Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust
Please distribute this information to your faculty to determine if they have an interest in submitting a proposal to this program.
WHAT: Limited Submission Proposal for the AdminiTrust LLC Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust Program
WHO: Texas A&M University faculty. Agriculture, Engineering and TTI personnel may wish to submit internal proposals through their own agency.
WHY: Grants are for a maximum of $20,000.
WHEN: Internal proposal deadline of June 15, 2009.
HOW: TAMU Faculty should submit an internal proposal via email for review by the internal selection committee.
THE FINE PRINT:
The funding agency below has limited the number of solicitations to one proposal per institution. If the number of faculty wishing to submit a proposal exceeds the number allowed by the agency, we will conduct an internal selection process. Below are due dates for the program, including the due date for the internal proposal for review by the internal selection committee, the date for announcement of the internal selection, the due date for the letter of intent and the due date for submission of the proposal to the agency.
AGENCY: AdminiTrust LLC
AGENCY PROGRAM TITLE: Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust
BRIEF PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust Program supports education and research in ornamental horticulture, primarily in North and South America. Support is provided in the following areas: development of programs and projects, salaries, physical improvements, signage, access, equipment, publications and, under some circumstances, general operations.
Conversely, the Trust does not fund projects concerned primarily with agriculture, environmental issues, science education or horticultural therapy.
More information can be found here.
AGENCIES ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT: The Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust Program is open to non-profit organizations in the United States.
AWARD INFORMATION: Grants are for a maximum of $20,000.
ELIGIBLE PROJECTS COSTS: Indirect Costs (F&A) Limitations: Indirect costs are not allowed.
COST SHARING: NONE.
Internal Selection Procedures and Deadlines
June 12, 2009: Deadline for an email of intent, including the name of the PI, co-PIs, title of internal proposal and a 1-3 sentence description of the project. Send email of intent.
June 15, 2009: Deadline to obtain approval from your department head and dean to submit an internal proposal to the Research Policy and Development Support Office for review by the internal selection committee. The internal proposal should include:
(1) An executive summary, up to three pages, based on the proposal description as outlined in the AdminiTrust LLC announcement;
(2) Project and Management Plans;
(3) Summary budget.
The form for completing the internal proposal is here.
*Once your internal proposal has been received with all of the necessary signatures, you will receive an email indicating it will be reviewed by the internal selection committee. If you do not receive the confirmation email, please call 5-1812.*
This completed form should be submitted electronically for review by the internal selection committee.
Please read the RFP carefully for specific requirements of the program here.
Selection of a proposal will be based on AdminiTrustLLC guidelines. Meeting the needs of the university’s reinvestment plan will also be taken into account.
During the selection process, the internal selection committee may contact
departments and colleges for their opinions and commitments. They may also
request additional information from PIs.
June 26, 2009: The Internal Selection Committee will notify PIs of the result of the internal competition.
August 15, 2009: AdminiTrsut LLC deadline (postmarked by 8-15-09).
