DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE 10.001 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH-BASIC AND APPLIED 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 al ternative ways of attaining research goals, and provide scientific technical information. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Research is conducted that is sup plemental to or correlated with the Agricultural Research Service's in-house research programs and projects. Limited discretion ary research funds are periodically made available. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: Usually nonprofit institutions of higher educa tion or other nonprofit research organizations, whose primary pur pose is conducting scientific research. Beneficiary Eligibility: Usually nonprofit institutions of higher educa tion or other nonprofit research organizations, whose primary pur pose is conducting scientific research. Credentials/Documentation: None. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: Standard application forms are not used. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Inter ested parties are urged to submit proposals. Application Procedure: Letters should be submitted to the Agricul. tural 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 grant. Renewals: Not applicable. Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Reports: Progress reports, final technical reports, financial state ments, and invention and subaward reports. Audits: As performed by cognizant audit agency. Records: Maintain receipts of technical and financial accomplish ments 3 years after final payment. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 12-1400-0-1-352. FY 94 est $3,370,822. objective of ARS major programs was to improve the quality of animal productivity; plant productivity; soil and water conservation; commodity conversion and delivery; adequate human nutri tion; and the integration of agricultural systems. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: 7 CFR 3015. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: See the Agricultural Research Service Re gional Offices listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog. Headquarters Office: Administrator for Agricultural Research Serv ice, Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250. Telephone: (202) 720-3656. Contact: K. J. Michels. Telephone: (301) 344-2854. RELATED PROGRAMS: 10.200, Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants; 10.202, Cooperative Forestry Research; 10.203, Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under 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, National Fertilizer and Environmental Research Center. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not presently available. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Peer review. ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE 10.025 PLANT AND ANIMAL DISEASE, PEST CONTROL, AND ANIMAL CARE FEDERAL AGENCY: ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPEC TION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AUTHORIZATION: Organic Act of 1944, as amended, Section 102; Act of April 6, 1937, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 147a, 148, 148a-148f; Animal Industry Act of May 29, 1884, as amended; Act of February 2, 1903, as amended; Act of March 3, 1905, as amended, 21 U.S.C. 111-114a, 114a-1, 115-130; Act of February 28, 1947, as amended, 21 U.S.C. 1146-114c, 114d-1; Golden Nematode Act of 1948, 7 U.S.C. 150-150g; Federal Noxious Weeds Act of 1974, Public Law 93-629, 7 U.S.C. 2801-2813; Halogeton Glomeratus Act of 1952, 7 U.S.C. 1651-1656; Swine Health Protection Act of 1980, Section 101(b), Public Law 96-468, 7 U.S.C. 3801-3812; Improvement of Poultry, Poultry Products, and Hatcheries Act, 7 U.S.C. 429; Animal Welfare Act, Public Law 89-544, 7 U.S.C. 2131-2147, 2149, 2151-2156. OBJECTIVES: To protect U.S. agriculture from economically injuri ous plant and animal diseases and pests, ensure the safety and potency of veterinary biologics, and ensure the humane treatment of animals. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants; Provision of Specialized Services; Advisory Services and Counseling; Dissemination of Technical Information; Training. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Conduct surveys, demonstration projects, inspections to detect and appraise infestations, eradication and control activities, and carry out regulatory actions to prevent interstate spread of infestations and diseases. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: State, local, and U.S. Territorial government agencies, nonprofit institutions of higher education, and nonprofit associations or organizations requiring Federal support to eradicate, control, or assess the status of injurious plant and animal diseases and pests that are a threat to regional or national agriculture and conduct related demonstration projects. Beneficiary Eligibility: Farmers, ranchers, agriculture producers, State, local, U.S. Territorial government agencies, public and private institutions and organizations benefit from Federal assistance to eradicate or control injurious plant and animal diseases and pests that are a threat to regional or national agriculture. Credentials/Documentation: Curriculum vitae for principal investiga tor, except for State, local, and Territorial government coopera tors. