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Federal Register | Competitive and Noncompetitive Non-Formula Federal Assistance Programs-General Award Administrative Provisions and Specific Administrative Provisions
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Document Number: 2010-22387
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Competitive and Noncompetitive Non-Formula Federal Assistance Programs--General Award Administrative Provisions and AFRI, 406, and OREI Programs 3 actions from September 9th, 2010 to July 2014
This rulemaking is authorized by section 1470 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (NARETPA), as amended, 95 (7 U.S.C. 3316). Section 7406 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA) (Pub. L. 110-246) amended section 2(b) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)) to authorize the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) to provide funding for fundamental and applied research, extension, and education to address food and agricultural sciences. The Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative is authorized under section 1672B of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act OF 1990 (FACT Act), as amended by FCEA (7 U.S.C. 5925b). The Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program is authorized under section 406 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998, as amended by FCEA (7 U.S.C. 7626).
NIFA is, to the extent practical, using the following subpart template for each program authority: (1) Applicability of regulations, (2) purpose, (3) definitions (those in addition to or different from 3430.2), (4) eligibility, (5) project types and priorities, (6) funding restrictions, and (7) matching requirements. Subparts F and thereafter contain the above seven components in this order. Additional sections may be added for a specific program if there are additional requirements or a need for additional rules for the program (e.g., additional reporting requirements). Through this rulemaking, NIFA is adding subparts G, H, and I for the administrative provisions that are specific to the AFRI, OREI, and 406.
To implement AFRI and to draft subpart G, NIFA sought to solicit stakeholder input in the development and implementation of AFRI. Consequently, NIFA published a Federal Register
Notice on August 29, 2008 [73 FR 50926-50928], soliciting written stakeholder input comments on the implementation of the AFRI and announcing a public meeting to solicit additional input. Approximately 40 people attended this session. NIFA also received written comments by telephone, e-mail, and fax in response to the Federal Register announcement. In all, stakeholder input was received from: American Soybean Association; American Forest and Paper Association; American Peanut Council; American Phytopathological Society; American Society for Nutrition; Agronomy Society of America; Crop Science Society of America; Soil Science Society of America; Association of Southern Region Extension Directors; BASF Plant Science LLC; California Certified Organic Farmers; Council on Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics; National Organic Coalition; Experiment Station Committee on Organization and Policy; Heron's Nest Farm; Institute of Food Technologies; Kentucky Farm Bureau; Michael Fields Agricultural Institute; National Association of Plant Breeders; National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC); NASULGC Board on Human Sciences; National Association of Wheat Growers; National Coalition for Food and Agricultural Research; Nourse Farms; Organic Farmers' Agency for Relationship Marketing, Inc.; Sustainable Agriculture Coalition; Union of Concerned Scientists; Washington State Potato Commission; Western Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors; university faculty and several individuals. This list includes several community-based organizations, professional organizations, universities, farms, small businesses, and others.
NIFA is publishing this rule as interim with a 60-day comment period and anticipates a final rule by December 31, 2010. However, in the interim, these regulations apply to the AFRI, OREI, and 406 programs.
II. Administrative Requirements for the Rulemaking Back to Top
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 3430 Back to Top
1.The authority citation for Part 3430 continues to read as follows: Authority:
2.Add new subparts G, H, and I, to read as follows: Sec.
3430.300 Applicability of regulations.
3430.301 Purpose.
3430.302 Definitions.
3430.303 Eligibility.
3430.304 Project Types and priorities.
3430.305 Funding restrictions.
3430.306 Matching requirements.
3430.307 Coordination and stakeholder input requirements.
3430.308 Duration of awards.
3430.309 Priority areas.
3430.310 Allocation of AFRI funds.
3430.311 Allocation of research funds.
3430.312 Emphasis on Sustainable Agriculture.
Subpart G—Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Back to Top
§ 3430.300 Applicability of regulations.
§ 3430.301 Purpose.
§ 3430.302 Definitions.
Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement (FASE) awards means funding awarded to eligible applicants to strengthen science capabilities of Project Directors, to help institutions develop competitive scientific programs, and to attract new scientists into careers in high-priority areas of National need in agriculture, food, and environmental sciences. FASE awards may apply to any of the three agricultural knowledge components (i.e., research, education, and extension). FASE awards include Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowships, New Investigator grants, and Strengthening grants.
§ 3430.303 Eligibility.
