[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 13 (Friday, January 19, 2001)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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Part VI
Department of Agriculture
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Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service
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Requests for Proposals (RFP): Food and Agricultural Sciences National
Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants Program for Fiscal Years 2001 and
2002; and Special Research Grants Programs, Citrus Tristeza Research;
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
Request for Proposals (RFP): Food and Agricultural Sciences
National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants Program for Fiscal Years 2001
and 2002
AGENCY: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice of request for proposals and request for input.
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SUMMARY: The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension
Service (CSREES) announces the availability of grant funds and requests
proposals for the Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs
Graduate Fellowship Grants Program for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2001 and
2002, and for 2001 Supplemental Grants for Special International Study
or Thesis/Dissertation Research Travel Allowances. Proposals are hereby
requested from eligible institutions as identified herein for
competitive consideration for Food and Agricultural Sciences National
Needs Graduate Fellowship Grant awards. In addition, CSREES seeks
proposals from recipients of currently active Food and Agricultural
Sciences National Needs Fellowship Grants for supplemental grants to
support special international study or thesis/dissertation research
experiences for current Fellows.
CSREES also is soliciting comments regarding this RFP from any
interested party. Such comments will be considered in the development
of any future requests for proposals for this program. Such comments
will be used in meeting the requirements of section 103(c)(2) of the
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998
(AREERA).
DATES: All proposals for Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs
Graduate Fellowship Grants must be received on or before July 10, 2001.
Supplemental Grant proposals to support special international study or
thesis/dissertation research for current Fellows must be received by
October 1, 2001. Proposals not received on or before these dates, as
appropriate, will not be considered for funding.
Comments are requested within six months from the issuance of this
RFP. Comments received after that date will be considered to the extent
practicable.
ADDRESSES: For Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate
Fellowship Grant proposals, hand-delivered proposals (brought in person
by the applicant or through a courier service) must be received on or
before July 10, 2001, at the following address: National Needs Graduate
Fellowship Grants Program; c/o Proposal Services Unit Office of
Extramural Programs Cooperative State Research, Education, and
Extension Service; U.S. Department of Agriculture; Room 1307,
Waterfront Centre; 800 9th Street, SW.; Washington, DC 20024. The
telephone number is (202) 401-5048. Proposals transmitted via facsimile
(fax) machine will not be accepted. Proposals submitted by mail must be
received on or before July 10, 2001. Proposals submitted by mail should
be sent to the following address: National Needs Graduate Fellowship
Grants Program;
c/o Proposal Services Unit; Office of Extramural Programs; Cooperative
State Research, Education, and Extension Service; U.S. Department of
Agriculture; STOP 2245; 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.; Washington, DC
20250-2245.
For International Study or Thesis/Dissertation Research
Supplemental Grant proposals, hand-delivered proposals (brought in
person by the applicant or through a courier service) must be received
prior to October 1, 2001, at the following address: Graduate Fellowship
(International) Supplemental Grants Program; c/o Proposal Services
Unit; Office of Extramural Programs; Cooperative State Research,
Education, and Extension Service; U.S. Department of Agriculture; Room
1307, Waterfront Centre; 800 9th Street, SW.; Washington, DC 20024. The
telephone number is (202) 401-5048. Proposals transmitted via a
facsimile (fax) machine will not be accepted. Proposals submitted by
mail must be received prior to October 1, 2001. Proposals submitted by
mail should be sent to the following address: Graduate Fellowship
(International) Supplemental Grants Program; c/o Proposal Services
Unit; Office of Extramural Programs; Cooperative State Research,
Education, and Extension Service; U.S. Department of Agriculture; STOP
2245; 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.; Washington, DC 20250-2245.
