News
$24.5 Million Extension Award Received
We are pleased to announce that the Feed the Future Innovation Lab Collaborative Research on Grain Legumes, known as the Dry Grain Pulses Collaborative Research Support Program (Pulse CRSP) from 2007 to 2012 and now to be called the Legume Innovation Lab, has been awarded a $24.5 million extension for 4.5 years, through September 29, 2017.
SAWBO featured on Big Ten Network
The research work of Pulse CRSP PI Dr. Barry Pittendrigh (PI-UIUC-1) was featured on the Big Ten Network in February 2013.
Link to main video article
Legume Innovation Lab Directors Interviewed at 2012 World Food Prize
Dr. Irv Widders, director, and Dr. Cynthia Donovan, deputy director, Legume Innovation Lab, were interviewed at the 2012 World Food Prize in Des Moines, Iowa, in December 2012, on how grain legumes contribute to Feed the Future Strategic Initiatives. Link to Video.
Deadlines
(This column is updated regularly to reflect vital information for researchers and managers connected to PULSE CRSP projects and grants. If nothing is listed, nothing is immediately due.)
Policies & Forms
Pulse CRSP Operations and Policy Manual, revised 2012
Pulse CRSP Operations and Policy Manual (original draft, 2009)
PIs/Collaborators, forms for
Annual Budget Template (DGP CRSP)
Equipment Authorization and Request to Purchase Form (DGP CRSP)
Host Country (HC) Invoice Template (DGP CRSP)
International Travel Notification Associate Award Template (DGP CRSP)
Performance Indicators Form, Annual
SemiAnnual Indicators of Progress, FY12 (DGP CRSP)
Technical Progress Report Format, Annual (DGP CRSP)
USAID Policies/Guidelines Standard Provisions
Mandatory Standard Provisions for U.S., Nongovernmental Recipients
OMB Circular A-21, “Cost Principles for Educational Institutions”
22 CFR226, Part 228-Rules on Source, Origin, and Nationality for Commodities and Services Financed by USAID
ADS Chapter 253, “Training for Development”
USAID Policies and Strategic Objectives Regarding Development Assistance
US Government’s Feed the Future Initiative
Feed the Future: Global Food
Security Research Strategy
Women and Agriculture: Improving Global Food Security
USAID Agriculture Strategy: Linking Producers to Markets
Association of Public
and Land-grant Universities (APLU)
Title XII – Famine Prevention and Freedom from Hunger (Foreign Assistance Act), p 143-154
USAID Agriculture Strategy: Linking Producers to Markets
President’s Initiative to End Hunger in Africa
USAID Complete Guide to Visa Compliance
USAID Strategic Framework for Africa
USAID and the President’s Global Development Policy
Agriculture Development links
CRP 3.5 Grain legumes (presentation)
CRP 3.5 Grain legumes (document)
Announcements & Opportunities
U.S. Borlaug Summer Institute
The U.S. Borlaug Fellows in Global Food Security Program is offering a two-week learning program for graduate students interested in developing a holistic understanding of the conceptual challenges around global food security with a focus on cross-disciplinary problem solving of real-world development challenges. For more information, click here.
