Agenda Item

Actions Taken

1.0

ESS Business Meeting – Call to order, Steve Pueppke, Chair

• Approval of the Agenda - Approved
• Approval of the ESS Meeting Minutes on September 22, 2008, held in Traverse City, MI - Approved

NSRP Review Committee Actions:

NRSP-1:

• $356,427 FY'10 budget recommendation - Approved (39 for, 4 against)

NRSP-3:

• Recommendation to renew  project from 2009 to 2014 - Approved (42 for, 1 against). 

• $50,000 FY'10 budget recommendation - Approved (43 for, 0 against).

NRSP-4:

• $481,182 FY'10 budget recommendation - Approved (42 for, 1 against)

NRSP-6:

•  $150,000 FY'10 budget recommendation - Approved (34 for, 9 agaisnt)

NRSP-7:

• Recommendationto renew project proposal for 2009 to 2014 - Approved (38 for, 5 against)
  

• $325,000 FY'10 budget recommendation - Approved (40 for, 3 against)  -  If funds equal to or less than this amount become available to NRSP-7 through a Congressional special grant during FY'10, that amount will not be distributed to NRSP-7 from Hatch MRF.

 NRSP-8:

• $500,000 FY'10 budget recommendation - Approved (36 for, 7 against)

 NRSP_temp161:

• Recommendation to defer decision on NRSP_temp161 until September 2010 - Approved (42 for, 1 agaisnt)

• Recommendation to defer decision on NRSP_temp201until September 2010 - Approved (43 for, 0 against)

NRSP Guidelines changes

• Recommendation to approve proposed changes to the NRSP guidelines - Approved (43 for, 0 against) 

 Excellence in Multistate Research Award Funds

• Recommednation to approve FY'10 budget of $15,000 - Approved (38 for, 5 against)
  

10.0

Approved the Nomination Committee recommendation for Orlando McMeans to be the 2009 Chair-Elect for ESCOP.

11.0

Approved all resolutions