Funding-Scientific
Cooperation Exchange Program; July 8,
2011
Agency
Name
USDA
Description
The United States
Department of Agriculture�s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)
announces the availability to participate in the Scientific Cooperation Exchange
Program (SCEP) with the People�s Republic of China (PRC) for fiscal year (FY)
2012. The objective of SCEP is to promote bilateral scientific exchanges
designed to promote agricultural cooperation, development, and trade. SCEP
supports mutual exchanges of U.S. and Chinese research teams to visit the SCEP
partner country for up to 15 days in order to transfer knowledge and technology
in agriculture. USDA and the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) of PRC consult with
the research teams to design multi-city program agendas that initiate or
strengthen linkages between our academic, public, and private institutions.
Neither USDA nor MOA guarantee that all meeting requests will be honored and
reserves the right to make changes to proposed dates and agendas. A U.S.
research team may consist of up to five members. The Principal Investigator (PI)
must be a U.S. citizen and all team members must be employed by a U.S.-based
public, private, or academic institution. The U.S. team is responsible for the
international airfare between the United States and China. MOA will cover all
in-country program related expenses, including lodging, transportation, meals,
translations, and cultural activities. USDA does not provide any funding to
support U.S. teams. Priority will be given to innovative proposals that address
food security, climate change, food safety, animal and plant health,
biotechnology and other emerging technologies, food processing and product
development, non-food product development, and sustainable plant and animal
management. This notice identifies the SCEP deadline, legislative authority,
eligibility requirements, funding and cost share requirements, reporting
requirements, program purpose and priorities, focus areas and recommended
topics, proposal requirements, application and submission information,
application review, evaluation, and notification process, agency program contact
information, mailing address, and frequently asked questions.
Announcement Number:
USDA-GRANTS-122904-003
Due Date:
Jul 08, 2011
Link to Full
Announcement
http://www.fas.usda.gov/icd/grants/scep/scep.asp
Contact
Information
Khaliaka Meardry
International Affairs Specialist
Phone
202-690-1866