The Secretary may make competitive grants for the acquisition of special purpose scientific research equipment for use in the food and agricultural sciences programs of eligible institutions.
The amount of a grant made to an eligible institution under this section may not exceed $500,000.
The cost of acquisition or depreciation of equipment purchased with a grant under this section shall not be—
(1) charged as an indirect cost against another Federal grant; or
(2) included as part of the indirect cost pool for purposes of calculating the indirect cost rate of an eligible institution.
In this section, the term “eligible institution” means—
(1) a college or university; or
(2) a State cooperative institution.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.
(Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1462A, as added Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7126, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4794.)