CFR > Title 7 - Agriculture > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture > CHAPTER V—AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (parts 500 to 550) > PART 550—GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY FOR NON-ASSISTANCE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS > SUBPART B—Formation of Agreements (§550.11 to §550.18) > 550.16—Project development.

550.16—Project development.

REE provides partial funding to Cooperators to support research projects that contribute to REE program objectives and help carry out the REE mission. The Cooperator's PI and the REE Agency's ADODR shall jointly develop the following documentation:
(a) Project plan. A plan that shall be jointly developed by the REE ADODR and the Cooperator that is compliant with an REE program requirement. The project plan will utilize the REE provided format for external peer review.
(b) Statement of work. A detailed statement of work shall be jointly planned, developed and prepared by the Cooperator's PI and the awarding Agency's ADODR consisting of the following:
(1) Objective
(2) Approach
(3) Statement of Mutual Interest
(4) Performance Responsibilities
(5) Mutual Agreements
(c) Budget. A plan that shall be jointly developed by the REE ADODR and the Cooperator PI outlining the following resource contributions:
(1) Total amount to be reimbursed by the REE Agency to the Cooperator. (Direct and Indirect Costs as applicable)
(2) Total in-house costs to the REE Agency. (Direct and indirect costs)
(3) Total in-house costs to the Cooperator. (Direct and indirect costs)