Source: UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AT MAYAGUEZ submitted to NRP
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OF FEDERAL-GRANT FUND RESEARCH
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
COMPLETE
Funding Source
HATCH
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
1008936
Grant No.
(N/A)
Cumulative Award Amt.
(N/A)
Proposal No.
(N/A)
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Jan 1, 2016
Project End Date
Dec 31, 2020
Grant Year
(N/A)
Program Code
[(N/A)]- (N/A)
Recipient Organization
UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AT MAYAGUEZ
P. O. BOX 9000
MAYAGUEZ,PR 00681
Performing Department
Agri Economics & Rural Sociol
Non Technical Summary
This is an administrative project that has been historically active to help meet the costs of planning, coordinating and directing Federal Capacity Grants research in Puerto Rico. Disbursements made under this project are closely related to all activities involved in the monitoring of research programs under our approved Plan of Work, and to the gathering of information on our stakeholders' research priorities. Expenditures that will be partially met from the allotments to this project include: payment of salaries, travel, per diem, lodging and other expenses involved in the administrative planning, direction and diffusion of research.
Animal Health Component
100%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
(N/A)
Applied
100%
Developmental
(N/A)
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
90272993100100%
Knowledge Area
902 - Administration of Projects and Programs;

Subject Of Investigation
7299 - Research equipment and methods, general/other;

Field Of Science
3100 - Management;
Goals / Objectives
To cover part of the expenditures involved in the general administration of the Puerto Rico Agricultural Experiment Station (AES) research program. These expenses may involve the payment of salaries, travel, per diem, lodging and other expenses related to the planning, coordination, and management of our research programs.
Project Methods
Expenditures include part of the salaries of the administrative staff and personnel of the Research, Statistics, Information Technologies, Budget, Finance and Publication Offices including employer's contributions for Retirement and Social Security. Also included are expenses incurred for travel and per diem of personnel, and supplies, office materials, and equipment (including labor and maintenance of this equipment) required for the planning, coordination and management of the AES research program.

Progress 01/01/16 to 12/31/20

Outputs
Target Audience:Personnel involved in the monitoring and execution of research programs under our approved Plan of Work Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Nothing Reported How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?A poster was presented at the 2017 Caribbean Food Crops Society annual meeting in San Juan, PR depicting the programs and services provided by the Research Office of the AES, including the administration of Hatch projects. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Through this project the University of Puerto Rico Agricultural Experiment Station (UPR-AES) coordinated the work and activities of all the Hatch projects administered by the institution. During this five-year period the UPR-AES administered an average of 47 Hatch projects each year and initiated an average of 11 projects yearly. New projects included internal competitive grants, seed grants for new researchers, and several "signature projects" aimed at developing new commodities of interest to stakeholders and with great economic potential. These latter initiatives were also expected to increase the visibility of the UPR-AES to the general public.

Publications


    Progress 10/01/19 to 09/30/20

    Outputs
    Target Audience:Personnel involved in the monitoring and execution of research programs under our approved Plan of Work. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Nothing Reported How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Nothing Reported What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

    Impacts
    What was accomplished under these goals? Through this project the University of Puerto Rico Agricultural Experiment Station (UPR-AES) coordinates the work and activities of all the Hatch projects administered by the institution. During FY2020 the UPR-AES administered over 45 Hatch projects. A new competitive call for proposals was launched during the year but, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the selected projects were scheduled to begin in January 2021. Many Hatch projects that were terminating in 2020 and had been affected during the past four years by the combined effect of Hurricane Maria, the 2020 earthquakes and the operations close-down decreed during the pandemic, were granted a one year extension by our Dean and Director. These extensions were submitted for NPL approval through the REEport project change module. A renewal of this project proposal was also submitted through REEport's project initiation module before its scheduled termination date.

    Publications


      Progress 10/01/18 to 09/30/19

      Outputs
      Target Audience:Personnel involved in the monitoring and execution of research programs under our approved Plan of Work. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Nothing Reported How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Nothing Reported What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

      Impacts
      What was accomplished under these goals? Through this project the University of Puerto Rico Agricultural Experiment Station (UPR-AES) coordinates the work and activities of all the Hatch projects administered by the institution. During FY2019 the UPR-AES administered over 45 Hatch projects. Fifteen new 4-year regular Hatch projects were approved. Of these, 11 are the result of a competitive call for proposal and 4 are considered "signature projects" for the UPR-AES. The "signature projects" main objective is to develop new commodities of interest and with great economic potential, new patents and increase the AES exposure to the public.

      Publications


        Progress 10/01/17 to 09/30/18

        Outputs
        Target Audience:The target audience of this project are all the researchers involve in the Hatch research program in Puerto Rico. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Nothing Reported How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Nothing Reported What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

        Impacts
        What was accomplished under these goals? Through this project the University of Puerto Rico Agriculture Experiment Station (UPR-AES) coordinates the work and activities of all the Hatch projects administered by the institution. During FY2018 the UPR-AES administered over 50 Hatch projects. Fourteen new 4-year regular Hatch projects were approved. Of these, 8 area the result of a competitive call for proposal and 6 are considered "signature projects" for the UPR-AES. The "signature projects" main objective is to develop new commodities of interest and with great economic potential, new patents and increase the AES exposure to the public.

        Publications


          Progress 10/01/16 to 09/30/17

          Outputs
          Target Audience: Nothing Reported Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Nothing Reported How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?A poster was presented at the Caribbean Food Crops Society annual meeting in San Juan, PR depicting the programs and services provided by the Research Office of the AES. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

          Impacts
          What was accomplished under these goals? Through this project the University of Puerto Rico Agricultural Experiment Station (UPR-AES) coordinates the work and activities of all the Hatch projects administrated by the institution. During FY2017 UPR-AES administrated approximately 56 Hatch projects. Three new 3-yrs seed-grant projects were awarded to new faculty appointments. In addition, in response to a competitive call for proposals six new projects began, addressing some of the needs identified by our stakeholders.

          Publications

          • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: "AES Research Office: Helping to Develop the Agricultural Research Program of the University of Puerto Rico", poster presentation at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Caribbean Food Crops Society, San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 16-21, 2017.


          Progress 01/01/16 to 09/30/16

          Outputs
          Target Audience: Nothing Reported Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Nothing Reported How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Nothing Reported What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

          Impacts
          What was accomplished under these goals? Through this project the University of Puerto Rico Agricultural Experiment Station (UPR-AES) coordinates the work and activities of all the Hatch projects administrated by the institution. During FY2016 UPR-AES administrated approximately 41 Hatch projects. Eight 3-yrs, seed-grant projects were awarded last year to new faculty appointments. In addition, in response to a competitive call for proposals six new projects began, addressing some of the needs identified by our stakeholders.

          Publications