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Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60

§8477 Grants for Faculty Research for Scientific, Literary, and Educational Purposes: Acceptance; Authorized Grantees

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle C— Navy and Marine Corps › Part III— EDUCATION AND TRAINING › Chapter 853— UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY › § 8477

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Navy can allow the Academy’s Superintendent to accept competitive research grants for scientific, literary, or educational projects. Grants can only be accepted if an Academy professor or instructor will do the work, and only from organizations (such as a corporation, foundation, or school) that are organized and run mainly for those purposes. The Secretary must set up an account for the grant money, and the Superintendent must use the funds according to the grant terms and applicable rules. Academy appropriations may pay costs of applying for or pursuing grants if allowed by appropriation laws. The Secretary must write rules to manage all of this.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §8477

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(a)The Secretary of the Navy may authorize the Superintendent of the Academy to accept qualifying research grants under this section. Any such grant may only be accepted if the work under the grant is to be carried out by a professor or instructor of the Academy for a scientific, literary, or educational purpose.
(b)A qualifying research grant under this section is a grant that is awarded on a competitive basis by an entity referred to in subsection (c) for a research project with a scientific, literary, or educational purpose.
(c)A grant may be accepted under this section only from a corporation, fund, foundation, educational institution, or similar entity that is organized and operated primarily for scientific, literary, or educational purposes.
(d)The Secretary shall establish an account for administering funds received as research grants under this section. The Superintendent shall use the funds in the account in accordance with applicable regulations and the terms and conditions of the grants received.
(e)Subject to such limitations as may be provided in appropriations Acts, appropriations available for the Academy may be used to pay expenses incurred by the Academy in applying for, and otherwise pursuing, award of a qualifying research grant.
(f)The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe regulations for the administration of this section.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 6977 of this title as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of

Amendments

and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 8477

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60