Work with the Experiment Station

The Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station (MAFES) supports research. Our facilities and equipment are available to all University of Maine researchers and their external collaborators. Our professional staff are available to assist with field and laboratory activities. See details about the direct cost recovery fee structure in the “Service fees and labor rates” section below. We also welcome field trips, Cooperative Extension programming, and other events at our facilities. Please fill out the appropriate form below to request access to MAFES facilities and equipment.

Facility Research Use Form

Request permission to conduct research at MAFES research farms.

Facility Event Use Form

Request permission to host an event (e.g., field trip, industry meeting, public forum, etc.) at our research farms, forests, and labs.

Off-site Equipment Use Form

Request to borrow MAFES equipment for use off-site.

Publication Program

MAFES awards up to $1500 to assist with publication of research. Learn more and apply for funds here.

Multistate Travel Funding

MAFES provides support to annual Hatch-Multistate research project meetings. Learn more and apply for funds here.

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Animal Use Request Form

Request permission to use animals for events on or off campus.

Additional Resources

The following communications resources were compiled for faculty and staff of the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station (MAFES). 

Consistent use of the following guidelines will strengthen our institution’s brand reputation, increasing the value and equity of our work. The goal is not to make all communications look identical, but to make them appear related. Brand consistency helps those without affiliation understand who we are and why we matter.

Acknowledgement of federal capacity grants

All scientific publications, presentations, posters, and related materials produced from a capacity grant (i.e, Hatch, Hatch Multistate, McIntire-Stennis, or Animal Health and Disease) must adhere to standard USDA NIFA funding acknowledgement language in accordance with in accordance with 2 CFR Part 415. The standard language includes the following acknowledgement and disclaimer:

  • Acknowledgement: “This work is supported by the [Hatch, Hatch Multistate, McIntire-Stennis, or Animal Health and Disease], project award no. [MEO-XXXXXXX], from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.“
  • Disclaimer: “Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and should not be construed to represent any official USDA or U.S. Government determination or policy.“

It is the responsibility of the awardee to acknowledge USDA NIFA support in media articles and interviews that discuss their work with the following statement:

  • “This work is/was supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.” 

When posting on social media use #NIFAimpacts and @USDA_NIFA.

Acknowledgement of MAFES

In addition to adhering to USDA NIFA acknowledgement standards, we require acknowledgement of MAFES affiliation in all scientific publications, presentations, posters, and related materials. Minimally, this should include listing your MAFES appointment in addition to any other appointments. Example:

Bananas B. Bear1,2
1 School of Science, University of Maine, Orono, USA 04469
2 Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station, University of Maine, Orono, USA 04469

Additionally, please use MAFES logos in posters and presentations.

These logos can be added to UMaine or College of Earth, Life, & Health Sciences templates for Powerpoint presentations, research posters, research impact handouts, Zoom backgrounds, etc.

Sharing news and working with the media

You can submit news items by emailing news@maine.edu for publication in the “UMaine news updates” emails and on the UMaine News website. You can email elhresearch@maine.edu as well and we will post items on the MAFES homepage.

All faculty with an MAFES appointment are expected to identify with MAFES when they discuss their research in public and with the press. Examples:

  • Bananas Bear, professor of science at UMaine’s Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station, . . .
  • Bear’s lab, which is part of the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station at UMaine, will . . .
  • Bananas Bear, professor of science at Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station and science specialist with the Science Advancement Institute, both of the University of Maine, . . .

If coverage features research that was conducted on Experiment Station farms or facilities, you are expected to acknowledge that as well. Examples:

  • Bear’s lab and Aroostook Farm are part of the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station at the state’s R1 public research university. 
  • My research was conducted at the Blueberry Hill Farm, which is a Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station facility.

Quick talking points about the Experiment Station are available online here.

Business communication templates

Email signature

Directions about how to add UMaine’s logo to an email signature are available here. Under the “Business and correspondence templates” sub-header expand the “Email signatures” tab.

