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Hatch and Multistate Research Projects

• Procedures for filing a Hatch Project
• CRIS FORMS/CRIS Codes
• CRIS AD-421 Instructions
• Hatch project policy, with dates and link to process and forms
  NOTE: 15 May of terminal year = deadline for project submission to AAES
• Recommended Timelines for CRIS Report of Hatch/Multistate Projects and USDA Competitive Grants Funded Projects
• Hatch Projects:
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Proposal Development
• Multistate projects:
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Information and Processes
• List of current projects (includes many federally funded and AAES-funded grants)

Auburn University

AU Office for the Vice President for Research (OVPR)

• Sponsored Programs
  (AU Coverform, F&A rates,Fringe Benefits – see page two of "Fact Sheet")
• IRB (Human Subjects)
• IACUC (Animal Use)
• COI Disclosure Form for NSF and PHS Projects
• Eligibility for PI Status (PDF file)

AU Procurement and Payment Services(PPS)

Administrative office in charge of accounts payable and purchasing activities at Auburn University. Most financial forms, policies and faqs can be found on the PPS website.

• Spending Policy
• State/Domestic Travel Regulations
  Foreign Travel requires RAT50 Form
  Travel Reimbursement Form
• International
  Per Diem Information
  Office of International Agriculture (for info and help)
• Professional Services Contracts

Funding Agencies

• NSF (For Fastlane help, contact Tony Ventimiglia in AU's Sponsored Programs)
• Southern Rural Development Center
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Go to NIFA for all USDA information
• FAO
• SARE
• EPA
• DOE
• NIH
• NOAA
• Grants.gov
• NSF
• Horticultural Research Institute (HRI of the ANLA)
• Noyes Foundation
• Cotton, Inc.
• Alabama Agricultural Land-Grant Alliance (AALGA) competitive research grants are small “seed” grants awarded to teams made up of faculty representing Auburn Univ., Alabama A&M and Tuskegee Univ. Funded projects seek to identify and find solutions for the most critical Alabama agriculture-related problems.

Other Research Links

• AAES Experiment Outline Form
• Proposal writing advice for EPA projects: EPA Tips
• Proposal advice for NSF projects: NSF
• Proposal advice for SARE projects: SARE
• Award Search for NSF
• Award Search for Federally funded grants (including Southern Region IPM, NRI, SARE)
• Award Search for the Horticulture Research Institute
• Grant Proposal Process and AU Cover Form (CoAg Only)
• Faculty Activities Report (CoAg Only)

Last Updated: Aug. 22, 2010