[SEMCO] NRAC Funding Opportunity

[Sheri DeRosa]

The Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center (NRAC) is inviting 
Pre-Proposals for project funding consideration. The deadline for 
submitting Pre-Proposals is Friday July 6, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. Complete 
details are available in the RFP (attached) or by contacting NRAC by 
phone (301) 405-6917, email nrac at umd.edu, or by consulting NRAC's 
Website at http://www.nrac.umd.edu.

General Criteria for NRAC Funding:

In addition to technical/industry merit (and the specific evaluation 
categories listed on page one), research and project proposals are 
judged against six principle criteria. YOUR PROPOSED RESEARCH OR PROJECT 
MUST:

1.    SUPPORT COMMERCIAL AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT in Washington 
D.C. or the twelve northeastern states.   Your project must be relevant 
to one of the four targeted research areas as determined by industry and 
listed in the 2007 RFA and/or provide evidence of potential economic 
benefit to the aquaculture industry.

2.    HAVE THE ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT, OR ENDORSEMENT OF INDUSTRY in the 
Northeast.
Funded or non-funded industry collaborators are encouraged; letters of 
endorsement from industry members or associations can provide additional 
evidence of the value of the proposed project.   (Letters are needed for 
full proposals only)

3.    BE REGIONAL:  Project team members, advisory panel members, 
research sites and/or demonstration/outreach sites must be from two, and 
preferably more, states in the northeastern region.  Additional 
participants from outside the region are welcome, as appropriate.

4.    HAVE AN EXTENSION OR OUTREACH COMPONENT, which will facilitate 
information dissemination, technology transfer or training to the 
aquaculture industry throughout the Northeast.

.    Explicit extension goals and objectives, work plan, and budget must 
be included in the proposal.  NRAC requires 350 copies of publications 
that result from the project (e.g. Extension Bulletins, Fact Sheets, 
Special Reports, etc.) - include this expenditure in the project budget.

.    NRAC wishes to encourage the use of and the development of services 
for its website at:  http://www.nrac.umd.edu

5.  IDENTIFY ROLE OF COLLABORATORS:
The role of all collaborators and cooperating, non-funded participants 
must be defined.  Token collaborators will not be counted.

6.    MEET BUDGET REQUIREMENTS:
Any costs not allowed by USDA for NRAC projects are also not allowed to 
be claimed as matching funds (e.g. indirect costs/overhead, tuition 
remission, capital costs).   Matching funds or cost sharing funds are 
not required but if necessary should be shown on the budget sheet.




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