Written user comments should be submitted by mail to: Policy and
Program Liaison Staff; Office of Extramural Programs; USDA-CSREES; STOP
2299; 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.; Washington, DC 20250-2299; or via
e-mail to: [email protected]. (This e-mail address is intended only
for receiving stakeholder input comments regarding this RFP, and not
for requesting information or forms.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Howard Sandberg; Higher Education
Programs; Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service;
U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP 2251; 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW.; Washington, DC 20250-2251; Telephone: (202) 720-2193; E-mail:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
Stakeholder Input
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Part I. Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs
Graduate Fellowship Grants
A. Administrative Provisions and Legislative Authority
B. Program Description
1. Purpose of the Program
2. Targeted National Need Areas
3. Eligibility
4. Degree Level Supported
5. Proposal Submission Limitations
6. Limitations on Number of Fellowships
7. Available Funding
8. Stipend Level
C. Selection Process and Evaluation Criteria
D. How to Obtain Application Materials
E. Submission of a Proposal
1. Intent to Submit a Proposal
2. What to Submit
3. Where and When to Submit
4. Acknowledgment of Proposals
F. CRIS Reports and Impact Reports
Part II. 2001 Special International Study or Thesis/Dissertation
Research Travel Allowances
A. Administrative Provisions and Legislative Authority
B. Program Description
C. Selection Process and Evaluation Criteria
D. How to Obtain Application Materials
E. What to Submit
F. Where and When to Submit
G. Impact Reports
Stakeholder Input
CSREES is requesting comments regarding this FY 2001 RFP from any
interested party. In your comments, please include the name of the
program and the fiscal year solicitation for applications to which you
are responding. These comments will be considered in the development of
the next solicitation for applications for the program. Such comments
will be used in meeting the requirements of section 103(c)(2) of the
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998, 7
U.S.C. 7613(c). Comments should be submitted as provided for in the
Addresses and Dates portions of this notice.
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
This program is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance under No. 10.210, Food and Agricultural Sciences National
Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants.
Part I. Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate
Fellowship Grants
A. Administrative Provisions and Legislative Authority
This Program is subject to the provisions found at 7 CFR part 3402.
7 CFR part 3402 sets forth procedures to be followed when submitting
grant proposals for food and agricultural sciences national needs
graduate fellowship grants, rules governing the evaluation of proposals
and the awarding of grants, and regulations relating to the post-award
administration of such grant projects.
Legislative authority for this program is contained in section
1417(b)(6) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as amended (NARETPA) (7 U.S.C.
3152(b)(6)).
In accordance with the statutory authority, subject to the
availability of funds, the Secretary of Agriculture, who has delegated
the authority to the Administrator of CSREES, may make competitive
grants, for periods not to exceed five years, to land-grant colleges
and universities, to colleges and universities having significant
minority enrollments and a demonstrable capacity to carry out the
teaching of food and agricultural sciences, and to other colleges and
universities having a demonstrable capacity to carry out the teaching
of food and agricultural sciences, to administer and conduct graduate
fellowship programs to help meet the Nation's needs for development of
scientific and professional expertise in the food and agricultural
sciences. For this program, the term ``food and agricultural sciences''
means basic, applied, and developmental research, extension, and
teaching activities in food and fiber, agriculture, renewable natural
resources, forestry, and physical and social sciences, including
activities related to subject areas defined in section 1404(8) of
NARETPA, 7 U.S.C. 3103(8).
B. Program Description
1. Purpose of the Program
This program seeks to award grants for training students for a
doctoral degree at colleges and universities which have demonstrable
teaching and research competencies in the food and agricultural
sciences. The grants are specifically intended to support fellowship
programs that encourage outstanding students to pursue and complete
their 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 and professional expertise.
2. Targeted National Need Areas
Food and agricultural science areas appropriate for fellowship
grant applications are those which are directly related to one of the
following: (1) Animal, microbial, or plant molecular biology including
genomics or bioinformatics; (2) natural resources and environment; (3)
agricultural systems or natural resource engineering; (4) marketing or
management; (5) food science or human nutrition; or (6) human sciences.
A proposal is restricted to one national need area.
3. Eligibility
Proposals may be submitted by institutions that confer a doctoral
degree in a national need area. For proposals involving more than one
institution, all institutions must meet the eligibility requirements.
Proposals also may be submitted by a research foundation maintained by
an eligible college or university. Eligibility requirements are
discussed further in 7 CFR 3402.3.
4. Degree Level Supported
In FYs 2001 and 2002, only the doctoral level of study will be
supported.
5. Proposal Submission Limitations
No limitations are placed on the number of proposals which can be
submitted by a college or university.
