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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Cooperative State Research,

Education, and Extension Service

Alaska Native-Serving and Native

Hawaiian-Serving Institutions

Education Grants Program for Fiscal

Year 2001; Request for Proposals and

Request for Stakeholder Input

AGENCY: Cooperative State Research,

Education, and Extension Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice of request for proposals

and request for stakeholder input.

SUMMARY: The Cooperative State

Research, Education, and Extension

Service (CSREES) is announcing the

Alaska Native-Serving and Native

Hawaiian-Serving Institutions

Education Grants Program for Fiscal

Year (FY) 2001. Proposals are hereby

requested from eligible institutions as

identified herein for consideration of

grant awards.

By this notice, CSREES also requests

stakeholder input from any interested

party regarding the FY 2001 Alaska

Native-Serving and Native HawaiianServing Institutions Education Grants

Program Request for Proposals (RFP) for

use in development of any future RFPs

for this program.

DATES: Proposals must be received on or

before 5:00 P.M. July 6, 2001. Proposals

received after this date will not be

considered for funding.

Comments regarding this RFP are

invited for six months from the issuance

of this notice. Comments received after

that date will be considered to the

extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: Hand-delivered proposals

(brought in person by the applicant or

through a courier service) must be

delivered to the following address:

Alaska Native-Serving and Native

Hawaiian-Serving Institutions

Education Grants Program; ‘‘ Proposal

Services Unit; Office of Extramural

Programs; Cooperative State Research,

Education, and Extension Service; U.S.

Department of Agriculture; Room 1307,

Waterfront Centre; 800 9th Street S.W.;

Washington, D.C. 20024. The telephone

number is (202) 401–5048. Proposals

transmitted via a facsimile (fax)

machine or via e-mail will not be

accepted.

Proposals submitted through the U.S.

Postal Service should be sent to the

following address: Alaska NativeServing and Native Hawaiian-Serving

Institutions Education Grants Program;

‘‘ Proposal Services Unit; Office of

Extramural Programs; Cooperative State

Research, Education, and Extension

Service; U.S. Department of Agriculture;

STOP 2245; 1400 Independence Avenue

S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250–2245.

Written stakeholder comments should

be submitted by mail to: Policy and

Program Liaison Staff; Office of

Extramural Programs; USDA-CSREES;

STOP 2299; 1400 Independence Avenue

S.W.; Washington, D.C. 20250–2299; or

via e-mail to: RFP-OEP@reeusda.gov.

(This e-mail address is intended only for

receiving stakeholder comments

regarding this RFP, and not for

requesting information or forms.) In

your comments, please state that your

are responding to the FY 2001 Alaska

Native-Serving and Native HawaiianServing Institutions Education Grants

Program.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Jeffrey L. Gilmore, Higher Education

Programs; Cooperative State Research,

Education, and Extension Service; U.S.

Department of Agriculture; STOP 2251;

1400 Independence Avenue S.W.;

Washington, D.C. 20250–2251;

telephone: (202) 720–1973; e-mail:

jgilmore@reeusda.gov.

Stakeholder Input: CSREES is

requesting comments regarding this

solicitation of applications from any

interested party. In your comments,

please include the name of the program

and the fiscal year RFP to which you are

responding. These comments will be

considered in the development of the

next RFP for the program. Such

comments will be used in meeting the

requirements of section 103(c)(2) of the

Agricultural Research, Extension, and

Education Reform Act of 1998, 7 U.S.C.

7613(c). Comments should be submitted

as provided in the ‘‘Addresses’’ and

‘‘Dates’’ portions of this Notice.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents

A. Legislative Authority

B. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

C. Purpose of the Program

D. Eligible Institutions

E. Demonstration or Certification of

Eligibility

F. Available Funds

G. Scope of Activities to be Funded

H. Proposal Submission Limitations

I. Project Duration

J. Matching Requirements

K. Number and Size of Awards

L. Indirect Costs

M. Types of Proposals

N. Maximum Number of Grants or SubGrants Per Institution

O. Proposal Evaluation

P. How to Obtain Application Materials

Q. What to Submit

R. Number of Copies to Submit

S. Where and When to Submit

T. Acknowledgment of Proposals

U. Intent to Submit a Proposal

V. Other Federal Statutes and Applicable

Regulations

A. Legislative Authority

Authority for this program is

contained in section 759 of Public Law

106–78, the FY 2000 ‘‘Agriculture, Rural

Development, Food and Drug

Administration, and Related Agencies

Appropriations Act’’ (7 U.S.C. 3242). In

the FY 2001 ‘‘Agriculture, Rural

Development, Food and Drug

Administration, and Related Agencies

Appropriations Act’’ (Pub. L. 106–387),

Congress appropriated $3,000,000 for a

program of noncompetitive grants, to be

awarded on an equal basis, to Alaska

Native-Serving and Native HawaiianServing Institutions to carry out higher

education programs in the food and

agricultural sciences.

B. Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance

This program is listed in the Catalog

of Federal Domestic Assistance under

No. 10.228, Alaska Native-Serving and

Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions

Education Grants Program.

C. Purpose of the Program

Grants will be made to eligible

institutions for the purpose of

promoting and strengthening the ability

of Alaska Native-Serving Institutions

and Native Hawaiian-Serving

Institutions to carry out higher

education programs in the food and

agricultural sciences. Projects funded by

this program in FY 2001 must be aimed

at persons enrolled in or teaching at an

institution of higher education. Grant

funds also may be used for other

education programs that have a direct

and explicit connection to higher

education, such as recruitment,

mentoring, and support programs for

under-represented students at the high

school level in order to enhance

education equity and prepare them for

advanced study at the collegiate level

and for careers related to the food,

agricultural, and natural resource

systems of the United States.

The use of grant funds to plan,

acquire, or construct a building or

facility is not allowed under this

program. With prior approval, and in

accordance with the cost principles set

forth in OMB Circular No. A–21, some

grant funds may be used for minor

alterations, renovations, or repairs

deemed necessary to retrofit existing

teaching spaces in order to carry out a

funded project. However, requests to

use grant funds for such purposes must

demonstrate that such expenditures are

essential to achieving the major purpose

for which the grant request is made.

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Note that in FY 2001, research and

community development projects will

not be supported.

D. Eligible Institutions

Only public or private, nonprofit

Alaska Native-Serving and Native

Hawaiian-Serving Institutions of higher

education that meet the definitions of

Alaska Native-Serving Institution or

Native Hawaiian-Serving Institution

established in Title III, Part A of the

Higher Education Act of 1965, as

amended (20 U.S.C. section 1059d.) are

eligible institutions under this program.

Only individual institutions, including

independent branch campuses, may

apply for grant awards under this

program. A higher education system,

foundation, or district may not apply on

behalf of individual institutions. An

‘‘independent branch campus’’ means a

unit of a 2-year or 4-year institution of

higher education that is geographically

apart from the main campus, is

permanent in nature, offers courses for

credit and programs leading to an

associate or bachelor’s degree, and is

autonomous to the extent that it has its

own faculty and administrative or

supervisory organization and its own

budgetary and hiring authority.

E. Demonstration or Certification of

Eligibility

At the time of application, each

institution will be required to

demonstrate or certify that it is an

eligible institution under this program.

If an institution has received a

‘‘Designation as an Eligible Institution’’

letter for FY 2001 funding under the

Title III, Part A, Alaska Native-Serving

Institutions Program or the Native

Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Program

from the U.S. Department of Education,

the institution may submit a copy of the

letter along with its application to

satisfy the demonstration of eligibility

requirement.

If an institution currently has a Title

III, Part A grant from the U.S.

Department of Education that does not

end prior to September 30, 2001, the

institution may submit a copy of the

‘‘Notice of Award’’ letter for that grant

along with its application to satisfy the

demonstration of eligibility

requirement.

Otherwise, an institution must submit

a letter, signed by the institution’s

‘‘authorized organizational

representative’’ (AOR) certifying that it

meets the requirements of an Alaska

Native-Serving Institution or Native

Hawaiian-Serving Institution as defined

in the Higher Education Act of 1965, as

amended (20 U.S.C. 1059d.). The

institution’s AOR is defined to mean the

president, or chief executive officer or

other designated official of the applicant

organization, who has the authority to

commit the resources of the

organization. The AOR must certify that:

(1) The institution, or parent

institution in the case of an independent

branch campus, is legally authorized by

the State in which it is located to

provide an educational program for

which it awards an associate’s or

bachelor’s degree, or that it is a junior

or community college;

