Form AD-417 Project Classification

OMB approved 0524-0042

Date (mm/dd/yyyy)

United States Department of Agriculture

Research Work Unit/project Description - Classification of Research
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, State Agricultural Experiment Stations and Other Institutions
1. Accession No.

Agency Identifiers
2.

5. Work Unit/Project No.

3.
27. Development Effort

26. Applied Research

25. Basic Research

%

%

28. Forestry

%

29. Animal Health

%

%

Classification by Knowledge Area, Subject of Investigation, and Field of Science
Knowledge Area

Subject of Investigation

Field of Science

Percent Effort

Code
(1)

Code
(2)

Code
(3)

%
(4)

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39.

The SUM of the percentages in column (4) must equal 100%

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Simulated Form AD-417T (5/97) pdf 07/30/08 jri