All faculty with an Experiment Station appointment are expected to include this affiliation in their email signature. Those with split appointments should list their majority appointment first. Examples:

Bananas T. Bear, Ph.D. (they/them)
Professor of Science
School of Science • Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station
Science Specialist
Science Advancement Institute
University of Maine • 1234 Winslow Hall • Orono, ME 04469
umaine.edu • bananas.bear@maine.edu • 207.581.0000

Bananas R. Bear, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Science, School of Science
Faculty, Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station (MAFES)
Fellow, George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions
Associate, University of Maine Climate Change Institute
umaine.edu • (207) 581-5555 • University of Maine • 1234 Winslow Hall • Orono, ME 04469

Stationary

UMaine letterhead, envelopes, business cards, notecards, mailing labels, memorandum forms, fax cover sheets, personalized notecards and other UMaine stationery items are printed at Printing Services here. They have templates for quick turnaround.

Those in need of electronic letterhead may download the following Word document. Letterhead may only be used by University of Maine faculty and staff for official university correspondence.

Communication-related policies

Required non-discrimination notice

All bulletins, event flyers, announcements, publications, catalogs, application forms, or other recruitment materials that are made available to students, employees, applicants, or program beneficiaries must include the UMaine non-discrimination notice. The current version is available on the Office of Equal Opportunity website.

Guidance regarding political engagement

If UMaine employees wish to become involved in partisan political activities, they must do so on their own time, without using System or University funds or resources of any kind. When exercising their rights to participate in the political process as individuals, employees should emphasize that their comments or actions are their own, unless they have been specifically authorized to speak or act on behalf of a System institution. Additional information is available here. 

Recording virtual events to post online

If you plan to record a virtual event and may share it online, the event’s host must:

  • Obtain permission to record the event from all participants if they plan to publish a recording online. Zoom offers an option to enable a recording disclaimer in its settings. Events may also be hosted as a webinar, rather than a meeting event, to negate this requirement. This guidance was developed in response to questions about events like seminars. Additional guidance regarding virtual events that involve students is available on the UMS IT website.
  • Obtain a completed copyright license agreement from speakers who are not affiliated with the University of Maine.
  • A photo release is recommended for speakers, regardless of whether they work for the university.

Use of UMaine facilities by visual media professionals

A filming crew of any size (from one to many people) must complete this form and provide proof of insurance as described in Section 6 of the form. If the videographer makes any changes to the document’s contents the changes must be approved by UMS legal counsel prior to filming. Certificates of insurance must be provided to the UMS Risk Manager at least 30 days prior to filming. This requirement also applies to the press unless they are filming in parts of campus that are technically public property, like driveways and walkways. Obtaining stock footage or recording for non-news purposes will require an agreement regardless of location.

Photo and video release forms

It is best practice to obtain a photo and video release from anyone of any age, regardless of their affiliation with the university, if they are identifiable in photographs or video that may be published at some point. The form is available to download here.

If you can say only one thing about the Experiment Station, say this:

To a legislator or policymaker:

UMaine’s Experiment Station receives its base funding from federal capacity funds as well as state match from the State of Maine’s higher education budget, which supports our efforts to meet the needs of the state’s underserved populations and natural resource economy.

To a business executive:

An important goal of UMaine’s Experiment Station is to spur and support economic development in Maine that will benefit communities, individuals, and industries.

To a prospective student:

Through UMaine’s Experiment Station, UMaine’s College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences students have access to research learning experiences and other hands-on, experiential learning opportunities throughout the state.

To a member of the general public or the press:

UMaine’s Experiment Station pursues research and outreach that makes Maine a great place to live and work.

“The purpose of Hatch Act funding is to conduct agricultural research programs at State Agricultural Experiment Stations in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Insular Areas. The specific purpose of Hatch-Multistate funding is to conduct research by institutions within a State and by institutions in multiple States to solve problems that concern more than one State.

This grant is used to support continuing agricultural research at 1862 Land-grant institutions, as well as State agricultural experiment stations. Funds appropriated under this section shall be used to conduct original and other researches, investigations, and experiments bearing directly on and contributing to the establishment and maintenance of a permanent and effective agricultural industry of the United States, including researches basic to the problems of agriculture in its broadest aspects, and such investigations as have for their purpose the development and improvement of the rural home and rural life and the maximum contribution by agriculture to the welfare of the consumer, as may be deemed advisable, having due regard to the varying conditions and needs of the respective States. Finally, these funds must be used for cooperative research employing multidisciplinary approaches in which a State agricultural experiment station, working with another State agricultural experiment station, the Agricultural Research Service, or a college or university, cooperates to solve problems that concern more than one State.” (nifa.usda.gov)

Find a Hatch-Multistate Project

Researchers can search for active and inactive, archived projects through the National Information Management and Support System (nimms.org). Search keywords and click on the “Project Number” for more information including the outline and current participants in the research committee (“Appendix E”).

