Competitive Grants Program Clause Samples
Competitive Grants Program. 1. The Recipient shall, under adequate legal arrangements satisfactory to the Association, cause KGF:
(i) to manage and operate the CGP under Part 1.A of the Project, in accordance with the rules, procedures and eligibility criteria specified in the CGP Operational Guidelines and to not assign, amend, abrogate or waive the CGP Operational Guidelines or any provision thereof which, in the opinion of the Association, will materially or adversely affect the implementation of Part 1.A of the Project;
(ii) to manage and operate the CGP under Part 1.A of the Project, with due diligence and efficiency and in accordance with sound environmental, technical, financial and managerial standards and to maintain adequate records to reflect, in accordance with sound accounting practices, the operations, resources and expenditures in respect of the CGP;
(iii) to ensure that: (A) CGP Grant procedures are acceptable to the Association; and (B) goods and services procured under CGP shall be used exclusively in the carrying out of the CGP Grant;
(iv) to process and select the best research proposals in accordance with criteria and standards set forth in the CGP Operational Guidelines;
(v) to make the grants available to the CGP Beneficiary in accordance with the guidelines and criteria set forth in the CGP Operational Guidelines, and under an MOU with terms and conditions acceptable to the Association; and
(vi) to maintain the right to obtain from the CGP Beneficiary all such information as the Recipient or the Association shall reasonably request pertaining to the utilization of the grants.
Competitive Grants Program. Establishment of a competitive agricultural research grants program: (i) open to all public and private institutions to undertake agricultural research for improvement of productivity and sustainability of production systems and pre-commercial technical development; and (ii) on market development and market research of products or processes jointly with the private ▇▇▇▇▇▇. ˇ▇. Human Resource Development for Agro-Ecosystem Research Provision of study tours, workshops and training for the scientists of ICAR and the other agencies involved in implementation of the agro-ecosystem research. Part C: Innovations in Technology Dissemination
1. Support to National Level Technology Dissemination Agencies
(a) Strengthening TDU’s coordination and monitoring and evaluation roles for technology dissemination through provision of consultants’ services, equipment, vehicles, civil works, workshops, publications and incremental operating costs.
(b) Strengthening of the Directorate of Extension within DAC through provision of office equipment, consultants’ services, computer hardware and software, and vehicles, and carrying out a study on the long-term role of the Directorate and implementation of any reform program arising therefrom.
(c) Strengthening MANAGE through upgrading the quality and skills of its faculty and provision of equipment, materials, consultants’ services and training and incremental operating costs, and remodeling of buildings, to enable it to: (i) expand its program in extension management and training; and (ii) assist the Project States in developing their technology dissemination capacity.
(d) Strengthening of ICAR’s Extension Division, including its Zonal Coordination Units, and Directorates of Extension of SAUs to enable them to: (i) coordinate and monitor technology validation and farmers’ training activities of KVKs through provision of computer hardware and software, consultants’ services and staff training; (ii) expand the role of the zonal research stations under the SAUs to include functions assigned to KVKs in districts where KVKs have not yet been established; and (iii) establish Agricultural Technology Information Centers to disseminate research findings and to supply products on a cost recovery basis.
2. State Level Pilot Program for Technology Dissemination
(a) Establishment and operation of an interdepartmental working group within each Project State to provide a mechanism for interaction with TDMC, guide the human resource development ac...