[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: 14CFR1260.27]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION

 

PART 1260_GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 1260.27  Equipment and other property.



                      Equipment and Other Property



                              February 2004



    (a) NASA permits acquisition of special purpose and general purpose 

equipment specifically required for use exclusively for research 

activities.

    (1) Acquisition of special purpose or general purpose equipment 

costing in excess of $5,000 (unless a lower threshold has been 

established by the Recipient) and not included in the approved proposal 

budget, requires the prior approval of the NASA Grant Officer. Grant 

awards under the Federal Demonstration Partnership are exempt from this 

requirement. Requests to the NASA Grant Officer for the acquisition of 

equipment shall be supported by written documentation setting forth the 

description, purpose, and acquisition value of the equipment, and 

including a written certification that the equipment will be used 

exclusively for research, activities. (A change in the model number of a 

prior approved piece of equipment does not require resubmission for that 

item.)

    (2) Special purpose and general purpose equipment costing in excess 

of $5,000 (unless a lower threshold has been established by the 

Recipient) acquired by the recipient under a grant or cooperative 

agreement for the purpose of research shall be titled to the Recipient 

as ``exempt'' without further obligation to NASA, including reporting of 

the equipment, in accordance with Sec. 1260.133(b). Special purpose or 

general purpose equipment costing in excess of $5,000 (unless a lower 

threshold has been established by the Recipient) acquired by the 

Recipient under a grant or cooperative agreement for non-research work 

shall be titled to the Recipient in accordance with Sec. 1260.134.

    (3) Special purpose or general purpose equipment acquired by the 

Recipient with grant funds, valued under $5,000 (unless a lower 

threshold is established by the Recipient) are classified as 

``supplies,'' do not require the prior approval of the NASA Grant 

Officer, shall vest in the Recipient and will be titled to the Recipient 

in accordance with Sec. 1260.135.

    (4) Grant funds may be expended for the acquisition of land or 

interests therein or for the acquisition and construction of facilities 

only under a facilities grant, as defined in Sec. 1260.12(c)(4).



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    (b) The Recipient shall submit an annual Inventory Report, to be 

received no later than October 15 of each year, which lists all 

reportable (non-exempt equipment and/or Federally owned property) in its 

custody as of September 30. Negative responses for annual Inventory 

Reports (when there is no reportable equipment) are not required. A 

Final Inventory Report of Federally Owned Property, including equipment 

where title was taken by the Government, will be submitted by the 

Recipient no later than 60 days after the expiration date of the grant. 

Negative responses for Final Inventory Reports are required.

    (1) All reports will include the information listed in paragraph 

(f)(1) of Sec. 1260.134, Equipment. No specific report form or format 

is required, provided that all necessary information set forth at Sec. 

1260.134(f)(1) is provided.

    (2) The original of each report shall be submitted to the Deputy 

Chief Financial Officer (Finance). Copies shall be furnished to the 

Center Industrial Property Officer and to ONR.



                           [End of provision]



[65 FR 62900, Oct. 19, 2000, as amended at 69 FR 5016, Feb. 3, 2004]