The purpose of the NIFA grant
application for research, education, and extension programs is to
provide applicants with the required forms, instructions, and
related information to be used when applying for competitive,
formula, and/or other grant programs under NIFA.
US Code:
7 USC
3101 Name of Law: National Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Teaching Policy Act
There is a program increase of
9,716 hours due to the addition of the Letter of Intent (LOI) Form.
NIFA has increased the formality and use of the LOI Form and this
process was omitted from the previous collection and is reported as
a violation. The Application Modification Form is no longer being
used it has been discontinued.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.