§ 3430.304 Project Types and priorities.
(4) Integrated Projects. Multifunction Integrated Projects bring together at least two of the three components of the agricultural knowledge system (i.e., research, education, and extension) around a problem or issue. The functions addressed in the project should be interwoven throughout the life of the project and act to complement and reinforce one another. The proposed research component of an Integrated Project should address knowledge gaps that are critical to the development of practices and programs to address the stated problem. The proposed education component of an Integrated Project should strengthen institutional capacities and result in curricula and related products that will be sustained beyond the life of the project. The proposed extension component of an Integrated Project should lead to measurable, documented changes in learning, actions, or conditions in an identified audience or stakeholder group. Appropriate project activities will be discussed in the RFA.
(D) To improve research, extension, and education capabilities in USDA EPSCoR States, as defined in § 3430.302.
(A) New Investigator Grant. These awards support Project Directors who meet the eligibility criteria of § 3430.303.
(B) Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowship Grants. Doctoral candidates and individuals who recently have received or will soon receive their doctoral degree, and meet the eligibility criteria of § 3430.303, may submit proposals for pre- and postdoctoral fellowships.
(1) Strengthening Standard and CAP Grant. These grants provide funding to eligible entities, as defined in § 3430.303, who submitted meritorious Standard Grant or CAP Grant applications that were highly ranked but were below the funding line.
(2) Equipment Grant. These grants provide funding for the purchase of one major piece of equipment. The amount requested shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of the equipment. Unless eligible for a waiver (as described in § 3430.306(b)(2)), the Project Director is responsible for securing the required non-Federal funds. No installation, maintenance, warranty, or insurance expenses may be paid from these awards, nor may these costs be part of the matching funds.
§ 3430.305 Funding restrictions.
(b) Indirect costs. Subject to § 3430.54, indirect costs are allowable. However, indirect costs are not allowed on pre- and postdoctoral grants, equipment grants, or conference grants.
§ 3430.306 Matching requirements.
(b) Indirect costs. Use of indirect costs as in-kind matching contributions is subject to § 3430.52(b).
(2) Waiver. The Secretary may waive all or part of the matching requirement under paragraph (c)(1) of this section in the case of a college, university, or research foundation maintained by a college or university that ranks in the lowest1/3of such colleges, universities, and research foundations on the basis of Federal research funds received, if the equipment to be acquired using funds from the grant costs not more than $25,000, and has multiple uses within a single project or is usable in more than 1 project.
§ 3430.307 Coordination and stakeholder input requirements.
§ 3430.308 Duration of awards.
§ 3430.309 Priority areas.
§ 3430.310 Allocation of AFRI funds.
§ 3430.311 Allocation of research funds.
(a) Fundamental research. Of the amount allocated by the Director for research, not less than 60 percent shall be used to make grants for fundamental research (as defined in subsection (f)(1) of section 251 of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971)).
§ 3430.312 Emphasis on sustainable agriculture.
3430.400 Applicability of regulations.
3430.401 Purpose.
3430.402 Definitions.
3430.403 Eligibility.
3430.404 Project types and priorities.
3430.405 Funding restrictions.
3430.406 Matching requirements.
3430.407 Program requirements.
Subpart H—Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative Back to Top
§ 3430.400 Applicability of regulations.
§ 3430.401 Purpose.
§ 3430.402 Definitions.
§ 3430.403 Eligibility.
§ 3430.404 Project types and priorities.
§ 3430.405 Funding restrictions.
(b) Indirect costs. Subject to § 3430.54, indirect costs are allowable.
§ 3430.406 Matching requirements.
§ 3430.407 Program requirements.
3430.500 Applicability of regulations.
3430.501 Purpose.
3430.502 Definitions.
3430.503 Eligibility.
3430.504 Project types and priorities.
3430.505 Funding restrictions.
3430.506 Matching requirements.
3430.507 Program requirements.
Subpart I—Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program Back to Top
§ 3430.500 Applicability of regulations.
The regulations in this subpart apply to the program authorized under section 406 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (AREERA), 7 U.S.C. 7626, as amended by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA), Public Law 110-246.
§ 3430.501 Purpose.
§ 3430.502 Definitions.
§ 3430.503 Eligibility.
§ 3430.504 Project types and priorities.
§ 3430.505 Funding restrictions.
§ 3430.506 Matching requirements.
§ 3430.507 Program requirements.