Guidelines for Multistate research activities have been developed by the State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors in Cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the Experiment station Committee on Organization and Policy (ESCOP).

Hatch-Multistate travel reimbursement

MAFES is currently unable to provide travel support for Hatch-Multistate projects. We will provide updated policy changes when available.

Anyone working or volunteering at an MAFES facility must be completed appropriate trainings. Operating on each facility poses its own unique risks, as such specialized training can be found in each facilities policy and procedures, and we recommend meeting with the Superintendent before starting any project.

  • PFAS decontamination protocol for equipment and vehicles: All decontamination protocols must be performed before leaving the contaminated site. Do not transport contaminated equipment offsite to decontaminate.

This webpage provides guidance to faculty, staff, and students in the College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences on policies and procedures for the use and management of watercraft for research, teaching, or other university activities. The goal of the webpage is make information from a number of University of Maine and University of Maine System administrative offices easily available to watercraft users. Also provided is information on policies, procedures, and recommendations of the College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences

Watercraft users should recognize that academic or research units may have unit-specific policies (e.g., Darling Marine Center Marine Operations Manual).

For the purposes of this webpage, watercraft includes all motorized or non-motorized craft used on water including but not limited to commercial vessels, boats, skiffs, canoes, kayaks, inflatable boats, rafts, zodiacs, and float tubes.

Some guidance and procedures summarized on this webpage are directly related to formal policies or administrative procedures of university or system offices (e.g., Department of Safety and Environmental Management, University of Maine Purchasing, UMS Risk Management and Insurance). Web links to policy documents and administrative practice letters are provided when available as well as contact information for administrative offices. In some cases, the website summarizes routine administrative practices not easily documented. Watercraft users are strongly encouraged to review source policy and procedure documents and contact appropriate administrative offices for additional input as needed. Other questions or comments on this webpage can be directed to Fred Servello, Associate Dean for Research, fred.servello@maine.edu.

This webpage is in development and incomplete. Available information or links to relevant sources can be found in the active links below.

Accepting Donated Watercraft

Acceptance of a donated watercraft requires approval of the dean and academic unit. chair/director. Input may be required from the Department of Safety and Environmental Management, Purchasing Office, and Gift Processing Office prior to a decision. Please do not make commitments before discussions with appropriate administrators or university offices.

Gifts of watercraft must be directly related to the mission of the university or readily convertible to cash to support the university’s mission. Other factors include estimated cost of future maintenance, storage issues, availability of qualified operators, and condition of the watercraft from a safety perspective.

Please contact Elizabeth Erickson (581-1145, elizabeth.erickson@maine.edu), a senior development officer in the university’s Development Office with responsibility for the College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences, when initiating discussions about a donated watercraft or considering disposal of a gift for cash.

Gifts and disposals must be reported to the Gift Processing Office prior to acceptance or action:
Ray Moreau, Associate Executive Director, Gift Processing
rmoreau@maine.edu
581-4579

Please be aware of the following:

Specific IRS rules exist for contributions of boats that may limit the donor’s charitable deduction. The IRS imposes significant additional reporting requirements on the university for these contributions. Cooperation with Gift Processing to meet IRS rules is essential to ensure the donor receives appropriate tax deduction for the donation and to avoid financial penalties.
It is the responsibility of the donor to provide an estimated value of an in-kind gift, preferably through an appraiser. University personnel with expertise in a given field may estimate values for university purposes only and not for the donor.
For donations valued in excess of $5,000, the donor may request that the university complete the “donee” portion of IRS form 8283 to confirm receipt of the gift. Only Gift Processing is authorized to do this.
Any acknowledgment of a noncash gift may include a description, but not the value of the item. If the donor maintains partial interests in or ownership of a property, the use of the property cannot be claimed as a donation.
Retain ALL correspondence about the gift, even the envelopes.

