Purpose
It is the purpose of this section to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an integrated research, education, and extension competitive grant program to provide funding for integrated, multifunctional agricultural research, extension, and education activities.
Competitive grants authorized
section 3103 of this titleSubject to the availability of appropriations to carry out this section, the Secretary may award grants to colleges and universities (as defined in ), 1994 Institutions, and Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities on a competitive basis for integrated agricultural research, education, and extension projects in accordance with this section.
Criteria for grants
Grants under this section shall be awarded to address priorities in United States agriculture, determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Advisory Board, that involve integrated research, extension, and education activities.
Matching funds requirement
In general
Subject to paragraph (3), with respect to a grant under this section that provides a particular benefit to a specific agricultural commodity, the recipient of the grant shall provide non-Federal matching funds (including funds from an agricultural commodity promotion, research, and information program) equal to not less than the amount of the grant.
In-kind support
Non-Federal matching funds described in paragraph (1) may include in-kind support.
Waiver
Term of grant
A grant under this section shall have a term of not more than 5 years.
Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2023.
Pub. L. 105–185, title IV, § 406112 Stat. 573Pub. L. 107–171, title VII116 Stat. 434Pub. L. 110–234, title VII122 Stat. 1227Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a)122 Stat. 1664Pub. L. 113–79, title VII128 Stat. 879Pub. L. 115–334, title VII132 Stat. 4815(, , ; , §§ 7125, 7206, , , 439; , §§ 7129(c)(4), 7306, , , 1242; , title VII, §§ 7129(c)(4), 7306, , , 1988, 2004; , §§ 7128(b)(3)(A), 7302, , , 887; , §§ 7302, 7614(b)(3)(A), , , 4835.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Pub. L. 110–234Pub. L. 110–246Pub. L. 110–234section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246 and made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by were repealed by .
Amendments
Pub. L. 115–334, § 7614(b)(3)(A)(ii)2018—Subsec. (d). , added subsec. (d). Former subsec. (d) redesignated (e).
Pub. L. 115–334, § 7614(b)(3)(A)(i)Subsec. (e). , redesignated subsec. (d) as (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (f).
Pub. L. 115–334, § 7302, substituted “2023” for “2018”.
Pub. L. 115–334, § 7614(b)(3)(A)(i)Subsec. (f). , redesignated subsec. (e) as (f).
Pub. L. 113–79, § 7128(b)(3)(A)2014—Subsec. (d). , redesignated subsec. (e) as (d) and struck out former subsec. (d) which related to matching funds requirement.
Pub. L. 113–79, § 7302Subsec. (e). , substituted “2018” for “2012”.
Pub. L. 113–79, § 7128(b)(3)(A)(ii), redesignated subsec. (f) as (e).
Pub. L. 113–79, § 7128(b)(3)(A)(ii)Subsec. (f). , redesignated subsec. (f) as (e).
Pub. L. 110–246, § 7129(c)(4)2008—Subsec. (b). , substituted “, 1994 Institutions, and Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities” for “and 1994 Institutions”.
Pub. L. 110–246, § 7306Subsec. (f). , substituted “2012” for “2007”.
Pub. L. 107–171, § 72062002—Subsec. (b). , inserted “and 1994 Institutions” before “on a competitive basis”.
Pub. L. 107–171, § 7125(1)Subsec. (e). , (2), added subsec. (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (f).
Pub. L. 107–171, § 7125(1)Subsec. (f). , (3), redesignated subsec. (e) as (f) and substituted “2007” for “2002”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
section 7614(b)(3)(A) of Pub. L. 115–334section 7614(c) of Pub. L. 115–334section 3151 of this titleAmendment by applicable to grants, cooperative agreements, or other awards made after , with matching funds requirement in effect on , to continue to apply to such grant, cooperative agreement, or other award, see , set out as a note under .
Effective Date of 2008 Amendment
Pub. L. 110–234Pub. L. 110–246Pub. L. 110–234section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246section 8701 of this titleAmendment of this section and repeal of by effective , the date of enactment of , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .