# 15 CFR § 290.1: Purpose

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-290.1

## Section

- **Citation:** 15 CFR § 290.1
- **Heading:** Purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 15—Commerce and Foreign Trade > Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Commerce and Foreign Trade > CHAPTER II—NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE > SUBCHAPTER K—NIST EXTRAMURAL PROGRAMS > PART 290—REGIONAL CENTERS FOR THE TRANSFER OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY

## Text

This rule provides policy for a program to establish Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology as well as the prescribed policies and procedures to insure the fair, equitable and uniform treatment of proposals for assistance. In addition, the rule provides general guidelines for the management of the program by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, as well as criteria for the evaluation of the Centers, throughout the lifecycle of financial assistance to the Centers by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

## Nearby sections

- [15 CFR § 290.1 § 290.1 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-290.1.md)
- [15 CFR § 290.2 § 290.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-290.2.md)
- [15 CFR § 290.3 § 290.3 Program description.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-290.3.md)
- [15 CFR § 290.4 § 290.4 Terms and schedule of financial assistance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-290.4.md)
- [15 CFR § 290.5 § 290.5 Basic proposal qualifications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-290.5.md)
- [15 CFR § 290.6 § 290.6 Proposal evaluation and selection criteria.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-290.6.md)
- [15 CFR § 290.7 § 290.7 Proposal selection process.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-290.7.md)
- [15 CFR § 290.8 § 290.8 Reviews of centers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-290.8.md)
- [15 CFR § 290.9 § 290.9 Intellectual property rights.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-290.9.md)
- [15 CFR § 291.1 § 291.1 Program description.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-291.1.md)
- [15 CFR § 291.2 § 291.2 Environmental integration projects.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-291.2.md)
- [15 CFR § 291.3 § 291.3 Environmental tools and techniques projects.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-291.3.md)
- [15 CFR § 291.4 § 291.4 National industry-specific pollution prevention and environmental compliance resource centers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-291.4.md)
- [15 CFR § 291.5 § 291.5 Proposal selection process.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-291.5.md)

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