(a) Cooperative agreements and grants for establishing and supporting
(1) The Director of the Institute may enter into cooperative agreements with and make grants to public or private
nonprofit">
nonprofit entities to pay all or part of the cost of planning, establishing, or strengthening, and providing basic operating support for centers for basic and clinical research into, training in, and demonstration of advanced diagnostic, prevention, control, and treatment methods for cancer.
(2) A cooperative agreement or grant under paragraph (1) shall be entered into in accordance with policies established by the Director of NIH and after consultation with the Institutes advisory council.
(b) Uses for Federal payments under cooperative agreements or grants Federal payments made under a cooperative agreement or grant under subsection (a) of this section may be used for
(1) construction (notwithstanding any limitation under section
289e of this title);
(2) staffing and other basic operating costs, including such patient care costs as are required for research;
(3) clinical training, including training for allied health professionals, continuing education for health professionals and allied health professions personnel, and information programs for the public respecting cancer; and
(4) demonstration purposes.
As used in this paragraph, the term construction does not include the acquisition of land, and the term training does not include research training for which Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards may be provided under section 288 of this title.