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: A letter from applicants seeking support or cooperation with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Applicants must indicate the nature and severity of the problem to be considered and explain how they will address the problem. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372 "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. Application Procedure: Comply with E.O. 12372 "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs," and submit a completed Standard Form 424.1 "U.S. Department of Agriculture, Application for Federal Assistance (For Non-construction)" and project proposal (work plan), financial plan, curriculum vitae, and other required certifications to the appropriate APHIS area, regional, or head quarters office. See Regional and Local Office Address Listing. Award Procedure: Applications are approved by the Administrator or authorized departmental officers (ADO's) upon determination that the project will contribute toward accomplishment of the Agency's overall mission and meet any established project evalua tion/selection criteria. Deadlines: None. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: From 60 to 120 days. Appeals: None. Renewals: Based on program needs and availability of annual fund ing. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Formula and Matching Requirements: Recipients share the project or program costs. The cost-sharing arrangements are developed between USDA and the recipients in advance of the program unless otherwise stated by Congress. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Up to one year from the date of award. Funds are made available as required to cover expendi tures. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Reports: Requirements are specifically indicated in the award docu ments and may vary for given programs. Audits: In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A. 128, "Audits of State and Local Governments," State and local governments that receive financial assistance of $100,000 or more within the State's fiscal year shall have an audit made for that year. State and local governments that receive between $25,000 and $100,000 within the State's fiscal year shall have an audit made in accordance with Circular No. A-128, or in accordance with Federal laws and regulations governing the programs in which they participate. Account Identification: 12-1600-0-1-352. $431,359,000; and FY 94 est $443,575,000. (Grants) FY 92 $18,516,973; FY 93 est $23,717,000; and FY 94 est $25,798,000. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Selected examples of progress: Brucellosis class free status States, fiscal year 1992, 34; fiscal year 1993 est, 35; and fiscal year 1994 est, 39. Tuberculosis-accredited free States, fiscal year 1992, 41; fiscal year 1993 est, 42; and fiscal year 1994 est, 42. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Bulletins, both technical and popular, are available to the public through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Governmental and Public Affairs. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: Consult Appendix IV for addresses of re gional offices of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Headquarters Office: Budget and Accounting Division, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 436-8351. (Use same 10-digit number for FTS). RELATED PROGRAMS: 10.001, Agricultural Research-Basic and Applied Research; 10.028, Animal Damage Control; 10.207, Animal Health and Disease Research; 12.100, Aquatic Plant Control; 10.500, Cooperative Extension Service; 10.652, Forestry Re search. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: The National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) is designed to provide local, State, and national information on animal disease problems throughout the United States. The National Plant Pest Survey and Detection Program (NAPPSD) coordinates and standardizes a nationwide survey and detection system for exotic and endemic plant pests of agricultural importance. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Relevance to agency program mission and qualification of principal investigator and institution. 10.028 ANIMAL DAMAGE CONTROL FEDERAL AGENCY: ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPEC. TION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AUTHORIZATION: Animal Damage Control Act of 1931, 7 U.S.C. 426, 426b, 426c, as amended. OBJECTIVES: To control or reduce damage caused by nuisance mam mals and birds and those mammal and bird species that are reser voirs for zoonotic diseases, except for urban rodent control. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants; Provision of Specialized Services; Advisory Services and Counseling; Dissemination of Technical Information; Training. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Works closely with State depart ments of fish and game, agriculture, health, and counties in joint efforts to alleviate wild animal damage. Conduct surveys, campaigns to reduce wild animal damage including bird problems at airports, develop methods to control wild animal damage, and provide technical advice and assistance. For direct technical assist ance, State fish and game departments should be contacted. