Scientific Cooperation Exchange Program with China

 

To facilitate mutual cooperation in agricultural research, education, and extension between the United States and China

Active 10.614 Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture B - Project Grants; C - Direct Payments For Specified Use Not applicable. National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as amended, Title XIV, Part I, Section 1458, Public Law 95-113, 7 U.S.C. 3291, Statute 91,1015 State cooperative institutions and other colleges and universities in the United States, as defined at 7 USC 3103(4). U.S. institutions from the public, private, and academia sectors. Not applicable. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Applications should be submitted through the USDA ezFedGrants platform at https://grants.fms.usda.gov/ For additional information, contact the USDA program officer(s) listed in Section G of the corresponding Notice of Funding Opportunity. Proposals are evaluated by FAS, which rates the qualifications of applicants and the merit of proposals using a process described in Section E of the Notice of Funding Opportunity. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 30 to 60 days. Not applicable. Not applicable. Section E of the Notice of Funding Opportunity will describe the specific selection criteria and weighting. While this program does not fund unsolicited proposals, interested parties are welcome to submit statements of capability and expressions of interest. The objective of SCEP is to promote bilateral scientific exchanges designed to promote agricultural cooperation, development, and trade. Performance Reports: Performance progress reports are required as described at 2 CFR 200.329 Not applicable. Grant records shall be retained for a period of 3 years from the day the recipient submits its final expenditure report. If any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit, or other action involving the records has been started before the expiration of the 3-year period, the records must be retained until completion of the action and resolution of all issues which arise from it, or until the end of the regular 3-year period, whichever is later. Grant records include financial and program/progress reports, support documents, statistical records, and other documents that support the activity and/or expenditure of the recipient or subrecipient under the award. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Short term exchange visits for approximately two weeks Assistance is phased according to the requirements of individual projects. None/Not specified. Nicola Sakhleh
1400 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20250 USA
nicola.sakhleh@usda.gov
Phone: 202-720-4228 https://www.fas.usda.gov/programs/scientific-cooperation-exchange-program 12-2900-0-1-352 (Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements or Contracts)) FY 22$0.00; FY 23 est $420,000.00; FY 24 est $420,000.00; FY 19$0.00; FY 20 est $0.00; FY 21 est $400,000.00; FY 18$216,896.00; FY 17$345,000.00; FY 16$371,979.00; - Exchange visits last approximately two weeks. Average cost per participant is $8,000. Not applicable. Not applicable.