Sec. 169. Support for science and engineering research infrastructure
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In this section: The term institution of higher education has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 ). The term mid-scale projects has the meaning given such term in section 109(b)(4) of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act ( Public Law 114–329 ; 130 Stat. 2988). The term minority-serving institution means an eligible institution described in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1067q(a) ).
The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall award grants on a competitive basis to institutions of higher education to construct, renovate, or expand research and development facilities and infrastructure to support research and development in critical technology areas. In carrying out paragraph (1), the Director shall ensure equitable geographic distribution of funds. The Director shall ensure that of the amounts awarded under paragraph (1), not less than 10 percent of such amounts are awarded to minority-serving institutions.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out paragraph
(1)$300,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. The Director of the National Science Foundation shall award grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities to carry out mid-scale projects. For purposes of this subsection, an eligible entity is an institution of higher education, a nonprofit organization, or a consortium of institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations, that the Director of the National Science Foundation considers eligible to receive a grant under paragraph (1). There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out paragraph
(1)$300,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. Amounts appropriated under subparagraph
(A)shall supplement, and not supplant, amounts otherwise appropriated to award grants to carry out mid-scale projects. For the Secretary of Defense to award grants under the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program in accordance with section 2358 of title 10, United States Code, and section 6304 of title 31, United States Code, there is authorized to be appropriated— for fiscal year 2021, $45,017,000; for fiscal year 2022, $48,169,000; for fiscal year 2023, $51,541,000; for fiscal year 2024, $55,149,000; and for fiscal year 2025, $59,009,000. Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph
(1)for the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program in a fiscal year, not less than 15 percent shall be available in that fiscal year to support awards through the Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR). Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph
(1)for the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program in a fiscal year, not less than 10 percent of such amounts shall be used for awards to minority-serving institutions. The amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsections
(b)through
(d)for the purposes set forth in such subsections shall supplement, not supplant, amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated for such purposes.
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Sec. 169
Support for science and engineering research infrastructure
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