{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-3400.11","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 3400.11","heading":"Composition of peer review groups.","body":"(a) Peer review group members will be selected based upon their training and experience in relevant scientific or technical fields, taking into account the following factors:\n(1) The level of formal scientific or technical education by the individual;\n(2) The extent to which the individual has engaged in relevant research, the capacities in which the individual has done so (e.g., principal investigator, assistant), and the quality of such research;\n(3) Professional recognition as reflected by awards and other honors received from scientific and professional organizations outside of the Department;\n(4) The need of the group to include within its membership experts from various areas of specialization within relevant scientific or technical fields;\n(5) The need of the group to include within its membership experts from a variety of organizational types (e.g., universities, industry, private consultant(s)) and geographic locations; and\n(6) The need of the group to maintain a balanced membership, e.g., minority and female representation and an equitable age distribution.\n(b) [Reserved]","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER XXXIV—NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE","PART 3400—SPECIAL RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM","Subpart B—Scientific Peer Review of Research Grant Applications"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"3df942af263973d73ede617dc0aa3f025f7e34fc2a6fd54c6498a6aef5218322","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-3400.10","next":"us/7-cfr-3400.12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}