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: State and local governments, federally recog nized Indian tribal governments, public/private nonprofit organi zations, nonprofit institutions of higher education, and individuals. Beneficiary Eligibility: States, local jurisdictions, U.S. Territorial government agencies, federally recognized Indian tribal governments, public and private institutions and organizations, farmers, ranchers, agricultural producers, and land/property owners benefit from Federal assistance in the control of nuisance mammals and birds and those mammal and bird species that are reservoirs for zoonotic diseases, except for urban rodent control. Credentials/Documentation: Curriculum vitae for principal investiga tor, except for State, local, and Territorial government coopera tors. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: A letter from applicants seeking support or cooperation with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Serv. ice. Applicants must indicate the nature and severity of the problem to be considered, and explain how they will address the problem. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372 "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs.” An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. Application Procedure: Comply with E.O. 12372 "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs," and submit a completed Standard Form 424.1 "U.S. Department of Agriculture, Application for Federal Assistance (For Non-construction)" and project proposal (work plan), financial plan, curriculum vitae, and other required certifications to the appropriate APHIS area, regional, or head quarters office. See Regional and Local Office Address Listing. Award Procedure: Applications are approved by the Administrator or authorized departmental officers (ADO's) upon determination tion/selection criteria. ing. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Formula and Matching Requirements: Recipients share the project or program costs. The cost-sharing arrangements are developed between USDA and the recipients in advance of the program unless otherwise stated by Congress. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Up to one year from the date of award. Funds are made available as required to cover expendi tures. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Reports: Requirements are specifically indicated in the award docu ments and may vary for given programs. Audits: In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A. 128, "Audits of State and Local Governments,” State and local governments that receive financial assistance of $100,000 or more within the State's fiscal year shall have an audit made for that year. State and local governments that receive between $25,000 and $100,000 within the State's fiscal year shall have an audit made in accordance with Circular No. A-128, or in accordance with Federal laws and regulations governing the programs in which they participate. Account Identification: 12-1600-0-1-352. $25,612,000; and FY 94 est $26,953,000. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Selected examples of recent progress: Number of livestock protected, fiscal year 1992, 20,008,000, fiscal year 1993 est 20,100,000, and fiscal year 1994 est 20,200,000; crop acres protected, fiscal year 1992, 2,738,500, fiscal year 1993 est 2,779,000, and fiscal year 1994 est 2,815,500; range and forest acres protected, fiscal year 1992, 11,270,000, fiscal year 1993 est 11,750,000, and fiscal year 1994 est 12,350,000, health and safety accomplishments, fiscal year 1992, 720, fiscal year 1993 est 727, and fiscal year 1994 est 739; responses to requests for assistance, fiscal year 1992, 220,957, fiscal year 1993 est 224,780, and fiscal year 1994 est 228,285. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Bulletins, both technical and popular, are available to the public through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Governmental and Public Affairs. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: See Appendix IV of the Catalog. Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 436-8351. (Use same 10-digit number for FTS.) RELATED PROGRAMS: 10.025, Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Con trol, and Animal Care; 10.652, Forestry Research. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: In the western States, ADC conducts traditional predator control programs including control of coyote, mountain lion, and bear. An aerial blackbird hazing operation is conducted to protect the sunflower crop. In the eastern and southern States, ADC conducts operations to control beaver, deer, and cormorant damage to aquaculture. An operational program is under way in the Delta States to reduce wildlife/agricul ture conflicts. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Relevance to agency program mission and qualification of principle investigator and institution. AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION SERVICE 10.051 COMMODITY LOANS AND PURCHASES (Price Supports) FEDERAL AGENCY: AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRI CULTURE AUTHORIZATION: Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, 7 U.S.C. 1301-1393, Public Law 75-430; Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. 714 et. seq.; Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1421, et. seq., Public Law 81-439, as amended; Food Security Act of 1985, Public Law 99-198, as amended; Joint Resolution Making Appropriations for Government Agencies for Fiscal Year 1987, Public Laws 99-500 and 99591; Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, Public Law 100203; Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, Public Law 101-624; Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, Public Law 101-508. OBJECTIVES: To improve and stabilize farm income, to assist in bringing about a better balance between supply and demand of the commodities, and to assist farmers in the orderly marketing of their crops. