REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Administra tive Manual for the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Program, January, 1982; 7 CFR Part 3015, USDA Uniform Federal Assistance Regulations; 7 CFR Part 3017, Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants); and 7 CFR Part 3018, New Restrictions on Lobbying. Regional or Local Office: None. Service, Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250. Tele phone: (202) 720-4233. (Use same 7-digit number for FTS.) RELATED PROGRAMS: 10.001, Agricultural Research-Basic and Applied Research; 10.200, Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants; 10.203, Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under Hatch Act; 10.205, Payments to 1890 LandGrant Colleges and Tuskegee University; 10.206, Grants for Agricultural Research-Competitive Research Grants; 10.207, Animal Health and Disease Research; 10.219, Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research; 10.250, Agricultural and Rural Economic Re search; 10.652, Forestry Research. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not applicable. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Not applicable. 10.203 PAYMENTS TO AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS UNDER HATCH ACT (Hatch Act) FEDERAL AGENCY: COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AUTHORIZATION: Hatch Act of 1887, as amended; Act of August 11, 1955, Public Law 84-352, 7 U.S.C. 361a-36li; Education Public Law 99-198; Public Law 101-624. 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 co operative research. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: Funds under the Hatch Act are allocated in ac cordance with the statutory formula stated in the Act to the State agricultural experiment stations of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Micronesia, and Northern Marianas Islands. These institutions have been identified and declared eligible by their respective State legislatures. Beneficiary Eligibility: Funds under the Hatch Act are allocated in accordance with the statutory formula stated in the Act to the State agricultural experiment stations of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Micronesia, and Northern Marianas Islands. These institu tions have been identified and declared eligible by their respective State legislatures. Credentials/Documentation: None. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: This program is excluded from cover age under OMB Circular No. A-102 and E.O. 12372. Application Procedure: No application necessary for the release of funds but funds can only be expended on projects approved by CSRS. This program is subject to the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-110. Award Procedure: Awards are made to States according to statute. Deadlines: None. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable. Appeals: 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 use the following fund allocation statistical factors: (1) 20 percent allotted equally to each State; (2) 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 the source is the 1980 Decennial Census); 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 (and the source is the 1980 Decennial Census); and (3) 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. The statistical factor used for eligibility does not apply to this program. Matching requirement: Any amount in excess of $90,000 available under the Act for allotment to any State, exclusive of the regional research fund. Also, in the case of Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, Northern Marianas Islands, and American Samoa, agencies are required by law to wave any requirement for local matching funds under $200,000. If any State fails to make available for any fiscal year a sum equal to the amount in excess of their matching requirement to which it may be entitled, the remainder of such amount shall be withheld by the Secretary of Agriculture and reapportioned among the States. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Fiscal year appropriated. Un obligated balance September 30 deducted from subsequent year allocation. Funds released quarterly under the electronic transfer system. 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 February 15., Certification of Offset and Certification of Entitlement due prior to October 1., and Past Year Obligations by Project due Decem ber 15. Audits: Periodic audits should be made as part of the recipient's sys tems 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. Records: Maintained by project. Retain payment documents 5 years. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 12-1500-0-1-352. and FY 94 est $165,772,255. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $619,377 to $5,909,781; $2,778,933. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Basic and applied agricultural research supports 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: Administra tive Manual for the Hatch (Experiment Station) Act as amended, Agricultural Handbook No. 381 revised November 1980; Manual for Cooperative Regional Research, revised 1986; 7 CFR Part 3015, USDA Uniform Federal Assistance Regulations; 7 CFR part 3017, Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-Free Work place (Grants); 7 CFR Part 3018, New Restrictions on Lobbying. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: None. Service, Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250 Tele phone: (202) 720-4423. (Use same 7-digit number for FTS.) RELATED PROGRAMS: 10.001, Agricultural Research-Basic and Applied Research; 10.200, Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants; 10.202, Cooperative Forestry Research; 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; 10.219, Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research; 10.250, Agricultural and Rural Economic Research; 10.500, Cooperative Exten sion Service; 10.652, Forestry Research. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not applicable. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Not applicable. 10.205 PAYMENTS TO 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES AND TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY FEDERAL AGENCY: COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AUTHORIZATION: National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as amended, Section 1445, Public 99-198; Public Law 101-624. OBJECTIVES: To support continuing agricultural research at colleges eligible to receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 417-419, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 321-326 and 328), including Tuskegee University. 