[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5, Parts 1200 to end]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1260.14]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 1260--GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 1260.14  Limitations.

    (a) NASA does not award grants merely to provide donative assistance 
no matter how worthy the purpose, but to the extent that appropriations 
are

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available to carry out authorized Agency programs. Research in any 
academic discipline related to NASA interests normally will qualify. 
However, advice of legal counsel should be sought in unusual situations, 
or when unusual project activities or organizational attributes are 
evident.
    (b) It is NASA's policy that non-monetary (zero dollar) grants or 
cooperative agreements shall not be used, except for no-cost extensions.
    (c) Loans of Government personal property not associated with a 
contract, grant, or cooperative agreement under 31 U.S.C. 6301 to 6308, 
and made under the Space Act of 1958, should be consummated as loan 
agreements. Also, excess Government research property may be donated to 
educational institutions and nonprofit organizations pursuant to 15 
U.S.C. 3710(I). See Sec. 1260.133(a)(2).
    (d) Neither grants nor cooperative agreements shall be used as legal 
instruments for consulting service arrangements.