Scientific Exchanges Program

 

SEP aims to educate a new generation of agricultural scientists, increase scientific knowledge and collaborative research, and extend knowledge to users and intermediaries in the international agricultural marketplace.

Active 10.620 Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2022 SEP hosted 20 Fellows from Kenya, Morocco, Tanzania, and Tunisia improved their ability to use scientific analytical techniques to identify plant and animal pathogens for surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in commercial poultry, developed an Integrated Pest Management plan for Nematode Pathogens on vegetables, etc. International Agricultural Research, Extension and Teaching U.S.C. 7 U.S. Code 3291 State cooperative institutions or other colleges and universities in the United States, as defined by 7 USC 3103 Fellows must hold a minimum of a Master's-level degree, be in the early or middle stage of their career, and represent a university, government agency or research entity in a low or middle-income country. 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 via https://grants.fms.usda.gov/ USDA/FAS will convene a review panel to review eligible applications against the evaluation criteria described in the NOFO. Reviewers will ensure that the applicant is capable of delivering the programs/activities as described in the announcement based on the applicant's project narrative and assign a score and provide summary comments based on the evaluation criteria identified below. The review panel will make a recommendation list to the selecting official (generally, the Senior Director for Fellowship Programs), who is not a member of the panel. The selecting official may select applications out of rank order in consideration of strategic program priorities, such as geographical distribution, incorporation of minority-serving institutions, or congressional directive. Selection determinations are final and cannot be appealed. Prior to selection, the agency may contact the highest-ranking applicants to seek clarification and to negotiate technical and programmatic aspects of the application. If an application includes a subaward, FAS may request to speak with all parties included in the application to ensure sufficient planning and coordination has taken place prior to making an award. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 30 to 60 days. Not applicable. Not applicable. Applicants will be evaluated on the extent and quality to which they demonstrate that they have the capabilities, staff, resources, and equipment to successfully perform the project. Scoring will also be based on the level of detail and how clearly the applicant's capacities to address these factors are outlined in the proposal. Specific selection criteria are identified in the corresponding Notice of Funding Opportunity, and generally include the scientific merit of the proposed activity; the anticipated impact of the activity; cost effectiveness; and quality of application. Assistance may be used to support the participating fellows (i.e. travel and subsistence expenses), related supplies and materials, reasonable host institution fees, and related travel by faculty mentors. Not applicable. 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. Agreements are for two years, to include the initial fellowships and appropriate follow-up; extensions may be authorized under certain circumstances. None/Not specified. Nicola Sakhleh
1400 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20250 USA
nicola.sakhleh@usda.gov
Phone: 2027204228 https://www.fas.usda.gov/programs/scientific-exchanges-program 12-2900-0-1-352 (Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements)) FY 22$1,299,772.00; FY 23 est $1,700,000.00; FY 24 est $1,500,000.00; FY 21$1,223,091.00; FY 20$0.00; FY 19$0.00; - Individual awards may range from $50,000 to $500,000 to support particular tracks of interest. The funding range for each track will be identified in individual NOFOs. A single NOFO may have more than one track. Not applicable. Fiscal Year 2022 In 2022, three awards were issued to support collaborative research in water management, climate-smart agriculture, and biopesticides.