research and development award

The term “research and development award” means support provided to an individual or entity by a Federal research agency to carry out research and development activities, which may include support in the form of a grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other such transaction. The term does not include a grant, contract, agreement or other transaction for the procurement of goods or services to meet the administrative needs of a Federal research agency.

Source

42 USC § 18901(25)


Scoping language

None identified, default scope is assumed to be the parent (chapter 163) of this section.
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