E. Application Content Use the information in the Cooperative Activities, Other Requirements, and Evaluation Criteria sections to develop the application content. Your application will be evaluated on the criteria listed, so it is important to follow them in laying out your program plan. The narrative should be no more than 50 double-spaced pages. The original and each copy of the application must be submitted unstapled and unbound. Do not include any spiral or bound materials or pamphlets.
Forms are in the application kit.
The extent to which the applicant understands the purpose and provides a comprehensive statement of the specific problem to be addressed. The extent to which the applicant presents data justifying the need for the intervention in terms of magnitude of the problem, and the intervention is theoretically justified and supported with epidemiologic, methodological, or behavior research. The extent to which the intervention is feasible and can be expected to produce the expected results in the target group. Efficacy of adoption and sustainability of the intervention acknowledging potential strengths and barriers to adoption and sustainability, e.g. the impact of trends in agriculture, support by partners and stakeholders, costs of implementation, effects on production, and community norms. Identified participant population, including extension agents, farmers, farm workers, and farm safety and community organizations that have expressed an interest in supporting and extending the intervention beyond the current agreement.