6. Limitations on Number of Fellowships
There is no limit on the number of fellowships in the single
national need area which can be requested in the proposal. While
proposals must document institution willingness to recruit and train
the number of fellows requested, CSREES may fund fewer fellows than
requested in a proposal. Also, the maximum total amount of funds from
this program that may be awarded to an institution in FYs 2001 and 2002
is limited to $276,000.
7. Available Funding
Subject to the enactment of the appropriations acts that will
provide funds to CSREES for this program in FYs 2001 and 2002, CSREES
anticipates that approximately $5.6 million will be available for
fellowship grants for the FYs 2001 and 2002 combined competition,
including approximately $2.8 million in anticipated FY 2001
appropriations and approximately $2.8 million in anticipated FY 2002
appropriations. Contingent on the availability of these funds,
approximately $934,000 will be allocated to each of the six national
need areas. This program is highly competitive, and it is anticipated
that available funding will support approximately 81 doctoral fellows.
No-year funds drawn from expired fellowship grants with unspent funds
remaining may be used to fund additional fellows. Please note that
Congress has not enacted the FY 2002 appropriation bills for the
Department. Therefore, the $5.6 million cited for FYs 2001 and 2002
grants is only tentative, and USDA is not bound by this estimate.
8. Stipend Level
Each institution funded will receive $69,000 for each doctoral
fellowship awarded. However, it is anticipated that total program funds
available will not be evenly divisible by $69,000. Therefore, one
fellowship may be supported on a partial basis with a lesser amount of
funds, or one fellowship may be supported fully by a combination of FYs
2001 and 2002 funds and unspent funds remaining from expired fellowship
grants. Except in the case of a partially funded fellowship, fellowship
monies must be used to: (1) Support the same doctoral fellow for three
years at $22,000 per year; and (2) provide for an institution annual
cost-of-education allowance of $1,000. Total funds awarded to an
institution under the program in FYs 2001 and 2002 shall not exceed
$276,000.
C. Selection Process and Evaluation Criteria
Section 223 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
Reform Act of 1998, Pub. L. No. 105-185, amended section 1417 of
NARETPA to require that priorities be given in awarding grants for
certain teaching enhancement projects under section 1417(b) of NARETPA.
This program is authorized under section 1417(b). CSREES considers all
applications received in response to this solicitation as teaching
enhancement project applications. To implement the new priorities for
proposals submitted for the FYs 2001 and 2002 competition, the
evaluation criteria used to evaluate proposals, as provided in the
administrative provisions for this program (7 CFR 3402.19), have been
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modified to include new criteria for proposals demonstrating enhanced
coordination among eligible institutions and focusing on innovative,
multidisciplinary education programs, material, or curricula. The
following criteria and weights will be used to evaluate proposals
submitted for funding to the FYs 2001 and 2002 competition:
(A) 25 points--The degree to which the proposal establishes clearly
that the proposed program of graduate study will result in the
development of outstanding scientific/professional expertise related to
a national need area and will do so in a reasonable period of time.
(B) 25 points--The degree to which the proposal contains any
special features such as a focus on innovative, multidisciplinary
education programs, material, or curricula; enhanced coordination among
institutions eligible for grants under the Food and Agricultural
National Needs Fellowship Grant Program; an inter-disciplinary, multi-
disciplinary, or cross-disciplinary approach, an unusual collateral
specialization in a related discipline, experiential learning
opportunities, unique mentoring programs, seminars, or a multi-
university collaborative approach.
(C) 20 points--The degree to which the proposal substantiates
clearly that the institution's faculty, facilities and equipment,
instructional support resources, and other academic attributes are
excellent for providing outstanding graduate study and research at the
forefront of science and technology related to the chosen area of
national need.
(D) 20 points--The degree to which the institution's plans and
procedures for recruiting and selecting academically outstanding
Fellows and for advising and guiding Fellows through a program of study
reflect excellence as documented in the proposal.
(E) 5 points--The degree to which supplementary summary data
substantiate program quality in the targeted need area.
(F) 5 points--The quality of the proposal as reflected by its
substantive content, organization, clarity, and accuracy.
