[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 122 (Monday, June 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16033]
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Part IX
Department of Agriculture
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Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
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Small Business Innovation Research Grants Program for Fiscal Year 1997;
Solicitation of Applications; Notice
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Cooperative State Research Grants Program for Fiscal Year 1997;
Solicitation of Applications
Notice is hereby given that under the authority of the Small
Business Innovation Development Act of 1982 (Pub. L. 97-219), as
amended (15 U.S.C. 638) and Section 630 of the Act making
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies
programs for fiscal year ending September 30, 1987, and for other
purposes, as made applicable by Section 101(a) of Public Law Number 99-
591, 100 Stat. 3341, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) expects
to award project grants for certain areas of research to science-based
small business firms through phase I of its Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR) Grants Program. This program will be administered by
the Office of Extramural Programs, Cooperative State Research,
Education, and Extension Service. Firms with strong scientific research
capabilities in the topic areas listed below are encouraged to
participate. Objectives of the three-phase program include stimulating
technological innovation in the private sector, strengthening the role
of small businesses in meeting Federal research and development needs,
increasing private sector commercialization of innovations derived from
USDA-supported research and development efforts, and fostering and
encouraging participation of women-owned and socially and economically
disadvantaged small business concerns in technological innovation.
The total amount expected to be available for phase I of the SBIR
Program in fiscal year 1997 is approximately $4,000,000. The
solicitation is being announced to allow adequate time for potential
recipients to prepare and submit applications by the closing date of
September 5, 1996. The research to be supported is in the following
topic areas:
1. Forests and Related Resources
2. Plant Production and Protection
3. Animal Production and Protection
4. Air, Water and Soils
5. Food Science and Nutrition
6. Rural and Community Development
7. Aquaculture
8. Industrial Applications
9. Marketing and Trade
The award of any grants under the provisions of this solicitation is
subject to the availability of appropriations.
This program is subject to the provisions found at 7 CFR Part 3403,
as amended. These provisions set forth procedures to be followed when
submitting grant proposals, rules governing the evaluation of proposals
and the awarding of grants, and regulations relating to the post-award
administration of grant projects. In addition, USDA Uniform Federal
Assistance Regulations, as amended (7 CFR Part 3915), Governmentwide
Debarment and Suspension (Non-procurement) and Governmentwide
Requirements for Drug-free Workplace (Grants) (7 CFR Part 3017), New
Restrictions on Lobbying (7 CFR Part 3018), and Managing Federal Gredit
Programs (7 CFR Part 3) apply to this program. Copies of 7 CFR Part
3403, 7 CFR Part 3015, 7 CFR Part 3017, 7 CFR Part 3018, and 7 CFR Part
3 may be obtained by writing or calling the office indicated below.
The solicitation, which contains research topic descriptions and
detailed instructions on how to apply, may be obtained by writing or
calling the office indicated below. Please note that applicants who
submitted SBIR proposals for fiscal year 1996 or who have recently
requested placement on the list for fiscal year 1997 will automatically
receive a copy of the fiscal year 1997 solicitation.
Proposal Services, Grants Management Branch, Office of Extramural
Programs, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, AG Box 2245, Washington, DC 20250-2245,
Telephone: (202) 401-5048
Done at Washington, DC, this 18th day of June 1996.
B.H. Robinson,
Administrator, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension
Service.
[FR Doc. 96-16033 Filed 6-21-96; 8:45 am]
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