Sec. 5. Grants
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The Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis— not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, to at least 1 consortium; and not later than 10 years after such date of enactment, to not fewer than 6 consortia. The initial term of a grant awarded under this Act shall not exceed 5 years. The Secretary may extend the term of a grant awarded under this Act for a period of not more than 5 additional years. A grant awarded to a consortium under this Act shall not exceed the lesser of— $30,000,000 per fiscal year; or the collective contributions of non-Federal entities to the consortium, as described under section 4(b)(3).
In determining the amount of a grant under this section, the Secretary shall consider— the translational research capacity of the consortium; the financial, human, and facility resources of the qualifying entities; and the cluster of which the consortium is a part. Subject to paragraph (1), a consortium may request an increase in the amount of a grant awarded under this Act at the time the consortium requests an extension of an initial grant. Subject to paragraph (3), a consortium awarded a grant under this Act shall use the amounts to support translational research, technology development, manufacturing innovation, and commercialization activities relating to clean technology.
As a condition of receiving a grant under this Act, a consortium shall— develop and make available to the public on the website of the Department of Commerce proposed plans, programs, project selection criteria, and terms for individual project awards; establish policies— to prevent resources provided to the consortium from being used to displace private sector investment otherwise likely to occur, including investment from private sector entities that are members of the consortium; to facilitate the participation of private entities that invest in clean technologies to perform due diligence on award proposals, to participate in the award review process, and to provide guidance to projects supported by the consortium; and to facilitate the participation of parties with a demonstrated history of commercial application of clean technologies in the development of consortium projects; oversee project solicitations, review proposed projects, and select projects for awards; and monitor project implementation.
A consortium may use not more than 10 percent of the amounts awarded to the consortium for administrative expenses. A consortium may not use any amounts awarded to the consortium under this Act to construct a new building or facility. A consortium that receives a grant under this Act shall carry out, in accordance with such requirements as the Secretary may prescribe, an annual audit to determine whether the grant has been used in accordance with this Act. The consortium shall submit a copy of each audit under paragraph
(1)to the Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United States. As a condition of receiving a grant under this Act, a consortium shall allow the Comptroller General of the United States, on the request of the Comptroller General, full access to the books, records, and personnel of the consortium. The Secretary shall submit to Congress annually a report that includes— a copy of each audit carried out under paragraph (1); and any recommendations of the Secretary relating to the clean technology consortia program. The Secretary shall have the authority— to review grants awarded under this Act; and to revoke a grant awarded under this Act if the Secretary determines that a consortium has used the grant in a manner that is not consistent with this Act. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $100,000,000.