Additional information

See Administrative Practice Letter V
See “Gift-in-Kind Information”

Disposal or Transfer of Watercraft

Procedures for Unwanted Watercraft
Consult with the chair/director of the academic unit or research unit prior to disposal of unwanted watercraft. Be aware that specific requirements apply if the watercraft was received as a donation. Consult the Gift Processing Office in these situations (Ray Moreau, Associate Executive Director, Gift Processing, rmoreau@maine.edu, 581-4579).

Once disposal is approved, contact the university’s property officer (Michael Talon, 581-2687 Michael.talon@maine.edu) to arrange sales between departments, general sales, or disposal of property with no cash value. The following steps apply:

  1. Cash value of item is determined. If the item has no cash value, the department contacts the Sustainability Office for recycling or disposal (581-3300 ext 2).
  2. The Property Office handles setting price, advertising, and methods of disposal, and will determine if “item purchased with federal funding” procedures apply.
  3. The department retains possession of the watercraft and shows it to prospective buyers directed to the department by the Property Officer.
  4. Buyer pays the selling department directly, a check being the preferred payment method.
  5. Department deposits the entire amount into their account via a Schedule of Collections. Copy of the check and Schedule of Collections is sent to Property Officer.
  6. The buyer is responsible for moving the equipment and all associated costs.

Procedures Related to Faculty Member (Boat Owner) Departure
Disposition of watercraft upon faculty retirement or departure from the university is at the discretion of the academic unit chair/director.

Procedures Related to Transfers within the University
For items over $5000, Mike Talon tracks location and disposition. Complete an Equipment Location Change Form. For items under $5000, the academic unit tracks location and disposition. If the department wishes to use university identification tags, they can be obtained from Mike Talon.

Additional Information
Surplus property section of the Purchasing web page

Registration Requirements

Any boat (including canoes and kayaks) or personal watercraft (e.g., jet ski) needs to be registered with the state of Maine. Motorized boats also need an annual “Preserve Maine Waters” (milfoil) sticker. For university or federally owned watercraft, these are free of charge.

Send all original paperwork (purchase or donation) to Mike Hambrock (581-2645, Service Building Garage, Motor Pool; hambrock@maine.edu). He will take care of securing the registration and milfoil sticker and handle annual renewal.

Contracting Boats & Operators

It you plan to charter boat service, it is important to consult with the university Purchasing Office with plenty of lead time. Contractual agreements are required and the process may include an insurance status review, determination of independent contractor status, and setting up vessel operators as vendors in the university system for payment. Contact Michael Noblet, Director, Purchasing Office or his staff.

Per the University of Maine Watercraft Operations Policy (link), non-university vessels used by or carrying university personnel, including students, shall meet safety requirements or other external regulations applicable to the type of operation. When chartering boats in other countries, faculty members or principle investigators are responsible to ensure compliance with university watercraft policies

Boat Equipment Requirements

The University of Maine Watercraft Operations Policy has general policies on boat equipment requirements. Please review this policy document.

Some key points related to equipment requirements from the policy include:

  • The vessel operator is responsible for ensuring that the vessel, vessel system, and boat equipment are operating properly before departure.
  • Applicable vessels must carry all of the safety equipment required by state and federal law and university policies.

Operator Training

The University of Maine Watercraft Operations Policy includes a section on Training Requirements.  Please review the entire policy document and the section on training requirements.

The College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences plans to provide additional guidance on meeting training requirements in the future.

Boat Plans

The University of Maine Watercraft Operations Policy includes a section on Float Plans. Please review the entire policy document and the section on float plans.

Towing Boats

Be aware that trailers owned by the University of Maine can only be towed by university-owned vehicles.

The College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences plans to provide additional guidance on transportation of boats in the future.

Non-university Passengers

Examples of non-university passengers in university watercraft include visiting researchers, members of the media, research sponsors, K-12 students, and members of the general public. The responsible university faculty, staff member, or student must assess ensure compliance with all applicable requirements of the University of Maine Watercraft Operations Policy (link) for passenger safety and training. The risk assessment and training must be documented. For visiting researchers, sponsoring faculty members must ensure that researchers have workers compensation and liability insurance coverage from their institutions. Administrative contact?