(2) The institution, or parent

institution in the case of an independent

branch campus, is accredited by a

nationally recognized accrediting

agency or association determined by the

Secretary of Education to be a reliable

authority as to the quality of training

offered, or making reasonable progress

toward such accreditation;

(3) At least 50 percent of enrolled

degree students are receiving needbased assistance under Title IV of the

Higher Education Act, or that a

substantial percentage of students are

receiving Pell Grants in comparison

with the percentage of students

receiving Pell Grants at all similar

institutions (institution of higher

education, or junior or community

college);

(4) Unless waived by the Secretary of

Education, the average educational and

general expenditures per full-time

equivalent undergraduate student are

low in comparison with the average

educational and general expenditures

per full-time equivalent student at

institutions that offer similar

instruction; and

(5) For an Alaska Native-Serving

Institution, at the time of application, it

has an enrollment of undergraduate

students that is at least 20 percent

Alaska Native students (where the term

‘‘Alaska Native’’ has the meaning given

the term in section 9308 of the

Elementary and Secondary Education

Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. 7938]); or

(6) For a Native Hawaiian-Serving

Institution, at the time of application, it

has an enrollment of undergraduate

students that is at least 10 percent

Native Hawaiian students (where the

term ‘‘Native Hawaiian’’ has the

meaning given the term in section 9212

of the Elementary and Secondary

Education Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. 7912]).

F. Available Funds

The $3,000,000 appropriated for FY

2001, is reduced by $6,600 to reflect the

0.22 percent government-wide recission,

and $119,736 is retained by the

Cooperative State Research, Education,

and Extension Service (CSREES) for

Federal Administration costs, leaving

$2,873,664 for grant awards. Of this

amount, half will be awarded noncompetitively to eligible institutions in

Alaska ($1,436,832) and half will be

awarded non-competitively to eligible

institutions in Hawaii ($1,436,832).

CSREES has determined that the

amounts available to each State will be

allocated equally to all eligible

institutions that submit grant

applications in response to this notice.

G. Scope of Activities To Be Funded

Institutions receiving funds under this

program must use the funds for the

purpose of promoting and strengthening

the abilities of Alaska Native-Serving or

Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions to

carry out higher education programs in

the food and agricultural sciences.

CSREES intends this program to address

higher education needs, as determined

by each institution, within a broadly

defined arena of food and agricultural

sciences-related disciplines.

Food and agricultural sciences higher

education programs are defined to

include academic programs in

agriculture, food and fiber, renewable

natural resources, forestry, aquaculture,

veterinary medicine, family and

consumer sciences, home economics,

nutrition and dietetics, and other higher

education activities and fields of study

related to the production, processing,

marketing, distribution, conservation,

utilization, consumption, and

development of food and agriculturally

related products and services.

Grants shall be used:

(1) To support the activities of

consortia of Alaska Native-Serving or

Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions to

enhance educational equity for under

represented students;

(2) To strengthen institutional

education capacities, including

libraries, curriculum, faculty, scientific

instrumentation, instruction delivery

systems, and student recruitment and

retention, in order to respond to

identified State, regional, national, or

international educational needs in the

food and agriculture sciences;

(3) To attract and support

undergraduate and graduate students

from under represented groups in order

to prepare them for careers related to the

food, agricultural, and natural resource

systems of the United States, beginning

with the mentoring of students at the

high school level, and continuing with

the provision of financial support for

students through their attainment of a

doctoral degree; or

(4) To facilitate cooperative initiatives

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Serving or Native Hawaiian-Serving

Institutions and units of State

government or the private sector, to

maximize the development and use of

resources, such as faculty, facilities, and

equipment, to improve food and

agricultural sciences teaching programs.

H. Proposal Submission Limitations

Each institution may submit one

application for funding.

I. Project Duration

A project proposal may request

funding for a project period from 12

months up to 36 months duration (from

one to three years).

J. Matching Requirement

CSREES encourages, but does not

require, non-Federal matching support

for this program. Documentation of

matching support is neither required

nor requested.

K. Number and Size of Awards

The number of grants awarded in FY

2001, and the amount of funds available

to each institution in FY 2001, will

depend on the number of institutions

submitting grant applications in

response to this notice. If all institutions

currently eligible for Title III, Part A

grants from the U.S. Department of

Education submit acceptable

applications to this program, CSREES

estimates it will make 19 or 20 awards,

one to each eligible institution, of

$140,000 to $150,000 each. Application

budgets should reflect these estimates.

L. Indirect Costs

Indirect costs are allowable costs

under this program. The applicant

should use the institution’s approved

negotiated instruction indirect cost rate

(or research rate if there is no negotiated

instruction rate). An institution may

elect and is encouraged to request,

commensurate with planned grant

activities, an amount less than the full

negotiated indirect cost rate.

M. Types of Proposals

An eligible institution or independent

branch campus may submit a ‘‘regular

grant proposal’’ for project activities to

be undertaken principally on behalf of

its own students or faculty, and to be

managed primarily by its own

personnel. CSREES estimates that

awards for a regular grant proposal will

be in the range of $140,000 to $150,000

each. Budget forms submitted with grant

applications should reflect this estimate.

To facilitate inter-institutional

cooperation and collaborative

initiatives, two or more eligible

institutions within a State may form a

consortium and submit a ‘‘consortium

grant proposal.’’ In such cases, one

institution is to be designated as the

‘‘lead institution.’’ The lead institution

will receive the award on behalf of all

the consortium members and will be

responsible for managing the grant. The

other consortium members will be subgrantees of the primary award. All

consortium members must be eligible

institutions under this program. A

consortium grant proposal must contain

a separate plan of work and a separate

budget for each consortium member, as

well as an overall project plan of work

and overall budget from the lead

institution. A consortium project will be

awarded grant funds in proportion to

the number of consortium members

(e.g., approximately $140,000 to

$150,000 times the number of

institutions), and each consortium

member is to receive funds on an equal

basis. Budget forms should reflect these

requirements and estimates.

N. Maximum Number of Grants or SubGrants Per Institution

Only one grant may be awarded to

any single institution or eligible branch

campus under the Alaska NativeServing and Native Hawaiian-Serving

Institutions Education Grants Program.

This ceiling includes sub-grant awards

made under a consortium arrangement

(i.e., an institution may not participate

as a sub-grantee on a consortium grant

and also receive a regular grant on its

own). Individuals may participate in

multiple grant projects and may be

compensated through multiple

subcontracts for consultant services.

O. Proposal Evaluation

Although project grants will be

awarded non-competitively, all

proposed projects will be reviewed by

CSREES to determine whether the

project plan of work is consistent with

the guidelines contained in this notice.

Each proposed project also will be

evaluated for its technical merit by

CSREES staff and by expert educators

and scientists from other Federal

agencies as needed. CSREES staff will

consider the following criteria and

weights when evaluating the technical

merit of the proposals submitted:

Potential for Advancing the Quality of

Education—20 Points

This criterion is used to assess the

likelihood that the project will have an

impact on the quality of food and

agricultural sciences higher education

by promoting and strengthening

institutional capacities to meet clearly

delineated needs. Elements include

identification of needs, justification for

the project, building institutional

capacity, advancing education equity,

continuation plans, innovation,

multidisciplinary focus, and expected

products and results.

Proposed Approach—35 Points

This criterion relates to the soundness

of the proposed approach and includes

objectives, plan of operation, timetable,

evaluation and dissemination plans, and

partnerships and collaborative efforts.

Key Personnel—20 Points

This criterion relates to the adequacy

of the number and qualifications of the

key persons who will carry out the

project.

Institutional Commitment and

Resources—15 Points

This criterion relates to the

institution’s commitment to the project

and the adequacy of institutional

resources available to carry out the

project.

Budget and Cost-Effectiveness—10

Points

This criterion relates to the extent to

which the total budget adequately

supports the project and is costeffective. Elements considered include

the necessity and reasonableness of

costs to carry out project activities and

achieve project objectives; the

appropriateness of budget allocations

between the applicant and any

collaborating institution(s); the

adequacy of time committed to the

project by key project personnel; and

the degree to which the project

maximizes the use of limited resources,

optimizes educational value for the

dollar, achieves economies of scale,

leverages additional funds, includes

sound quality-control measures, and

focuses expertise and activity on

targeted educational areas.

P. How To Obtain Application

Materials

An Application Kit containing

program application materials will be

made available to eligible institutions

upon request. These materials include

all the application and budget forms,

instructions, and other relevant

information needed to prepare and

submit grant applications. Copies of the

Application Kit may be requested from

the Proposal Services Unit; Office of

Extramural Programs; Cooperative State

Research, Education, and Extension

Service; U.S. Department of Agriculture;

STOP 2245; 1400 Independence

Avenue, SW.; Washington, DC 20250–

2245. The telephone number is (202)

401–5048. When contacting the

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Proposal Services Unit, please indicate

that you are requesting forms for the FY

2001 Alaska Native-Serving and Native

Hawaiian-Serving Institutions

Education Grants Program.

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 receive a copy of the

application materials for the FY 2001

Alaska Native-Serving and Native

Hawaiian-Serving Institutions

Education Grants Program. The

materials will then be mailed to you

(not e-mailed) as quickly as possible.

Q. What To Submit

Each institution must submit the

following forms, information, and

documentation in an application

package so that it arrives on or before

the due date stated in this notice:

(1) A Form CSREES–712, ‘‘Higher

Education Proposal Cover Page,’’ must

be completed in its entirety, and one

copy of the form must contain the penand-ink signatures of the project

director(s) and AOR for the applicant

institution;

(2) A ‘‘Table of Contents,’’ for ease in

locating information in the application

package, must be placed immediately

following the proposal cover page;

(3) Documentation of eligibility, or a

letter certifying eligibility signed by the

AOR, for each institution that is a party

to a grant application (i.e.,

documentation from each of the

institutions participating in a

consortium grant), as outlined in section

E. ‘‘Demonstration or Certification of

Eligibility’’ of this notice;

(4) A one page ‘‘Project Summary’’

outlining the need for the project and

the plan of work, and including the

name of the institution(s), project title,

and project director(s);

(5) A detailed ‘‘Plan of Work’’ from

the applicant institution (and from each

of the other institutions participating in

the proposal in the case of a consortium

grant) limited to ten, double-spaced

pages for each eligible institution that is

a party to the grant application

containing: (a) A general statement of

the institution’s long-range goals and

how the proposed project aligns with

those goals; (b) a statement detailing the

higher education needs the project will

address; (c) the objectives of the

proposed project; (d) a justification for

the project explaining how the proposed

project will help the institution enhance

its academic programs, and promote and

strengthen its abilities to carry out

higher education programs in the food

and agricultural sciences as outlined in

this notice; (e) a detailed explanation of

the procedures that will be used to

achieve the project objectives; (f) a

description of the personnel who will

conduct the project, including an

outline of who will be responsible for

each activity; (g) a detailed timeline

showing the schedule for conducting

the project; (h) the criteria and

procedures to be used for tracking the

progress and accomplishments of the

project, including any data and

methodologies that will be used to

analyze the extent to which project

objectives were met; (i) a list of expected

project outcomes and products,

including new courses, videos, CDs,

other teaching materials, etc. and (j)

plans for disseminating anticipated

products and outcomes resulting from

the project.

(6) A re ́sume ́ or curriculum vita (C.V.)

for each faculty member or staff person

contributing significantly to the project

(Form CSREES–708, ‘‘Summary Vita’’

may be used for this purpose);

(7) A Form CSREES–713, ‘‘Higher

Education Budget’’ for each year of

requested support, including budget

forms for the lead institution and each

consortium member for a consortium

grant proposal;

(8) A summary budget, for multi-year

and consortium projects, detailing

requested support for the overall project

period (use Form CSREES–713, ‘‘Higher

Education Budget’’);

(9) A ‘‘Budget Narrative’’ providing

detailed explanation and justification

for each requested budget line item;

(10) A completed Form CSREES–663,

‘‘Current and Pending Support’’ for each

key person who will be working on the

project;

(11) A Form CSREES–1234, ‘‘National

Environmental Policy Act Exclusions

Form’’ covering planned project

activities; and

(12) A Form CSREES–662,

‘‘Assurance Statement(s)’’ covering

planned project activities.

Supplemental material such as

photographs, journal reprints,

brochures, and other pertinent materials

deemed to be illustrative of major points

of the proposal but unsuitable for

inclusion in the proposal narrative

itself, may be placed in an ‘‘Appendix’’

and attached to the end of the proposal.

