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A RESEARCH PROPOSAL FORMAT
TITLE OF PROPOSAL
(Maximum 100 Characters)
Submitted to
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Services (CSREES)
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
(or Name of the Agency)
By
Department Name
School of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences
Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University
Normal, AL 35762
Proposal Date:
Project Leader (Do not include titles, such as Dr., or Ph.D.)
Department
Name, Chair/Dept. Head
Department
Research Director
Dean and Director

Proposal Outline
I. Project Title:
II.
Project Number (To be assigned by Research Office)
III. Project Duration: ____ ____ ____ through ____ ____ ____
Month Date Year Month Date Year
IV.
Project Personnel:
V. Abstract
VI.
VII.
Objectives
Narrative of Proposed Research
1. Significance of the Problem
(1) Impact
(A) Identification of the Problem or Opportunity
(B) Rationale
(C) Expected Outcomes
(D) Literature Review
2. Experimental Plan
3. Current Research by the PI/Co-PI (If Any)
4. Past and/or Present Related Research (by PI/Co-PI, Laboratory)
5. Related Publications/Presentations
6. Literature Cited
7. CRIS Forms (AD 416, AD 417, and CSREES 662)
Page(s) Numbered Bottom Center
Appendix (If applicable)
Budget Requested (Note: Pages not numbered nor listed in Table of Contents)
Budget Narrative (See Note above)
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