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Request for Proposals-- Ag. Telecommunications (fwd)
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Date: Fri, 13 Jun 1997 09:01:24 EST
From: DENIS EBODAGHE OF AG <debodaghe@MORRILL.REEUSDA.GOV>
To: smallfarm-mg@maat.reeusda.gov,
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Cc: cbridwell@maat.reeusda.gov, debodaghe@maat.reeusda.gov
Subject: SMALLFARM-MG> Request for Proposals-- Ag. Telecommunications
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS --- Ag. Telecommunications
FOR A DETAILED ANNOUNCEMENT: Log on to the website at
http://www.reeusda.gov/agtel
AVAILABLE FUNDING: For FY 1997, $1,073,640 is available for the
Program.
DEADLINE: Applications must be recieved on or before August 4, 1997.
Proposals recieved after August 4, 1997 will not be considered for
funding.
PROGRAM CONTACT: Cathy Bridwell, Phone: 202-720-6084
Internet: cbridwell@reeusda.gov
Mailing address: USDA-CSREES, Stop 2216
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, DC 20250-2216
PURPOSE:
Proposals are requested for the purpose of awarding competitive
grants for fiscal year (FY) 1997 under the Agricultural
Telecommunications Program. Grants will be awarded to eligible
institutions to assist in the development and utilization of an
agricultural communications network to facilitate and to strengthen
agricultural extension, resident education and research, and
domestic and international marketing of United States commodities and
products through a partnership between eligible institutions and the
U.S. Department of Agriculture. The network will employ satellite
and other telecommunications technology to disseminate and to share
academic instruction, cooperative extension programming, agricultural
research, and marketing information.
ELIGIBILITY
Proposals are invited from accredited institutions of higher
education. Applicants must demonstrate that they participate in a
network that distributes programs consistent with the following
objectives: (1) make optimal use of available resources for
agricultural extension, resident education, and research by sharing
resources between participating institutions; (2) improve the
competitive position of United States agriculture in international
markets by disseminating information to producers, processors, and
researchers; (3) train students for careers in agriculture and food
industries; (4) facilitate interaction among leading agricultural
scientists; (5) enhance the ability of United States agriculture to
respond to environmental and food safety concerns, and;
(6) identify new uses for farm commodities and to increase
the demand for United States agricultural products in both domestic
and foreign markets.
TO RECIEVE AN APPLICATION PACKAGE:
Contact: Proposal Services Unit, Grants Management Branch,
Office of Extramural Programs, USDA-CSREES
Stop 2245, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20250-2245
Phone 202-401-5048
Application materials may also be requested via internet by sending a
message with your name, mailing address (not e-mail) and telephone
number to psb@reeusda.gov that states that you wish to recieve a copy
of the application materials for the FY 1997 Agricultural
Telecommunications Program. The materials will then be mailed to you
(not e-mailed) as quickly as possible.
Thanks
FROM:
Denis Ebodaghe
National Program Leader
Small Farms/Soil Science
USDA-CSREES
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