D. How To Obtain Application Materials
An Application Kit containing program application materials can be
downloaded from the CSREES, Office of Higher Education Programs (HEP)
web site at http://www.reeusda.gov/serd/hep/hep.htm or will be made
available to eligible institutions upon request. These materials
include the administrative provisions, this Request for Proposals,
Summary Information, forms, instructions, and other relevant
information needed to prepare and submit grant proposals. Copies of the
Application Kit may be requested from the Proposal Services Unit;
Office of Extramural Programs; Cooperative State Research, Education,
and Extension Service; U.S. Department of Agriculture; STOP 2245; 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.; Washington, DC 20250-2245. The telephone
number is 202-401-5048. When contacting the Proposal Services Unit,
please indicate that you are requesting forms for the FYs 2001 and 2002
National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants Program.
Application materials also may be requested via Internet by sending
a message which states that you want to receive a copy of the
application materials for the FY 2001/2002 National Needs Graduate
Fellowship Grants Program with your name, mailing address (not e-mail)
and phone number to [email protected]. The materials will then be mailed
to you (not e-mailed) as quickly as possible.
E. Submission of a Proposal
1. Intent To Submit a Proposal
Submission of an Intent to Submit a Proposal (Form CSREES-706) is
requested for the FYs 2001 and 2002 competition and is due May 11,
2001. Form CSREES-706 can be sent by FAX to 202-720-2030; by courier to
Graduate Fellowship Program; CSREES/SERD/HEP; Waterfront Centre; 3rd
Floor, Room 3251; 800 9th Street, SW.; Washington, DC 20024; or by mail
to Graduate Fellowship Program, USDA/CSREES/SERD/HEP, 1400 Independence
Ave., SW.; STOP 2251; Washington, DC 20250-2251.
2. What To Submit
An original and six (6) copies of a proposal must be submitted.
Proposals should contain all requested information when submitted. Each
proposal should be typed on 8\1/2\" x 11" white paper, double-spaced,
and on one side of the page only. Please note that the text of the
proposal should be prepared using a font no smaller than 12 point and
one-inch margins. All copies of the proposal must be submitted in one
package. Each copy of the proposal must be stapled securely in the
upper left-hand corner (DO NOT BIND).
The proposal should be paginated and a Table of Contents should be
included preceding the proposal narrative. Applicants are cautioned to
comply with the 20-page limitation for the narrative section of the
proposal. Applicants also are cautioned to include summary faculty
vitae using Summary Vita--Teaching Proposal (Form CSREES-708). More
detailed information on the narrative, summary vita, and other portions
of a proposal is provided in subpart C of 7 CFR part 3402.
3. Where and When To Submit
Hand-delivered proposals (brought in person by the applicant or
through a courier service) must be received on or before July 10, 2001,
at the following address: National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants
Program; c/o Proposal Services Unit; Office of Extramural Programs;
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service; U.S.
Department of Agriculture; Room 1307, Waterfront Centre; 800 9th
Street, SW.; Washington, DC 20024. The telephone number is (202) 401-
5048. Proposals transmitted via facsimile (fax) machine will not be
accepted.
Proposals submitted through the mail must be received on or before
July 10, 2001. Proposals submitted through the mail should be sent to
the following address: National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants
Program; c/o Proposal Services Unit; Office of Extramural Programs;
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service; U.S.
Department of Agriculture; STOP 2245; 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250-2245.
4. Acknowledgment of Proposals
The receipt of all proposals will be acknowledged via e-mail.
Therefore it is important to include an e-mail address on the Proposal
Cover Page (Form CSREES-701) when applicable. This acknowledgment will
contain a proposal identification number. Once your proposal has been
assigned a proposal number, please cite that number in future
correspondence.
F. Current Research Information System (CRIS) Reports and Impact
Reports
Institutions will be asked to submit annual CRIS Reports in partial
fulfillment of the reporting requirements of 7 CFR 3402.25(a). Also,
institutions will be asked to submit reports describing significant
impacts generated by the activities and accomplishments of the fellows
in partial fulfillment of the reporting requirements of 7 CFR 3402.25.
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Part II. 2001 Special International Study or Thesis/Dissertation
Research Travel Allowances
A. Administrative Provisions and Legislative Authority
This Program is subject to the provisions found at 7 CFR part 3402.
