Caribbean Administrative Group
University of Florida - University of Puerto Rico - University of the Virgin Islands
Proposal Format
T-STAR Caribbean solicits research proposals from the faculties of the three universities, put them out to external peer review, and the TSTAR Caribbean Advisory Group (TSTAR-CAG) meets each April to evaluate and select proposals to be submitted to USDA/CSREES for funding. Funding is on an annual basis; therefore, TSTAR-CAG also decides on funding allocations for second and third years following the initial year of research. TSTAR-CAG also meets in October at one of the sites where T-STAR research is in progress. At this meeting, members are given presentations by Project Directors of funded projects and have an opportunity to view actual research in progress. For complete TSTAR-CAG information, see the Operational Policies section.
Research goals and objectives for the T-STAR program are set forth in a Strategic Plan developed jointly by T-STAR-Caribbean and T-STAR-Pacific. The objectives of individual research projects are targeted toward the goals and objectives of the Strategic Plan. In T-STAR-Caribbean, individual research projects relate directly to the interests of Caribbean agriculture, including some of its impacts on continental US agriculture.
If you are a faculty member with a research assistant at the participating Agricultural Experiment Stations of the University of Florida, the University of Puerto Rico or the University of the Virgin Islands, you are eligible to pursue a T-STAR grant. Check with your Program Manager for the deadlines of the 'Letter of Intent' and Proposals Guidelines (Florida PDs dates are posted on the homepage).
Due to the TSTAR-Transition to grants.gov, the complete New Proposal Guidelines will not be posted until July 2006. For those with current TSTAR-C grants seeking renewal, there are Continuing Guidelines for receiving third year funding and will also be posted here in July 2006. The Grants.gov website holds several, key downloadable programs and forms necessary for the TSTAR Full Proposal.
You will need the PureEdge Viewer to submit any grants.gov application. The PureEdge viewer can be downloaded here and a general grants.gov submission tutorial can be found here. The TSTAR Guidelines will state how to obtain a complete TSTAR-C forms package with the necessary forms preloaded into your grants.gov application.
