sive research and training activities, and broad and prompt dissemina-
tion of knowledge and techniques; 
(2) utilize the abilities and talents of the universities of the Nation 
to support and contribute to the exploration and development of the 
resources and opportunities afforded by the space environment; 
(3) encourage and support, within the university community of the 
Nation, the existence of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary pro-
grams of space research that— 
(A) engage in integrated activities of training, research, and 
public service; 
(B) have cooperative programs with industry; and 
(C) are coordinated with the overall program of the Administra-
tion; 
(4) encourage and support the existence of consortia, made up of 
university and industry members, in order to advance the exploration 
and development of space resources in cases in which national objec-
tives can be better fulfilled through such consortia than through the 
programs of single universities; 
(5) encourage and support Federal funding for graduate fellowships 
in fields related to space; and 
(6) support activities in colleges and universities generally for the 
purpose of creating and operating a network of institutional programs 
that will enhance achievements resulting from efforts under this chap-
ter. 
§ 40302. Definitions 
In this chapter: 
(1) AERONAUTICAL
AND
SPACE
ACTIVITIES.—The term ‘‘aero-
nautical and space activities’’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 20103 of this title. 
(2) FIELD RELATED TO SPACE.—The term ‘‘field related to space’’ 
means any academic discipline or field of study (including the physical, 
natural, and biological sciences, and engineering, space technology, edu-
cation, economics, sociology, communications, planning, law, inter-
national affairs, and public administration) which is concerned with or 
likely to improve the understanding, assessment, development, and uti-
lization of space. 
(3) PANEL.—The term ‘‘panel’’ means the space grant review panel 
established pursuant to section 40308 of this title. 
(4) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means any individual, any public 
or private corporation, partnership, or other association or entity (in-
cluding any space grant college, space grant regional consortium, insti-
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tution of higher education, institute, or laboratory), or any State, polit-
ical subdivision of a State, or agency or officer of a State or political 
subdivision of a State. 
(5) SPACE ENVIRONMENT.—The term ‘‘space environment’’ means 
the environment beyond the sensible atmosphere of the Earth. 
(6) SPACE GRANT COLLEGE.—The term ‘‘space grant college’’ means 
any public or private institution of higher education which is designated 
as such by the Administrator pursuant to section 40306 of this title. 
(7) SPACE
GRANT
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘space grant program’’ 
means any program that— 
(A) is administered by any space grant college, space grant re-
gional consortium, institution of higher education, institute, lab-
oratory, or State or local agency; and 
(B) includes 2 or more projects involving education and one or 
more of the following activities in the fields related to space: 
(i) Research. 
(ii) Training. 
(iii) Advisory services. 
(8) SPACE GRANT REGIONAL CONSORTIUM.—The term ‘‘space grant 
regional consortium’’ means any association or other alliance that is 
designated as a space grant regional consortium by the Administrator 
pursuant to section 40306 of this title. 
(9) SPACE RESOURCE.—The term ‘‘space resource’’ means any tan-
gible or intangible benefit which can be realized only from— 
(A) aeronautical and space activities; or 
(B) advancements in any field related to space. 
(10) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any State of the United 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, or any other territory or possession of the 
United States. 
§ 40303. National space grant college and fellowship pro-
gram 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall establish and maintain, 
within the Administration, a program to be known as the national space 
grant college and fellowship program. The national space grant college and 
fellowship program shall consist of the financial assistance and other activi-
ties provided for in this chapter. The Administrator shall establish long- 
range planning guidelines and priorities, and adequately evaluate the pro-
gram. 
(b) FUNCTIONS.—Within the Administration, the program shall— 
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(1) apply the long-range planning guidelines and the priorities estab-
lished by the Administrator under subsection (a); 
(2) advise the Administrator with respect to the expertise and capa-
bilities which are available through the national space grant college and 
fellowship program, and make such expertise available to the Adminis-
tration as directed by the Administrator; 
(3) evaluate activities conducted under grants and contracts awarded 
pursuant to sections 40304 and 40305 of this title to ensure that the 
purposes set forth in section 40301 of this title are implemented; 
(4) encourage other Federal departments, agencies, and instrumen-
talities to use and take advantage of the expertise and capabilities 
which are available through the national space grant college and fellow-
ship program, on a cooperative or other basis; 
(5) encourage cooperation and coordination with other Federal pro-
grams concerned with the development of space resources and fields re-
lated to space; 
(6) advise the Administrator on the designation of recipients sup-
ported by the national space grant college and fellowship program and, 
in appropriate cases, on the termination or suspension of any such des-
ignation; and 
(7) encourage the formation and growth of space grant and fellow-
ship programs. 
(c) GENERAL AUTHORITIES.—To carry out the provisions of this chapter, 
the Administrator may— 
(1) accept conditional or unconditional gifts or donations of services, 
money, or property, real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible; 
(2) accept and use funds from other Federal departments, agencies, 
and instrumentalities to pay for fellowships, grants, contracts, and 
other transactions; and 
(3) issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary and appro-
priate. 
§ 40304. Grants or contracts 
(a) AUTHORITY
OF ADMINISTRATOR.—The Administrator may make 
grants and enter into contracts or other transactions under this subsection 
to assist any space grant and fellowship program or project if the Adminis-
trator finds that the program or project will carry out the purposes set forth 
in section 40301 of this title. The total amount paid pursuant to a grant 
or contract may equal not more than 66 percent of the total cost of the 
space grant and fellowship program or project involved, except in the case 
of grants or contracts paid for with funds accepted by the Administrator 
pursuant to section 40303(c)(2) of this title. 
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(b) SPECIAL GRANTS.—The Administrator may make special grants 
under this subsection to carry out the purposes set forth in section 40301 
of this title. The amount of a special grant may equal up to 100 percent 
of the total cost of the project involved. A special grant may be made under 
this subsection only if the Administrator finds that— 
(1) no reasonable means is available through which the applicant can 
meet the matching requirement for a grant under subsection (a); 
(2) the probable benefit of the project outweighs the public interest 
in the matching requirement; and 
(3) the same or equivalent benefit cannot be obtained through the 
award of a contract or grant under subsection (a) or section 40305 of 
this title. 
(c) APPLICATION.—Any person may apply to the Administrator for a 
grant or contract under this section. Application shall be made in such form 
and manner, and with such content and other submissions, as the Adminis-
trator shall by regulation prescribe. 
(d) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any grant made, or contract entered into, under 
this section shall be subject to the limitations and provisions set forth 
in paragraphs (2) and (3) and to such other terms, conditions, and re-
quirements as the Administrator considers necessary or appropriate. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.—No payment under any grant or contract under 
this section may be applied to— 
(A) the purchase of any land; 
(B) the purchase, construction, preservation, or repair of any 
building; or 
(C) the purchase or construction of any launch facility or launch 
vehicle. 
(3) LEASES.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the items in subpara-
graphs (A), (B), and (C) of such paragraph may be leased upon writ-
ten approval of the Administrator. 
(4) RECORDS.—Any person that receives or utilizes any proceeds of 
any grant or contract under this section shall keep such records as the 
Administrator shall by regulation prescribe as being necessary and ap-
propriate to facilitate effective audit and evaluation, including records 
which fully disclose the amount and disposition by such recipient of 
such proceeds, the total cost of the program or project in connection 
with which such proceeds were used, and the amount, if any, of such 
cost which was provided through other sources. Such records shall be 
maintained for 3 years after the completion of such a program or 
project. The Administrator and the Comptroller General of the United 
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