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§7626 Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program

Title 7 › CHAPTER 103 — AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION REFORM › SUBCHAPTER II — NEW AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION INITIATIVES › § 7626

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Allows the Secretary of Agriculture to create a competitive grant program to pay for projects that mix agricultural research, education, and extension. Grants may be given to colleges and universities, 1994 Institutions, and Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities when funding is available. The Secretary, with advice from an Advisory Board, sets the U.S. agriculture priorities the grants must address. If a grant mainly helps a specific commodity, the recipient must provide non‑federal matching funds at least equal to the grant (cash or in‑kind; some commodity program funds may count). The Secretary can waive that match if the results apply broadly or if the project involves a minor commodity, is scientifically important, and the recipient cannot meet the match. Grants may run for up to 5 years. Funds were authorized as needed for fiscal years 1999 through 2023.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §7626

Agriculture, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Purpose
It is the purpose of this section to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an integrated research, education, and extension competitive grant program to provide funding for integrated, multifunctional agricultural research, extension, and education activities.
(b)Competitive grants authorized
Subject to the availability of appropriations to carry out this section, the Secretary may award grants to colleges and universities (as defined in section 3103 of this title), 1994 Institutions, and Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities on a competitive basis for integrated agricultural research, education, and extension projects in accordance with this section.
(c)Criteria for grants
Grants under this section shall be awarded to address priorities in United States agriculture, determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Advisory Board, that involve integrated research, extension, and education activities.
(d)Matching funds requirement
(1)In general
Subject to paragraph (3), with respect to a grant under this section that provides a particular benefit to a specific agricultural commodity, the recipient of the grant shall provide non-Federal matching funds (including funds from an agricultural commodity promotion, research, and information program) equal to not less than the amount of the grant.
(2)In-kind support
Non-Federal matching funds described in paragraph (1) may include in-kind support.
(3)Waiver
The Secretary may waive the matching funds requirement under paragraph (1) with respect to a grant if the Secretary determines that—
(A)the results of the grant are of a particular benefit to a specific agricultural commodity, but those results are likely to be applicable to agricultural commodities generally; or
(B)(i)the grant—
(I)involves a minor commodity; and
(II)deals with scientifically important research; and
(ii)the recipient is unable to satisfy the matching funds requirement.
(e)Term of grant
A grant under this section shall have a term of not more than 5 years.
(f)Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2023.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical

Amendments

to this section. The

Amendments

by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.

Amendments

2018—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 115–334, § 7614(b)(3)(A)(ii), added subsec. (d). Former subsec. (d) redesignated (e). Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 115–334, § 7614(b)(3)(A)(i), redesignated subsec. (d) as (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (f). Pub. L. 115–334, § 7302, substituted “2023” for “2018”. Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 115–334, § 7614(b)(3)(A)(i), redesignated subsec. (e) as (f). 2014—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7128(b)(3)(A), redesignated subsec. (e) as (d) and struck out former subsec. (d) which related to matching funds requirement. Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7302, substituted “2018” for “2012”. Pub. L. 113–79, § 7128(b)(3)(A)(ii), redesignated subsec. (f) as (e). Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7128(b)(3)(A)(ii), redesignated subsec. (f) as (e). 2008—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7129(c)(4), substituted “, 1994 Institutions, and Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities” for “and 1994 Institutions”. Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7306, substituted “2012” for “2007”. 2002—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–171, § 7206, inserted “and 1994 Institutions” before “on a competitive basis”. Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 107–171, § 7125(1), (2), added subsec. (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (f). Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 107–171, § 7125(1), (3), redesignated subsec. (e) as (f) and substituted “2007” for “2002”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by section 7614(b)(3)(A) of Pub. L. 115–334 applicable to grants, cooperative agreements, or other awards made after Dec. 20, 2018, with matching funds requirement in effect on Dec. 20, 2018, to continue to apply to such grant, cooperative agreement, or other award, see section 7614(c) of Pub. L. 115–334, set out as a note under section 3151 of this title.

Effective Date

of 2008 AmendmentAmendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an

Effective Date

note under section 8701 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

7 U.S.C. § 7626

Title 7, Agriculture

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110