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Federal funding assistance and why the 

participating organization(s) would be 

unlikely to carry out the project without 

such assistance; 

(p) Specific description of activity/ 

activities to be undertaken; 

(q) Timeline(s) for implementation of 

activity, including start and end dates; 

(r) Information on whether similar 

activities are or have previously been 

funded with USDA resources in target 

country or countries (e.g., under MAP 

and/or Cooperator programs); and 

(s) Detailed line item activity budget: 

—Cost items should be allocated 

separately to each participating 

organization; and 

—Expense items constituting a 

proposed activity’s overall budget 

(e.g., salaries, travel expenses, 

consultant fees, administrative costs, 

etc.), with a line item cost for each, 

should be listed, clearly indicating: 

(1) Which items are to be covered by 

EMP funding; 

(2) Which by the participating U.S. 

organization(s); and 

(3) Which by foreign third parties (if 

applicable). 

Cost items for individual consultant 

fees should show calculation of daily 

rate and number of days. Cost items for 

travel expenses should show number of 

trips, destinations, cost, and objective 

for each trip. Qualifications of 

applicant(s) should be included as an 

attachment. 

3. Submission Dates and Times: All 

applications must be received by 5 p.m. 

Eastern Daylight Time May 29, 2009 in 

the Program Operations Division. 

Applications received after this time 

will be considered only if funds are still 

available. 

4. Funding Restrictions: Certain types 

of expenses are not eligible for 

reimbursement by the program, and 

there are limits on other categories of 

expenses such as indirect overhead 

charges, travel expenses, and consulting 

fees. CCC will also not reimburse 

unreasonable expenditures or 

expenditures made prior to approval of 

a proposal. Full details of the funding 

restrictions are available in the EMP 

regulations. 

5. Other Submission Requirements 

and Considerations: All Internet-based 

applications must be properly submitted 

by 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, May 

29, 2009. 

All applications on compact disc 

(with two accompanying paper copies) 

and any other form of application must 

be received by 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight 

Time, May 29, 2009, at the following 

address: 

Hand Delivery (including FedEx, DHL, 

UPS, etc.): U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural 

Service, Office of Trade Programs, 

Program Operations Division, Portals 

Office Building, Suite 400, 1250 

Maryland Ave., SW., Washington, DC 

20024. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Criteria: Key criteria used in 

judging proposals include, among 

others: 

—Appropriateness of the activities for 

the targeted market(s) and the extent 

to which the project identifies market 

barriers, e.g., a fundamental 

deficiency in the market and/or a 

recent change in market conditions; 

—Potential of the project to expand U.S. 

market share, increase U.S. exports or 

sales, and/or improve awareness of 

U.S. agricultural commodities and 

products; 

—Quality of the project’s performance 

measures, and the degree to which 

they relate to the objectives, 

deliverables, and proposed approach 

and activities; 

—Justification for Federal funding; 

—Overall cost of the project and the 

amount of funding provided by the 

applicant and any partners; and 

—Evidence that the organization has the 

knowledge, expertise, ability, and 

resources to successfully implement 

the project, including, timeliness and 

quality of reporting on past EMP 

activities. 

Please see 7 CFR part 1486 for 

additional evaluation criteria. 

2. Review and Selection Process: All 

applications undergo a multi-phase 

review within FAS, by appropriate FAS 

field offices, and as needed, by the 

private sector Advisory Committee on 

Emerging Markets to determine the 

qualifications, quality, appropriateness 

of projects, and reasonableness of 

project budgets. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: FAS will notify 

each applicant in writing of the final 

disposition of its application. FAS will 

send an approval letter and project 

agreement to each approved applicant. 

The approval letter and agreement will 

specify the terms and conditions 

applicable to the project, including the 

levels of EMP funding and cost-share 

contribution requirements. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements: Interested parties should 

review the EMP regulations which are 

available at the following URL address: 

http://www.fas.usda.gov/mos/emmarkets/em-markets.asp. 

