§3310a — Title 7 Agriculture | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary can award competitive grants to buy special research equipment for food and agricultural science programs at eligible institutions (colleges, universities, State cooperative institutions). Each grant is limited to $500,000. Equipment bought with grants cannot be charged as indirect costs to other federal grants or included in an institution’s indirect cost pool. $5,000,000 is authorized per fiscal year 2019–2023.

Title 7, §3310a

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(a)The Secretary may make competitive grants for the acquisition of special purpose scientific research equipment for use in the food and agricultural sciences programs of eligible institutions.

(b)The amount of a grant made to an eligible institution under this section may not exceed $500,000.

(c)The cost of acquisition or depreciation of equipment purchased with a grant under this section shall not be—

(1)charged as an indirect cost against another Federal grant; or

(2)included as part of the indirect cost pool for purposes of calculating the indirect cost rate of an eligible institution.

(d)In this section, the term “eligible institution” means—

(1)a college or university; or

(2)a State cooperative institution.

(e)There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.

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Prior Provisions

A prior section 3310a, Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1462A, as added Pub. L. 107–171, title VII, § 7402,

May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 456; amended Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7133,

May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1228; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7133,

June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1989, related to research equipment grants, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 113–79, title VII, § 7118, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 875.

§3310a Research Equipment Grants

Summary

Title 7, §3310a

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