[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 14, Volume 5] [Revised as of January 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 14CFR1259.100] [Page 263-264] TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE SPACE ADMINISTRATION PART 1259_NATIONAL SPACE GRANT COLLEGE AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM--Table of Contents Subpart 1_Basic Policy Sec. 1259.100 Scope of part. Subpart 1_Basic Policy Sec. 1259.100 Scope of part. 1259.101 Definitions. 1259.102 General policy. 1259.103 Special authorities--gift acceptance and other Federal funding. Subpart 2_Space Grant Program and Project Awards 1259.200 Description. 1259.201 Types of Space Grant program and project awards--regular and special. 1259.202 Application procedures. 1259.203 Limitations. Subpart 3_National Needs Grants 1259.300 Description. 1259.301 Identification of national needs. 1259.302 Application procedures. 1259.303 Limitations. Subpart 4_Space Grant College and Consortium Designation 1259.400 Description. 1259.401 Responsibilities. 1259.402 Basic criteria and application procedures. 1259.403 Limitations. 1259.404 Suspension or termination of designation. Subpart 5_Space Grant Fellowships 1259.500 Description. 1259.501 Responsibilities. 1259.502 Application procedures. 1259.503 Limitations. Subpart 6_Space Grant Review Panel 1259.600 Panel description. 1259.601 Establishment and composition. 1259.602 Conflict of interest. 1259.603 Responsibilities. Authority: Pub. L. 100-147, 101 Stat. 869-875, 42 U.S.C. 2486; 42 U.S.C. 2452. Source: 54 FR 19880, May 9, 1989, unless otherwise noted. (a) This part 1259 establishes the policies, responsibilities and procedures relative to the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program established by Title II of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-147, Oct. 30, 1987, 101 Stat. 869-875, 42 U.S.C. 2486). This statute authorizes the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), in order to carry out the purposes of the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Act (the Act), to accept conditional or unconditional gifts and donations, to accept and use funds from other Federal departments, agencies and instrumentalities, to make awards with respect to such [[Page 264]] needs or problems and to designate Space Grant colleges. It further directs the Administrator to establish a graduate fellowship program to provide educational assistance to qualified individuals in fields related to space, and to establish an independent committee known as the Space Grant Review Panel to review and advise the Administrator with respect to Space Grant programs. (b) The regulations of this part do not apply to awards made by NASA under any other authority.