---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 3430.908"
title: "7"
number: "3430.908"
heading: "Review criteria."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/3430.908"
---

# §3430.908. Review criteria.


Evaluation criteria. NIFA shall evaluate project proposals according to the following factors:

- (a) Potential for Advancing Quality of Technology Development, Applied Research, and/or Training/Significance of the Program.
- (b) **Proposed Approach and Cooperative Linkages.**
- (c) **Institution Organization Capability and Capacity Building.**
- (d) **Key Personnel.**
- (e) **Budget and Cost-Effectiveness.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: 74 FR 45973, Sept. 4, 2009, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 3316; Pub. L. 106-107 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note)

### Source

Source: 74 FR 45740, Sept. 4, 2009, unless otherwise noted.