(a) In generalIn carrying out any competitive agricultural research, education, or extension grant program authorized under this or any other Act, the Secretary may cooperate with 1 or more other Federal agencies (including the National Science Foundation) in issuing joint requests for proposals, awarding grants, and administering grants, for similar or related research, education, or extension projects or activities.
(b) Administration(1) SecretaryThe Secretary may delegate authority to issue requests for proposals, make grant awards, or administer grants, in whole or in part, to a cooperating Federal agency.
(2) Cooperating Federal agencyThe cooperating Federal agency may delegate to the Secretary authority to issue requests for proposals, make grant awards, or administer grants, in whole or in part.
(c) RegulationsThe Secretary and a cooperating Federal agency may agree to make applicable to recipients of grants—(1) the post-award grant administration regulations applicable to recipients of grants from the Secretary; or
(2) the post-award grant administration regulations applicable to recipients of grants from the cooperating Federal agency.
(d) Joint peer review panelsSubject to section 3129a of this title, the Secretary and a cooperating Federal agency may establish joint peer review panels for the purpose of evaluating grant proposals.
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CHAPTER 64— AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING
SUBCHAPTER X— FUNDING AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
§ 3310. Limitation on indirect costs for agricultural research, education, and extension programs
§ 3310a. Research equipment grants
§ 3311. Authorization of appropriations
§ 3312. Authorization of appropriations for extension education
§ 3315. Auditing, reporting, bookkeeping, and administrative requirements
§ 3315a. Availability of competitive grant funds
§ 3317. Program evaluation studies
§ 3318. Contract, grant, and cooperative agreement authorities
§ 3319. Restriction on treatment of indirect costs and tuition remission
§ 3319a. Cost-reimbursable agreements
§ 3319b. Joint requests for proposals
§ 3319d. Supplemental and alternative crops
§ 3319e. New Era Rural Technology Program
§ 3319h. Funds for research facilities
§ 3319i. Capacity building grants for NLGCA Institutions
§ 3319j. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program
§ 3319k. Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority pilot