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 pro mote a sound prosperous agriculture and rural life. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Formula Grants. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Moneys appropriated pursuant to Public Law 95-113, Section 1445, shall be used for expenses of conducting agricultural research, printing, disseminating the results of such research, contributing to the retirement of employees subject to the provisions of the Act of March 4, 1940 (54 Stat. 39. 40, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 331), administrative planning and direction, and purchase and rental of land and the construction, acquisition, alteration, or repair of buildings necessary for conducting agricultural research. The eligible institutions are authorized to plan and conduct agricultural research in cooperation with each other and such agencies, institutions, and individuals as may contribute to the solution of agricultural problems, and moneys appropriated pursuant to Section 1445 shall be available for paying the necessary expenses of planning, coordinating, and conducting such co operative research. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: Sixteen 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuske gee University as specified in the Act. Funds are appropriated by Congress for distribution to eligible institutions in accordance with the statutory formula as stated in the Act. This program is available in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Geor. gia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Vir ginia. Beneficiary Eligibility: Sixteen 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuske gee University as specified in the Act. Funds are appropriated by Congress for distribution to eligible institutions in accordance with the statutory formula as stated in the Act. This program is available in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Geor gia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Vir ginia. Credentials/Documentation: None. 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 OMB Circular No. A-102 and E.O. 12372. Application Procedure: No application necessary for the release of funds, but funds must be accounted for by projects previously approved by CSRS. This program is subject to the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-110. Award Procedure: To receive an annual allotment of funds, each eli gible institution must first submit its annual research program to proved by CSRS. Renewals: Not applicable. ginning with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, there shall be appropriated under this section for each fiscal year an amount not less than 15 per centum of the total appropriations for such year under Section 3 of the Act of March 2, 1887 (24 Stat. 441, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 361c): Provided, that the amount appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, shall not be less than the amount made available in the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, to such eligible institutions under the Act of August 4, 1965 (79 Stat. 431, 7 U.S.C. 450i). Beginning with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, the funds appropriated in each fiscal year under this Section use the following fund allocation statistical factors: 1. Three per centum shall be available to the Secretary for administration of this Section; 2. The remainder shall be allotted among the eligible institutions as follows: a) Funds up to the total amount made available to all eligible institutions in the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, under Section 2 of the Act of August 4, 1965 (79 Stat. 431; 7 U.S.C. 450i), shall be allocated among the eligible institutions in the same proportion as funds made available under Section 2 of the Act of August 4, 1965, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, are allocated among the eligible institutions; b) of funds in excess of the amount allocated under subparagraph (a) of this paragraph, 20 per centum shall be allotted among eligible institutions in equal proportions; 40 per centum shall be allotted among the eligible institutions in the proportion that the rural population of the State in which each eligible institution is located bears to the total rural population of all the States in which eligible institutions are located, as determined by the decennial census current at the time each such additional sum is first appropriated; and the balance shall be allotted among the eligible institutions in the proportion that the farm population of the State in which each eligible institution is located bears to the total farm population of all the States in which the eligible institutions are located, and the source is the 1980 Decennial Census. In computing the distribution of funds allocated under this subparagraph, the allotments to Tuskegee University and Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University shall be determined as if each institution were in a separate State. The statistical factor used for eligibility does not apply to this program. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Fiscal year appropriated. Un obligated balance in excess of 5 percent on September 30 deducted from subsequent year allocation. Funds released quarterly under the electronic transfer system. 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 February 15. Past year obligations by project due December 15. Funds may not be used for purposes other than those specified in the grant. Audits: Periodic audits should be made as part of the recipient's sys tems 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. Records: Maintained by project. Retain payment documents 3 years. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 12-1500-0-1-352. FY 94 est $26,882,406. $1,536,531. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: The 1890 Land-Grant Institu tions and Tuskegee University conducts a multitude of research programs to respond to a variety of problems in their respective States. The primary focus of the program is rural development. The primary emphasis has been to research alternative crop and animal enterprises for limited resource farmers, develop nutrition programs, develop programs which emphasize family enhancement, and to propose techniques and strategies which improve the economic conditions of the farm and rural families. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Administra tive Manual for Evans-Allen Cooperative Agricultural Research, May 1982; 7 CFR Part 3015, USDA Uniform Federal Assistance Regulations; 7 CFR Part 3017, Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants); 7 CFR Part 3018, New Restrictions on Lobbying. Regional or Local Office: None. Service, Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250. Tele phone: (202) 720-4423. (Use same 7-digit number for FTS.) RELATED PROGRAMS: 10.001, Agricultural Research-Basic and Applied Research; 10.200, Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants; 10.202, Cooperative Forestry Research; 10.203, Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under Hatch Act; 10.206, Grants for Agricultural Research-Competitive Research Grants; 10.207, Animal Health and Disease Research; 10.219, Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research; 10.250, Agricultural and Rural Economic Research; 10.500, Cooperative Extension Service; 10.652, Forestry Research. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not applicable. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Not applicable. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: colleges/universities, other U.S. research institutions and organiza- will not be considered for support. Beneficiary Eligibility: State Agricultural Experiment Stations, U.S. colleges/universities, other U.S. research institutions and organizations, Federal agencies, private organizations or corporations, and individuals. Proposals from scientists at non-U.S. organizations will not be considered for support. Credentials/Documentation: Each prospective grantee organization must furnish the organizational information and assurances specified in the guidelines. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: All proposal solicitations are published in the Federal Register. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102 and E.O. 12372. Application Procedure: Formal proposal to National Research Initia tive Competitive Grants Program, USDA/CSRS as outlined in the guidelines. Application procedures are contained in CSRS Research Grant Application Kit. This program is subject to the pro visions of OMB Circular No. A-110. Award Procedure: National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program staff members review and evaluate all proposals with the assistance and advice of a peer panel of qualified scientists and other appropriate persons who are specialists in the field covered by the proposal. Proposals are accepted in order of merit to the extent permitted by available funds. Deadlines: As announced in the Federal Register for each fiscal year. Deadlines for submission of fiscal year 1993 proposals are from December 7, 1992 to March 22, 1993. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: From 90 to 180 days. Appeals: None. Renewals: Proposals for renewal, should be submitted at the an nounced deadline. Renewals are treated in competition with all other pending proposals. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Formula and Matching Requirements: None. search projects will be supported for periods of up to 3 years. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Reports: Annual progress reports due within 90 days after anniversa ry of grant effective date and final technical report due 90 days after expiration of grant. Federal cash transaction reports and fi nancial status reports as in Attachment G of OMB Circular A-110. Audits: Periodic audits should be made as part of the recipient's sys tems 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. Records: Grantees are expected to maintain separate records for each grant to insure that funds are used for the purpose for which the grant was made. Records are subject to inspection during life of the grant and for 3 years thereafter. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 12-1500-0-1-352. FY 94 est $122,730,872. $118,582. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: There were 4313 proposals re ceived and 777 grants awarded in 1992. Significant accomplishments include: Identification of a protein "harpin" that elicits the plant defense response known as the hypersensitive reaction; development of a high resolution UV-B spectroradiometer to measure UV-B radiation; study of muscle growth in animals; studies have shown that antibody production is elevated in animals fed 10.206 GRANTS FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH-COMPETITIVE RESEARCH GRANTS (NATIONAL RESEARCH INITIATIVE FEDERAL AGENCY: COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AUTHORIZATION: Section 2(b), Public Law 89-106, 7 U.S.C. 450i(b), as amended; Section 1414, Public Law 95-113; Section 1415, Public Law 97-98; Section 1409, Public Law 99-198; Section 1615, Public Law 101-624. OBJECTIVES: To promote research in food, agriculture, and related areas to further the programs of USDA through the award of re search grants on a competitive basis. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: The selected areas for research in 1992 were plant systems; animal systems; natural resources and environment; nutrition, food quality and health; markets, trade and policy; and processes antecedent to adding value or developing new products. Grant funds may be used for costs necessary to conduct research (salaries and wages, scientific equipment, materials and supplies, travel, publication costs, and other allowable direct and indirect costs). Primary responsibility for general supervision of all grant activities rests with the grantee organization; the principal investigator is responsible for the scientific work. diets containing fish oil and vitamin E; and development of poly mer-hide composite materials. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Pages 61290 61306 Federal Register, Vol. 56, No. 231, Part II, December 2, 1991; 7 CFR 3015, USDA Uniform Federal Assistance Regulations; 7 CFR Part 3017, Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants); 7 CFR Part 3018, New Restrictions on Lobbying. National Competitive Research Initiative Grants Program Administrative Provisions, Federal Register, Vol. 56, No. 220, Pages 57950-57958, November 14, 1991. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: None. Competitive Grants Program, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 441-5022.) RELATED PROGRAMS: 10.001, Agricultural Research-Basic and Applied Research; 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; 10.207, Animal Health and Disease Research; 10.219, Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research; 10.250, Agricultural and Rural Economic Research; 10.652, Forestry Re search. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Regulation of Gene Expres sion in Response to Cold Temperatures; Dietary Fiber in Blood Pressure Regulation; Endocrine Regulation of the Immune System; Effect of Multiple Herbivores onSelection for Plant Resistance; Economics and Strategy for U.S. Value-Added Wheat Exports; and Investigation of Shelf-Life of Food Emulsions. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: 1. The scientific merit of the proposal, including the suitability and feasibility of the approaches and methodology; 2. the probability that the research will contribute to important discoveries or significant breakthroughs in food production or human nutrition, in relation to the mission of this program; 3. the qualifications of the principal investigator and other senior personnel, such as training, demonstrated awareness of previous and alternative approaches to the problem, and performance record and/or potential for future accomplishment; and 4. the probable adequacy of available or obtainable facilities, equipment, instrumentation, and technical support. Research grants will be considered in selected areas of plant systems; animal systems; natural resources and environment; and nutrition, food quality and health which have been considered by a number of scientific groups to possess exceptional opportunity for fundamental scientific discovery and for contributing, in the long run, to applied research and development vitally needed on important food and nutrition problems. Consideration will be given to research proposals which address fundamental questions in the relevant areas and which are consistent with the long-range missions of USDA. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Formula Grants. disease of food animals and horses conducted in eligible institu- and 5) diseases and parasites of animals transmissible to people. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: Eligibility is restricted to the following public nonprofit institutions having demonstrable capacity in animal disease research: 1) Schools and Colleges of Veterinary Medicine; and 2) State Agricultural Experiment Stations. Funds are appropriated by Congress for distribution to States and eligible State institutions according to the statutory formula stated in the Act. This program is available in the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Beneficiary Eligibility: Eligibility is restricted to the following public nonprofit institutions having demonstrable capacity in animal disease research: 1) Schools and Colleges of Veterinary Medicine; and 2) State Agricultural Experiment Stations. Funds are appropriated by Congress for distribution to States and eligible State institutions according to the statutory formula stated in the Act. This program is available in the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Credentials/Documentation: The current capacity in food animal health and disease research must be documented annually by eligible institutions. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: All eligible institutions must file a cur rent, certified list of animal health and disease research capacity prior to the fiscal year for which funds are appropriated. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102 and E.O. 12372. Application Procedure: No application is necessary but payment of funds is contingent on the approval of an annual plan for programs to be conducted. Funds can be expended only on projects approved by CSRS. This program is subject to the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-110. Award Procedure: The release of funds to eligible institutions is con tingent upon the filing of an approved Program of Research and al by CSRS. Renewals: Not applicable. retary in consultation with the Animal Health Science Research Advisory Board shall distribute 48 percent of the funds to the States on the basis of livestock value and income as determined by the U.S.D.A. data. Forty-eight percent of the funds shall be distributed on the basis of animal health and disease research capacity of eligible institutions. Distribution of a State's allocation among its eligible institutions is made on the basis of the animal health research capacity of these institutions. Animal health research capacity is measured by the annual expenditures (excluding Section 1433 funds) and scientist year equivalents in animal health and disease research in eligible institutions. The Act limits the annual Federal payment a State may receivein excess of $100,000 to that amount made available and budgeted from nonfederal sources for expendi tures on animal health and disease research. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Funds must be expended or obligated in the year for which the appropriation was made. Unliquidated obligations must be paid in the fis year following the year of appropriation. Funds are released quarterly as needed to finance current operations. 10.207 ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE RESEARCH FEDERAL AGENCY: COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AUTHORIZATION: National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, Section 1433, Public Law 95-113, as amended; Section 1429, Public Law 97-98; Public Law 99-198; Public Law 101-624. OBJECTIVES: To support animal health and disease research at eligi ble Schools and Colleges of Veterinary Medicine, and State Agricultural Experiment Stations whose purpose is to improve the health and productivity of food animals and horses through effective prevention, control or treatment of disease, reduction of losses from transportation and other hazards, and protect human health through control of animal diseases transmissible to people. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: for the fiscal year starting in October. Annual program financial Past year Obligations by Project due December 15. Audits: Periodic audits should be made as part of the recipient's sys tems 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. Records: Maintained by project. Retain payment documents 5 years. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 12-1500-0-1-352. FY 94 est $O. $78,072. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Using the expertise of State Ag ricultural Experiment Stations and Colleges of Veterinary Medicine, research is being conducted to solve a number of significant health and disease problems related to food animals and horses and to improve the quality and safety of the animal food chain. Through the applications of the latest biotechnological and genetic tools, causative agents and mechanisms of protective resistance are being clarified in respiratory, enteric, bacterial and metabolic diseases of livestock, poultry and horses. Vaccines, diagnostic tests and other procedures have been developed or improved for major diseases of cattle, swine, poultry, sheep, fish and horses. Results of research utilizing recombinant DNA techniques and subcellular biology to produce subunit vaccines and diagnostic probes are being applied in the prevention, eradication and control of food animal diseases and in the prevention of animal diseases transmissible to people, including food borne illnesses. Examples of accomplishments include cDNA probes for diagnosis of diseases such as bovine viral diarrhea, bluetongue, pseudorabies and infections due to channel catfish virus and campylobacter jejuni; the identification of a simple autosomal recessive gene causing "Spider lamb syndrome," leading to its virtual elimination as a disease in sheep; and determination of specific deleterious effects of endophyte infested fescue on pregnant mares and practical methods of preven tion. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Administra tive Manual for the Continuing Animal Health and Disease Research Program, August 1982; 7 CFR Part 3015, USDA Uniform Federal Assistant Regulations; 7 CFR Part 3017, Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants); 7 CFR Part 3018, New Restrictions on Lobbying. Regional or Local Office: None. Service, Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250. Tele phone: (202) 720-4423. (Use same 7-digit number for FTS.) RELATED PROGRAMS: 10.001, Agricultural Research-Basic and Applied Research; 10.025, Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Con- Research 10.210 FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES NATIONAL NEEDS GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP GRANTS FEDERAL AGENCY: COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AUTHORIZATION: National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as amended, Section 14176(6X6), Public Law 95-113, 7 U.S.C. 3152. OBJECTIVES: To award grants to colleges and universities that have superior teaching and research competencies in the food and agricultural sciences to encourage outstanding students to pursue and complete a graduate degree at such institutions in an area of the food and agricultural sciences for which there is a national need for the development of scientific expertise. Therefore, institutions that currently have excellent programs of graduate study and research in the food and agricultural sciences dealing with targeted national needs are particularly encouraged to apply. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Competitive annual grants provid ing for a limited number of graduate stipends, are awarded to selected U.S. institutions of higher education, so as to distribute support for graduate study to promising food and agricultural scientists and professionals. Individuals selected initially by the institution must enroll in a program leading to a graduate, master's or doctoral degree in one of the targeted national needs areas of the food and agricultural sciences. Such persons may not have been enrolled previously in the program at the same degree level. None of these funds are discretionary in nature. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: Proposals may be submitted by all U.S. colleges and universities that confer a master's or doctoral degree in at least one area of the food and agricultural sciences targeted for national needs fellowships. As defined in Section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3103), the terms college and university means "an educational institution in any State which: (a) Admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate; (b) is legally authorized within such State to provide a program of education beyond secondary education; (c) provides an educational program for which a bachelor's degree or any other higher degree is awarded; (d) is a public or other nonprofit institution; and (e) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association." Beneficiary Eligibility: Funds awarded in this program are used to support the training of graduate students to obtain either a master's or doctoral degree in one of the targeted specializations of the food and agricultural sciences. Credentials/Documentation: Each prospective grantee institution must furnish the information and assurance specified in the guidelines. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circu lar No. A-87. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: This program is excluded from cover age under OMB Circular No. A-102 and E.O. 12372. All proposal solicitations are published in the Federal Register. Application Procedure: Formal proposal to Higher Education Pro grams, CSRS/OGPS as outlined in the guidelines. Application procedures are contained in the Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate Fellowships Grant Application Kit. This program is subject to the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-110. Award Procedure: Higher Education Program staff members review and evaluate all proposals with the assistance and advice of a peer panel of qualified scientists, administrators, and other appropriate persons who are specialists in the field covered by the proposal. Proposals are accepted in order of merit to the extent permitted by available funds. Deadlines: All deadlines are announced in the Federal Register. Deadline for submission of fiscal year 1993 proposals was February 10, 1993. |