---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 U.S.C. § 3227d"
title: "50"
title_heading: "War and National Defense"
number: "3227d"
heading: "National Intelligence University acceptance of grants"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/50/3227d"
units:
  - "Chapter 44 — National Security"
  - "Subchapter VIII — Education in Support of National Intelligence"
  - "Part D — National Intelligence University"
---

# §3227d. National Intelligence University acceptance of grants

- (a) **Authority—** The Director of [National Intelligence](/usc/50/3003.md?p=5) may authorize the President of the [National Intelligence](/usc/50/3003.md?p=5) University to accept qualifying research grants.
- (b) **Qualifying grants—** A qualifying research grant under this section is a grant that is awarded on a competitive basis by an entity referred to in [subsection (c)](#c) for a research project with a scientific, literary, or educational purpose.
- (c) **Entities from which grants may be accepted—** A qualifying research grant may be accepted under this section only from a Federal agency or from a corporation, fund, foundation, [educational institution](/usc/50/3205.md?p=2), or similar entity that is organized and operated primarily for scientific, literary, or educational purposes.
- (d) **Administration of grant funds—**
  - (1) **Establishment of account—** The Director shall establish an account for administering funds received as qualifying research grants under this section.
  - (2) **Use of funds—** The President of the University shall use the funds in the account established pursuant to [paragraph (1)](#d-1) in accordance with applicable provisions of the regulations and the terms and conditions of the grants received.
- (e) **Related expenses—** Subject to such limitations as may be provided in appropriations Acts, appropriations available for the [National Intelligence](/usc/50/3003.md?p=5) University may be used to pay expenses incurred by the University in applying for, and otherwise pursuing, the award of qualifying research grants.
- (f) **Regulations—** The Director of [National Intelligence](/usc/50/3003.md?p=5) shall prescribe regulations for the administration of this section.

## Source credit

(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title X, § 1034, formerly § 1035, as added Pub. L. 118–159, div. F, title LXIII, § 6305(a), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2474; renumbered § 1034, Pub. L. 119–60, div. F, title LXVIII, § 6801(a)(4)(B), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1652.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 1034 of act July 26, 1947, was renumbered section 1033 and is classified to section 3227c of this title.