US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

34 U.S.C. § 11295

Criteria for grants

(a)

Establishment of priorities and criteria; publication in Federal Register

In carrying out the programs authorized by this subchapter, the Administrator shall establish—
(1)
section 11294 of this title annual research, demonstration, and service program priorities for making grants and contracts pursuant to ; and
(2)
criteria based on merit for making such grants and contracts.
Not less than 60 days before establishing such priorities and criteria, the Administrator shall publish in the Federal Register for public comment a statement of such proposed priorities and criteria.
(b)

Competitive selection process for grant or contract exceeding $50,000

No grant or contract exceeding $50,000 shall be made under this subchapter unless the grantee or contractor has been selected by a competitive process which includes public announcement of the availability of funds for such grant or contract, general criteria for the selection of recipients or contractors, and a description of the application process and application review process.

(c)

Multiple grants or contracts to same grantee or contractor

1

1 So in original. Probably should be “contracts.”
Multiple grants or contracts to the same grantee or contractor within any 1 year to support activities having the same general purpose shall be deemed to be a single grant for the purpose of this subsection, but multiple grants or contracts to the same grantee or contractor to support clearly distinct activities shall be considered separate grants or contractors.

Pub. L. 93–415, title IV, § 406Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 66098 Stat. 2129Pub. L. 100–690, title VII102 Stat. 4461(, formerly § 407, as added , , ; renumbered § 406 and amended , §§ 7288, 7290, , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 5776 of Title 42Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Some section numbers or references in amendment notes below reflect the classification of such sections or references prior to editorial reclassification.

Prior Provisions

section 406 of Pub. L. 93–415section 11294 of this titleA prior was renumbered section 405 and is classified to .

Amendments

Pub. L. 100–690, § 7290(b)section 5775 of this titlePub. L. 100–690, § 72881988—, which purported to make technical amendment to reference to to reflect renumbering of corresponding section of original act, could not be executed to text because of general amendment of section by , see below.

Pub. L. 100–690, § 7288section 5775 of this title, amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “The Administrator, in consultation with the Advisory Board, shall establish annual research, demonstration, and service program priorities for making grants and contracts pursuant to and, not less than 60 days before establishing such priorities, shall publish in the Federal Register for public comment a statement of such proposed priorities.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

Pub. L. 100–690section 7296(a) of Pub. L. 100–690section 11101 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .