National Endowment for the Humanities

National Endowment for the Humanities-Continued

45.101 Promotion of the Humanities-Education 45.106 Promotion of the Humanities-Senior Fellowships 45.102 Promotion of the Humanities-Fellowships and Summer 45.107 Promotion of the Humanities-Fellowships for Guided Study Stipends for Younger Humanists

45.104 Promotion of the Humanities-Public Programs
45.105 Promotion of the Humanities-Research and Publication

in Selected Fields

45.108 Promotion of the Humanities-Fellowships for Junior Colleg Teachers

47.013 Interdisciplinary Research Relevant to Problems of Our 47.032 Undergraduate Instructional Personnel Development

Society

47.014 International Cooperative Scientific Activities

47.015 International Travel

47.027 University Science Planning and Policy Program

47.028 Scientific Conference Grants

47.029 Social Sciences Research Project Support

47.031 Specialized Research Facilities and Equipment

47.033 Undergraduate Instructional Program Development

47.034 Undergraduate Student Development

47.036 Intergovernmental Science Programs

47.016 Mathematical and Physical Sciences Research Project Support 47.037 International Decade of Ocean Exploration 47.017 National and Special Research Programs

47.018 Oceanography-Scientific Research Project Support

47.038 Public Understanding of Science Program

47.039 Scientific Activities (Special Foreign Currency Program)

50.001 Continuity of Government and Management of Resources in 50.002 Disaster Assistance

60.001 Smithsonian Institution Programs in Basic Research and Public 60.011 Smithsonian Center for Short-Lived Phenomena

60.003 Authentication and/or Repair of Oriental Objects and 60.014 Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Centers

64.005 Grant to States for Construction of State Nursing Home Care 64.011 Veterans Outpatient Care

OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK BOARD

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE

10.001 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH - BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH

(RMA Act - Agricultural Omnibus Bill)

FEDERAL AGENCY: AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE, POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

AUTHORIZATION: Research and Marketing Act of 1946, as amended;

7 U.S.C. 427i and 1624; Public Law 85-934; 42 U.S.C. 1891-1893; Public Law 89-106; 79 Stat. 431.

OBJECTIVES: Making agricultural research discoveries; evaluating
alternative ways of attaining goals; and providing scientific
technical information.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants; Dissemination of Technical
Information.

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Patents resulting from research are
available for licensing without charge to responsible individuals or
organizations. Results of research are available to the public upon
request after public disclosure. Research results are beneficial to
national goals of scientific knowledge, dissemination of
knowledge, and utilization of scientific knowledge.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: Anyone is eligible for technical information.
For grants the prospective applicant must have facilities available
for performing under Government license.
Beneficiary Eligibility: Same as applicant eligibility.
Credentials/Documentation: None.
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:
Preapplication Coordination: None.

Application Procedure: Letter to Agricultural Research Service for
grants and technical information. For grants give name of
applicant, location of facilities, and state of incorporation, if any.
Award Procedure: Grant Review Board considers each proposal,
evaluates the qualifications of applicant in line with research to be
undertaken and determines priority for final negotiations of grant.
Deadlines: None.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not available.

Appeals: None.

Renewals: None.

ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: None.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable.

Reports: None.

Audits: Not applicable.

Records: Not applicable.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification: 05-04-1400-0-1-355; 05-04-3914-0-4-355; 05-04-9999 0 7-355.

Obligations: (Salaries and expenses) FY 70 $3,057,346; FY 71 est $3,262,668; and FY 72 est $3,421,989. (Grants) FY 70 $1,055,623; FY 71 est $1,200,000; and FY 72 est $1,200,000. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not available.

PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Accomplishments from agricultural research include development of: seed corn resistant to corn leaf blight, new high protein wheats, highly effective insect attractants, hormone-like insect controls, causes of low performance in crops and livestock, methods for improving crop and livestock output, ways of obtaining range and crop seedings, and methods for reducing crop and livestock wastes.

REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Bulletins, both technical and popular, are available to the public. For information on Agricultural Research Service, see "Agricultural Information Bulletin No. 224, Questions and Answers on Agricultural Research." Special information is available on community and family betterment - including ways to increase employment, broaden community income, and enhance family living conditions. These publications may be obtained through U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Information.

INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: Not applicable.
Headquarters Office: Administrator, Agricultural Research Service,

USDA, Washington, D.C. 20250. Telephone: (202) 388-3656. RELATED PROGRAMS: 10.200, Contracts and Grants for Scientific Research; 10.202, Cooperative Forestry Research; 10.203, Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under Hatch Act; 10.250, Agricultural and Rural Economic Research; 10.651, Forestry Cooperative Research; 10.652, Forestry Research; 62.001, Fertilizer Development.

10.002 PLANT AND ANIMAL DISEASE AND PEST CONTROL

FEDERAL AGENCY: AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE, APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

AUTHORIZATION: Established under Reorganization Act of 1949 (5

U.S.C. 133z-15); Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953; and other authorities.

OBJECTIVES: To protect U.S. agriculture from economically injurious
plant and animal diseases and pests.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Dissemination of Technical Information;
Provision of Specialized Services.

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: ARS conducts surveys and
inspections to detect and appraise infestations; conducts or
contracts for eradication and control activities; and carries out
regulatory actions to prevent interstate spread of infestations.
There are 18 Federal-State programs for controlling specific pests
and diseases of plants and 8 specified diseases or pests that infect
animals.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: State and local agencies and groups who need
Federal assistance to eradicate injurious plant and animal diseases
and pests that are a threat to regional or national agriculture.
Memoranda of understanding and cooperative agreements are
developed which outline the details of cooperation and
participation on these programs.

Beneficiary Eligibility: Same as applicant eligibility.
Credentials/Documentation: Not applicable.

Preapplication Coordination: None.

Application Procedure: Letter from state(s) seeking cooperation with

the Agricultural Research Service. Indicate the nature and severity
of the problem to be considered.

Award Procedure: Notification by headquarters office.
Deadlines: None.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable.

Appeals: None.

Renewals: None.

ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: State, local agencies and groups share the costs of this cooperative program. The cost-sharing arrangements are developed between USDA and the cooperator in advance of the program unless otherwise spelled out by the Congress.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Length varies.

POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports: Requirements are specifically indicated in the cooperating documents and may vary for given programs.

Audits: Not applicable.

Records: Not applicable.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification: 05-04-1400-0-1-355; 05-04-9999-0-7-355; 05-04-5222 0 2-355.