7 USC 3310 – Limitation on indirect costs for agricultural research, education, and extension programs
(a) In general
Except as otherwise provided in law, indirect costs charged against any agricultural research, education, or extension grant awarded under this Act or any other Act pursuant to authority delegated to the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics shall not exceed 30 percent of the total Federal funds provided under the grant award, as determined by the Secretary.
(b) Exception
Terms Used In 7 USC 3310
- agricultural research: means research in the food and agricultural sciences. See 7 USC 3103
- extension: means the informal education programs conducted in the States in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture. See 7 USC 3103
- Secretary: means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States. See 7 USC 3103
Subsections (a) and (c) shall not apply to a grant awarded competitively under section 638 of title 15.
(c) Treatment of subgrants
In the case of a grant described in subsection (a), the limitation on indirect costs specified in such subsection shall be applied to both the initial grant award and any subgrant of the Federal funds provided under the initial grant award so that the total of all indirect costs charged against the total of the Federal funds provided under the initial grant award does not exceed such limitation.