42 U.S.C. § 283n | Shared Instrumentation Grant Program

(a)

Requirements for grants

In determining whether to award a grant to an applicant under the Shared Instrumentation Grant Program, the Director of NIH, acting through the Office of the Director of NIH, shall consider—

(1)

the extent to which an award for the specific instrument involved would meet the scientific needs and enhance the planned research endeavors of the major users by providing an instrument that is unavailable or to which availability is highly limited;

(2)

with respect to the instrument involved, the availability and commitment of the appropriate technical expertise within the major user group or the applicant institution for use of the instrumentation;

(3)

the adequacy of the organizational plan for the use of the instrument involved and the internal advisory committee for oversight of the applicant, including sharing arrangements if any;

(4)

the applicant’s commitment for continued support of the utilization and maintenance of the instrument; and

(5)

the extent to which the specified instrument will be shared and the benefit of the proposed instrument to the overall research community to be served.

(b)

Peer review

section 289a of this titleIn awarding grants under the program described in subsection (a), the Director of NIH, acting through the Office of the Director of NIH, shall comply with the peer review requirements in .

July 1, 1944, ch. 373 Pub. L. 106–505, title III, § 305Nov. 13, 2000114 Stat. 2335 July 1, 1944, ch. 373 Pub. L. 112–74, div. F, title II, § 221(b)(4)Dec. 23, 2011125 Stat. 1088 (, title IV, § 404L, formerly , , ; renumbered , title IV, § 404L, and amended , , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 287 of this title Pub. L. 112–74Section was formerly set out as a note under , prior to renumbering by .

Amendments

Pub. L. 112–74, § 221(b)(4)(B)(iii)2011—, substituted “Director of NIH, acting through the Office of the Director of NIH,” for “Director of the National Center for Research Resources” in subsecs. (a) and (b).

Pub. L. 112–74, § 221(b)(4)(B)(ii)Subsec. (a). , substituted “under the Shared Instrumentation Grant Program” for “under the program described in subsection (a)” in introductory provisions.

Pub. L. 112–74, § 221(b)(4)(B)(i)section 287 of this title, redesignated subsec. (b) as (a) and struck out former subsec. (a). Prior to amendment, text of subsec. (a) read as follows: “There is authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and such sums as may be necessary for each subsequent fiscal year, to enable the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Center for Research Resources, to provide for the continued operation of the Shared Instrumentation Grant Program (initiated in fiscal year 1992 under the authority of ).”

Pub. L. 112–74, § 221(b)(4)(B)(iv)section 289a of this titleSubsec. (b). , substituted “in subsection (a), the” for “in subsection (a)” and made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to .

Pub. L. 112–74, § 221(b)(4)(B)(i), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (a).

Pub. L. 112–74, § 221(b)(4)(B)(i)Subsec. (c). , redesignated subsec. (c) as (b).