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Institute.
The term “Institute” means the National Institutes of Food and
Agriculture.
Agriculture. The term “agriculture”
is defined in its broadest sense and includes food production and
associated activities; natural resources including forests,
rangelands, wetlands, water, and wildlife; and the affecting social,
cultural and environmental factors.
Food and
Agricultural Sciences. The term “food and agricultural
sciences” means basic, applied, and developmental research, extension,
and teaching activities in food and fiber, agricultural, renewable
natural resources, forestry, and physical and social sciences,
including activities relating to the following:
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Animal health, production, and
well-being.
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Plant health and production.
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Animal and plant germ plasm collection
and preservation.
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Aquaculture.
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Food safety.
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Soil and water conservation and
improvement.
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Forestry, horticulture, and range
management.
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Nutritional sciences and promotion.
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Farm enhancement, including financial
management, input efficiency, and profitability.
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Home economics.
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Rural human ecology.
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Youth development and agricultural
education, including 4-H.
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Expansion of domestic and international
markets for agricultural commodities and products, including
agricultural trade barrier identification and analysis.
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Information management and technology
transfer related to agriculture.
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Biotechnology related to agriculture.
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The processing, distributing,
marketing, and utilization of food and agricultural products.
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Textiles.
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Sustainability.
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Global competitiveness.
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Biofuels and bioproducts.
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Ecosystem services.
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Outdoor recreation and tourism.
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Biodiversity.
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Land use planning.
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Wildlife.
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Environmental security.
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Valuation of open space.
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Human dimensions in decision-making.
Extension.
The term “extension” means the informal education programs conducted
in the States and on American Indian reservations in cooperation with
the Department of Agriculture.
Teaching, Education.
The terms “teaching” and “education” mean formal classroom
instruction, laboratory instruction, and practicum experience in the
food and agricultural sciences and matters relating thereto (such as
faculty development, student recruitment and services, curriculum
development, instructional materials and equipment, and innovative
teaching methodologies) conducted by colleges and universities
offering baccalaureate or higher degrees.
College, University.
The terms “college” and “university” means an educational
institution in any State which (A) admits as regular students only
persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing
secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a
certificate, (B) is legally authorized within such State to provide a
program of education beyond secondary education, (C) provides an
educational program for which a bachelor’s degree or any other higher
degree is awarded, (D) is a public or other nonprofit institution, and
(E) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or
association. In the case of 1994 Institutions (Tribal Colleges and
Universities) clauses (B) and (C) shall not apply.
Land-Grant.
The term “land-grant” means a land-grant college or university.
Land-Grant College or University. The term
“land-grant college or university” means a college or university that
is: (A) an 1862 Institution; (B) an 1890 Institution; or (C) a 1994
Institution.
Related University. The term “related
university” means a university that is: (A) a member of the American
Association of State Colleges of Agriculture and Renewable Resources;
or (B) a Cooperating Forestry School.
1862 Institution. The term “1862
Institution” means a college or university eligible to receive funds
under the Act of July 2, 1862 (7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), commonly known
as The First Morrill Act. (It also means a research foundation
maintained by such college or university.)
1890 Institution. The term “1890
Institution” means a college or university (including Tuskegee
University) eligible to receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890
(7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), commonly known as The Second Morrill Act. (It
also means a research foundation maintained by such college or
university.)
1994 Institution. The term “1994
Institution” means an institution as defined and listed in section 532
of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C.
301 note). (It also means a research foundation maintained by such
institution.)
Hispanic-Serving
Institution. The term “Hispanic Serving Institution” means an
institution as defined in Sec. 502 [20 U.S.C. 1101a] of the Higher
Education Act of 1965.
Minority-Serving Institution. The term
“Minority-Serving Institution” means a college or university that is:
(A) an 1890 Institution; (B) a 1994 Institution; or (C) a
Hispanic-Serving Institution.
Eligible Institution. The term “eligible
institution” means State agricultural experiment stations, all
colleges and universities, other research institutions and
organizations, federal agencies, national laboratories, private
organizations or corporations, and individuals.
State. The term “State” means:
Insular Area.
The term “insular area” means:
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The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
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Guam.
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American Samoa.
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The Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands.
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The Federated State of Micronesia.
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The Republic of the Marshall Islands.
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The Republic of Palau.
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The Virgin Islands of the United
States.
Cooperative Extension
Services. The term “cooperative extension services” means the
organizations established at the land-grant colleges and universities
under the Smith-Lever Act of May 8, 1914 (38 Stat. 372-374, as
amended; 7 U.S.C. 341-349), section 209(b) of the Act of October 26,
1974 (88 Stat. 1428, as amended; D.C. code 31-1719(b)); or section
1444 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221).
Agricultural
Experiment Stations and Research Stations. The terms
“agricultural experiment stations” and “agricultural research
stations” means those institutions eligible to receive funds under the
Act of March 2, 1887 (24 Stat. 440-442, as amended; 7 U.S.C.
361a-361i), commonly known as the Hatch Act, or section 1445 of the
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222), commonly known as the Evans-Allen Act.