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use; Direct Loans. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Price support loa and purchases give farmers a ready means of promoting more orderly marketing. Price support loans to producers are "nonrecourse which means that producers have the option of forfeiting the collateral to CCC at loan maturity if market prices fall below the support level.” If market prices are above the support level, producers can repay their loans and market their commodities. If the commodity is stored on the farm, the farmer is responsible for maintaining the quality and quantity of the commodity. Eligible commodities are feed grains, wheat, rice, rye, peanuts, tobacco, and dairy products (purchases only). Eligible commodities for which only loans are available also include honey, upland cotton, extra-long staple cotton, sugar, soybeans, canola, flaxseed, mustard seed, rapeseed, safflower, and sunflower seed. Beginning with the 1986 crop, the Secretary of Agriculture has the authority to permit commodity loan repayments at less than the original loan principal under the "marketing loan” provision. Loan deficiency payments will be offered for 1992-crop upland cotton, rice, soybeans, canola, flaxseed, mustard seed, rapeseed, safflower, sunflower seed, and honey if the loan repayment rates for these commodities are less than the established loan levels. To receive loan deficiency payments, producers must agree to forego obtaining a loan on the eligible quantity. For upland cotton, rice, soybeans, canola, flaxseed, mustard seed, rapeseed, safflower, sunflower seed, and honey; applications for payment must be filed before beneficial interest in the commodity is lost and the payment rate will equal the amount by which the loan rate exceeds the loan repayment rate in effect at the time the application is approved. Upland cotton, rice, soybeans, canola, flaxseed, mustard seed, rapeseed, safflower and sunflower seed loan deficiency payments and any gain realized from repaying a loan at a level lower than the original loan level (marketing loan) for these commodities are subject to a $75,000 per "person” payment limitation. For honey only, for the 1989 and 1990 crops, the value of loan forfeitures or deliveries were limited to $250,000 per "person". The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 provides that for honey, each person's total market gains and loan deficiency payments shall be limited as follows: For the 1991 crop year, $200,000; for the 1992 crop year, $175,000; for the 1993 crop year, $150,000; for the 1994 and each subsequent year, $125,000. The forfeiture limit for honey for each person for the 1991 through 1994 and subsequent years corresponds to the above amounts. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: farm that has history of producing the eligible commodities or, in Secretary. Beneficiary Eligibility: Owner, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper on a farm that has history of producing the eligible commodities, and meets program requirements as announced by the Secretary. Credentials/Documentation: Record of farming operation must be on file in the ASCS county office. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372 and OMB Circular No. A-102. Application Procedure: In the case of warehouse-stored commodities, farmer or Cooperative Marketing Association presents warehouse receipts to the ASCS county office (warehouse-stored peanut and tobacco loans are made through producer associations). In the case of farm-stored commodities (including sugar), farmer/processor or Cooperative Marketing Association requests a loan at the ASCS county office. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular Nos. A-102 and A-110. Award Procedure: Applications are approved by the local ASCS county office upon determination that applicant and com mmodity are eligible and that adequate storage is available. Deadlines: Loans and purchases are available for wheat, barley, oats, rye and farm stored peanuts, and loans are available for honey, canola, flaxseed, and rapeseed through March 31 of the year following the year in which the crop is normally harvested. Loans and purchases are available for rice, corn, and sorghum, and loans are available for cotton, soybeans, safflower, sunflower seed and mustard seed through May 31 of the year in which the crop is normally harvested. Loans are available for sugar through June 30. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Approximately 3 days. Appeals: Applications may be reviewed by county, State, or national offices. Renewals: Loans for wheat and feed grains within the national goals, when authorized. For 1990 crop wheat, the Grain Reserve Program, authorized under the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, extends loans for a period up to 27 months beyond the original loan maturity date. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable. able for 9 months or less, and is normally disbursed on a lump-sum basis. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Reports: Necessary loan documents will be held at the county ASCS office. Audits: Periodic and required spot checks of farm-stored grain will be made by the county ASCS office. Recipients are subject to audit by Office of Inspector General, USDA. Account Identification: 12-4336-0-3-351. est $1,142,027,000; and FY 94 est $985,339,000. (Loans) FY 92 |