[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 144 (Thursday, July 28, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-18286]
[Federal Register: July 28, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Development Administration
Federal-State Research on Cooperatives Program
AGENCY: Rural Development Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice Inviting Applications for Fiscal Year 1994 Cooperative
Research Agreements.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that $435,000 was allocated in the
Federal Budget for Fiscal Year 1994 for payments to States for research
related to cooperatives. This program will be administered by the Rural
Development Administration. States interested in applying for
competitively awarded funds under the program are invited to submit
proposals for cooperative related research studies on agricultural
marketing. Only State Departments of Agriculture, State Agencies, or
State Agricultural Experiment Stations are eligible for funds through a
cooperative research agreement. The intended effect of this program is
to encourage more research at state levels that will enhance the well-
being of agricultural cooperatives and their members.
DATES: Proposals will be accepted now, but must be postmarked no later
than August 15, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Send proposals, including application forms and other
required materials to Dr. Randall E. Torgerson, Assistant
Administrator, Rural Development Administration/Cooperative Services,
USDA, Ag Box 3250, Washington, DC 20250-3250.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Thomas H. Stafford, Director,
Cooperative Marketing Division, Cooperative Services, Rural Development
Administration, USDA, Ag Box 3252, Washington, DC 20250-3252, Phone:
202-690-0368.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal-State Research on Cooperatives
(FSROC) Program is authorized under Section 204 (b) of the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq). The program is a matching
fund program designed to assist State Departments of Agriculture and
State Agricultural Experiment Stations in conducting research related
to cooperatives. Organizations interested in conducting a research
study should contact their State Department of Agriculture Marketing
Division to discuss their proposal.
Mutually acceptable proposals must be submitted through the State
Agency. State Agencies must provide at least 50 percent of the funds
for the research. FSROC program funds may not be used for advertising
or the purchase of equipment or facilities. Guidelines, as outlined in
7 CFR 4285, published elsewhere in this same issue of the Federal
Register may be obtained from your State Department of Agriculture or
the above Rural Development Administration contact.
In terms of objectives, States are encouraged to submit proposals
regarding studies:
(a) To improve the efficiency and effectiveness of marketing of
agricultural cooperatives;
(b) To measure the impact of rural cooperatives on the local
economies;
(c) That help identify opportunities to develop cooperatives for
new or alternative market uses of agricultural products;
(d) That help identify ways to develop agricultural marketing
cooperatives; and,
(e) Addressing other cooperative marketing objectives;
Format for the proposals are as outlined in 7 CFR Part 4285,
Sec. 4285.58. Included are Forms SF-424, SF-424A and SF-424B, a
Statement of Work, Collaborative arrangement description, and
description of the personnel support for the project.
The Federal-State Research on Cooperatives Program is a part of the
``Technical Assistance to Cooperatives'' as listed in the ``Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance'' under No. 10.350 and subject agencies
must adhere to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which bars
discrimination in all Federally assisted programs.
Dated: July 18, 1994.
Karl N. Stauber,
Acting Under Secretary for Small Community and Rural Development.
[FR Doc. 94-18286 Filed 7-27-94; 8:45 am]
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