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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1862b. Establishment of Program
(a) Establishment; purpose
(1) To carry out sections 1862a to 1862d of this title, the
Director shall establish and carry out a new Academic Research
Facilities Modernization Program (hereafter in sections 1862a to
1862d of this title referred to as the "Program"), under which
awards are made to institutions of higher education, independent
nonprofit research institutions, and research museums, and
consortia thereof, for the repair, renovation, or, in exceptional
cases, replacement of obsolete science and engineering facilities
primarily devoted to research.
(2) Such awards shall, consistent with the functions of the
Foundation set forth in section 1862 of this title and through
established Foundation selection procedures, serve to -
(A) promote the modernization of graduate academic science and
engineering research laboratories and related facilities so as to
facilitate and support research in the scientific and engineering
disciplines;
(B) assist those academic institutions that historically have
received relatively little Federal research and development funds
to improve their academic science and engineering infrastructures
and broaden and strengthen the Nation's science and engineering
base; and
(C) promote the modernization of undergraduate academic science
and engineering research laboratories and related facilities so
as to facilitate and support research in the scientific and
engineering disciplines.
(b) Improvement projects; maximum amounts
(1) The Program shall be carried out through projects which
involve the repair, renovation, or, in exceptional cases,
replacement of specific science and engineering facilities devoted
primarily to research at eligible institutions, or consortia
thereof, and for which funds are awarded in response to specific
proposals submitted by such eligible institutions or consortia in
accordance with procedures prescribed by the Director pursuant to
section 1862c of this title.
(2) Awards made under the Program shall not exceed $7,000,000 to
any institution or consortium over any period of 5 years for the
repair, renovation, or, in exceptional cases, replacement of
academic research facilities.
(3) The Director shall, in making awards under the Program,
consider the extent to which that institution or consortium has
received funds for the repair, renovation, construction, or
replacement of academic facilities from any other Federal funding
source within the 5-year period immediately preceding the
application. The Director shall give priority to institutions or
consortia that have not received such funds in the preceding 5
years.
(4) The Director shall, in awarding funds under sections 1862a to
1862d of this title, consider the distribution of funds among
institutions of different sizes and geographical locations.
(c) Criteria for award of funds
Criteria for the award of funds to any institution for a project
under the Program shall include -
(1) the quality of the research and training to be carried out
in the facility or facilities involved;
(2) the need for the proposed repair, renovation, or, in
exceptional cases, replacement based on an analysis of the age
and condition of existing research facilities and equipment;
(3) the congruence of the institution's research and training
activities with the future research needs of the Nation and the
research mission of the Foundation;
(4) the contribution that the project will make toward meeting
national, regional, and institutional research and related
training needs;
(5) in the case of an institution that historically has
received relatively little Federal research and development
funding, the contribution the proposed project will make to
improving the institution's academic scientific and engineering
infrastructure and broadening the Nation's science and
engineering base; and
(6) the impact of the award on the overall geographic
distribution of awards made under the Program, with the objective
of avoiding undue concentration of awards.
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