7 USC § 3310a - Research equipment grants

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s3310a"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "7 USC § 3310a - Research equipment grants"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "3310a"
section_name: "Research equipment grants"
chapter_number: 64
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING"
subchapter_number: "X"
subchapter_name: "FUNDING AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1462A, as added Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7126, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4794.)"
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# § 3310a. Research equipment grants

**(a)** **In general** 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.

**(b)** **Maximum amount** The amount of a grant made to an eligible institution under this section may not exceed $500,000.

**(c)** **Prohibition on charge or equipment as indirect costs** The cost of acquisition or depreciation of equipment purchased with a grant under this section shall not be—

**(1)** charged as an indirect cost against another Federal grant; or

**(2)** included as part of the indirect cost pool for purposes of calculating the indirect cost rate of an eligible institution.

**(d)** **Eligible institutions defined** In this section, the term “eligible institution” means—

**(1)** a college or university; or

**(2)** a State cooperative institution.

**(e)** **Authorization of appropriations** There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1462A, as added Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7126, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4794.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 3310a, , as added , , ; amended , , ; , title VII, § 7133, , , 1989, related to research equipment grants, prior to repeal by , , .