To carry out a competitive research grants program for
the 30 institutions designated as 1994 Institutions.
TYPES OF ASSISTANCE:
Project Grants. Place Cursor Here for Definition
USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
This research grants program is authorized to conduct agricultural research
that addresses high priority concerns of tribal, national or multi-State
significance.
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, Dullknife
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, Stonechild Community
College, Turtle Mountain Community College, United Tribes Technical College,
Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute, Institute of American Indian Arts,
Crownpoint Institute of Technology, Haskell Indian National University, Leech
Lake Tribal College, College of the Menominee Nation, and Little Priest Tribal
College.
Beneficiary Eligibility: Bay Mills Community
College, Blackfeet Community College, Cankdeska Cikana Community College,
Cheyenne River Community College, Dine Community College, D-Q University,
Dullknife Memorial College, Fond Du Lac Community College, Fort Belknap
Community College, Fort Berthold Community College, Fort Peck Community
College, LacCourte Oriellese 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,
Stonechild Community College, Turtle Mountain Community College, United Tribes
Technical College, Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute, Institute of
American Indian Arts, Crownpoint 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 organization must furnish the organizational information and
assurances specified in the guidelines. This program is excluded from coverage
under OMB Circular No. A-87.
Pre-application 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 Initiative Competitive Grants Program, USDA/CSREES as
outlined in the guidelines. Application procedures are contained in CSREES
Research Grant Application Kit. This program is subject to the provisions of 7
CFR 3019.
Award Procedure: CSREES 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 a request for
proposals for each fiscal year.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: From 90 to
180 days.
Appeals: None.
Renewals: Proposals for renewal, should be
submitted at the announced deadline. Renewals are treated in competition with
all other pending proposals.
ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula and Matching Requirements: None.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Normally,
competitive research projects will be supported for periods of up to 3 years.
POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports: Annual progress reports due within 90 days
after anniversary of grant effective date and final technical report due 90
days after expiration of grant. Federal cash transaction reports and financial
status reports as stated in 7 CFR 3019.52.
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
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.
Obligations: (Grants) FY 01 $933,941; FY 02 est
$934,128; and FY 03 est $934,128. Note: Grants are competitively awarded.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: From
$40,963 to $150,000. Average: $66,221.
One college began a study that will determine the best combination of seeding
method, seeding rate, herbicides, and native grass and forbs for establishment
of desired grasses in a single pass. Researchers also will measure the
resulting effects on the population dynamics of seeded grasses and forbs on
invasive plants.
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; and 7 CFR Part 3019, Uniform Administrative
Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education,
Hospitals, and Other Nonprofit Organizations.
INFORMATION CONTACTS:
Regional or Local Office: None.
Headquarters Office: Administrator, Cooperative
State Research, Education, and Extension Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Ag Box 2201, 14th and Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20250-2201. Telephone: (202) 720-4423.
Web Site Address: http://www.reeusda.gov
EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
Aquatic and Wetland Ecosystem Study of a Restored Wild Rice System; Bison
Culture; Revegetating Invasive Plant Infested Rangelands In a Single Entry;
Surveillance of Mosquito-Borne Equine; Effects of Prairie Dog Towns on Bison
and Cattle Production on Tribal Lands.
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 the food and agricultural sciences; 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.
