Title 51 — National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-73
§51102 Grant authority
Title 51 › Subtitle Subtitle V— - Programs Targeting Commercial Opportunities › Chapter CHAPTER 511— - SPACE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE MATCHING GRANTS › § 51102
Summary
The Secretary can give project grants to sponsors to make U.S. space transportation more resilient only if the private sector pays at least 10% of the project and the grant covers no more than 50% of the total cost.
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Title 51, §51102
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(a)To ensure the resiliency of the space transportation infrastructure of the United States, the Secretary of Transportation may make project grants to sponsors as provided in this chapter.
(b)The Secretary may make a project grant under this chapter only if—
(1)at least 10 percent of the total cost of the project will be paid by the private sector; and
(2)the grant will not be for more than 50 percent of the total cost of the project.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 70302(a)15:5804(b) (1st sentence).Nov. 4, 1992, Pub. L. 102–588, § 505(b) (1st sentence), (f), 106 Stat. 5125, 5127. 70302(b)15:5804(f). In subsection (a), the words “of the United States” are substituted for “Nation’s” for consistency.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2010—Pub. L. 111–314 successively renumbered section 70302 of title 49 and section 70302 of this title as this section.
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51 U.S.C. § 51102
Title 51 — National and Commercial Space Programs
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73