. Annual progress report due March 15. Final financial and final summary progress report. Audits: Periodic audits should be made as part of the recipient's system of financial management and internal control to meet terms and conditions of grants and other agereements. The program is also subject to audit by the cognizant Federal audit agency and the USDA Office of Inspector General. Federal audits will be made in accordance with the policies of OMB Circular A-73 to ensure that funds have been applied efficiently, economically, and effectively. Records: Maintained by grant or project. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 12-1500-0-1-352. Obligations: (Grants) FY 78 $7,235,000; FY 79 est $15,784,810; and FY 80 est $11,261,700. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $38,420 to $162,000; $72,000. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Significant accomplishments include new practices to lower costs of producing soybeans, and more effective means of pest control with reduced environmental hazards from pesticides. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Plant and Operations Handbook No. 8; Agriculture Procurement Regulations Amendment No. 46 (negotiated research agreements with educational institutions); (no charge). INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: None. Headquarters Office: Deputy Director for Cooperative Research, Science and Education Administration, Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250. Telephone: (202) 447-4423 (Use same 7-digit number for FTS). RELATED PROGRAMS: 10.250, Agricultural and Rural Economic Research; 10.652, Forestry Research; 10.875, Agricultural Research-Basic and Applied Reserach; 10.877, Cooperative Forestry Research; 10.878, Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations under Hatch Act; 10.879, Rural Development Research; 10.880, Payments to 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee Institute. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: 1. Photosynthetic and Transpirative Rate Processes of Soybean Canopies; 2. Interaction of Corn Rootworms, Lesion Nematodes and the Anthracnose Fungus; 3. Major Resistance Genes to Control Epidemic Increase of Foliar Pathogens of Cereal Grains; 4. Interactions of Pres laughter Handling and Transportation Stressors on Beef Meat Quality and Quantity. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Within guidelines established for the program; overall scientific and technological quality of proposal; research competence of the principal investigator(s), research team and support personnel; adequacy of facilities, equipment, and related program support; justification of support requested in relation to objectives and procedures; feasibility of attaining objectives during life of proposed research; awareness of published literature and current research related to proposed research; relevance of importance of proposed research to solution of specific areas of inquiry; and estimate of expected benefits. 10.877 COOPERATIVE FORESTRY RESEARCH (McIntire-Stennis Act) FEDERAL AGENCY: SCIENCE AND EDUCATION ADMINIS TRATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AUTHORIZATION: Cooperative Forestry Research Act of October 10, 1962; Public Law 87-788; 16 U.S.C. 582a-582a- 7; Section 506, Educational Amendments of 1972; Public Law 92-318; 16 U.S.C. 582a-7. OBJECTIVES: To encourage and assist the states in carrying on a program of forestry research at forestry schools, and to develop a trained pool of forest scientists capable of conducting needed for estry research. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Formula Grants. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Forestry research at certified State institutions in the eight categories which follow: (1) reforestation and management of land for the production of crops of timber and other related products of the forest; (2) management of forest and related watershed lands to improve conditions of waterflow and to protect resources against flood and erosion; (3) management of forest and related rangeland for production of forage and domestic livestock and game and improvement of food and habitat for wildlife;(4) management of forest lands for outdoor recreation; (5) protection of forest lands for outdoor recreation; (5) protection of forest land and resources against fire, insects, diseases, or other destructive agents;(6) utilization of wood and other forest products; (7) development of sound policies for the management of forest lands and the harvesting and marketing of forest products; (8) such other studies as may be necessary to obtain the fullest and most effective use of forest resources. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: Funds are appropriated by Congress for distri- APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: is Application Procedure: No application required for the release of funds but funds can be expended only on projects approved by SEA/CR. This program is subject to the provisions of OMB Cir cular No. A-110. Award Procedure: Notification of awards must be made to the desig nated State Central Information Reception Agency in accordance with Treasury Circular 1082. Deadlines: None. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Formula and Matching Requirements: The Act provides that the ap portionment among states shall be determined by the Secretary after consultation with a National Advisory Board of not less than Stressors al S: Within g and techno e principal in equacy of fr stification of ocedures; fa ed research; related to pr osed research t of expected b ct) seven officials of the forestry schools of the State-certified eligible Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: One year subsequent to year RY REE Reports: Fiscal year annual plan of work due August 15 of each year UCATION A CULTURE search Ad di 22-582-7, S Law 92-311 gement d (3) ma forage and habi recreation ; (5) prote iseases, and her forest Inagement Forest pra in the fi Congres by & Sa system of financial management and internal control to meet terms Records: Maintained by project. Retain payment documents 5 years. Account Identification: 12-1500-0-1-352. Obligations: (Grants) FY 78 $9,500,000; FY 79 est $9,500,000; and FY 80 est $9,215,000. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $24,923 to $342,588; $158,333. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Sixty State colleges and universities participated in the program in fiscal year 1978. Important results reported included contributions to knowledge on forest pest control, revegetation of strip mine spoils, southern pine seedlings from tissue cultures, reducing impact of timber harvest on the environment, relationship of timber harvest to wildlife, more efficient use of timber in furniture production, and non-sulfur pulp and paper manufacture. There were 647 graduate students working on 655 projects in 1977. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Administrative Manual for the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Program, Agriculture Handbook No. 324. INFORMATION CONTACTS: ate. Fa Regional or Local Office: None. esenting This p Car Headquarters Office: Deputy Director for Cooperative Research, Science and Education Administration, Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250. Telephone: (202) 447-4423 (Use same 7-digit number for FTS). RELATED PROGRAMS: 10.250, Agricultural and Rural Economic EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not applicable. 10,878 PAYMENTS TO AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS UNDER HATCH ACT (Hatch Act) FEDERAL AGENCY: SCIENCE AND EDUCATION ADMINIS- 506, Educational Amendments of 1972; Public Law 92-318; 7 U.S.C. 361a-i; Public Law 93-471; 7 U.S.C. 361a-361i. OBJECTIVES: To support agricultural research at State Agricultural Experiment Stations. Its purpose is to promote efficient production, marketing, distribution, and utilization of products of the farm as essential to the health and welfare of people and to promote a sound prosperous agriculture and rural life. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Formula Grants. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Moneys appropriated pursuant to this Act shall also be available, in addition to meeting expenses for research and investigations conducted under authority of Section 2, for printing and disseminating the results of such research, retirement of employees subject to the provisions of an Act approved March 4, 1940 (54 Stat. 39), administrative planning and direction, and for the purchase and rental of land and the construction, acquisition, alteration, or repair of buildings necessary for conducting research. The State Agricultural Experiment Stations are authorized to plan and conduct any research authorized under Section 2 of this Act in cooperation with each other and such other agencies and individuals as may contribute to the solution of the agricultural problems involved, and moneys appropriated pursuant to this Act shall be available for paying the necessary expenses of planning, coordinating and conducting such cooperative research. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: Agricultural Experiment Stations identified and Beneficiary Eligibility: Same as Applicant Eligibility. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Application Procedure: No application necessary for the release of Award Procedure: Notification of awards must be made to the designated State Central Information Reception Agency in accordance with Treasury Circular 1082. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable. Renewals: Not applicable. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Formula and Matching Requirements: Formula: Payments to states for fiscal year 1955 was a fixed base and sums appropriated in excess of 1955 level shall be distributed as follows: 20 percent allotted equally to each State- not less than 52 percent to states as follows: one-half in an amount which bears the same ratio as the rural population of the State bears to the total rural population of all the states and one-half in an amount which bears the same ratio as the farm population of the State bears to the total farm population of all the states- not more than 25 percent to states for cooperative research in which 2 or more State Agricultural Experiment Stations are cooperating to solve problems of the agriculture of more than one State. Matching requirement: any amount in excess of $90,000 available under the Act for allotment to any State, exclusive of the regional research fund. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Fiscal year appropriated. Unobligated balance September 30 deducted from subsequent year allocation. Funds released quarterly under Letter of Credit procedure. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Reports: Fiscal year annual plan of work due August 15 of each year for the fiscal year starting in October. Annual Program Financial Report due December 1. Annual Progress Report due March 15. Certification of Offset and Certification of Entitlement due prior to October 1. Past Year Obligations by Project due December 15. Audits: Periodic audits should be made as part of the recipient's systems of financial management and internal control to meet terms and conditions of grants and other agreements. The program is also subject to audit by the cognizant Federal audit agency and the USDA Office of Inspector General. Federal audits will be made in accordance with the policies of OMB Circular A-73 to ensure that funds have been applied efficiently, economically, and effectively. Records: Maintained by project. Retain payment documents 5 years. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 12-1500-0-1-352. Obligations: (Grants) FY 78 $105,875,133; FY 79 est $106,037,911; and FY 80 est $106,037,911. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $363,405 to $3,974,545; $1,879,374. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: During fiscal year 1977, basic and applied agricultural research continued to support efficient production, marketing, distribution, and utilization of agricultural commodities. Programs also include research related to environmental quality, rural development, and human nutrition. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Administrative Manual for the Hatch (Experiment Station) Act as amended, Agricultural Handbook No. 381; Manual of Procedures for Cooperative Regional Research, CSRS-OD-1082. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: None. Headquarters Office: Deputy Director for Cooperative Research, Science and Education Administration, Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250 Telephone: (202) 447-4423 (Use same 7-digit number for FTS). RELATED PROGRAMS: 10.250, Agricultural and Rural Economic Research; 10.652, Forestry Research; 10.875, Agricultural Research-Basic and Applied Research; 10.876, Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants; 10.877, Cooperative Forestry Research; 10.879, Rural Development Research; 10.880, Payments to 1890 Land Grant Colleges and Tuskegee EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not applicable. 10.879 RURAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH (Rural Development Act Title V Research) FEDERAL AGENCY: SCIENCE AND EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AUTHORIZATION: Rural Development Act of 1972 Title V (Research); Public Law 92-419; 7 U.S.C. 2661-2668; Public Law 94259. OBJECTIVES: To support rural development research at administratively responsible land-grant institutions and at other private and publicly supported colleges and universities including the LandGrant Colleges of 1890. Its purpose is to encourage and foster a balanced national development. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Formula Grants. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Funds appropriated may be used to pay salaries and other expenses of personnel to carry out the functions authorized, to obtain necessary supplies, equipment, services, and rent, repair and maintenance of other facilities needed, but may not be used to purchase or construct buildings. Rural development research shall consist of research, investigations, and basic feasibility studies in any field or discipline which may develop principles, facts, scientific and technical knowledge, new technology, and other information that may be useful to agencies of Federal, State, and local governments, industries in rural areas, Indian Tribes on Federal and State reservations or other federally recognized Indian Tribal groups, and other organizations involved in rural development programs and activities in planning and carrying out such programs and activities or other wise be practical and useful in achieving increased rural development. Research shall be coordinated with extension efforts in support of developmental activities provided for under the same Title of the Act. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: Administration of each State research program shall be the responsibility of the State Agricultural Experiment Station accepting the benefits of the Morrill Act of 1862. Funds may be used to finance programs through or at private and publicly supported colleges and universities other than the institution responsible for administering the programs which includes the LandGrant Colleges of 1890. Those wishing to participate shall submit program proposals to the institution responsible for administering the program and they shall be responsible for approval of said proposals. This program is available in Puerto Rico. Beneficiary Eligibility: Same as Applicant Eligibility. Credentials/Documentation: None. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: None. Application Procedure: No application necessary but payment of funds shall be contingent upon the Secretary's approval of an annual plan and budget for programs conducted. Funds can only be expended on projects approved by Cooperative Research, Science and Education Administration. This program is subject to the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-110. Award Procedure: Notification of awards must be made to the designated State Central Information Reception Agency in accordance with Treasury Circular 1082. Deadlines: None. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable. Appeals: Not applicable. Renewals: Not applicable. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Formula and Matching Requirements: Formula: The Act provides for distribution as follows: (1) 10 percent to states to finance work serving 2 or more states in which universities in 2 or more states cooperate or which is conducted by one university to serve 2 or more states. (2) 20 percent allocated equally among the states; (3) 66 percent to states as follows: one-half in an amount which bears the same ratio as the rural population of the State bears to the total rural population of all the states and one-half in an amount which bears the same ratio as the farm population of the State bears to the total farm population of all the states. No matching requirement. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Funds shall be available for use by the State for 1 year subsequent to the year of appropri ation. Unobligated balance September 30 carried over for obligation in subsequent year. Funds generally released quarterly as needed to finance current operation. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Reports: Annual Financial Report due December 1. Annual Progress Report due March 15. Current Program and Past Year Obligations by project. Audits: Periodic audits should be made as part of the recipient's system of financial management and internal control to meet terms and conditions of grants and other agreements. The also subject to audit by the cognizant Federal audit agency and the USDA Office of Inspector General. Federal audits will be made in accordance with the policies of OMB Circular A-73 to ensure that funds have been applied efficiently, economically, and effectively. |