POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: State distributing agencies to the Emergency Food Program (by type of recipient). Reported monthly on the FNS-155 and 155a. Audits: In accordance with the provision of OMB Circular No A. 128, "Audits of State and Local Governments," or OMB Circular No. A-133, "Audits of Institutions of Higher Education and other Nonprofit Organizations," as applicable. State and local governments and nonprofit organizations that receive financial assistance of $100,000 or more within their respective fiscal years shall have an audit made in accordance with Circular A-128 or A-133, as applicable. A nonprofit organization receiving financial assistance of $100,000 or more within its fiscal year solely under TEFAP may elect to have an audit of just that program. State and local governments and nonprofit organizations that receive between $25,000 and $100,000 within their fiscal year shall have an audit made in accordance with Circular A-128 or A-133, as applicable, or in accordance with Federal Laws and regulations governing in which they participate. Records: Normal records accounting for receipts and dispersals; re tention required for 3 years following the close of the fiscal year. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 12-3635-0-1-351. $120,000,000; and FY 94 est $163,240,000. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $8,000 to $11,386,000; $2,142,857. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Provided commodities to State and local agencies for distribution to needy persons. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: 7 CFR 251; refer to 7 CFR 250 for applicable provisions on commodity han dling. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: See Food and Nutrition Service Regional Office contacts listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog. Headquarters Office: Food Distribution Division, FNS, USDA, Room 502, Park Office Center, 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302. Contact: Vernon R. Morgan, Director. Tele phone: (703) 305-2680. RELATED PROGRAMS: 10.550, Food Distribution; 10.551, Food Stamps. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: lands (Palau) and Federal agencies that are designated as distribut- Human Services. Beneficiary Eligibility: Foods donated to nutrition programs for the elderly may be used for the benefit of all served. Persons age 60 or older, and their spouses (regardless of age) are eligible to receive congregate or home-delivered meals. Additional eligible persons include disabled or handicapped persons, not yet 60, who reside in housing facilities occupied primarily by the elderly and at which congregate meals service for the elderly is provided. Volunteers providing meals for the elderly are also eligible to receive meals on the same basis, i.e., voluntary contribution accepted. Credentials/Documentation: Applicant organizations must apply on forms furnished by the State Agency on Aging or by the FNS Regional Office. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: 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 apply. ing for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. This program is subject to the provisions of OMB Circular No. A. 102. Application Procedure: All States now have distributing agencies, no applications necessary. Nutrition programs for the elderly must apply to State distributing agencies on their forms. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Award Procedure: Not applicable. Deadlines: None. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable. Appeals: None. Renewals: Title III program agreements are renewed annually and Title VI agreement renewals vary from 1-3 years unless withdraw al is requested or required because of program irregularities. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Formula and Matching Requirements: Foods or, where applicable, cash in lieu thereof for nutrition programs for the elderly are donated pursuant to section 311 of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended. Subject to the availability of funds, assistance is provided during fiscal year 1992 thru 1995 at the greater of .61 cents per meal adjusted annually for inflation, or the current appropriation divided by the number of meals served in the preceding year. In each fiscal year, the final reimbursement claims shall be adjust ed to use the full appropriation. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Food donations continuous. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Reports: Monthly reports of quantities distributed, by type of recipi ent and the number of persons. 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. Records: Adequate to account for all receipts and dispositions; to be retained for 3 years following the close of the fiscal year. 10.570 NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR THE ELDERLY (COMMODITIES) (NPE) FEDERAL AGENCY: FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, DE PARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AUTHORIZATION: Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, Sec tion 311, 42 U.S.C. 3030a, Section 604, 42 U.S.C. 3057c; Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973, as amended, Section 4(a), 7 U.S.C. 612c note; Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, Section 416, 7 U.S.C. 1431; Food and Agriculture Act of 1965, as amended, Section 709, 7 U.S.C. 1446a-1. OBJECTIVES: To improve the diets of the elderly and to increase the market for domestically produced foods acquired under surplus re moval or price support operations. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Formula Grants. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Food is made available for use in the preparation of congregate or home-delivered meals by nutrition programs for the elderly. Each provider of meals suggests appropriate contributions based on local economic conditions. However, each individual participant decides what he or she will contribute toward the cost of the meal; meals are free to eligible persons who do not make any contribution. Donated foods may not be sold, exchanged, or otherwise disposed of (authorized distribution excepted) without prior, specific approval of the Department. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 12-3503-0-1-605. $142,912,000; and FY 94 est $142,912,000. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: From $65,933 to $14,760,715 in FY 1992. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: During fiscal year 1992, the nu trition program for the elderly served nearly 245 million meals using 1.3 million pounds of don ed foods. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: 7 CFR 240, 250; 251. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: See Food and Nutrition Service Regional Offices listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog. Headquarters Office: Food Distribution Division, Food and Nutri tion Service, Department of Agriculture, Alexandria, VA 22302. Telephone: (703) 305-2680. (Use same 10-digit number for FTS.) Contact: Vernon R. Morgan, Director. National School Lunch Program; 10.565, Commodity Supplemen- Aging-Title VI, Part A, Indian Programs. Special Programs for the Aging relating to nutrition services and Indian programs respectively are examples of projects that have been funded under this program. Both of these programs supply supportive services including nutrition services to older Ameri cans. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Not applicable. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable. Renewals: Federal State agreements are executed annually. States according to the proportion of poverty-level households and unemployed persons in the State as compared to national fig. ures. Poverty-level households are weighted 60 percent and unem ployed persons are weighted 40 percent in applying the formula. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Food donations continuous. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Reports: Monthly reports of food commodities distributed by state distributing agencies to soup kitchens and food banks is reported on the FNS -155 and 155a. Audits: In accordance with the provision of OMB Circular No. A. 128, "Audits of State and Local Governments,” or A-133, "Audits of Institutions of Higher Education and other Nonprofit Organizations,” as applicable. State and local governments and nonprofits organizations that receive financial assistance of $100,000 or more within their respective fiscal years shall have an audit made in accordance with Circular A-128 or A-133, as applicable. A nonprofit organization receiving financial assistance of $100,000 or more within its fiscal year solely under TEFAP may elect to have an audit of just that program. State and local governments and nonprofit organizations that receive between $25,000 and $100,000 within their fiscal year shall have an audit made in accordance with Circular A-128 or A-133, as applicable, or in accordance with Federal Laws and regulations governing the programs in which they participate. Records: Adequate to account for all receipts and dispersals; reten tion required for 3 years following the close of the fiscal year. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 12-3503-0-1-605. $32,000,000; and FY 94 est $32,000,000. Bonus commodities may also be available. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: From $9,906 to $3,345,022 in FY 1992. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: None. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: 7 CFR 250 and 7 CFR 251. Note: Pending revisions will cover this new pro gram. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: See Food and Nutrition Service Regional Offices listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog. Headquarters Office: Food Distribution Division, Food and Nutri tion Service, Department of Agriculture, Alexandria, VA 22302. Telephone: (703) 305-2680. (Use same 10-digit number for FTS.) Contact: Vernon R. Morgan, Director. RELATED PROGRAMS: 10.551, Food Stamps; 10.553, School Break fast Program; 10.555, National School Lunch Program; 10.557, Costs). 10.571 FOOD COMMODITIES FOR SOUP KITCHENS FEDERAL AGENCY: FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, DE PARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AUTHORIZATION: Hunger Prevention Act of 1988, Public Law 100 435, 102 Stat. 1647, 7 U.S.C. 612c note; Public Law 101-624, 104 Stat. 3359. OBJECTIVES: To improve the diets of the homeless. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Formula Grants. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: State distributing agencies may make food available for distribution to qualifying nonprofit institutions. Individuals may not be charged. Donated foods may not be sold, exchanged, or otherwise disposed of (authorized distribution excepted) without prior, specific approval of the Department. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: States, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Palau), and Federal agencies that are designated as distributing agencies by the Governors, legislatures, or other authorities may receive and distribute donated foods. Beneficiary Eligibility: Homeless individuals will benefit. Credentials/Documentation: In development. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: 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 apply. ing for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. This program is subject to the provisions of OMB Circular No. A. 102. Application Procedure: All States now have distributing agencies; no applications necessary. Organizations must apply to State distributing agencies on their forms. This program is excluded from cover age under OMB Circular No. A-110. Award Procedure: Assistance is allocated among States on the basis of poverty level households (60 percent) and of unemployed per sons (40 percent). Deadlines: None. FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE 10.600 FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION FEDERAL AGENCY: FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AUTHORIZATION: Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended, Title I, Section 104(b), Public Law 83. 480; Agricultural Act of 1954, Title VI, Public Law 83-690; Exec utive Order 10900, January 5, 1961. OBJECTIVES: To create, expand, and maintain markets abroad for U.S. agricultural commodities. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Direct Payments for Specified Use (Coop erative Agreements). USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Cooperative program: Funds may be used for trade servicing, consumer promotion, market research, and to provide technical assistance to actual or potential foreign purchasers. Types of activities and amounts of funds are annually negotiated between FAS and Cooperators and authorized in annual marketing plans. Programs are prioritized through a jointly conducted strategic planning process which identifies the major constraints to market expansion on a commodity by market basis. Unless specifically approved otherwise, Government funds may be used only in direct support of activities conducted outside the United States. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: To be approved, an agreement must give prom ise of effectively contributing to the creation, expansion, or maintenance of markets abroad. Primary emphasis is on commercial markets and preference is given to agreements promising early results and lasting benefits. Approvals and priorities are based on the following criteria: (1) Probable success in maintaining or increasing consumption and imports of the subject U.S. agricultural commodities; (2) the potential long range contribution of the program to U.S. agricultural exports and the relative importance of exports to the subject commodities and to U.S. agriculture and the U.S. balance of payments; (3) compatibility with U.S. foreign policy; (4) the ability of the applicant to provide competent U.S. based staff and other resources to assure adequate development, supervision and execution of project activities; (5) the extent to which the applicant represents U.S. commodity interests; (6) the willingness and ability of private organizations to back up promotional activities with aggressive selling and adequate supplies of commodities of the quality desired by foreign buyers; (7) competition in the market; and (8) cultural, political, and economic obstacles which might restrict imports of U.S. agricultural commodities into world markets. Cooperative Program: Cooperator preference is given to nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade organizations which are industrywide or nation-wide in membership and scope. Private firms may be eligible to participate if it can be determined by FAS that their participation meets the program's objectives, that market development activities for the commodity would not otherwise be undertaken and/or an eligible nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade organiza tion designates a particular private organization to act in its behalf. Beneficiary 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 a nonprofit trade organization to act in its behalf. Credentials/Documentation: Applicants must prove ability to provide a competent experienced staff and other resources to assure adequate development, supervision, and execution of commodity activities. Applicants should submit a written proposal which provides a brief discussion of the commodity for which an agreement is being requested and a statement that U.S. export availabilities are expected to be adequate during the life of the agreement; a description of proposed activities including the foreign countries in which they will be conducted, and the applicant's articles of in corporation. Cooperator Program: Applicants must also submit their Internal Revenue Service tax exempt identification number, a description of the membership of the applicant organization, the degree to which membership represents national production, an estimate of the level of Government funds required, the extent to which industry resources are available to match Government fund expenditures, and a certification signed by the organization's Chief Executive Officer that it is in fact nonprofit. This program is ex cluded 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: Informal written or verbal contact should be made with the Assistant Administrator, Commodity and Marketing Programs, FAS. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Award Procedure: FAS and the participant 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 terms and amount and signed by the participating organization and the Assistant Administrator, Commodity and Marketing Programs, on behalf of the FAS. Deadlines: Applicants may contact the Federal agency for deadline dates. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Approximately 30 to 180 days. Appeals: Not applicable. Renewals: Available by request. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Formula and Matching Requirements: Cooperators must endeavor to provide a total contribution to the project equivalent to the amount of Government funds expended by the cooperator. Such contribution may consist of cash, goods or services and may be provided through foreign third party participants or private U.S. organizations. In any case the contribution will be sufficient to provide resources and personnel in the U.S. to adequately super vise the conduct of the joint program. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Agreements may extend from 1 to 5 years in the Cooperator Program. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Reports: Cooperator Program: Expense reports are submitted to claim reimbursement for expenses incurred. Trip reports are submitted within 45 days of completion of travel. A detailed summary of expenses by country and cost code as well as contributions are submitted once annually within 3 1/2 months after the completion of the marketing plan year. Audits: Cooperator accounts are reviewed as needed, but normally at least every two years, by representatives of the Compliance Review Staff, FAS. Audits and reviews are also conducted sporadically by representatives of the Office of Inspector General and Government Accounting Office. 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 comple tion or termination of the agreement or more than 5 full calendar years following the year of the transaction that is evidenced by such an account or record took place, whichever is sooner. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 12-2900-0-1-352. $31,400,000; and FY 94 est $21,400,000. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $3,000 to $9,000,000; $937,043. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: During fiscal year 1992, FAS participated with 40 cooperators (including support of 50 permanently staffed cooperator offices overseas), four regional State organizations (covering 49 States), the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture and one Export Incentive Program contractor to promote nearly 100 agricultural commodities and products in 136 foreign countries. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Foreign Agri cultural Service Guidelines, Title 11. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: Not applicable. keting Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250. Telephone: (202) 720-2705. RELATED PROGRAMS: 10.601, Market Promotion Program. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Cooperator program to: (1) Promote exports of U.S. soybeans and soybean products through identified soy oil promotions in Europe, soymeal livestock feeding trials worldwide, and production and distribution throughout South America and South Asia of technical and trade publications directed towards institutional users; (2) promote U.S. forest products through trade exhibits in Europe, increasing world knowledge of U.S. forest products by the production and distribution of translated editions of "Wood for the World" booklets, participation in the deliberations of international codes and standards organizations, and trade seminars worldwide, demonstrating American building techniques and the use of U.S. lumber products in Japan. (3) promote exports of U.S. seed through participation in international regulatory organizations to mitigate both tariff and nontariff barriers to U.S. seed exports, and market survey and trade teams; (4) promote exports of U.S. beef, pork and variety meats through trade education programs in the Middle East, menu promotions and advertising in the Far East, trade servicing and publications in Europe; (5) promote U.S. feed grains through expansion of intensive sheep production systems in Turkey, lamb fattening demonstrations on high grain diets in Saudi Arabia and the Yemen Arab Republic, provide essential trade servicing, information and trade oriented contact in Asia, pork cooking contests and demonstrations in Korea and trade seminars worldwide; and (6) State groups or trade associations promote a variety of high value products worldwide through trade shows, food exhibitions and the distribu tion of trade literature. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Not applicable. volves CCC agreements with U.S. commercial entities which either own the brand(s) of the product(s) to be promoted or have sole agency agreements for such brands(s) in each country in which CCC resources will be expended. The Export Incentive Program operated under the MPP and Cooperative programs prior to 1993. Funds are usually limited to direct promotion expenses such as consumer advertising, point of sale demonstrations, public relations and press servicing activities, and participation in trade fairs and exhibits. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: To be approved, applicants must be: (1) A U.S. agricultural trade organization or regional State-related organization that promotes the export and sale of agricultural commodities and that does not stand to profit directly from specific sales of agricultural commodities; (2) a cooperative organization or State agency that promotes the sale of agricultural commodities; or (3) a private organization that promotes the export and sale of agricultural commodities if it is determined that such organization would significantly contribute to U.S. export market development. Private U.S. firms may be eligible to participate if it can be determined by FAS that their participation meets the program's objectives, that promotional activities for the commodity or product would not otherwise be undertaken and/or an eligible nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade organization designates a particular private organization to act in its behalf. For the brand-identified promotional program, participants are selected when FAS has determined that no U.S. nonprofit agricultural trade organization is feasible. Eligibility is limited to the registered brands of the participant or other brands approved in advance by the Administrator of FAS. Beneficiary Eligibility: Preference is given to nonprofit U.S. agricul tural trade organizations which are industrywide or nationwide in membership and scope. Credentials/Documentation: Applicants must prove ability to provide a competent experienced staff and other resources to assure adequate development, supervision, and execution of commodity activities. Applicants should submit a written proposal which provides a brief discussion of the commodity for which market promotion assistance is requested; a discussion of the unfair foreign trade practice being faced and resultant effects on exports; and a statement that U.S. export availabilities are expected to be adequate during the life of the agreement. Nonprofit agricultural organizations: Must also submit its Internal Revenue Service tax exempt identification number; a description of the membership of the applicant organization, the degree to which membership represents national production; an estimate of the level of MPP program funds required and the extent to which industry resources are available to match Government fund expenditures; and a certification by the organization's Chief Executive Officer that it is in fact nonprofit. Private U.S. firms seeking participation in the brand-identified promotional program: Must also summarize their recent export and promotion history and project anticipated export sales and promotional costs. MPP/Export Incentive Program: Participants must also summarize their recent export and promotion history and project the anticipated export sales and promotional costs. 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: Each year the availability of funds is an nounced in a Federal Register notice. At this time formal written contact should be made in the form of a proposal with the Assistant Administrator, Commodity and Marketing Programs, FAS. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Award Procedure: FAS and the participant arrive at a preliminary agreement concerning the unfair foreign trade practice that the commodity faces and the promotional effort that is planned. Proposals accepted for MPP funding are approved by the Undersecretary for International Affairs and Commodity Programs. Ap 10.601 MARKET PROMOTION PROGRAM (MPP) FEDERAL AGENCY: FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AUTHORIZATION: Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, 7 U.S.C. 1421. OBJECTIVES: To encourage the development, maintenance, and ex pansion of commercial export markets for U.S. agricultural commodities through cost-share assistance to eligible trade organizations that implement a foreign market development program. Priority for assistance is provided for agricultural commodities or products in the case of an unfair trade practice. Funding of the program is accomplished through the issuance by the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) of a dollar check to reimburse partici pants for activities authorized by a specific project agreement. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Direct Payments for Specified Use (Coop erative Agreements). USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Market Promotion Program funds are provided through program agreements that provide for partial reimbursement of eligible promotional expenses in activity plans approved by the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). Unless specifically approved otherwise, government funds may be used only in direct support of activities conducted outside the United States. Three basic program types operate under the auspices of the program: MPP participants are eligible for a generic promotional program and/or a brand-identified promotional program (EIP). Funding of promotional activities include consumer advertising, point of sale demonstrations, public relations, press servicing activities, participation in trade fairs and exhibits, market research, and technical assistance. Export Incentive Program: The third program in proved proposals are subsequently followed by an FAS approved activity plan submitted by the participant. Specific understandings reached are then incorporated in a formal agreement that is reviewed and approved both in terms and amount and signed by the participating organization and the Administrator of FAS in his ca pacity as Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). Deadlines: Applicants may contact the Federal agency for deadline dates. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Approximately 30 to 180 days. Appeals: Not applicable. Renewals: Available by request. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Formula and Matching Requirements: Participants must provide a sig nificant contribution to the promotional activities in such forms as cash, goods and services and may be provided through foreign third party participants and personnel in the U.S. to adequately supervise the conduct of the joint program. The MPP/export incentive program reimburses participants, with certain exceptions, no more than 50 percent of approved foreign promotion expenses and is thereby a matching funds program by its very nature. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Agreements are normally for a single year. Agreements generally include a twelve month promotional effort and a provision for program evaluation by an independent third party. Funds awarded in any given fiscal year are typically available for one additional year. In the brand-identified promotion program, the amount of assistance depends on the par ticipant's performance as specified in the agreement. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Reports: Expense reports are submitted to claim reimbursement for promotional expenses. Trip reports are submitted within 45 days of completion of travel. A detailed summary of expenses by country and cost code are submitted in periodic billings to FAS. Contribution reports are submitted annually 180 days after the comple tion of the activity plan year. Audits: Participants accounts are reviewed as needed, but normally at least every two years, by representatives of the Compliance Review Staff (CRS) of FAS. Audits and reviews are also conducted sporadically by representatives of the Office of Inspector General and the Government Accounting Office. 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 comple tion or termination of the agreement or not more than 5 full calendar years following the year of the transaction that is evidenced by such an account or record took place, whichever is sooner. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 12-2900-0-1-352. $147,734,000; and FY 94 est $147,734,000. Note: The Act calls for $200,000,000 in each year. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $44,000 to $11,680,000; $2,023,753. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: (1) California pistachio exports to Japan increased 80 percent in volume and 95 percent in value for the period September, 1991 through April, 1992 compared to the same period a year ago; (2) Korea imported an additional 7,500 tons of wheat from the United States in 1992 as a result of the development of a new food product made from puffed wheat; (3) U.S. peanut exports to Mexico increase to 10,245 metric tons in 1991, up from 4,173 metric tons in 1989; (4) The first commercial sales of U.S. rice to the Republics of Russia and Uzbekistan; (5) The first promotion of grapes in Germany by the California Table Grape Commission led to sales of 14,400 cartons of California table grapes despite intense competition from lower-priced European grapes; (6) Following three years of trade servicing by U.S. softwood lumber producers in the cooperator program, U.S. lumber exports to the U.K. are projected to double to $5 million as a result of the U.K. Government's acceptance of standard american lumber sizes for use in roofing systems; the volume of poultry exports to Mexico increased over 29.5 percent to 60.8 thousand tons during the first half of 1992, compared to the same period in 1991. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: 7 CFR 1485. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: Not applicable. keting Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture, Washington DC 20250. Telephone: (202) 720-2705. RELATED PROGRAMS: 10.600, Foreign Agricultural Market Devel opment and Promotion. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Generic promotion program: (1) Promotion of U.S. forest products in Europe through conferences and demonstrations focusing on reconstruction of commercial and residential inner city units via the timber frame "infill" method; (2) promote soybean oil and soybean oil margarine through advertising in Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom; (3) promote U.S. potatoesin Japan through consumer and trade advertising; (4) familiarizing world trading partners with the U.S. grain trading system in order to encourage easier and more fruitful trade. Brand identified promotion program: (1) Promotion of branded citrus worldwide, especially in the Far East and Europe; (2) Promotions of branded almonds by increasing consumer awareness in Japan, France and the United Kingdom; and (3) promotions by State groups of a variety of high value products worldwide. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Preference is given to nonprofit trade organizations which are industry or nation-wide in membership and scope. Approvals and priorities are also based on the following criteria: (1) Probable success in maintaining or increasing consumption and imports of the subject U.S. agricultural commodities; (2) ability of the applicant to provide competent U.S. based staff and other resources to assure adequate development, supervision and execution of project activities; (3) the extent to which the applicant represents U.S. commodity interests; (4) the willingness and ability of private organizations to significantly devote their own resources (cash, goods and services) to the program; (5) that the commodity being promoted be in adequate supply; and (6) preference is given to commodities or products wholly of U.S. origin. Qualifying products whose composition is less than 50 percent U.S. origin are not eligible. |