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§51321 Grants for Scientific and Educational Research

Title 46 › Subtitle V — Merchant Marine › Part B — Merchant Marine Service › CHAPTER 513 — UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY › § 51321

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Merchant Marine Academy can apply for and accept special research grants. These grants are competitive awards from the federal government (except the Department of Transportation), a state, a company, a fund, a foundation, a school, or a similar group that mainly supports science or education. The money must pay for a scientific or educational research project done by an Academy professor or instructor. The Maritime Administrator must keep grant money in a separate account. The Superintendent must spend the funds only under the grant’s rules and any applicable regulations. With limits set by future funding laws, Academy appropriations can pay costs of applying for or pursuing these grants.

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Title 46, §51321

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(a)Defined Term.—

In this section, the term “qualifying research grant” is a grant that—

(1)is awarded on a competitive basis by the Federal Government (except for the Department of Transportation), a State, a corporation, a fund, a foundation, an educational institution, or a similar entity that is organized and operated primarily for scientific or educational purposes; and

(2)is to be used to carry out a research project with a scientific or educational purpose.

(b)Acceptance of Qualifying Research Grants.—

The United States Merchant Marine Academy may compete for and accept qualifying research grants if the work under the grant is to be carried out by a professor or instructor of the United States Merchant Marine Academy.

(c)Administration of Grant Funds.—

(1)Establishment of account.—

The Maritime Administrator shall establish a separate account for administering funds received from research grants under this section.

(2)Use of grant funds.—

The Superintendent shall use grant funds deposited into the account established pursuant to paragraph (1) in accordance with applicable regulations and the terms and conditions of the respective grants.

(d)Related Expenses.—

Subject to such limitations as may be provided in appropriations Acts, appropriations available for the United States Merchant Marine Academy may be used to pay expenses incurred by the Academy in applying for, and otherwise pursuing, a qualifying research grant.

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Citation

46 U.S.C. § 51321

Title 46, Shipping

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110