[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: 14CFR1259.101]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION

 

PART 1259_NATIONAL SPACE GRANT COLLEGE AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM--Table of 

Contents

 

                         Subpart 1_Basic Policy

 

Sec. 1259.101  Definitions.



    For the purposes of this part, the following definitions shall 

apply:

    (a) Field related to space means any academic discipline or field of 

study (including the physical, natural and biological sciences, and 

engineering, space technology, education, economics, sociology, 

communications, planning, law, international affairs and public 

administration) which is concerned with or likely to improve the 

understanding, assessment, development and utilization of space.

    (b) Institution of higher education means any college or university 

in any State which:

    (1) Admits as regular students only individuals who have a 

certificate of graduation or equivalent from a secondary school;

    (2) Is legally authorized within such State to provide a program of 

education beyond secondary education;

    (3) Provides an educational program for which a bachelor's degree or 

other higher degree is awarded;

    (4) Is a public or other nonprofit institution; and

    (5) Is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or 

association.

    (c) National of the United States means a citizen of the United 

States or a native resident of a possession of the United States. It 

does not refer to or include a citizen of another country who has 

applied for United States citizenship.

    (d) Panel means the Space Grant Review Panel established pursuant to 

section 210 of the Act.

    (e) Person means any individual, public or private corporation, 

partnership or other association or entity (including any Space Grant 

college, Space Grant consortium, institution of higher education, 

institute or laboratory), or any State, political subdivision thereof, 

or agency or officer of a State or political subdivision thereof.

    (f) Space means aeronautical and space activities which has the 

meaning given to such term in section 103(1) of the National Aeronautics 

and Space Act of 1958, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2452).

    (g) Space Grant college means any public or private institution of 

higher education which is designated as such by the Administrator or 

designee pursuant to section 208 of the Act.

    (h) Space Grant regional consortium means any association or other 

alliance which is designated as such by the Administrator or designee 

pursuant to section 208 of the Act.

    (i) Space Grant program means any program which:

    (1) Is administered by any Space Grant college, Space Grant regional 

consortium, institution of higher education, institute, laboratory or 

State or local agency; and

    (2) Includes two or more projects involving education and one or 

more of the following activities in the fields related to space:

    (i) Research;

    (ii) Training; or

    (iii) Advisory services.

    (j) Space Grant program award means any award contemplated under 

section 206(a) of the Act.

    (k) Special Space Grant program award means any award extended under 

section 206(b) of the Act.

    (l) Specific national need grant means any award extended under 

section 207 of the Act.

    (m) State means any State of the United States, the District of 

Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, 

American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and any 

other territory or possession of the United States.

    (n) State Space Grant cooperating institution means any institution 

of higher education in a State which does not have a designated Space 

Grant college that is named by the Administrator or designee to provide 

selected Space



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Grant program functions within that State.