Loaning Watercraft

In general watercraft may not be loaned to private individuals or groups. However, use by individuals or groups may be permissible as part of a university sponsored activity. Please consult with your academic unit chair/director. University employees and students may not borrow university watercraft for private use.

Loans of university watercraft to cooperating agencies and organizations and visa versa may be permissible, but require a contractual arrangement between the university and cooperating entity. Administrative contact?

Risk Management and Liability

The University of Maine Watercraft Operations Policy includes a section on the responsibilities of the vessel operator, passengers or crew members, department chairs, directors, or other supervisors; and the Department of Safety and Environmental Management.

Questions about risk management should be directed to the University of Maine System Office of Risk Management and Insurance. The contacts are Bill Kelley (Risk Manager, 207-973-3331, bill.kelley@maine.edu) and Helen Chamberland (Administrative Specialist, 207-973-3332).

The University of Maine System carries insurance for general liability, educator legal liability, and vehicles. Contact the Office of Risk Management and Insurance for specific information on how these apply to watercraft and watercraft-related activities.

The research farms and greenhouses of the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station are committed to providing outstanding service to project directors for the successful implementation and completion of research, teaching, and outreach projects and activities.

Fees and labor rates for services are established consistent with the Direct Cost Recovery (DCR) policy of the College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences and policies of the University of Maine Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. Fees and labor rates are set by the college to provide reimbursement for direct costs incurred at its facilities for services provided in support of individual projects and activities. Fees and labor rates apply to all research, teaching, outreach and other projects and activities requiring or requesting services. Please note information on effective dates below.

FaciltyBasic Services
Farms: fee/acre/yr1
Greenhouses:fee/bench/month2		Other Services
(labor rate/hr)
Aroostook Farm$9503$19.00
Blueberry Hill Farm$3,7004$19.00
Highmoor FarmCrops – $1,4004
Fruit – $2,500		$19.00
Witter Center5$1,5003$19.00
Clapp Greenhouses6$5.12$19.00

1Unit scale = acre. Minimum unit = 0.1 acre. Units are planted acres at Aroostook Farm and field acres at other farms.
2Unit scale = standard bench (32 sq. ft.). Minimum unit = 1 bench
3Fertilizer materials at the field level are not included in basic services. The cost of fertilizer materials is the responsibility of the project director.
4Fertilizer materials at the field level are included in basic services.
5Includes crop lands at Rogers Farm, Witter Farm, and Smith Farm.
6Includes Roger Clapp Greenhouses and Plant Science Research Greenhouse.

Livestock Service Fees
Because of the unique nature of individual livestock research projects and associated needs, per diem rates for Basic Services for animals will be calculated on a project-specific basis along with assessing needs for Other Services as described in the section on Basic and Other Services below.

Effective Dates
Effective October 1, 2011, all project or activity directors requesting services at station farms and greenhouses must provide funds for facility fees for basic services and/or labor costs for other services except when the activity is part of a preexisting contract (below).

Effective July 1, 2011, principle investigators must include facility fees and labor costs for services in proposal budgets processed through the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) or Department of Industrial Cooperation (DIC).

Preexisting Contracts
Projects and activities initiated prior to July 1, 2011, are exempt from basic service fees and labor costs for other services if all of the following conditions are met:

  1. Commitments for basic service and labor provided by the facility are approved elements of a contract administered by ORSP or an agreement administered by DIC.
  2. The contract or agreement was formally submitted by ORSP or DIC to the sponsor prior to July 1, 2011.
  3. The contract or agreement has a budget that specified costs for university services for a defined time period.

Project directors will be required to provide information on the start date of the grant or contract that is exempted from fees when requesting crop lands, greenhouse space, or animals at facilities. Note that directors of projects with preexisting contracts still must submit land, space, or animal request forms. See section on Service Requests and Billing below.

Project renewals submitted after July 1, 2011, are not exempt from facility fees and labor costs. Our intention is to honor contractual commitments made prior to July 1, 2011. For unusual situations, please contact the associate director.

Basic and Other Services
Basic service includes services at a facility in support of the use and care of space or animals used by the project. Basic services are defined uniquely for each facility type (crop farms, livestock farms, greenhouses). A list of services is provided in Section VI of the Policies and Procedures on Direct Cost Recovery and Sharing at Crop, Greenhouse, and Livestock Facilities.