R. Number of Copies to Submit

An original and six (6) copies of a

proposal must be submitted. Proposals

should contain all requested

information when submitted. Each

proposal should be typed on 81⁄2′′ x 11′′

white paper, double-spaced, and on one

side of the page only. Please note that

the text of the proposal should be

prepared using no type smaller than 12

point font size and one-inch margins.

The entire proposal should be

paginated. All copies of the proposal

must be submitted in one package. Each

copy of the proposal must be stapled

securely in the upper left-hand corner

(Do not bind).

S. Where and When To Submit

Hand-delivered proposals (brought in

person by the applicant or through a

courier service) must be received on or

before 5 P.M. July 6, 2001, at the

following address: Alaska NativeServing and Native Hawaiian-Serving

Institutions Education Grants Program;

c/o Proposal Services Unit; Office of

Extramural Programs; Cooperative State

Research, Education, and Extension

Service; U.S. Department of Agriculture;

Room 1307, Waterfront Centre; 800 9th

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20024. The

telephone number is (202) 401–5048.

Proposals transmitted via a facsimile

(fax) machine will not be accepted.

Proposals submitted through the U.S.

Postal Service must be received on or

before 5 P.M. July 6, 2001. Proposals

submitted through the U.S. Postal

Service should be sent to the following

address: Alaska Native-Serving and

Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions

Education Grants Program; c/o Proposal

Services Unit; Office of Extramural

Programs; Cooperative State Research,

Education, and Extension Service; U.S.

Department of Agriculture; STOP 2245;

1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20250–2245. The

telephone number is (202) 401–5048.

T. Acknowledgment of Proposals

The receipt of all proposals will be

acknowledged by e-mail, therefore

applicants are encouraged to provide email addresses, where designated, on

the Form CSREES–661. The

acknowledgment will contain an

identifying proposal number. Once your

proposal has been assigned a proposal

number, please cite that number in

future correspondence. If the applicant

does not receive an acknowledgment

within 60 days of the submission

deadline, please contact the person

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

section of this notice.

U. Intent To Submit a Proposal

For the FY 2001 competition, Form

CSREES–711, ‘‘Intent to Submit a

Proposal,’’ is NOT requested or required

for the Alaska Native-Serving and

Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions

Education Grants Program.

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V. Applicable Regulations and Other

Federal Statutes

Several other Federal statutes and

regulations apply to grant proposals

considered for review and to project

grants awarded under this program.

These include but are not limited to:

7 CFR Part 1, subpart A—USDA

implementation of Freedom of

Information Act

7 CRF Part 1b—USDA Implementation

of the National Environmental Policy

Act

7 CFR Part 3—USDA implementation of

OMB Circular No. A–129 regarding

debt collection

7 CFR Part 15, subpart A—USDA

implementation of Title VI of the Civil

Rights Act of 1964

7 CFR Part 3015—USDA Uniform

Federal Assistance Regulations,

implementing OMB directives (i.e.

Circular Nos. A–21 and A–122) and

incorporating provisions of 31 U.S.C.

6301–6308, as well as general policy

requirements applicable to recipients

of Departmental financial assistance

7 CFR Part 3017, as amended—USDA

Implementation of Governmentwide

Debarment and Suspension

(Nonprocurement) and

Governmentwide Requirements for

Drug-Free Workplace (Grants)

7 CFR Part 3018—USDA

Implementation of Restrictions on

Lobbying

7 CFR Part 3019—USDA Uniform

Administrative Requirements for

Grants and Agreements With

Institutions of Higher Education,

Hospitals, and Other Nonprofit

Organizations

7 CFR Part 3052—USDA

implementation of OMB Circular No.

A–133, Audits of States, Local

Governments, and Other Nonprofit

Organizations

29 U.S.C. 794 (section 504,

Rehabilitation Act of 1973) and 7 CFR

Part 15B (USDA implementation of

statute)—prohibiting discrimination

based upon physical or mental

handicap in Federally assisted

programs.

35 U.S.C. 200 et seq.—Bayh-Dole Act,

controlling allocation of rights to

inventions made by employees of

small business firms and domestic

nonprofit organizations, including

universities, in Federally assisted

programs (implementing regulations

are contained in 37 CFR Part 401).

Done at Washington, DC, this 2nd day of

May, 2001.

Colien Hefferan,

Administrator, Cooperative State Research,

Education, and Extension Service.

[FR Doc. 01–11818 Filed 5–9–01; 8:45 am]

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