Download - New Faculty Orientation
New Faculty Orientation
Marshall A. MartinAssociate Director
Agricultural Research Programs
August 22, 2008
Hatch, Animal Health, and McIntire-Stennis Research
Projects
Rationale
USDA-CSREES Research Project Development
Reporting and Accountability
Multi-state Research Projects
Mission-oriented Grants and
ARP Assistantships
Role of a Hatch Project Federal requirement to spend
Federal tax dollars Strategic research planning to
be better positioned to obtain extramural funding
Communicate research plans to Purdue administrators
Encourage multidisciplinary cooperation
Research Project Development
Research Narrative Cover page Objectives Methods Rationale & significance Literature review
AD-416 AD-417 Assurance Form CSREES-2008
rDNA (IBC) Animal Care (PACUC) Human Subjects (IRB)
http://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/arp/
http://www.purdue.edu/research/vpr/compliance/index.html
Research Project Expectations
Each faculty member with 20% or greater research appointment must have a Project
Each faculty member must report annually research progress, impact, and publications via CRIS (AD-421)
Reporting tips: Research problem What did you discover If possible, quantifiable impacts Appropriate research publications
1998 Agricultural Research, Extension and Education Reform Act (AREERA)
State Plan of Work approved by CSREES before Federal formula funds are released to each state
Faculty must complete an annual “Impact Statement” on their research and/or Extension activities
ARP must file an annual POW report on integrated research and Extension accomplishments which is based, in part, on the faculty “Impact Statements”
Report includes data on multi-state and multi-institution collaboration
Research ReportingInformation you submit gets used
USDA-CRIS (AD-421) Plan of Work Report to
USDA-CSREES PCARET members Presentations by the Dean
of Agriculture Reports to President
Córdova and Provost Woodson
Dean’s Advisory Board Purdue news releases and
publications
Multi-state Research Projects
To encourage multi-state, multi-disciplinary, & multi-institutional research
ARP covers travel expenses for Purdue representative to annual meeting
Types of projects, e.g., NC, NCDC, NCERA, NCCC
Regions North Central Northeast South West
ARP Assistantships Encouage new tenure-track assistant
professors with three years or less as of October 1, 2008 to support graduate students and initiate their research program
$17,500 first year and may be renewable for second year
See ARP website for details The ARP Assistantship proposal should be
submitted to Jessica Crum ([email protected]) no later than 5:00 pm Friday, October 31, 2008.
Mission-Oriented, Internal Competitive Grants Program
Funding priority will be given to proposals that clearly address at least one of the seven key initiatives outlined in the Indiana State Department of Agriculture’s Strategic Plan.
Hardwoods: Increase the competitiveness of Indiana’s hardwoods sector Bioenergy: Maximize Indiana’s competitive advantage in agriculturally-
derived energy Livestock: Integrate livestock production into local economic
development with sound production practices, public understanding, and appropriate land use tools
Regulatory Coordination: Ensure that regulatory standards are science-based and encourage economic development
Diversity: Increase the number of diversified farms and help Indiana farmers capture value-added opportunities
Food Processing: Leverage Indiana’s comparative advantage in food processing
Farm and Trade Policy: Establish state leadership in agricultural and trade policy formulation and pursue foreign market opportunities.
Grant Evaluation
Points Clear problem statement (10 points) _____
High priority problem from an Indiana State Department of Agriculture and stakeholder perspective (15 points) _____
Clear indication of research and extension integration (10 points)_____
Appropriate research methodologies or approach (20 points) _____
Clearly outlined Extension component of the project (20 points)_____
Evidence of leveraging with other grants and/or in-kind support (10 points) _____
List of relevant research and extension citations (5 points) _____
Faculty capacity to successfully complete the integrated project (10 points)_____
Total (Possible 100) _____
Submission Procedures
The mission-oriented grant proposals should be submitted to Jessica Crum ([email protected]) no later than 5:00 pm Friday, November 14, 2008.
Notification to the grant recipients will be made by early January 2009.