# Competitive and Noncompetitive Non-formula Grant Programs-General Grant Administrative Provisions and Program-Specific Administrative Provisions for the Specialty Crop Research Initiative
> **Agricultural Marketing Service** · Interim Rule and request for comments. · Published 2008-08-01 · Effective 2008-08-01 · 73 FR 44897
## Document
- **Document number:** E8-17594
- **Category:** marketing-order
- **Sub-agency:** Agricultural Marketing Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 73 FR 44897
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 3430
- **Publication date:** 2008-08-01
- **Effective date:** 2008-08-01
## Abstract

The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) is publishing one set of administrative requirements that contain elements common to all of the competitive and noncompetitive non-formula grant programs the Agency administers as an interim rule. Although this interim rule becomes effective on the date of publication, CSREES is requesting comments for a 60-day period as identified below. In a relatively short period of time, this will allow CSREES to apply basic rules to grant programs that are currently operating without them, including new non-formula grant programs created by the passage of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA) (Pub. L. 110-234) and to efficiently implement changes to programs with existing regulations as required by FCEA. The provisions in subparts A through E will serve as a single Agency resource codifying current practices simply and coherently for almost all CSREES competitive and noncompetitive non-formula grant programs except the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. As specific rules are developed for each CSREES grant program, CSREES will propose adding a subpart for that Federal assistance program to this regulation. This interim rule is being published with a first set of program-specific grant regulations as subpart F for the Specialty Research Crop Initiative, authorized under section 7311 of FCEA.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/08/01/E8-17594/competitive-and-noncompetitive-non-formula-grant-programs-general-grant-administrative-provisions)
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