SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report
Sections
Status: Approved
Basic Information
- Project No. and Title: S1016 : Impacts of Trade and Domestic Policies on the Competitiveness and Performance of Southern Agriculture (S-287)
- Period Covered: 03/01/2006 to 03/01/2006
- Date of Report: 05/26/2006
- Annual Meeting Dates: 03/20/2006 to 03/23/2006
Participants
Eric Wailes, Chair, (ewailes@uark.edu)University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; Albert J. Allen (Allen@AgEcon.msstate.edu),Mississippi State University; Darren Hudson (hudson@AgEcon.msstate.edu),Mississippi State University; Won Koo (wkoo@ndsuext.nodak.edu), North Dakota State University; Lynn Kennedy (lkennedy@agcenter.lsu.edu),Louisiana State University; Osei Yeboah (oyeborah@ncat.edu), North Carolina A&T State University; Stanley Fletcher (sfletch@griffin.uga.edu), University of Georgia, Griffin
" Discussion of Multiple State Projects: Several members of the group discussed the Multi-State projects including Drs. Stanley Fletcher, University of Georgia, Griffin and Darren Hudson, Mississippi State University. The discussions dealt with various items including the movement of Hatch Funds to multiple state projects rather than to NRI competitive grants along the lines with 5-year cycles. Members said that 50% of the Hatch monies would disappear. Drs. Fletcher and Hudson said that the multi-state competitive grants process would be similar to the NRI competitive grants process. However, the process is not open to non-land grant universities. The researchers stated that you would be able to put in graduate students, salaries, traveling and operational activities. Dr. Hudson said that the social scientists are being hammered by other disciplines in terms of funding under the NRI grants process. Dr. Hudson further stated that C-FARE takes the position that funding for the NRI grants should be done every year rather than on an every other year basis. Also, Dr. Hudson said that the Hatch grants are all for 5-year plans and that nothing is changing regarding these funds. Currently, scientists are chasing dollars rather than ideas, Dr. Hudson said. In addition Hatch funding activities deal with projects that may not be funded with monies from NRI competitive grants and related agencies.