{"identifier":"/us/usc/t7/s3310a","title":7,"num":"\u00a7\u202f3310a.","heading":"Research equipment grants","text":"\u00a7\u202f3310a.\nResearch equipment grants\n(a)\nIn general\nThe 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.\n(b)\nMaximum amount\nThe amount of a grant made to an eligible institution under this section may not exceed $500,000.\n(c)\nProhibition on charge or equipment as indirect costs\nThe cost of acquisition or depreciation of equipment purchased with a grant under this section shall not be\u2014\n(1) charged as an indirect cost against another Federal grant; or\n(2) included as part of the indirect cost pool for purposes of calculating the indirect cost rate of an eligible institution.\n(d)\nEligible institutions defined\nIn this section, the term \u201celigible institution\u201d means\u2014\n(1) a college or university; or\n(2) a State cooperative institution.\n(e)\nAuthorization of appropriations\nThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t7/s3310a.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t7/s3310a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f3310a."},{"t":"heading","text":"Research equipment grants"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t7/s3310a/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In general"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"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.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t7/s3310a/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Maximum amount"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The amount of a grant made to an eligible institution under this section may not exceed $500,000.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t7/s3310a/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Prohibition on charge or equipment as indirect costs"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The cost of acquisition or depreciation of equipment purchased with a grant under this section shall not be\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t7/s3310a/c/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" charged as an indirect cost against another Federal grant; or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t7/s3310a/c/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" included as part of the indirect cost pool for purposes of calculating the indirect cost rate of an eligible institution.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t7/s3310a/d","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(d)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Eligible institutions defined"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"In this section, the term \u201celigible institution\u201d means\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t7/s3310a/d/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" a college or university; or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t7/s3310a/d/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" a State cooperative institution.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t7/s3310a/e","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(e)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Authorization of appropriations"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}