National Competitive Research Initiative Grants Program (Also Known as the National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program); Administrative Provisions; Requirements for Agricultural Research Enhancement Awards

This final rule amends the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) regulations relating to the administration of the National Research Initiative Grants Competitive Program (NRICGP) (referred to in 7 CFR Part 3200 as the National Competitive Research Initiative Grants Program) that prescribe the procedures to be followed annually in the solicitation of competitive grant proposals, the evaluation of such proposals, and the award of competitive research grants under this program. This action amends those regulations to redesignate 7 CFR Part 3200 as Part 3411, to change the legal name of the program to the National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program, to clarify certain aspects of the program, and to add eligibility requirements for the Agricultural Research Enhancement Awards.