Funding- 2016 NIFA Partnership Awards; July 5, 2016
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May 19, 2016 Dear Colleagues, The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) recognizes there are
many outstanding contributions that our partners in the Land-Grant
Universities and other cooperating institutions and organizations have
achieved. To recognize these achievements, the Partnership Awards Program was
established in 2007. NIFA invites all Land-Grant Universities and cooperating institutions and
organizations supported by NIFA to submit nominations for the 2016 NIFA
Partnership Awards Program. This program recognizes outstanding
contributions, aligned with NIFA strategic goals, in support of the USDA
mission. Awards for this year will recognize excellence in:
Nominations can be submitted for individuals or teams of up to 20 members.
Each institution may submit up to two nominations (combined total across all
categories), meaning the entire institution including research, education,
and extension functions. Specific instructions and other information regarding this awards program
are attached (2016 NIFA Partnership Awards Criteria). Nominations must be
submitted via the NIFA Partnership Awards Nomination Form, also attached. All
signed nomination forms must be submitted by July 15, 2016,
via email using scanned files that have been saved as PDF to performance@ars.usda.gov
according to instructions in the attached guidelines. Winning nominations will be recognized at the NIFA Day of Appreciation
tentatively scheduled for October 2016. NIFA will pay travel expenses for one
person from each winning nomination, whether it is an individual or
team award. Nominations should include only individuals or teams who have performed
truly distinguished service. We ask that deans, directors, and administrators
thoroughly review each submission for validity of accomplishments before
signing his or her approval on the nomination form. We have many excellent examples of success in these categories across our
partnership, and NIFA looks forward to recognizing great accomplishments. Sonny Ramaswamy /s/ Sonny Ramaswamy Director Attachments (2)
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