[CED/CD/EAT] FW: 2021 USDA-NIFA Equipment Grant Program (EGP)

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Subject: [EXT]2021 USDA-NIFA Equipment Grant Program (EGP)


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USDA-NIFA Equipment Grant Program (EGP)
EGP serves to increase access to shared-use special purpose equipment/instruments for fundamental and applied research for use in the food and agricultural sciences programs at institutions of higher education.  EGP seeks to strengthen the quality and expand the scope of fundamental and applied research at eligible institutions, by providing them with opportunities to acquire one shared-use piece of equipment/instrument that supports their research, research training, and extension goals and may be too costly.  EGP does not support the acquisition of suites of equipment to outfit research laboratories/facilities.  Rather, it is intended to help fund items of equipment that will upgrade infrastructure.

Who Is Eligible to Apply: College or University; State Cooperative Institution; Other.

Closing Date: Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

Range of Awards: $25,001 - $500,000

View Grant Opportunity: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=331019

For Example
CCESSION NO: 1024298 SUBFILE: CRIS
PROJ NO: CALW-2020-07701 AGENCY: NIFA CALW
PROJ TYPE: OTHER GRANTS PROJ STATUS: NEW
CONTRACT/GRANT/AGREEMENT NO: 2020-70410-32907 PROPOSAL NO: 2020-07701
START: 01 SEP 2020 TERM: 31 AUG 2021
GRANT AMT: $60,583 GRANT YR: 2020
AWARD TOTAL: $60,583
INITIAL AWARD YEAR: 2020
INVESTIGATOR: Liu, Z.; Forester, SA, .; Francis, IS, MA.; Song, LI, .; Li, YI, .; Hong, SU, .
PERFORMING INSTITUTION:
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, BAKERSFIELD
9001 STOCKDALE HWY
BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA 933111022
ACQUISITION OF A GC-TCD FOR ANALYZING AGRICULTURE-DERIVED GASES AND INTEGRATING ENGINEERING WITH NATURAL SCIENCE IN RESEARCH/TRAINING/EXTENSION
NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY: In light of California's goal of going carbon neutral by 2045, research related to renewable energy, climate change, and sustainable agriculture will become more important. The overarching goal of acquisition of a GC-TCD (gas chromatography-thermal conductivity detector) is to integrate the engineering science program with natural science programs (geology, biology, physics, chemistry) for 1) developing transformative multidisciplinary research programs that focus on agriculture-derived gases (e.g. renewable fuel gases, greenhouse gases), 2) enhancing student training capabilities at California State University-Bakersfield (CSUB), and 3) promoting extension activities in the nation's leading agricultural county, Kern County. There are four supporting objectives aligned with the program area goals: 1) The shared-use GC-TCD will greatly improve the analytical capabilities by filling the technical gap of permanent gas analysis; 2) GC-TCD will strengthen the quality of fundamental research and applied research in both engineering science and natural science programs through collaborative research projects; 3) GC-TCD will be used for research training of STEM students to gain hands-on experience in the proposed projects. These projects will involve women and underrepresented minorities at CSUB, a Hispanic-serving institution, and 4) GC-TCD will help the extension and collaborative research between CSUB and the University of California Cooperative Extension Kern County on agricultural sustainability projects. Moreover, the proposed research projects such as the effect of agricultural-waste-derived soil amendment on greenhouse gas emissions and enhanced renewable energy and resource recovery from orchard are aligned with the themes of agricultural climate adaption, sustainable agricultural intensification, and value-added innovations in the USDA REE Blueprint.
OBJECTIVES: The overarching goal of acquisition of a GC-TCD (gas chromatography-thermal conductivity detector) is to integrate the engineering science program with natural science programs (geology, biology, physics, chemistry) for 1) developing transformative multidisciplinary research programs that focus on agriculture-derived gases (e.g. renewable fuel gases, greenhouse gases), 2) enhancing student training capabilities at California State University-Bakersfield (CSUB), and 3) promoting extension activities in the nation's leading agricultural county, Kern County. There are four supporting objectives aligned with the program area goals: 1) The shared-use GC-TCD will greatly improve the analytical capabilities by filling the technical gap of permanent gas analysis; 2) GC-TCD will strengthen the quality of fundamental research and applied research in both engineering science and natural science programs through collaborative research projects; 3) GC-TCD will be used for research training of STEM students to gain hands-on experience in the proposed projects. These projects will involve women and underrepresented minorities at CSUB, a Hispanic-serving institution, and 4) GC-TCD will help the extension and collaborative research between CSUB and the University of California Cooperative Extension Kern County on agricultural sustainability projects.
APPROACH: The research team will work with the procurement and contract specialist and the vendor on instrument purchase and delivery after the award is made. After the order is placed, the lead time is normally 2 months as stated by the vendor. The instrument is supposed to be delivered by February 1, 2021. Agilent engineers will come to assemble and set up the instrument. Also, the application engineer will train the faculty and students on using GC-TCD. The research team will have another month (March 2021) to get familiar with the new instrument by practicing standard gases. Starting from April 1, 2021, the GC-TCD will be serving the four proposed research projects.




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