Acquisition of goods and services - facility operations and maintenance - tufts university and the agricultural research service (ARS or agency) desire to enter into this agreement for the purpose…

The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) awarded a $569,540.66 cooperative agreement to Tufts University for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The award supports the ARS and Tufts University to carry out research of mutual interest within the USDA Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging in Boston, MA. Specifically, Tufts University will provide goods and services necessary to conduct agricultural research under the ARS' Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA #10.001). This program aims to make agricultural research discoveries and provide scientific and technical information. As the parent organization of Trustees of Tufts College (doing business as Tufts University School of Medicine), Tufts University will deliver facility operations and maintenance to enable collaborative research between the ARS and Tufts researchers.

Acquisition of goods and services - facility operations and maintenance - tufts university and the agricultural research service (ARS or agency) desire to enter into this agreement for the purpose of supporting research to be carried out at ARS and cooperator facilities. ARS desires the cooperator to provide goods and services necessary to carry out research of mutual interest within the USDA jean mayer human nutrition research center on aging (hnrca), boston, MA.