The following information is provided to assist Project Directors with meeting the contractual obligations of grants awarded by the Northeast Center. Sections are provided for Funding Acknowledgement Statement and Logo Requirements, Photo Release Form, Invoicing, Budget Revisions, Extension Requests, and Change of Project Director. Please contact the Northeast Center with any questions regarding this information.
While your grant has been awarded by the Northeast Center, the funding is ultimately from USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The regulations governing the use of these federal funds require that the following acknowledgement of support – and the two logos noted below – must be utilized on all promotional materials, presentations, media releases, and project materials developed for programming funded by this grant
In addition to the statement above, both the USDA-NIFA logo and Northeast Extension Risk Management Education Center logo must be used on all printed materials, including those produced in electronic format. Please utilize whatever size best fits your printed/electronic material.
An all-inclusive Funding Acknowledgement Image is available that includes the statement and both logos:
Insert the image at full size on its own slide for PowerPoint presentations, or feel free to utilize in other documents.
Please contact the Northeast Center for consultation if you believe that a revision to your approved budget may be necessary. You may contact either Laurie Wolinski (lgw@udel.edu) or Michelle McCullough (mmccull@udel.edu). Justification for the change in budget and a revised budget will be required.
Beginning in 2015, all ERME projects have an 18-month period of performance with no option for an extension.
The Project Director is responsible for the entire project. This includes project management, subcontracting, funds oversight, meeting project time schedules, reporting progress and submitting the final report. A change in project director designation requires approval from the Director of the Northeast Center. The existing project director must send a letter to the Center Director requesting the change. Additionally, the newly designated project director must provide a CV and a letter which states his/her qualifications for assuming the responsibilities associated with the project.
The signed and dated letters must be written on the letterhead of the Project Director’s organization and addressed to: Laurie Wolinski, Director, Northeast Extension Risk Management Education Center, 112 Townsend Hall, Newark, DE 19716. Failure to notify the Center of a change in Project Director designation could result in payment being withheld and/or de-obligation of any unexpended funds remaining under the grant.