EP 1130-2-550
Change 1
1 Oct 99
(1) Statement of Need/Proposed Study Plan Presentations. The "Proponent" and
the ERDC Principal Investigator will jointly present proposals for consideration by the
Team for those high priority needs identified during the fall Team meeting.
(2) New High Priority Funding Issues from Team Members. Each Team
member will have the opportunity to submit new high priority issues that were not
identified during the fall Team meeting. Only those issues considered to be extremely
urgent will be considered for funding during the spring Team meeting.
(3) Status of Overall RMSP Program. The HQUSACE and ERDC Team
members will again provide an overview of the total RMSP program funding status for
the current and upcoming fiscal years so that funding adjustments can be considered.
b. The spring Team meeting will result in the following outputs:
(1) Recommendations to HQUSACE for new starts for the upcoming fiscal year.
(2) Recommendations to HQUSACE for minor adjustments to the current fiscal
year work plan and long range work plan.
15-7. Final Approval of RMSP Funding. HQUSACE will provide conceptual approval
(subject to the availability of funds) for all new starts and other program funding
adjustments by July of each year. The final approval of the actual work plan will be
provided by HQUSACE following the Fall Team Meeting. Following final approval
from HQUSACE, the "Proponent" will be empowered to act on behalf of HQUSACE and
the Team to provide field input into the implementation of the approved work plan. The
Recreation Leadership Advisory Team will continuously monitor the progress of all
approved work during both the annual and mid-year Team meetings.
15-8. Statements of Need, Proponents, and Study Plans .
a. Statements of Need. A clearly defined "Statement of Need" is the first step
(and most critical) in developing an approach to a management study. A Statement of
Need should be concise (three to five pages) and provide the following information:
(1) Description of current situation.
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