How To Fund A Farm In Colombia

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1 Colombia: COLCIENCIAS Dpamnto Administrativo d Cincia, Tcnología Innovación Initial Funding Committmnt Who can apply? Thmatic Ara BIODIVERSITY / CLIMATE Rsarch, tchnological dvlopmnt and / or innovation groups from public or privat highr ducation institutions, or Colombian rsarch and tchnological dvlopmnt cntrs, rcognizd by COLCIENCIAS at th opning dat of th announcmnt. Funding: Colombian institutions may rqust to COLCIENCIAS rsourcs for a maximum amount of 50,000 or its quivalnt, $ 130,000,000 million Colombian psos M / CTE, corrsponding to 70% of th total cost of th projct in Colombia. Colombian institutions should mak a contribution in kind or in cash, for a minimum amount quivalnt to 30% of th total cost of th projct in Colombia. Thmatic Ara ENERGY: Rsarch, tchnological dvlopmnt and / or innovation groups from public or privat highr ducation institutions, or Colombian rsarch and tchnological dvlopmnt cntrs, rcognizd by COLCIENCIAS at th opning dat of th announcmnt or, Companis with at last two (2) yars of bing lgally stablishd in Colombia. Maximum of two Colombian institutions may apply in th projct. Funding: Colombian ntitis may rqust to COLCIENCIAS rsourcs for a maximum amount of 50,000 or its quivalnt, $130,000,000 million Colombian psos M / CTE, corrsponding to 70% or 60% of th total cost of th projct in Colombia. Th rmaining prcntag should b providd by ntitis as countrp in kind or in cash, in accordanc with th following tabl: Entity Rsarch, tchnological dvlopmnt and / or innovation groups from a public or privat highr ducation institutions, or Colombian rsarch and tchnological dvlopmnt cntr. Companis 40% Minimum countrp amount contribution ovr th total cost of th projct 30% What kinds of costs ar ligibl for funding? Itm Scintific staff and support staff Staff hird for th projct, with scintific and tchnical training, with profssional dgr and / or postgraduat dgr (Mastrs, PhD) and postdoctoral studnts who will b in charg of th rsarch activitis of th projct according to its scintific-tchnical approach. Staff traind in tchnical and tchnological carrs with capacitis to support th implmntation of STI activitis. Th budgt for scintific and support staff may not xcd Financabl Countrp

2 Itm 60% of th total budgt of th projct implmntd in Colombia. Individual costs may not xcd th maximum limits that COLCIENCIAS dfind by rsolution Equipmnt rquird for th projct, which can b acquird by any lgal form (lasing, purchas, tc.). Funding to purchas nw quipmnt must b supportd by th strict nd of thos itms to dvlop th projct. Financabl Countrp Purchas las quipmnt or of Includs th acquisition of rsarch quipmnt that bcoms th proprty of th xcutor, or tmporarily las of quipmnt. Th dsign and construction of quipmnt that will b ownd by th xcutor is also contmplatd, whn th projct rquirs it. Us quipmnt of Us of rsarch quipmnt ownd by th ntity. Matrials supplis and Acquisition of supplis, consumabls and othr itms ncssary for th dvlopmnt of th plannd activitis. It should b submittd th dtaild list, groupd by catgoris that should hav a justification of th nd and th amount (g. Consumabls, ragnts, tools, protctiv lmnts, controls and ancillary instrumntation, biological matrial, audiovisual, of laboratory and fild, tc). Matrials usd in th manufactur of prototyps and pilot plants will b ownd by th xcutor at th nd of th projct. Softwar Acquisition of licnss for spcializd softwar for th STI activitis ndd in th dvlopmnt of th projct, whos licns will b ownd by th xcutor. Its nd and amount should b supportd on dtaild tchnical justifications. Shall not b considrd fundabl in this itm daily us softwar such as word procssors, spradshts or oprating systms. Tchnological srvics Rcruitmnt of national and intrnational tchnology srvics (Tsts, analysis, simulation and othrs) that th xcuting agncy is not abl to prform or that ar not prformd in th country. Its nd and amount should b supportd on dtaild tchnical justifications. Spcializd consulting srvics Hiring spcializd scintific and tchnological consultancy (lasting no mor than 90 days), rlatd to th implmntation of th projct activitis. Mobility and intrnational xchang It rfrs to th cost of transport (intrnational travl in conomy class) and travl xpnss rlatd to th activitis proposd in th scintific-tchnical coopration projct componnt and which ar strictly ncssary for th succssful xcution of th projct, product gnration and dissmination of rsults.

3 Itm Financabl Countrp Pr dim up to 100 pr day. Fild trips Th mobilitis should last no mor than 90 days. It rfrs to travl xpnss (transportation and pr dim) to sampling aras and implmntation of th fildwork ndd in th invstigation Training Training and updating of staff through training programs of short duration in Colombia and abroad. Bibliographic matrial Purchas of books, guids, tchnical standards and scintific icls that can t b consultd in fr format and that ar not availabl in th ntity. That bibliographic matrial has to b strictly ncssary for a succssful implmntation of th projct. Dissmination Matrial and promotion of rsults Costs of publication of scintific paprs in indxd journals with a high impact factor. Costs associatd with publishing books, manuals, vidos, booklts, postrs, tc. to prsnt th rsults of th projct and srv as dissmination stratgy or promoting social ownrship of projct rsults. Administrativ costs Administrativ costs associatd with th projcts that do not xcd 10% of th total projct. Adquacy of laboratory and pilot plant Expnditur on Intllctual Proprty Costs rlatd to th adquacy of laboratory and pilot plant. Should not xcd 20% of th amount providd as countrp. Studis ndd to procss th protction of industrial proprty of th dvlopd products or tchnologis, which may includ: tchnological survillanc studis, businss studis, conomic and financial fasibility of th product; stat of th at national and intrnational lvls; novlty associatd with th product. Cost for patnting or othr forms of protction of intllctual proprty. Tax Paymnt Non financabl - Th applicants that ar prsnt bnficiaris of th programs "Jóvns invstigadors", "Formación d doctorados" or postdoctoral intrnships from "Es timpo d volvr" with COLCIENCIAS, may b linkd to rsarch activitis proposd for th implmntation of th projct but in any cas, may b bnfitd at th sam tim with th rsourcs from COLCIENCIAS assignd to this ara, in this call. - Through th prsonnl itm, no acadmic rights and rgistration tuitions will b fundd. - Thy will not b financabl with COLCIENCIAS rsourcs, budgt itms such as buildings, quipmnt and infrastructur maintnanc, incidntals, insuranc, purchas of vhicls, offic furnitur and mmbrships in scintific socitis. - Thr will not b financd with rsourcs of COLCIENCIAS, fs or spcial payroll staff full-tim public or privat ntitis bonuss. Howvr ths, thmslvs can b financd with countrp rsourcs.

4 - In no vnt insuranc, rgistration, airport taxs, consular srvics or othr xpnss will b covrd. - COLCIENCIAS do not accpt any xpns causd prior to th signing of th rlvant contract or th dat of thir xcution. Uppr funding limits for ligibl costs? 1. Adquacy of laboratoris and pilot plants - should not xcd 20% of th total valu of th projct fundd in Colombia. 2. Scintific prsonnl and support staff - may not xcd 60% of th total projct budgt. Individual costs may not xcd th maximum limits that COLCIENCIAS dfind in rsolution Additional national ligibility critria for th proposal byond th gnral critria in th Trms of Rfrnc of th joint call 4. Rgulations of a tchnical natur: 5. Colombian applicants must provid or updat information in th lctronic platform - ScinTI in ordr to obtain th information ncssary to idntify th prsons and institutions involvd in th rsarch and scintific innovation in th country and so consolidat th National Systm of Scinc, Tchnology and Innovation. This information is ssntial to support th dsign and rnovation of public policy in Scinc, Tchnology and Innovation CTI. 6. Individuals and ntitis having contracts or xisting agrmnts with COLCIENCIAS must hav a no dbt crtificat; othrwis thy will not b considrd for picipation in this call. 7. Projcts submittd with all rqustd information through th lctronic form spcifid in th notic will b accptd only. Information snt through diffrnt ways (mail, fax, mail or any othr) than th form rfrrd to in th trms of rfrnc or submittd with dat and tim aftr to thos in th trms of rfrnc will not b takn into account for th valuation and slction procss. Th projct funding may not b submittd simultanously by anothr call or COLCIENCIAS rsourcs or othr ntitis. Intllctual Proprty Rgulations On th vnt that intllctual proprty rights ar obtaind in th dvlopmnt of projcts from th procss of th call, th ownrship of rights shall b govrnd by th provisions of Articl 31 Law 1450 of 2011, "Articl 31 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF RESEARCH PROJECTS FUNDED WITH NATIONAL BUDGET RESOURCES. In th cas of projcts of Scinc, Tchnology and Innovation dvlopd with national budgt rsourcs, Th Stat, unlss rasons of national scurity and dfns, assign to th pis intllctual proprty rights it may hav, as stablishd in th contract ". "Th Pis shall dfin th program ownrship of intllctual proprty rights arising from th rsults of th implmntation of th national budgt." In any vnt or dissmination mdium usd to diffus th rsults of projcts, must giv propr crdit to COLCIENCIAS, including corporat imag according to th intitutional idntity manual rfrncd in co Ciudadano tab. Thmatic Ara BIODIVERSITY / CLIMATE Th following currnt rgulations must b takn into account: Prmits for scintific rsarch in biological divrsity (Dc of MADS. Authorization for import and xport of spcimns of biodivrsity not citd in th appndics of th CITES convntion (Rs th MADS). Projcts involving accss to biological and gntic rsourcs, collction activitis, captur, collction, fishing, handling of biological rsourcs and thir mobilization in th country, and th