Other service includes all services not on the defined list of basic services and provided to meet unique needs of individual projects or activities. A list of examples of other services is provided in Section VII of the Policies and Procedures on Direct Cost Recovery and Sharing at Crop, Greenhouse, and Livestock Facilities. Labor costs for other services will be charged at the labor rate listed above. Costs for other supplies or inputs provided by the facility must be reimbursed directly. Note that any request that incurs a cost to the facility for supplies and materials to support project activities or that formally schedules facility staff for project activities constitutes a service that requires cost recovery.

Instructions for Proposal Budgets
On ORSP proposal budget spreadsheets, enter costs for basic services and costs of labor for other services under Interdepartmental Sales and Services. Use the following text for budget justifications as appropriate:

  • Fees for direct costs of basic services provided to the project by [insert name of farm here] (University of Maine). The fee covers costs of supplies, labor, and commercial services for a standard set of services and is based on a rate of $ /acre/year.
  • Fees for direct costs of basic services provided to the project by the J.F. Witter Teaching and Research Center (University of Maine). The fee covers costs of supplies, labor, and commercial services for services for animal care and use and is based on a rate of $ /animal/diem.
  • Fees for direct costs of basic services provided to the project by the Roger Clapp Greenhouse (University of Maine). The fee covers costs of supplies, labor, and commercial services for a standard set of services and is based on a rate of $/bench unit/month.
  • Labor cost for staff at [insert name of farm or Roger Clapp Greenhouse here] to be assigned to the project or activity based on a rate of $24/hour.

Costs for Projects Not Requesting Services
There are no basic service fees when project directors provide all inputs and labor for their projects or activities except for routine pest and disease management (i.e., project directors are not required to provide routine pest and disease management to avoid service fees if they provide all other inputs). This exception is made because only licensed staff can apply pesticides. Note: routine pest and disease treatments exclude applications administered for evaluation or as elements of experimental designs.

Service Requests and Billing
For the spring/summer field season, requests for crop land, greenhouse bench space, and animals or other services must be submitted to facility superintendents by April 15. Requests must be submitted using the Crop Services Request Form, Horticultural Facilities Space Request Form, Animal Request Form, or Special Projects Request Form as appropriate. These forms can be accessed in the college’s Library of Policies, Procedures, and Useful Information. Please note that all projects require submission of a request form including projects with preexisting contracts that are exempted from service fees and projects that do not require service from facility staff. This information is required because superintendents are required to account for use of all units at their facilities each year.

For activities in final planning stages or waiting on final funding decisions, project directors must still submit service requests by April 15th and provide updated information when available.

For projects conducted in fall or winter, we recommend submitting request forms to superintendents at least one month prior to the project start.

It is generally recommended that project directors discuss service needs with superintendents early in project planning. Project directors should obtain preapproval from facility superintendents for commitments on other services in the project planning stage. All services are provided at the discretion of the facility superintendent with input from the associate director.

The above forms request estimates for acreage, bench space, or animal numbers requiring basic service and estimated labor needs (hours) for other services. This information is used by the superintendent for planning purposes. Billing for services will be based on actual units used as reported by the superintendent. Each facility has local processes for accounting for actual units used. Questions on billing should be directed to the Finance Office of the College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences.

Cost Sharing
Faculty and staff are expected to include basic service fees and costs for other services in proposal budgets submitted to external and internal sponsors or have other means to cover these costs. The Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station will consider requests to cost-share fees and labor costs for research projects in unusual circumstances only. Examples of circumstances that may receive consideration include high-priority projects that may not occur or be significantly delayed because of funding timeline issues, or to allow for trade-offs for significant non-monetary benefits to the station. Cost sharing discussions related to research and outreach should begin with the station associate director. Cost sharing discussions related to teaching should be brought to the dean/director by academic chairs/directors. The dean/director approves all cost sharing.

The document which can be accessed via this link was updated May 2024 and describes the policies and procedures for activities conducted at Maine Agricultural and Forest Experimental Station (MAFES) facilities. These facilities support research, teaching and public outreach opportunities to the University of Maine’s faculty and students, and the surrounding communities.