Establish and operate a state program designed to secure and impartially distribute funds credited to the Research Support Revolving Fund to support professional service contracts for basic and applied plant science research projects to be awarded only on the basis of scientific and technical merit.

1. (1) Peer review. Applications for funding shall be reviewed by peer reviewers, a majority of whom reside outside of the State of Oklahoma, who are nominated and approved by the PSRC.
2. (2) Evaluation criteria. The review panel shall review and rank all applications for funding according to evaluation criteria specified in the solicitation.

Added at 24 Ok Reg 429, eff 11-29-06 (emergency)

Added at 24 Ok Reg 2661, eff 7-12-07