{"identifier":"/us/usc/t15/s3707","title":15,"num":"\u00a7\u202f3707.","heading":"National Science Foundation Cooperative Research Centers","text":"\u00a7\u202f3707.\nNational Science Foundation Cooperative Research Centers\n(a)\nEstablishment and provisions\nThe National Science Foundation shall provide assistance for the establishment of Cooperative Research Centers. Such Centers shall be affiliated with a university, or other nonprofit institution, or a group thereof. The objective of the Centers is to enhance technological innovation as provided in\nsection 3705(a) of this title\nsection 3705(b) of this title\n(b)\nPlanning grants\nThe National Science Foundation is authorized to make available nonrenewable planning grants to universities or nonprofit institutions for the purpose of developing the plan, as described under\nsection 3705(c)(3) of this title\n(c)\nTerms and conditions\nGrants, contracts, and cooperative agreements entered into by the National Science Foundation in execution of the powers and duties of the National Science Foundation under this chapter shall be governed by the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 [\n42 U.S.C. 1861","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t15/s3707.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t15/s3707","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f3707."},{"t":"heading","text":"National Science Foundation Cooperative Research Centers"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t15/s3707/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Establishment and provisions"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The National Science Foundation shall provide assistance for the establishment of Cooperative Research Centers. Such Centers shall be affiliated with a university, or other nonprofit institution, or a group thereof. The objective of the Centers is to enhance technological innovation as provided in ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 3705(a) of this title","href":"/us/usc/t15/s3705/a","tail":" through the conduct of activities as provided in "},{"t":"ref","text":"section 3705(b) of this title","href":"/us/usc/t15/s3705/b","tail":"."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t15/s3707/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Planning grants"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The National Science Foundation is authorized to make available nonrenewable planning grants to universities or nonprofit institutions for the purpose of developing the plan, as described under ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 3705(c)(3) of this title","href":"/us/usc/t15/s3705/c/3","tail":"."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t15/s3707/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Terms and conditions"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements entered into by the National Science Foundation in execution of the powers and duties of the National Science Foundation under this chapter shall be governed by the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 [","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"42 U.S.C. 1861","href":"/us/usc/t42/s1861","tail":" et seq.] and other pertinent Acts."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}