§ 1161n–3. Demonstration and innovation projects; training and resource centers; and research

• (a) From the amounts appropriated under section 1161n–4 of this title , the Secretary is authorized, in accordance with the provisions of this section, to make grants and enter into contracts—
  • (1) from the amounts available in each fiscal year under section 1161n–1(a)(3) of this title , for the conduct of demonstration projects designed to demonstrate or determine the effectiveness of innovative methods of cooperative education;
  • (2) from the amounts available in each fiscal year under section 1161n–1(a)(4) of this title , for the conduct of training and resource centers designed to—
    • (A) train personnel in the field of cooperative education;
    • (B) improve materials used in cooperative education programs if such improvement is conducted in conjunction with other activities described in this paragraph;
    • (C) provide technical assistance to institutions of higher education to increase the potential of the institution to continue to conduct a cooperative education program without Federal assistance;
    • (D) encourage model cooperative education programs that furnish education and training in occupations in which there is a national need;
    • (E) support partnerships under which an institution carrying out a comprehensive cooperative education program joins with one or more institutions of higher education in order to—
      • (i) assist the institution that is not the institution carrying out the cooperative education program to develop and expand an existing program of cooperative education; or
      • (ii) establish and improve or expand comprehensive cooperative education programs; and
    • (F) encourage model cooperative education programs in the fields of science and mathematics for women and minorities who are underrepresented in such fields; and
  • (3) from the amounts available in each fiscal year under section 1161n–1(a)(5) of this title , for the conduct of research relating to cooperative education.
• (b)
  • (1) To carry out this section, the Secretary may—
    • (A) make grants to or contracts with institutions of higher education or consortia of such institutions; and
    • (B) make grants to or contracts with other public or private nonprofit agencies or organizations, whenever such grants or contracts will contribute to the objectives of this section.
  • (2)
    • (A) The Secretary may use not more than three percent of the amount appropriated to carry out this section in each fiscal year to enter into contracts described in paragraph (1)(A).
    • (B) The Secretary may use not more than three percent of the amount appropriated to carry out this section in each fiscal year to enter into contracts described in paragraph (1)(B).
• (c) A recipient of a grant or contract under this section may use the funds provided only to supplement funds made available from non-Federal sources to carry out the activities supported by such grant or contract, and in no case to supplant such funds from non-Federal sources.