United States Department of Agriculture	August 3, 1999
Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services	MAP-99006
Foreign Agricultural Services	SUBJECT: TO:	MAP Advance Format All MAP Participants
1400 Independence Ave., SW Stop 1042 Washington. DC 20250-1042	BACKGROUND:	MAP Regulations, 7 CFR 1485.18(b) state that participants may request an advance of funds up to 40 percent of their approved generic budget. In the past, an advance was simply requested as a lump sum. Advance requests must be expended within 90 days after date of disbursement by CCC or return any unexpended portion (plus proceeds) by check to CCC. Beginning with the MAP 1999 program year, all requests for advances must be specified by activity, region, country and cost category.
	POLICY:	All Advance requests shall be in a form of a reimbursement using the next consecutive reimbursement number. Attached is a sample format. Advance requests must be submitted on paper to the Marketing Operations Staff. No internet-based requests will be accepted. Please send advance requests to: U.S. Postal Service Deliveries Courier Service Deliveries Director Director Marketing Operations Staff Marketing Operations Staff Stop 1042 Room 4932 1400 Independence Avenue, SW 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20250-1042 Washington, DC 20250-1042
	KENT D. SISSON Director Marketing Operations Staff

Last modified: Tuesday, November 04, 2003

 July 27, 1999

ADVANCE REQUEST

Reimbursment #99001

August 1, 1999

TO: Director

Marketing Operations Staff

FROM: Flower Growers Association

SUBJECT: Advance Request for MAP Agreement #101010.

The Flower Growers Association would like to request a 1999 MAP advance of $170,000 against program agreement number 101010. This request is within the 40 percent generic maximum advance amount permitted under the MAP program. The Flower Growers Association has an annual approved generic activity budget of $1,000,000.

In compliance with MAP Regulations 7 CFR 1485.18(c), these funds will be fully expended with 90 days after the date of disbursement by CCC. If not, the Flower Growers Association agrees to return the unexpended portion of the advance plus a prorated share of all proceeds generated. The Flower Growers Associatgion certifies that any proceeds will be expended on foreign market development activities only.

Generic Activities

¹ Must be the original signatures of two authorized officials to sign advances, per the MAP signature card.