Competitive Grants Request for Applications now Posted

The FY2004 National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Programs offers opportunities for mission-linked, applied, integrated programs for extension, research and instruction faculty and staff.

The National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program FY2004 Request For Applications (RFA) is now posted at www.reeusda.gov/nri

The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) requests applications for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2004 National Research Initiative (NRI) Competitive Grants Program.

Applications must be received by the date appropriate to your program area listed at the end of the FY2004 Request for Applications (RFA).

(There are 5 deadlines ranging from Jan 9 to June 15, 2004.)

There is no commitment by USDA/CSREES to fund any particular proposal or to make a specific number of awards. USDA/CSREES anticipates approximately $120-150 million (depending on the action of Congress) will be available for new awards for the FY 2004 award cycle.

New Publication Gives Overview of the Grant Process

The Office of Research has recently posted a new publication to the Web, Proposal Processing Overview. It includes an overview of preaward grant processes at MU:

• roles and responsibilities of OSPA,departmental personnel, and PIs
• how-to's of budget development
• compliance issues
• submission to the funder
• negotiation of the award

If you use the Proposal Award Help page on the Research Division Web site, you'll notice that this document is the fourth link on that page.

This manual is provided as a pdf document that can be read with the free Acrobat Reader software. It is designed to be printed as a two-sided, facing page document. If you or members of your staffs have questions about this publication, please contact Dona McKinney (mckinneyd@missouri.edu 882-9592) .

Approved F&A Rates for Grants