---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 52h.8"
title: "42"
number: "52h.8"
heading: "What are the review criteria for grants?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/52h.8"
---

# §52h.8. What are the review criteria for grants?


In carrying out its review under [§ 52h.7](/cfr/42/52h.7.md), the scientific peer review group shall assess the overall impact that the project could have on the research field involved, taking into account, among other pertinent factors:

- (a) The significance of the goals of the proposed research, from a scientific or technical standpoint;
- (b) The adequacy of the approach and methodology proposed to carry out the research;
- (c) The innovativeness and originality of the proposed research;
- (d) The qualifications and experience of the principal investigator and proposed staff;
- (e) The scientific environment and reasonable availability of resources necessary to the research;
- (f) The adequacy of plans to include both genders, minorities, children and special populations as appropriate for the scientific goals of the research;
- (g) The reasonableness of the proposed budget and duration in relation to the proposed research; and
- (h) The adequacy of the proposed protection for humans, animals, and the environment, to the extent they may be adversely affected by the project proposed in the application.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 216; 42 U.S.C. 282 (b)(6); 42 U.S.C. 284 (c)(3); 42 U.S.C. 289a.

### Source

Source: 69 FR 275, Jan. 5, 2004, unless otherwise noted.