3. Reporting. Quarterly progress 

reports for all programs one year or 

longer in duration are required. Projects 

of less than 1 year generally require a 

mid-term progress report. Final 

performance reports are due 90 days 

after completion of each project. 

Content requirements for both types of 

reports are contained in the Project 

Agreement. Final financial reports are 

also due 90 days after completion of 

each project as attachments to the final 

reports. 

VII. Agency Contact(s) 

For additional information and 

assistance, contact the Program 

Operations Division, Office of Trade 

Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Portals 

Office Building, Suite 400, 1250 

Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, 

DC 20024, phone: (202) 720–4327, fax: 

(202) 720–9361, e-mail: 

podadmin@fas.usda.gov. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on the 17th day 

of April 2009. 

Patricia R. Sheikh, 

Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural 

Service, Vice President, Commodity Credit 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. E9–9740 Filed 4–28–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Notice of Funds Availability: Inviting 

Applications for the Quality Samples 

Program 

Announcement Type: New. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 10.605. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit 

Corporation (CCC) announces it is 

inviting proposals for the 2010 Quality 

Samples Program (QSP). The intended 

effect of this notice is to solicit 

applications from eligible applicants 

and award funds in October 2009. QSP 

is administered by personnel of the 

Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). 

DATES: All proposals must be received 

by 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, May 

29, 2009. Applications received after 

this date will be considered only if 

funds are still available. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Entities wishing to apply for funding 

assistance should contact the Program 

Operations Division, Office of Trade 

Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

Portals Office Building, Suite 400, 1250 

Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, 

DC 20024, phone: (202) 720–4327, fax: 

(202) 720–9361, e-mail: 

podadmin@fas.usda.gov. Information is 

also available on the FAS Web site at 


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http://www.fas.usda.gov/mos/programs/ 

QSP.asp. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Authority: QSP is authorized under 

Section 5(f) of the CCC Charter Act, 15 

U.S.C. 714c(f). 

Purpose: QSP is designed to 

encourage the development and 

expansion of export markets for U.S. 

agricultural commodities by assisting 

U.S. entities in providing commodity 

samples to potential foreign importers to 

promote a better understanding and 

appreciation for the high quality of U.S. 

agricultural commodities. 

QSP participants will be responsible 

for procuring (or arranging for the 

procurement of) commodity samples, 

exporting the samples, and providing 

the technical assistance necessary to 

facilitate successful use of the samples 

by importers. Participants that are 

funded under this announcement may 

seek reimbursement for the sample 

purchase price, the cost of transporting 

the samples domestically to the port of 

export, and then to the foreign port or 

point of entry. Transportation costs from 

the foreign port or point of entry to the 

final destination will not be eligible for 

reimbursement. CCC will not reimburse 

the costs incidental to purchasing and 

transporting samples, for example, 

inspection or documentation fees. 

Although providing technical assistance 

is required for all projects, CCC will not 

reimburse the costs of providing 

technical assistance. A QSP participant 

will be reimbursed after CCC reviews its 

reimbursement claim and determines 

that the claim is complete. 

General Scope of QSP Projects: QSP 

projects are the activities undertaken by 

a QSP participant to provide an 

appropriate sample of a U.S. agricultural 

commodity to a foreign importer, or a 

group of foreign importers, in a given 

market. The purpose of the project is to 

provide information to an appropriate 

target audience regarding the attributes, 

characteristics, and proper use of the 

U.S. commodity. A QSP project 

addresses a single market/commodity 

combination. 

As a general matter, QSP projects 

should conform to the following 

guidelines: 

• Projects should benefit the 

represented U.S. industry and not a 

specific company or brand; 

• Projects should develop a new 

market for a U.S. product, promote a 

new U.S. product, or promote a new use 

for a U.S. product, rather than promote 

the substitution of one established U.S. 

product for another; 

• Sample commodities provided 

under a QSP project must be in 

sufficient supply and available on a 

commercial basis; 

• The QSP project must either subject 

the commodity sample to further 

processing or substantial transformation 

in the importing country, or the sample 

must be used in technical seminars 

designed to demonstrate to an 

appropriate target audience the proper 

preparation or use of the sample in the 

creation of an end product; 

• Samples provided in a QSP project 

shall not be directly used as part of a 

retail promotion or supplied directly to 

consumers. However, the end product, 

that is, the product resulting from 

further processing, substantial 

transformation, or a technical seminar, 

may be provided to end-use consumers 

to demonstrate to importers consumer 

preference for that end product; and 

• Samples shall be in quantities less 

than a typical commercial sale and 

limited to the amount sufficient to 

achieve the project goal (e.g., not more 

than a full commercial mill run in the 

destination country). 

QSP projects shall target foreign 

importers and audiences who: 

• Have not previously purchased the 

U.S. commodity that will be transported 

under QSP; 

• Are unfamiliar with the variety, 

quality attribute, or end-use 

characteristic of the U.S. commodity; 

• Have been unsuccessful in previous 

attempts to import, process, and market 

the U.S. commodity (e.g., because of 

improper specification, blending, 

formulation, sanitary, or phytosanitary 

issues); 

• Are interested in testing or 

demonstrating the benefits of the U.S. 

commodity; or 

• Need technical assistance in 

processing or using the U.S. commodity. 

II. Award Information 

Under this announcement, the 

number of projects per participant will 

not be limited. However, individual 

projects will be limited to $75,000 of 

QSP reimbursement. Projects comprised 

of technical preparation seminars, that 

is, projects that do not include further 

processing or substantial 

transformation, will be limited to 

$15,000 of QSP reimbursement as these 

projects require smaller samples. 

Financial assistance will be made 

available on a reimbursement basis 

only; and cash advances will not be 

made available to any QSP participant. 

All proposals will be reviewed against 

the evaluation criteria contained herein 

and funds will be awarded on a 

competitive basis. Funding for 

successful proposals will be provided 

through specific agreements between 

the applicant and CCC. These 

agreements will incorporate the 

proposal as approved by FAS. FAS must 

approve in advance any subsequent 

changes to the project. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: Any United 

States private or Government entity 

with a demonstrated role or interest in 

exporting U.S. agricultural commodities 

may apply to the program. Government 

organizations consist of Federal, State, 

and local agencies. Private organizations 

include non-profit trade associations, 

universities, agricultural cooperatives, 

state regional trade groups (SRTGs), and 

profit-making entities. 

2. Cost Sharing: FAS considers the 

applicant’s willingness to contribute 

resources, including cash, goods, and 

services of the U.S. industry and foreign 

third parties, when determining which 

proposals are approved for funding. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: Organizations are encouraged 

to submit their QSP applications to FAS 

through the Unified Export Strategy 

(UES) application Internet Web site. The 

UES allows applicants to submit a 

single consolidated and strategically 

coordinated proposal that incorporates 

requests for funding and 

recommendations for virtually all of the 

FAS marketing programs, financial 

assistance programs, and market access 

programs. The suggested UES format 

encourages applicants to examine the 

constraints or barriers to trade that they 

face, identify activities that would help 

overcome such impediments, consider 

the entire pool of complementary 

marketing tools and program resources, 

and establish realistic export goals. 

Applicants planning to use the 

Internet-based system must contact the 

FAS/Program Operations Division at 

(202) 720–4327 to obtain Web site 

access information. The Internet-based 

application, including a help file that 

contains step-by-step instructions, may 

be found at the following URL address: 

http://www.fas.usda.gov/ 

cooperators.html. 

The FAS highly recommends 

applying via the Internet-based 

application as this format virtually 

eliminates paperwork and expedites the 

FAS processing and review cycle. 

However, applicants also have the 

option of submitting an electronic 

version of their application to the FAS 

on compact disc along with two paper 

copies. Organizations that choose to 


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submit applications on compact disc 

can obtain the application format at the 

following URL address: http:// 

www.fas.usda.gov/mos/programs/ 

qsp_appl.html or by contacting the 

Program Operations Division at (202) 

720–4327. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission: To be considered for QSP, 

an applicant must submit to FAS 

information detailed in this notice. 

Additionally, in accordance with the 

Office of Management and Budget’s 

policy (68 FR 38402 (June 27, 2003)) 

regarding the need to identify entities 

that are receiving government awards, 

all applicants must submit a Dun and 

Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) number. An applicant 

may request a DUNS number at no cost 

by calling the dedicated toll-free DUNS 

number request line at 1–866–705–5711. 

Incomplete applications and 

applications that do not otherwise 

conform to this announcement will not 

be accepted for review. 

FAS recommends that proposals 

contain, at a minimum, the following: 

(a) Organizational information, 

including: 

• Organization’s name, address, Chief 

Executive Officer (or designee), Federal 

Tax Identification Number (TIN), and 

DUNS number; 

• Type of organization; 

• Name, telephone number, fax 

number, and e-mail address of the 

primary contact person; 

• A description of the organization 

and its membership; 

• A description of the organization’s 

prior export promotion experience; and 

• A description of the organization’s 

experience in implementing an 

appropriate trade/technical assistance 

component; 

(b) Market information, including: 

• An assessment of the market; 

• A long-term strategy in the market; 

and 

• U.S. export value/volume and 

market share (historic and goals) for 

2003–2009; 

(c) Project information, including: 

• A brief project title; 

• Amount of funding requested; 

• A brief description of the specific 

market development trade constraint or 

opportunity to be addressed by the 

project, performance measures for the 

years 2010–2012, which will be used to 

measure the effectiveness of the project, 

a benchmark performance measure for 

2008, the viability of long term sales to 

this market, the goals of the project, and 

the expected benefits to the represented 

industry; 

• A description of the activities 

planned to address the constraint or 

opportunity, including how the sample 

will be used in the end-use performance 

trial, the attributes of the sample to be 

demonstrated and its end-use benefit, 

and details of the trade/technical 

servicing component (including who 

will provide and who will fund this 

component); 

• A sample description (i.e., 

commodity, quantity, quality, type, and 

grade), including a justification for 

selecting a sample with such 

characteristics (this justification should 

explain in detail why the project could 

not be effective with a smaller sample); 

• An itemized list of all estimated 

costs associated with the project for 

which reimbursement will be sought; 

• Beginning and end dates for the 

proposed project; and 

• The importer’s role in the project 

regarding handling and processing the 

commodity sample. 

(d) Information indicating all funding 

sources and amounts to be contributed 

by each entity that will supplement 

implementation of the proposed project. 

This may include the organization that 

submitted the proposal, private industry 

entities, host governments, foreign third 

parties, CCC, FAS, or other Federal 

agencies. Contributed resources may 

include cash and goods and services. 

3. Submission Dates and Times: All 

applications must be received by 5 p.m. 

Eastern Daylight Time, May 29, 2009. 

Applications received after this date 

will be considered only if funds are still 

available. 

4. Funding Restrictions: Proposals 

that request more than $75,000 of CCC 

funding for individual projects will not 

be considered. Projects comprised of 

technical preparation seminars will be 

limited to $15,000 in QSP funding. CCC 

will not reimburse expenditures made 

prior to approval of a proposal or 

unreasonable expenditures. 

5. Other Submission Requirements: 

All Internet-based applications must be 

properly submitted by 5 p.m. Eastern 

Daylight Time, May 29, 2009. 

