# Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Federal Grants Program-General Administration Provisions
> **US Department of Agriculture** · Final rule with request for comments. · Published 2016-08-26 · Effective 2016-08-26 · 81 FR 58809
## Document
- **Document number:** 2016-18422
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Agriculture
- **Federal Register citation:** 81 FR 58809
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 3430
- **Publication date:** 2016-08-26
- **Effective date:** 2016-08-26
## Abstract

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is publishing as a final rule a revision to the general administrative guidelines applicable to the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) competitive grant program. The purpose of this final rule is to implement the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative commodity board provision added by section 7404 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 making it necessary to modify the AFRI regulations.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/08/26/2016-18422/agriculture-and-food-research-initiative-competitive-federal-grants-program-general-administration)
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