To
enhance educational opportunities at the 30 Tribal Colleges designated
as the 1994 Land-Grant Institutions by strengthening their teaching
programs in the food and agricultural sciences in targeted need
areas.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
Formula Grants. Place Cursor Here for Definition
USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Public
Law 103-382 targeted funds to benefit those schools specifically
listed as the 1994 Land-Grant Institutions. Funds may be used to
support teaching programs in the food and agricultural sciences
in the targeted need areas of: 1) Curricula design and instructional
materials development; 2) faculty development and preparation for
teaching; 3) instruction delivery systems; 4) student experiential
learning; 5) equipment and instrumentation for teaching, and 6)
student recruitment and retention.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant
Eligibility: Bay Mills Community College, Blackfeet
Community College, Cankdeska Cikana Community College, Cheyenne
River Community College, Dine Community College, D-Q University,
Dull knife Memorial College, Fond Du Lac Community College, Fort
Belknap Community College, Fort Berthold Community College, Fort
Peck Community College, LacCourte Orielles Ojibwa Community College,
Little Big Horn Community College, Nebraska Indian Community College,
Northwest Indian College, Oglala Lakota College, Salish Kootenai
College, Sinte Gleska University, Sisseton Wahpeton Community College,
Sitting Bull College, Stone child Community College, Turtle Mountain
Community College, United Tribes Technical College, Southwest Indian
Polytechnic Institute, Institute of American Indian Arts, Crown
point Institute of Technology, Haskell Indian Nations University,
Leech Lake Tribal College, College of the Menominee Nation; and
Little Priest Tribal College.
Beneficiary
Eligibility: The 1994 Institutions--Bay Mills
Community College, Black feet Community College, Cankdeska Cikana
Community College, Cheyenne River Community College, Dine Community
College, D-Q University, Dull knife Memorial College, Fond Du
Lac Community College, Fort Belknap Community College, Fort Berthold
Community College, Fort Peck Community College, LacCourte Orielles
Ojibwa Community College, Little Big Horn Community College, Nebraska
Indian Community College, Northwest Indian College, Oglala Lakota
College, Salish Kootenai College, Sinte Gleska University, Sisseton
Wahpeton Community College, Sitting Bull College, Stone child
Community College, Turtle Mountain Community College, United Tribes
Technical College, Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute, Institute
of American Indian Arts, Crown point Institute of Technology,
Haskell Indian Nations University, Leech Lake Tribal College,
College of the Menominee Nation; and Little Priest Tribal College.
Credentials/Documentation:
Each prospective grantee institution must furnish the information
and assurances specified in the program guidelines. Guidelines
include: 7 CFR Part 1, Subpart A; 7 CFR Part 3; 7 CFR Part 15,
Subpart A; 7 CFR Part 3015; 7 CFR Part 3017; 7 CFR Part 3018;
7 CFR Part 3019; 7 CFR Part 3052; 29 U.S.C. 794, Section 504 and
7 CFR Part 15b; 35 U.S.C. 200 et seq., and 37 CFR Part 401.
Pre-application
Coordination: The standard application forms
as furnished by the Federal agency and required by OMB Circular
No. A-110 must be used for this program. This program is excluded
from coverage under E.O. 12372 because the program does not directly
affect State and local governments.
Application
Procedure: Formal application should be submitted
to the Office of Extramural Programs, CSREES, as outlined in the
application package submitted to the 29 institutions. Application
procedures are contained in the program guidelines and required
forms are contained in the Grant Application Kit. This program
is subject to the regulatory provisions of USDA's 7 CFR 3015 et
seq. and 7 CFR 3019, and all successor regulations.
Award
Procedure: Applications are reviewed and evaluated
by USDA staff and by expert educators and scientist from other
Federal agencies as needed. Grant payment may be made by the electronic
transfer system or advance by Treasury check.
Deadlines:
For fiscal year 2002, the deadline was March 4, 2002.
Range
of Approval/Disapproval Time: From 45 to 90
days.
Appeals:
Not applicable.
Renewals:
Not applicable.
ASSISTANCE
CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula
and Matching Requirements: approximately $50,000
to each of the 30 1994 Institutions, no matching requirements.
Length
and Time Phasing of Assistance: Grants are
awarded for a 12-to 24-month period of assistance.
POST
ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
Annual technical and financial progress reports are due within 90
days after the end of each 12-month budget period. Final technical
and financial reports are due within 90 days after the expiration
date of the grant. The content of these reports will be as required
in the "Terms and Conditions" of the grant award.
Audits:
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A- 133 (Revised,
June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit
Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance
of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a
program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities
that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt
from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted
in Circular No. A-133.
Records:
Grantees are expected to maintain records 3 years beyond the life
of the grant or longer if there are any pending litigation or
unresolved audit findings. Separate records for each grant must
be maintained. Records are subject to inspection during the life
of the grant and for 3 years thereafter.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION:
Account
Identification: 12-1500-0-1-352.
Obligations:
(Grants) FY 01 $1,548,586; FY 02 est $1,549,000; and FY 03 est
$1,549,000.
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance:
Approximately $50,000 to each eligible institution.
One Tribal College recently received accreditation of its Bachelor
of Science in Environmental Sciences program because of the purchase
of equipment from this program.
REGULATIONS,
GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
7 CFR 301 note; 7 CFR Part 1.1, USDA implementation of Freedom of
Information Act; 7 CFR Part 3, USDA implementation of OMB Circular
No. A-129 regarding debt collection; 7 CFR Part 15, Subpart A, USDA
implementation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended;
7 CFR Part 3015, USDA Uniform Federal Assistance Regulations; 7
CFR Part 3017, Government wide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement)
and Government wide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants);
7 CFR Part 3018, Restrictions on Lobbying; 7 CFR Part 3019, USDA
implementation of OMB Circular No. A-110, Uniform Administrative
Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher
Education, Hospitals, and other Nonprofit Organizations; 7 CFR Part
3407, Agency Procedures to Implement the National Environmental
Policy Act; 7 CFR Part 3052, Audits of States, Local Governments,
and Nonprofit Organizations; 29 U.S.C. 794, section 504, Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, and 7 CFR Part 15b (USDA implementation of statute),
prohibiting discrimination based upon physical or mental handicap
in Federally assisted programs; and 35 U.S.C. 200 et seq., Bayh-Dole
Act, controlling allocation of rights to inventions made by employees
of small business firms and domestic nonprofit organizations, including
universities, in Federally assisted programs (implementing regulations
are contained in 37 CFR Part 401).
INFORMATION
CONTACTS:
Regional
or Local Office: Not applicable.
Headquarters
Office: Higher Education Programs, Science
and Education Resources Development, CSREES, USDA, Room 3912-S,
Washington, DC 20250-2251. Telephone: (202) 720-7854.
Web
Site Address: http://www.reeusda.gov
EXAMPLES
OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
Center for Integrated Rural Development Studies; Agricultural Degree
Development Project; Implementation of a Comprehensive Horticulture
Program; Educational Program in Nutrition; Strengthening Curricula
and Services for Students in the Food and Agricultural Sciences.
CRITERIA
FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:
Proposals are evaluated using the following criteria: Overall approach
and cooperative linages; intrinsic merit; budget and cost effectiveness;
and institutional commitment and resources.
