[Vpaaetal] Reminder: Call for Federal Initiatives

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>From Dr. Allan D. Headley, Dean of Graduate Studies & Research:
 
Below is a call for Federal Initiatives.   Also below is a link to two
examples of federal initiatives.  
 
If you have questions, please contact Natalie Henderson, 5161 or
natalie_henderson at tamu-commerce.edu
<mailto:natalie_henderson at tamu-commerce.edu> .
 
 
http://www7.tamu-commerce.edu/gradschool/samples.htm
<http://www7.tamu-commerce.edu/gradschool/samples.htm> 
 
 
Call for Federal Initiatives
 
Please submit your proposal to the Office of Graduate Studies & Research by
Friday, September 24, 2004.  Proposals are due at the A&M System office by
October 1, 2004.
 
 
The format for developing the initiatives is similar to previous formatting
and should include 5 sections (see Chancellor's memo).  Sections 1 through 4
should not exceed two pages and section 5 should be on a separate page.
 
Title:                The title should be sufficiently descriptive and
succinct to clearly identify the initiative.  Also, indicate the date the
preparation on each page of the initiative.  This is to make it possible to
track changes.
 
Organization:  Identify your university or agency and partners.
 
Section 1         Description -- using one or two sentences to briefly
summarize the initiative.  The description should be clear to a person who
does not have specialized knowledge in the particular technical, scientific
or policy area.
 
Section 2         Relevance and Background -- including the federal agency
or legislation to which the initiative corresponds.  Describe the need and
scope of the initiative, and the anticipated results and/or benefits.
Indicate regional, national, or international impact and why the initiative
should fall under the responsibility of the federal government.  
 
Section 3         Action(s) Requested -- defining clearly the action or
actions desired; e.g. authorizing legislation, appropriations, letter of
support, interaction with a federal agency or agencies.  This section should
specify if the initiative is aimed at Congressional action, or activity with
a federal agency.  Also, our federal relations team will review your
initiative and assist in determining a "home" for it.  If possible, please
supply specific agency, program, budget line item or program element number
within the federal budget.  If you do not have ready access to a program
element number, any additional information you can supply about the federal
agency, program and/or contact individual will be useful in helping to
identify this.
 
Section 4         Cost -- breaking out the cost elements in broad terms,
e.g. facilities costs, research expenditures, annual operating costs,
matching funds (as appropriate) and anticipated completion date.
 
On a separate page(s):
 
Section 5         Background and Contacts -- listing Members of Congress,
staff, or individuals in federal agencies who have been contacted, who have
expressed interest, or who are in positions relevant to the proposed
initiative.  Names should only be shown in section 5.  In addition,
especially for continuing initiatives, provide a brief background or history
that summarizes the previous actions and the results.  Also, as appropriate,
list other collaborating institutions or organizations inside or outside the
System and indicate which has the lead as well as any other relevant
information.  For those initiatives that are collaborative within the
System, coordinate the preparation of the initiative with the other
components.  
 
                        Identify the program director(s)/principal
investigator(s) at your institution/ agency, as well as the principal
individuals from collaborating organizations.  List telephone, fax and cell
(if possible) numbers, and e-mail address for each contact person.  The
information in section 5 is not provided to Congressional offices or federal
agencies but is for internal purposes.
 
The federal initiatives can focus in any area where your university, health
science center or agency has special competence and expertise.  Usually
initiatives that coincide with the strategic plans of federal agencies or
directions of Congress have higher probability of success.  It is worthwhile
to try to identify beforehand how your initiative corresponds with federal
priorities.  The System is actively pursuing national laboratory management
opportunities.  We believe this will open up more research opportunities for
the System.  The process to obtain federal resources to build physical
facilities is especially lengthy and in recent years, Congress has funded
fewer and fewer bricks and mortar projects.
 
 
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