DEADLINES CALENDAR   •   CRIS FORMS/CRIS Codes •   Grant Proposal Process and AU Cover Form • • FAR •
Hatch and Multi-State Research Projects	• Hatch project policy, with dates and link to process and forms. NOTE: 15 May of terminal year = deadline for project submission to AAES • Kudos to Reviewers!! • Proposal Development • Multi-state projects Information and processes Request for travel to multi-state meetings • List of current projects (includes many federal-funded and AAES-funded grants)
Internal Agricultural and Experiment Station Funding	• Ag Discretionary Grants- small awards; requests can be made anytime; only CoAg faculty with approved Hatch or Multi-State Research projects are eligible. • Multi-State Travel Grants – requests can be made anytime; eligibility limited to Auburn faculty representatives on approved Multi-State Research projects. • Ag Initiatives – encompasses the former Black Belt Aquaculture, Poultry Litter, and Human and Natural Resources initiatives; aimed at enhancing Alabama’s agricultural economy; persons with AAES or ACES appointments are eligible. Full proposals due 9 August 2007. Applications accepted without submission of “intent statement.” • AAES Grants – formerly ‘Foundation’ Grants; aimed at increasing competitiveness for extramural funding; faculty in AAES Schools and Colleges are eligible. New projects, initiating in FY08. • AALGA competitive research grants are small “seed” grants awarded to teams made up of faculty representing Auburn Univ, Alabama A&M, and Tuskegee Univ. Funded projects seek to identify and find solutions for the most critical Alabama agriculture-related problems. http://www.aalga.org
Internal AU Funding	•Through VP for Research --Biogrants – for biological sciences-- preproposals due 1 Oct. --Competitive Research Grants –proposals due in Jan. --Faculty Mentoring Grants – proposals due early Jan.
Ag Research Sponsors CoAg contact in OSP Liz Sims 4-4438	•NSF (Fastlane help at AU-OSP = Tony Ventimiglia)  •Southern Rural Development Center •USDA •CSREES  ->all USDA Programs   •SARE •FAO •EPA             •DOE •NIH •NOAA •Grants.gov •NSF • Horticultural Research Institute (HRI of the ANLA) • Noyes Foundation •Cotton, Inc.
University Policies	•Designation of Gifts vs Sponsored Project •Indirect Cost Rates, Fringe Benefits – see page two of “Fact Sheet”     (Note: no benefits charged for graduate or undergraduate stipends/wages) •COI Disclosure Form for NSF and PHS Projects •Eligibility for PI Status (PDF file) •Direct Cost Policy (PDF file) •Consulting and Consulting Form •Spending Policy • IRB (Human Subjects)  •IACUC (Animal Use)  • Biological Safety •State/Domestic Travel Regulations Foreign Travel requires RAT50 form ;           Travel Reimbursement form ; •International            Per Diem Information 2006; 2007; Office of International Agriculture (for info and help)  •Professional Services Contracts • Professional Improvement Leave •
Proposal Writing Advice	•EPA Tips •NSF • SARE
Successfully Funded Projects	NSF – search for awards • Search for federally funded grants (including So. Reg. IPM, NRI, SARE) • Hort Research Institute
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This page updated 20 November 2007. Please send comments, upgrade ideas, etc. to K. Bowen.