Descriptions and Regional Designations
of Multistate Activities
of Multistate Activities
| Description |
Northeast Region |
North
Central Region |
Southern
Region |
Western
Region |
|
Multistate
Research Project Projects
that involve integrated, potentially interdisciplinary, and multistate
activities; have expected outcomes, including original research results;
convey knowledge; and are peer reviewed. |
NE-xxx |
NC-xxx |
S-xxx |
W-xxx |
|
500
Series Committees formed, for a maximum of two years, to provide a mechanism for response to acute crises, emergencies, and opportunities using the multistate research approach. Activities may range from formally organized research on targeted objectives to very informal research coordination or information exchange activity, depending on the circumstances; have expected outcomes; convey knowledge; and are peer reviewed. |
NE-5xx |
NC-5xx |
S-5xx |
W-5xx |
|
National
Research Support Project (NRSP) Activities
that focuses on the development of enabling technologies, support
activities (such as to collect, assemble, store, and distribute materials,
resources and information), or the sharing of facilities needed to
accomplish high priority research, but which is not of itself primarily
research; funded through off-the-top MRF Hatch appropriations; and are
peer reviewed. |
NRSP-xx | NRSP-xx | NRSP-xx |
NRSP-xx |
|
Coordinating Committees Activities that provide a mechanism for addressing critical regional issues where multistate coordination or information exchange is appropriate within a function (ie. research, education or extension); have expected outcomes; convey knowledge; and are peer reviewed. |
NECC-xxx |
NCCC-xxx | SCC-xxx |
WCC-xxx |
|
Education/Extension
and Research Activity Activities
that serve to integrate education (academic and/or extension) and research
on a particular topic where
multistate coordination or information exchange is appropriate;
have expected outcomes; convey knowledge; and are peer reviewed. |
NEERA-xxx |
NCERA-xxx |
SERA-xxx |
WERA-xxx |
|
Development
Committee Committees
of duration less than two years for the purpose of developing a Multistate
Activity; have the expected outcome of a full proposal for a particular
Multistate Activity; and are peer reviewed. |
NEDC-xxx |
NCDC-xxx |
SDC-xxx |
WDC-xxx |
|
Advisory
Committee Committees of department chairs/heads from a particular
discipline that exchange information and serve a multistate administrative
function through review of multistate activities, but are not peer
reviewed. |
NEAC-xx |
NCAC-xx |
SAC-xx | WAC-xx |