[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 15]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR3406.6]

[Page 375-376]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XXXIV--COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION 
                   SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 3406_1890 INSTITUTION CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart B_Program Description
 
Sec. 3406.6  USDA agency cooperator requirement.

    (a) Each application must provide documentation that at least one 
USDA agency or office has agreed to cooperate with the applicant 
institution on the proposed project. The documentation should describe 
the expected benefits of the partnership venture for the USDA agency and 
for the 1890 Institution, and describe the partnership effort between 
USDA and the 1890 Institution in regard to the proposed project. Such 
USDA agency cooperation may include, but is not limited to, assisting 
the applicant institution with

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proposal development, identifying possible sources of matching funds, 
securing resources, implementing funded projects, providing technical 
assistance and expertise throughout the life of the project, 
participating in project evaluation, and disseminating project results.
    (b) The designated CSREES agency contact can provide suggestions to 
institutions seeking to secure a USDA agency cooperator on a particular 
proposal.
    (c) USDA 1890 Liaison Officers, and other USDA employees serving on 
the campuses of the 1890 colleges and universities, may assist with 
proposal development and project execution to satisfy the cooperator 
requirement, in whole or in part, but may not serve as project directors 
or principal investigators.
    (d) Any USDA office responsible for administering a competitive or 
formula grants program specifically targeted to 1890 Institutions may 
not be a cooperator for this program.