[Faculty] Update: LOI's for the Limited Solicitation Notice - USDA AFRI-ELI Undergraduate Research Fellowships

Thu Feb 12 11:59:42 MST 2015

Everyone,

It has come to our attention that the AFRI-ELI RFA states Letters of Intent (LOI) are due to USDA by 2/18.  The VPR’s office says LOI’s without budget information can be submitted by PI’s directly to USDA.

Sponsored Projects has spoken with the VPR’s Office regarding the USDA AFRI-ELI Letters of Intent. It is their position that Letters of Intent are allowed for all PIs, as LOIs do not obligate the applicants in any way, but will provide useful information to NIFA in preparing for application review.

UAR Proposal routing is not required for Letters of Intent as long as they do not contain budgetary information. All PIs are still required to go through the Limited Solicitation Selection Process as identified by the VPRs Office, and only those PIs selected by that process will be able to submit full applications.

Jennifer Gardner Smith
Executive Associate to the
  Associate Dean for Research
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Forbes 314, P.O. Box 210036, Tucson, AZ 85721
Ph: 520-621-7201  Fax: 520-621-7196
JGardnerSmith at ag.arizona.edu<mailto:JGardnerSmith at ag.arizona.edu>

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Subject: [Faculty] Limited Solicitation Notice - USDA AFRI-ELI Undergraduate Research Fellowships

Everyone,

Please see the Limited Solicitation Notice for Undergraduate Research and Extension Experiential Learning Fellowships<http://arizona.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b6ba9388f9c749678c5f1628d&id=88e133e7e7&e=e1f9f074a0>.  The CALS internal deadline is Friday, February 27, 2015.  Please forward applications to Jennifer Gardner Smith at jgardnersmith at ag.arizona.edu<mailto:jgardnersmith at ag.arizona.edu>.

Jennifer Gardner Smith
Executive Associate to the
  Associate Dean for Research
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Forbes 314, P.O. Box 210036, Tucson, AZ 85721
Ph: 520-621-7201  Fax: 520-621-7196
JGardnerSmith at ag.arizona.edu<mailto:JGardnerSmith at ag.arizona.edu>

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Subject: Limited Solicitation Notice - USDA AFRI-ELI Undergraduate Research Fellowships

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Limited Solicitation Notice

The USDA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program (AFRI) has issued the Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences Education and Literacy Initiative (AFRI-ELI, formerly the AFRI NIFA Fellowships Grant Program). AFRI-ELI is offering Undergraduate Research and Extension Experiential Learning Fellowships<http://arizona.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b6ba9388f9c749678c5f1628d&id=88e133e7e7&e=e1f9f074a0> to promote research and extension experiential learning for undergraduates in the agricultural sciences. Funding will support Integrated Projects that encompass NIFA’s AFRI Challenge and AFRI Foundational Areas (below), through well-developed and highly engaged mentoring and training activities.

Program Area Priority
a. Projects aligned with one of the six AFRI Challenge Areas:

  *   Agricultural and Natural Resources Science for Climate Variability and Change
  *   Childhood Obesity Prevention
  *   Food Safety
  *   Food Security
  *   Sustainable Bioenergy
  *   Water Resources
b. Projects aligned with one of the six AFRI Foundational areas.

  *   Plant health and production and plant products
  *   Animal health and production and animal products
  *   Food safety, nutrition, and health
  *   Bioenergy, natural resources, and environment
  *   Agriculture systems and technology
  *   Agriculture economics and rural communities.
This program awards $300,000 total for a period of three years. Institutional allowance, in lieu of indirect costs, not to exceed $1,000 per student per year, may be requested within the $300,000 maximum award limit. The UA may submit up to a total of 3 applications.

Important dates:

  *   College/Institute review internal deadline:  On or about February 27, 2015.  Please consult with your Dean’s/Director’s office for specific date.
  *   Office for Research & Discovery internal review deadline:  March 4, 2015.
  *   Sponsor Deadlines:  Full Application -- May 6, 2015
Interested applicants are asked to submit a 2-3 page pre-proposal to their deans for referral to the Office for Research & Discovery by the internal deadline. Pre-proposals should include a description of:

  1.  The Integrated Project (defined as a project that includes at least two of the three functions of the agricultural knowledge system, i.e., research, education, and extension, focused around a problem or issue);
  2.  How the proposal will address the above Program Area Priority and Other Program Area Requirements (see AFRI-ELI link above).
Additional information about the limited solicitation review process is available on the Gateway to Research Services<http://arizona.us8.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=b6ba9388f9c749678c5f1628d&id=8d32596f3f&e=e1f9f074a0> or you may contact Connie Gardner, garciac1 at email.arizona.edu<mailto:garciac1 at email.arizona.edu>.

Note: Always check the sponsor’s funding award opportunity (link above) directly for the latest information and application instructions.

February 11, 2015

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