ANNOUNCEMENTS TGC REPORT 52, 2002
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$30,000. All proposals and CGC prioritization are forwarded to USDA for a final
decision on funding. Multiple year projects are welcomed, but funding must be
applied for each year and is subject to a progress review.
STANDARD EVALUATION PROPOSAL FORMAT FOR THE NPGS
I. Project title and name, title of evaluators.
II. Significance of the proposal to U.S. agriculture.
III. Outline of specific research to be conducted including the time frame involved
– include the number of accessions to be evaluated.
IV. Funding requested, broken down item by item (no overhead charges are
permitted).
V. Personnel:
a. What type of personnel will be used to perform the research (e.g. ARS,
State, or industry scientist; postdoc; grad student, or other temporary
help).
b. Where will personnel work and under whose supervision.
VI. Approximate resources contributed to the project by the cooperating
institution (e.g. facilities, equipment, and funds for salaries).
The crop curator will enter evaluation data obtained into NPGS databases.
Funding for data entry should be considered when developing proposals.
Evaluation proposals covering several descriptors, such as several diseases,
should give the cost and time frame for each descriptor along with the combined
cost. Funding may only be available to cover one of the projects.
Submission deadline: Electronic submission of proposals is encouraged. Please
submit electronic files (MS Word or WordPerfect) or 10 copies of your proposals
by October 15, 2002 to:
stommelj@ba.ars.usda.gov
John R. Stommel, Chair
Tomato Crop Germplasm Committee
USDA-ARS, Vegetable Laboratory
10300 Baltimore Ave.
Bldg. 010A, BARC-West
Beltsville, MD 20705
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