Title 51, National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-110
§51102 Grant Authority
Title 51 › Subtitle V — Programs Targeting Commercial Opportunities › CHAPTER 511 — SPACE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE MATCHING GRANTS › § 51102
Summary
To help keep U.S. space transportation systems strong, the Secretary of Transportation can give project grants to sponsors under this chapter. A grant is allowed only if private sources pay at least 10% of the project's total cost and the grant covers no more than 50% of that total.
Full Legal Text
Title 51, §51102
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(a)General Authority.—
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)Limitations.—
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
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
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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Citation
51 U.S.C. § 51102
Title 51, National and Commercial Space Programs
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110