7 CFR 3402.5(e) sets forth procedures to be followed when submitting
supplemental grant proposals for special international study or thesis/
dissertation research travel allowances. 7 CFR part 3402, subparts E
and F set forth rules governing the evaluation of proposals and the
awarding of grants, and regulations relating to the post-award
administration of such grant projects.
Legislative authority for this program is contained in section
1417(b)(6) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as amended (NARETPA) (7 U.S.C.
3152(b)(6)).
B. Program Description
CSREES has determined that a new competition for special
international study or thesis/dissertation research travel allowances
will be held during FY 2001, and hereby solicits proposals for
competitive supplemental grants. Proposals may be submitted by
universities or colleges who currently have active Food and
Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants.
Eligibility for this opportunity is limited to any current Fellow with
sufficient time to complete the international experience before the
termination date of the fellowship grant under which he/she is
supported. These supplementary grants provide support for a Fellow to
conduct thesis/dissertation research or to undertake studies at a site
outside of the United States. Before the international study or thesis/
dissertation research travel may commence, a Fellow must have completed
one academic year of full-time study, as defined by the institution,
under the fellowship appointment and arrangements must have been
formalized for the Fellow to study and/or conduct research in the
foreign location(s).
Estimated funds for supplemental grants in FY 2001 are
approximately $60,000. These funds are obtained from no-year funds
drawn from expired fellowship grants with unspent funds remaining.
CSREES has determined that no FY 2001 appropriations will be targeted
to supplemental grants supporting special international study or
thesis/dissertation research travel allowances. For each travel
allowance, the institution may request up to $10,000. Travel allowance
monies may be used only to pay travel and living expenses for the
Fellow while the Fellow is on the specific international assignment as
proposed in the application for the special international study or
thesis/dissertation research travel allowance. No limitation is placed
on the number of applications an institution may submit. Awards will be
made to the extent possible based on the review of the proposal and
subject to the availability of funds.
C. Selection Process and Evaluation Criteria
Applications for the special international travel allowances will
be evaluated as they are received until available funds for the
supplemental grants are exhausted. Upon receipt of an application,
CSREES staff will first determine the eligibility of the Fellow for
whom the application was submitted for an international travel
experience. Eligible and complete requests then will be reviewed by
professional staff from USDA or other Federal agencies, as appropriate.
Since awards for supplemental grants will be made as reviews are
completed, there is no assurance funds will be available late in the
application period for every acceptable proposal.
The six evaluation criteria are:
1. 10 points--Destination and duration--the degree to which the
destination and duration of the travel experience is appropriate for
enhancing the Fellow's academic program.
2. 30 points--Travel experience activities--the degree to which the
specific international experiences contribute to the Fellow's program
of study.
3. 20 points--Advance preparations--the degree to which the
proposed study or research activities are well-planned, including the
likelihood that these activities will come to fruition and that the
participation of identified personnel will materialize.
4. 10 points--Budget--the degree to which the budget for the
international experience is justified.
5. 20 points--Personnel--the degree to which the personnel, both
U.S. and international, involved with the travel experience have the
appropriate credentials and experience to direct the Fellow's
international experience, and the likelihood that their participation
as mentors, trainers, advisors, or teachers will contribute to the
educational value of the travel experiences.
6. 10 points--Supporting documentation--the degree to which letters
from the dean of the college (or equivalent administrative unit) and
the fellowship grant project director support the application.
D. How To Obtain Application Materials
An Application Kit containing program application materials can be
downloaded from the HEP web site at http://www.reeusda.gov/serd/hep/hep.htm or will be made available to eligible institutions upon
request. These materials include the administrative provisions, Request
for Proposals, Summary Information, forms, instructions, and other
relevant information needed to prepare and submit grant applications.
Copies of the Application Kit may be requested from the Proposal
Services Unit; Office of Extramural Programs; Cooperative State
Research, Education, and Extension Service; U.S. Department of
Agriculture; STOP 2245; 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.; Washington, DC
20250-2245. The telephone number is (202) 401-5048. When contacting the
Proposal Services Unit, please indicate that you are requesting the
Application Kit for the FY 2001 Graduate Fellowship (International)
Supplemental Grants Program.
