[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1259.102]

[Page 267]
 
                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                   CHAPTER V--NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 1259_NATIONAL SPACE GRANT COLLEGE AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM--Table of 
 
                         Subpart 1_Basic Policy
 
Sec.  1259.102  General policy.

    (a) In accordance with subsections 103(a)(2) and (3) of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 2457(a)(3)), 
it is NASA's policy, through various educational programs, to provide 
direct support for and encouragement to teachers, students and 
prospective students in fields related to space.
    (b) In compliance with the National Space Grant College and 
Fellowship Act (42 U.S.C. 2486), it shall be NASA's purpose to:
    (1) Increase the understanding, assessment, development and 
utilization of space resources by promoting a strong educational base, 
responsive research and training activities and broad and prompt 
dissemination of knowledge and techniques;
    (2) Utilize the abilities and talents of the universities of the 
Nation to support and contribute to the exploration and development of 
the resources and opportunities afforded by the space environment;
    (3) Encourage and support the existence of interdisciplinary and 
multidisciplinary programs of space research, to engage in activities of 
training (including teacher education), research and public service and 
to have cooperative programs with industry;
    (4) Encourage and support the existence of consortia, composed of 
university and industry members, to advance the exploration and 
development of space resources in cases in which national objectives can 
be better fulfilled than through the programs of single universities;
    (5) Encourage and support Federal funding for graduate fellowships 
in fields related to space;
    (6) Support activities in colleges and universities generally for 
the purpose of creating and operating a network of institutional 
programs that will enhance achievements resulting from efforts under 
this Act; and
    (7) Encourage cooperation and coordination among Federal agencies 
and Federal programs concerned with space issues.
    (c) It shall be NASA's policy to designate Space Grant colleges, 
State Space Grant cooperating institutions and Space Grant regional 
consortia and award fellowships, grants, contracts and other 
transactions competitively in a merit-based review process.
    (d) It shall be NASA's policy to designate and make awards without 
discriminating on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national 
origin or handicap.