42 U.S.C. § 16253 — Small business bioproduct marketing and certification grants
submitted 21 years ago by Pub. L. 109-58 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 321 words · no verdicts yet
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Using amounts made available under subsection (g), the Secretary* of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) shall make available on a competitive basis grants to eligible entities described in subsection (b) for the biobased product marketing and certification purposes described in subsection (c).
An entity eligible for a grant under this section is any manufacturer of biobased products that—
proposes to use the grant for the biobased product marketing and certification purposes described in subsection (c); and
has not previously received a grant under this section.
In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall provide a preference to an eligible entity that has fewer than 50 employees.
A grant made under this section shall be used—
to provide working capital for marketing of biobased products; and
to provide for the certification of biobased products to—
qualify for the label described in section 8102(b) of title 7; or
meet other biobased standards determined appropriate by the Secretary.
Grant recipients shall provide matching non-Federal funds equal to the amount of the grant received.
Matching funds shall be expended in advance of grant funding, so that for every dollar of grant that is advanced, an equal amount of matching funds shall have been funded prior to submitting the request for reimbursement.
A grant made under this section shall not exceed $100,000.
The Secretary shall establish such administrative requirements for grants under this section, including requirements for applications for the grants, as the Secretary considers appropriate.
There are authorized to be appropriated to make grants under this section—
$1,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2015.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 944, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 881; Pub. L. 113–79, title IX, § 9002(b), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 928.)
- 2005Enacted · Pub. L. 109-58 · 119 Stat. 881
- 2014Amended · Pub. L. 113-79 · 128 Stat. 928
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 109-58 on 2005-08-08.
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