§ 19059 - Sustainable chemistry research and education

CHAPTER 163— RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, COMPETITION, AND INNOVATION › SUBCHAPTER III— NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE

In accordance with section 9303 of title 15, the Director shall carry out activities in support of sustainable chemistry, including—

(1) establishing a program to make awards, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education or non-profit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) to support—

(1)(A) individual investigators and teams of investigators, including to the extent practicable, early career investigators for research and development;

(1)(B) collaborative research and development partnerships among universities, industry, and non-profit organizations;

(1)(C) integrating sustainable chemistry principles into elementary, secondary, undergraduate, and graduate chemistry and chemical engineering curriculum and research training, as appropriate to that level of education and training; and

(2) incorporating sustainable chemistry into existing Foundation research and development programs.