All applications on compact disc 

(with two accompanying paper copies) 

and any other form of application must 

be received by 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight 

Time, May 29, 2009, at the following 

address: 

Hand Delivery (including FedEx, 

UPS, etc.): U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural 

Service, Office of Trade Programs, 

Program Operations Division, Portals 

Office Building, Suite 400, 1250 

Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, 

DC 20024. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Criteria and Review Process: 

Following is a description of the FAS 

process for reviewing applications and 

the criteria for allocating available QSP 

funds. 

FAS will use the following criteria in 

evaluating proposals: 

• The ability of the organization to 

provide an experienced staff with the 

requisite technical and trade experience 

to execute the proposal; 

• The extent to which the proposal is 

targeted to a market in which the United 

States is generally competitive; 

• The potential for expanding 

commercial sales in the proposed 

market; 

• The nature of the specific market 

constraint or opportunity involved and 

how well it is addressed by the 

proposal; 

• The extent to which the importer’s 

contribution in terms of handling and 

processing enhances the potential 

outcome of the project; 

• The amount of reimbursement 

requested and the organization’s 

willingness to contribute resources, 

including cash, goods and services of 

the U.S. industry and foreign third 

parties; and 

• How well the proposed technical 

assistance component assures that 

performance trials will effectively 

demonstrate the intended end-use 

benefit. 

Proposals will be evaluated by the 

applicable FAS Commodity Branches in 

the Cooperator Programs Division. The 

Commodity Branches will review each 

proposal against the factors described 

above. The purpose of this review is to 

identify meritorious proposals, 

recommend an appropriate funding 

level for each proposal based upon these 

factors, and submit proposals and 

funding recommendations to the Deputy 

Administrator, Office of Trade 

Programs. 

2. Anticipated Announcement Date: 

Announcements of funding decisions 

for QSP are anticipated during October 

2009. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: FAS will notify 

each applicant in writing of the final 

disposition of its application. FAS will 

send an approval letter and agreement 

to each approved applicant. The 

approval letter and agreement will 

specify the terms and conditions 

applicable to the project, including the 

levels of QSP funding and any costshare contribution requirements. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements: The agreements will 


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incorporate the details of each project as 

approved by FAS. Each agreement will 

identify terms and conditions pursuant 

to which CCC will reimburse certain 

costs of each project. Agreements will 

also outline the responsibilities of the 

participant, including, but not limited 

to, procurement (or arranging for 

procurement) of the commodity sample 

at a fair market price, arranging for 

transportation of the commodity sample 

within the time limit specified in the 

agreement (organizations should 

endeavor to ship commodities within 6 

months of the effective date of 

agreement), compliance with cargo 

preference requirements (shipment on 

U.S. flag vessels, as required), 

compliance with the Fly America Act 

requirements (shipment on U.S. air 

carriers, as required), timely and 

effective implementation of technical 

assistance, and submission of a written 

evaluation report within 90 days of 

expiration of the agreement. 

QSP agreements are subject to review 

and verification by the FAS 

Compliance, Security and Emergency 

Planning Division. Upon request, a QSP 

participant shall provide to CCC the 

original documents which support the 

participant’s reimbursement claims. 

CCC may deny a claim for 

reimbursement if the claim is not 

supported by adequate documentation. 

3. Reporting: A written evaluation 

report must be submitted within 90 days 

of the expiration of each participant’s 

QSP agreement. Evaluation reports 

should address all performance 

measures that were presented in the 

proposal. 

VII. Agency Contact(s) 

For additional information and 

assistance, contact the Program 

Operations Division, Office of Trade 

Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture by hand 

delivery or courier at: Portals Office 

Building, Suite 400, 1250 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20024, 

by phone: (202) 720–4327, by fax: (202) 

720–9361, or by e-mail: 

podadmin@fas.usda.gov. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on the 17th of 

April 2009. 

Patricia R. Sheikh, 

Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural 

Service, and Vice President, Commodity 

Credit Corporation. 