Application materials may also be requested via Internet by sending
a message, that states that you wish to receive a copy of the
application materials for the 2001 Graduate Fellowship (International)
Supplemental Grants Program with your name, mailing address (not e-
mail) and telephone number to [email protected]. The materials will then
be mailed to you (not e-mailed) as quickly as possible.
E. What To Submit
An original plus six (6) copies of each application must be
submitted. Proposals should contain all requested information when
submitted. Each proposal should be typed on 8\1/2\'' x 11" white
paper, double-spaced, and on one side of the page only. Please note
that the text of the proposal should be prepared using a font no
smaller than 12 point and one-inch margins. Each copy of the
application should be stapled securely in the upper left-hand corner
(DO NOT BIND). All copies of the application must be submitted in one
package. Applications transmitted via a facsimile (FAX) machine will
not be accepted.
A separate application must be submitted by a fellowship grant
project director at an eligible institution on behalf of each Fellow
for which a special international study or thesis/dissertation research
travel allowance is requested.
Each application must include an ``Application for Funding,'' Form
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CSREES-661, and a ``Budget,'' Form CSREES-55. To provide HEP with
sufficient information upon which to evaluate the merits of the
requests for a special international study or thesis/dissertation
research travel allowance, each application for a supplemental grant
must contain a narrative which provides the following: (1) The specific
destination(s) and duration of the travel; (2) the specific study or
thesis/dissertation research activities in which the Fellow will be
engaged; (3) how the international experience will contribute to the
Fellow's program of study; (4) a budget narrative specifying and
justifying the dollar amount requested for the travel; (5) summary
credentials of both the U.S. and international faculty or other
professionals with whom the Fellow will be working during the
international experience (summary credentials must not exceed three
pages per person; ``Summary Vita--Teaching Proposal,'' Form CSREES-708,
may be used for this purpose); (6) a letter from the dean of the
Fellow's college or equivalent administrative unit supporting the
Fellow's travel request and certifying that the travel experience will
not jeopardize the Fellow's satisfactory progress toward degree
completion; and (7) a letter from the fellowship grant project director
certifying the Fellow's eligibility, the accuracy of the Fellow's
travel request, and the relevance of the travel to the Fellow's
advanced degree objectives.
The narrative portion of the application must not exceed 10 pages,
excluding the summary vita/vitae.
F. Where and When To Submit
Applications for the special international study or thesis/
dissertation research travel allowance supplemental grants may be
submitted at any time prior to October 1, 2001. However, to allow time
for CSREES to process the applications, proposals should be submitted
at least three months prior to the proposed beginning date of the
international research project. Applicants are urged to submit their
proposals early.
Note: Proposals for these special supplemental awards should not
be submitted as part of the application for a FY 2001/2002 Graduate
Fellowship grant.)
Hand-delivered proposals (brought in person by the applicant or
through a courier service) must be received prior to October 1, 2001,
at the following address: Special International Study or Thesis/
Dissertation Research Supplemental Grant; c/o Proposal Services Unit;
Office of Extramural Programs; Cooperative State Research, Education,
and Extension Service; U.S. Department of Agriculture; Room 1307,
Waterfront Centre; 800 9th Street, SW.; Washington, DC 20024. The phone
number is 202-401-5048. Proposals transmitted via a facsimile (fax)
machine will not be accepted.
Proposals submitted through the U.S. mail must be received prior to
October 1, 2001. Proposals submitted through the U.S. mail should be
sent to the following address: Graduate Fellowship (International)
Supplemental Grants Program; c/o Proposal Services Unit; Office of
Extramural Programs; Cooperative State Research, Education, and
Extension Service; U.S. Department of Agriculture; STOP 2245; 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.; Washington, DC 20250-2245.
G. Impact Reports
Awardees will be asked to submit an impact report at the conclusion
of the international research experience. The impact report describes
the accomplishments made by the Fellow as a result of the international
research experience. This report should be submitted to: Graduate
Fellowship Program; CSREES/SERD/HEP, USDA; STOP 2251; 1400 Independence
Ave., SW.; Washington, DC 20250-2251.
Done at Washington, DC, this 11th day of January, 2001.
Colien Hefferan,
Administrator, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension
Service.
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