42 U.S.C. § 285a–3 — National cancer research and demonstration centers

(a) Cooperative agreements and grants for establishing and supporting. (1) The Director may enter cooperative agreements with, or make grants to, public or private nonprofit groups to pay all or part of the cost of planning, setting up, strengthening, or running centers for basic and clinical cancer research, training, and demonstration of advanced diagnosis, prevention, control, and treatment methods. (2) These agreements or grants must follow policies set by the Director of NIH and must come after consulting the Institute's advisory council. (b) Uses for Federal payments under cooperative agreements or grants. This money may pay for: (1) construction, even beyond normal limits under section 289e; (2) staffing and other basic operating costs, including patient care costs needed for research; (3) clinical training — including for allied health professionals — continuing education, and public information programs about cancer; and (4) demonstration purposes. "Construction" here does not include buying land, and "training" does not include research training covered by Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards under section 288. (c) Period of support; additional periods. A center's support can last up to five years. The Director can extend it for more five-year periods if a technical and scientific peer review group reviews the center's work and recommends the extension. (d) Construction. Research centers under this section do not count as "centers of excellence" for purposes of section 282(b)(10).