[FR Doc. E9–9695 Filed 4–28–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Notice of Funds Availability: Inviting 

Applications for the Market Access 

Program 

Announcement Type: New. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 10.601. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit 

Corporation (CCC) announces that it is 

inviting proposals for the 2010 Market 

Access Program (MAP). The intended 

effect of this notice is to solicit 

applications from eligible applicants 

and award funds in October 2009. The 

MAP is administered by personnel of 

the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). 

DATES: All applications must be 

received by 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight 

Time, May 29, 2009. Applications 

received after this date will not be 

considered. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Entities wishing to apply for funding 

assistance should contact the Program 

Operations Division, Office of Trade 

Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

Portals Office Building, Suite 400, 1250 

Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, 

DC 20024, phone: (202) 720–4327, fax: 

(202) 720–9361, e-mail: 

podadmin@fas.usda.gov. Information is 

also available on the FAS Web site at 

http://www.fas.usda.gov/mos/programs/ 

map.asp. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Authority: The MAP is authorized 

under Section 203 of the Agricultural 

Trade Act of 1978, as amended. MAP 

regulations appear at 7 CFR part 1485. 

Purpose: The MAP is designed to 

create, expand, and maintain foreign 

markets for U.S. agricultural 

commodities and products through costshare assistance. Financial assistance 

under the MAP will be made available 

on a competitive basis, and applications 

will be reviewed against the evaluation 

criteria contained herein and in the 

MAP regulations. All U.S. agricultural 

commodities, except tobacco, are 

eligible for consideration. 

The FAS allocates funds in a manner 

that effectively supports the strategic 

decision-making initiatives of the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act (GPRA) of 1993 and the USDA’s 

Food and Agricultural Policy (FAP). In 

deciding whether a proposed project 

will contribute to the effective creation, 

expansion, or maintenance of foreign 

markets, the FAS seeks to identify a 

clear, long-term agricultural trade 

strategy and a program effectiveness 

time line against which results can be 

measured at specific intervals using 

quantifiable product or country goals. 

The FAS also considers the extent to 

which a proposed project targets 

markets with the greatest growth 

potential. These factors are part of the 

FAS resource allocation strategy to fund 

applicants who can demonstrate 

performance and address the objectives 

of the GPRA and FAP. 

II. Award Information 

Under the MAP, the CCC enters into 

agreements with eligible participants to 

share the cost of certain overseas 

marketing and promotion activities. 

MAP participants may receive 

assistance for generic or brand 

promotion activities. For generic 

activities, funding priority is given to 

organizations that have the broadest 

possible producer representation of the 

commodity being promoted and that are 

nationwide in membership and scope. 

Only small companies, U.S. agricultural 

trade organizations, nonprofit state 

regional trade groups, nonprofit U.S. 

agricultural cooperatives, and state 

agencies can participate in the brand 

program. The program generally 

operates on a reimbursement basis. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: To participate 

in the MAP, an applicant must be a 

nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade 

organization, a nonprofit state regional 

trade group (SRTGs), a nonprofit U.S. 

agricultural cooperative, or a State 

agency. A small-sized U.S. commercial 

entity may participate through a MAP 

participant. 

2. Cost Sharing: To participate in the 

MAP, an applicant must agree to 

contribute resources to its proposed 

promotional activities. The MAP is 

intended to supplement, not supplant, 

the efforts of the U.S. private sector. In 

the case of generic promotion, the 

contribution must be at least 10 percent 

of the value of resources provided by 

CCC for such generic promotion. In the 

case of brand promotion, the 

contribution must be at least 50 percent 

of the total cost of such brand 

promotion. 

The degree of commitment of an 

applicant to the promotional strategies 

contained in its application, as 

represented by the agreed cost share 

contributions specified therein, is 

considered by the FAS when 

determining which applications will be 

approved for funding. Cost-share may be 

actual cash invested or in-kind 

contributions, such as professional staff 

time spent on design and execution of 


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