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Code of Federal Regulations Title 7. Agriculture § 7.3400.15 Review criteria

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Subject to the varying conditions and needs of States, Federal funded agricultural research supported under these provisions shall be designed to, among other things, accomplish one or more of the following purposes:

(1) Continue to satisfy human food and fiber needs;

(2) Enhance the long-term viability and competitiveness of the food production and agricultural system of the United States within the global economy;

(3) Expand economic opportunities in rural America and enhance the quality of life for farmers, rural citizens, and society as a whole;

(4) Improve the productivity of the American agricultural system and develop new agricultural crops and new uses for agricultural commodities;

(5) Develop information and systems to enhance the environment and the natural resource base upon which a sustainable agricultural economy depends;  or

(6) Enhance human health.

In carrying out its review under § 3400.14, the peer review group will use the following form upon which the evaluation criteria to be used are enumerated, unless pursuant to § 3400.5(a), different evaluation criteria are specified in the annual solicitation of proposals for a particular program.

Peer Panel Scoring Form

Proposal Identification No. ______

Institution and Project Title ______

I. Basic Requirement:

Proposal falls within guidelines?___ Yes ___ No. If no, explain why proposal does not meet guidelines under comment section of this form.

II. Selection Criteria:

Score 1-10

Weight factor

Score X weight factor

Comments

1.

Overall scientific and technical quality of proposal

10

2.

Scientific and technical quality of the approach

10

3.

Relevance and importance of proposed research to solution of specific areas of inquiry

6

4.

Feasibility of attaining objectives; adequacy of professional training and experience, facilities and equipment

5

Score __________

Summary Comments ______

(b) Proposals satisfactorily meeting the guidelines will be evaluated and scored by the peer review panel for each criterion utilizing a scale of 1 through 10. A score of one (1) will be considered low and a score of ten (10) will be considered high for each selection criterion. A weighted factor is used for each criterion.

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