National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
105,416Words in 16 parts
7.6Restriction density (per 1,000 words)
18.0Reading grade
92.4%Unchanged since 2017
0Flagged parts
2025-07-03Last change
Section changes per year
From the eCFR versioner, for the parts that the agency owns now. Before 2017 is the baseline load.
Text and size
- Sentences
- 27.4 words on average; 19.2% over 40 words; 32.9% passive; 11.3 cross-references per 1,000 words
- Sentence types
- definition 8.5% · prohibition 2.0% · paperwork 4.7% · obligation 12.4% · permission 8.0% · other 64.4%
- Checksum
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Review candidates in this agency
| Rank | Part | Words | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,601 | 7 CFR 3434
HISPANIC-SERVING AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES CERTIFICATION PROCESS
High signals: Reading grade
+2.7 SD |
3,141 | 0.39 |
| 3,138 | 7 CFR 3400
SPECIAL RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
6,527 | 0.01 |
| 3,141 | 7 CFR 3415
BIOTECHNOLOGY RISK ASSESSMENT RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
6,960 | 0.01 |
| 3,225 | 7 CFR 3402
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES NATIONAL NEEDS GRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP GRANTS PROGRAM
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
4,950 | -0.01 |
| 3,245 | 7 CFR 3401
RANGELAND RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
6,315 | -0.01 |
| 3,718 | 7 CFR 3406
1890 INSTITUTION CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS PROGRAM
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
18,879 | -0.12 |
| 3,796 | 7 CFR 3431
VETERINARY MEDICINE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
5,389 | -0.13 |
| 3,804 | 7 CFR 3430
COMPETITIVE AND NONCOMPETITIVE NON-FORMULA FEDERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS—GENERAL AWARD ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
High signals: Size
+1.4 SD |
31,287 | -0.14 |
| 4,139 | 7 CFR 3405
HIGHER EDUCATION CHALLENGE GRANTS PROGRAM
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
10,304 | -0.22 |
| 4,175 | 7 CFR 3403
SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
9,254 | -0.22 |
| 5,707 | 7 CFR 3419
MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CAPACITY FUNDS AT 1890 LAND-GRANT INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY, TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY, AND WEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AT 1862 LAND-GRANT INSTITUTIONS IN INSULAR AREAS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
1,144 | -0.68 |
Score: the mean of six signals, in standard deviations (SD). Across the CFR, the top 641 of 6,402 ranked parts (10%) get a flag for review; this list shows 11. A flag is not a finding.
Statutes behind the most text
- 7 U.S.C. 3316: 71,735 words in 5 parts (68.0% of this agency's text)
- 31 U.S.C. 6101: 36,676 words in 2 parts (34.8% of this agency's text)
- 15 U.S.C. 638: 9,254 words in 1 parts (8.8% of this agency's text)
- 5 U.S.C. 301: 8,210 words in 3 parts (7.8% of this agency's text)
- 7 U.S.C. 5921: 6,960 words in 1 parts (6.6% of this agency's text)
- 7 U.S.C. 450i: 6,527 words in 1 parts (6.2% of this agency's text)
- 7 U.S.C. 3151a: 5,389 words in 1 parts (5.1% of this agency's text)
- 7 U.S.C. 3103: 3,141 words in 1 parts (3.0% of this agency's text)
- 7 U.S.C. 3222d: 1,144 words in 1 parts (1.1% of this agency's text)
- 7 U.S.C. 343: 1,144 words in 1 parts (1.1% of this agency's text)
From the authority notes. A citation is not proof that the statute requires the rule.
Largest parts
- 7 CFR 3430: COMPETITIVE AND NONCOMPETITIVE NON-FORMULA FEDERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS—GENERAL AWARD ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (31,287 words)
- 7 CFR 3406: 1890 INSTITUTION CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS PROGRAM (18,879 words)
- 7 CFR 3405: HIGHER EDUCATION CHALLENGE GRANTS PROGRAM (10,304 words)
- 7 CFR 3403: SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM (9,254 words)
- 7 CFR 3415: BIOTECHNOLOGY RISK ASSESSMENT RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM (6,960 words)
- 7 CFR 3400: SPECIAL RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM (6,527 words)
- 7 CFR 3401: RANGELAND RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM (6,315 words)
- 7 CFR 3431: VETERINARY MEDICINE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM (5,389 words)
- 7 CFR 3402: FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES NATIONAL NEEDS GRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP GRANTS PROGRAM (4,950 words)
- 7 CFR 3434: HISPANIC-SERVING AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES CERTIFICATION PROCESS (3,141 words)
Reading grade and sentence types are approximate. Simple rules label each sentence; the first match wins.