Cooperating
Forestry Schools. The term “cooperating forestry schools”
means those institutions eligible to receive funds under the Act of
October 10, 1962 (16 U.S.C. 582a, et seq.), commonly known as the
McIntire-Stennis Act.
Department (of Agriculture). The terms
“Department” and “Department of Agriculture” mean the United States
Department of Agriculture.
Secretary (of Agriculture). The terms
“Secretary” and “Secretary of Agriculture” mean the Secretary of
Agriculture of the United States.
Director. The term “Director” means the
Director of the National Institutes of Food and Agriculture of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
Eligible Institution Program. The term
“Eligible Institution Program” means a program to be carried out by
any eligible institution that is authorized to receive funds from the
Institute to carry out research, extension, or teaching activities.
Intramural Program. The term
“intramural program” means a program to be carried out by any agency
or unit of the U.S. Department of Agriculture authorized to receive
funds from the Institute to carry out research, extension, or teaching
activities.
Extramural Program. The term
“extramural program” means a program to be carried out by a land-grant
college or university or any other college or university specifically
authorized to receive funds from the Institute to carry out research,
extension, or teaching activities.
Land-Grant Program. The term “land-grant
program” means a program to be carried out by a land-grant college or
university authorized to receive funds from the Institute to carry out
research, extension, or teaching activities.
Program, Programming. The terms “program”
and “programming” mean research, teaching, and/or extension activities
that share a common objective or purpose.
Stakeholder. The term “stakeholder”
means a person who conducts or uses research, extension, or education.
National Stakeholder Advisory Committee.
The term “National Stakeholder Advisory Committee” means the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory
Board as reconstituted by this Act.
Scientific Peer Review. The term “scientific
peer review” means an evaluation of a proposed project for technical
quality and relevance to regional or national goals performed by
experts with the scientific knowledge and technical skills to conduct
the proposed research work. (Peer reviewers may be selected from an
applicant organization or from outside the organization, but shall not
include principals, collaborators or others involved in the
preparation of the application under review.)
Merit Review. The term “merit review” means
an evaluation of a proposed project or elements of a proposed program
whereby the technical quality and relevance to regional or national
goals are assessed. (The merit review shall be performed by peers and
other individuals with expertise appropriate to evaluate the proposed
project. Merit reviewers may not include principals, collaborators or
others involved in the preparation of the application under review.)
Multi-institutional. The term
“multi-institutional” means any program, project, activity, grant, or
cooperative agreement involving two or more USDA or other federal
agencies or units, land-grant colleges or universities, other colleges
or universities, or eligible institutions.
Multistate. The term “multistate”
means any program, project, activity, grant, or cooperative agreement
involving USDA units, land-grant colleges or universities, other
colleges or universities, or eligible institutions located in two or
more States.
Capacity. The term “capacity” means the
physical infrastructure, personnel, and equipment necessary to: (1)
sustain the
intramural capability of the Institute,
the
Federal-State Partnership,
and the unique legal relationship of the United States to the
chartering tribes of the 1994 Institutions; and (2) address pressing
problems, provide solutions, assist stakeholders, and educate the
public."
Capacity
Funding. The term “capacity funding” means funding authorized
by Congress to establish, preserve, or expand the research, teaching,
and extension capacity of the Federal-State Partnership and the unique
legal relationship of the United States to the chartering tribes of
the 1994 Institutions, including:
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Agricultural research funds provided to
1862 Institutions and State agricultural experiment stations under
the Act of March 2, 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a et seq.), commonly known as
the Hatch Act.
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Forestry research funds provided to
cooperating forestry schools under The Act of October 10, 1962 (16
U.S.C. 582a et seq.), commonly known as the McIntire-Stennis Act.
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Animal health and disease research
funds provided to veterinary schools and State agricultural
experiment stations under section 1433 of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3195).
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Extension funds provided to 1862
Institutions under the Act of May 8, 1914 (7 U.S.C. 341 et seq.),
commonly known as the Smith-Lever Act, and section 208(c) of the
District of Columbia Public Postsecondary Education Reorganization
Act, Pub. L. 93–471.
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Renewable natural resources extension
funds provided to 1862 Institutions and 1890 Institutions under the
Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1671, et seq).
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Agricultural extension and research
funds provided to 1890 Institutions under sections 1444 and 1445 of
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222).
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Native American Institutions Endowment
Fund (1994 Institutions) established pursuant to Sec. 533(c) of the
Equity in Educational Land Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301
note).
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Education Equity grant payments
established pursuant to Sec. 534 of the Equity in Educational Land
Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note).
Federal-State
Partnership. The term “Federal-State Partnership” means the
unique partnership arrangement between the Federal Government and the
governments of the several States as described in Section 1409A.(a) of
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Act of
1977 (as amended, 7 U.S.C. ____).
Competitive Grant. The term
“competitive grant” means a grant distributed by the Institute through
funding mechanisms involving: (A) open and fair competition; and (B)
scientific peer-review and/or merit-review.
Competitive Funding. The term
“competitive funding” means funding authorized by Congress for
research, extension, or teaching activities at eligible institutions. |
