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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: May 6, 2024) |
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Title 7 - Agriculture |
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Subtitle B - Regulations of the Department of Agriculture |
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Chapter XXXIV - National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
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Part 3430 - Competitive and Noncompetitive Non-Formula Federal Assistance Programs - General Award Administrative Provisions |
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Subpart G - Agriculture and Food Research Initiative |
§ 3430.311 - Allocation of research funds.
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§ 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)).
(1) Research by multidisciplinary teams. Of the amount allocated by the Director for fundamental research under this paragraph (a), not less than 30 percent shall be made available to make grants for research to be conducted by multidisciplinary teams.
(2) Equipment grants. Of the amount allocated by the Director for fundamental research under this paragraph (a) not more than 2 percent shall be used for equipment grants.
(b) Applied research. Of the amount allocated by the Director for research, not less than 40 percent shall be made available to make grants for applied research.