5 introduction of xotic1 spcis should tak into account among othr, th following dcisions, dcrs and rsolutions Andan Dcision No. 391 of July 2, "Joint Arrangmnts" on Accss to Gntic Rsourcs. As 1375 and 1376 Dcrs of 2013 from th Ministry of Environmnt and Sustainabl Dvlopmnt (MADS), for th rgulation of biological collctions and prmission to collct spcimns of wild biodivrsity for scintific non-commrcial rsarch, and Dcr 1320 of 1998 from th Ministry of th Intrior, by which rgulats consultation with Indignous and Black Communitis for th xploitation of natural rsourcs within its trritory. In cas of bing slctd by th call, and if is rquird by th projct, it should b crditd th procssing of ths rqusts to th comptnt authoritis bfor hiring. If th currnt projct activitis rquir nvironmntal licnss, ths must hav bn procssd bfor to th comptnt authority, as it is mandatory to comply with currnt rgulations. Thmatic Ara ENERGY If th projct has an impact on Indignous, Afro-dscndant Communitis and nvironmnt, you must includ an nvironmntal or social impact. Must b takn into account currnt rgulations concrning: Prmits for scintific rsarch in biological divrsity (Dc of MADS). Authorization for import and xport of spcimns of biodivrsity not citd in th appdics of th CITES convntion (Rs th MADS). Projcts involving accss to biological and gntic rsourcs, collction activitis, captur, collction, fishing, handling of biological rsourcs and thir mobilization in th country, and th introduction of xotic2 spcis should tak into account among othr, th following dcisions, dcrs and rsolutions Andan Dcision No. 391 of July 2, "Joint Arrangmnts" on Accss to Gntic Rsourcs " As 1375 and 1376 Dcrs of 2013 from th Ministry of Environmnt and Sustainabl Dvlopmnt (MADS), for th rgulation of biological collctions and prmission to collct spcimns of wild biodivrsity for scintific non-commrcial rsarch, and Dcr 1320 of 1998 from th Ministry of th Intrior, by which rgulats consultation with Indignous and Black Communitis for th xploitation of natural rsourcs within its trritory. In cas of bing slctd by th call, and if is rquird by th projct, it should b crditd th procssing of ths rqusts to th comptnt authoritis bfor hiring. If th currnt projct activitis rquir nvironmntal licnss, ths must hav bn procssd bfor to th comptnt authority, as it is mandatory to comply with currnt rgulations. Call Contact Prson: Mr. Fabio Iván Monroy, fimonroy@colcincias.gov.co, Phon: (57-1) Ext 2334 For qustions on gnral aspcts: Mr. Javir Cañon, ori@colcincias.gov.co, Phon: (57-1) Ext 2119 For qustions on Biodivrsity: Ms. Claudia Tinjacá. ctinjaca@colcincias.gov.co, Phon: (57-1) Ext 2256 For qustions on Enrgy: Mr. Ysid Ojda, yojda@colcincias.gov.co, Phon: (57-1) Ext Th nvironmntal licns for th import of parnt of alin spcis; wild, aquatic, ornat, of hidrobiologycal and fishry fauna and flora, ar th rsponsibility of th National Environmntal Licnsing Authority -ANLA- (Dcr 3573 of 2011). S Rsolution No 0848 of 2008, No 207, No 654 of 2010 and 2011 rlativ to MADS list of dclard invasiv alin spcis. 2 Th nvironmntal licns for th import of parnt of alin spcis; wild, aquatic, ornat, of hidrobiologycal and fishry fauna and flora, ar th rsponsibility of th National Environmntal Licnsing Authority -ANLA- (Dcr 3573 of 2011). S Rsolution No 0848 of 2008, No 207, No 654 of 2010 and 2011 rlativ to MADS list of dclard invasiv alin spcis.