# 51 U.S.C. § 40305: Specific national needs

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t51_s40305

## Section

- **Citation:** 51 U.S.C. § 40305
- **Heading:** Specific national needs
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** April 17, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 51—NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS > Subtitle IV—Aeronautics and Space Research and Education > CHAPTER 403—NATIONAL SPACE GRANT COLLEGE AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

## Text

The Administrator shall identify specific national needs and problems relating to space. The Administrator may make grants or enter into contracts under this section with respect to such needs or problems. The amount of any such grant or contract may equal up to 100 percent of the total cost of the project involved.

( Pub. L. 111–314, § 3 , Dec. 18, 2010 , 124 Stat. 3385 .)

## Nearby sections

- [51 U.S.C. § 40301 Purposes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t51_s40301.md)
- [51 U.S.C. § 40302 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t51_s40302.md)
- [51 U.S.C. § 40303 National space grant college and fellowship program](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t51_s40303.md)
- [51 U.S.C. § 40304 Grants or contracts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t51_s40304.md)
- [51 U.S.C. § 40305 Specific national needs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t51_s40305.md)
- [51 U.S.C. § 40306 Space grant college and space grant regional consortium](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t51_s40306.md)
- [51 U.S.C. § 40307 Space grant fellowship program](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t51_s40307.md)
- [51 U.S.C. § 40308 Space grant review panel](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t51_s40308.md)
- [51 U.S.C. § 40309 Availability of other Federal personnel and data](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t51_s40309.md)
- [51 U.S.C. § 40310 Designation or award to be on competitive basis](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t51_s40310.md)
- [51 U.S.C. § 40311 Continuing emphasis](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t51_s40311.md)
- [51 U.S.C. § 40501 Biomedical research joint working group](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t51_s40501.md)
- [51 U.S.C. § 40502 Biomedical research grants](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t51_s40502.md)
- [51 U.S.C. § 40503 Biomedical research fellowships](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t51_s40503.md)

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