Grants at
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Authority
- 15 U.S.C. 3706 and 31 U.S.C. 6304
Description
- A grant is an agreement between the government and a recipient, granting funding and/or property to the recipient to support or stimulate research.
Features/Characteristics
- DOD policy is to award research grants to educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and state/local governments only.
Research grants to educational institutions must be competed.
I.P. and Resource Commitment
- Normally, recipient obtains title to inventions, but government retains Government Purpose License Rights (GPLR).
No cost sharing is required.
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