CFR > Title 41 - Public Contracts and Property Management > SUBTITLE C—Federal Property Management Regulations System > CHAPTER 109—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS (parts 109-1 to 109-50) > SUBCHAPTER H—UTILIZATION AND DISPOSAL (parts 109-42 to 109-50) > PART 109-50—SPECIAL DOE DISPOSAL AUTHORITIES > SUBPART 109-50.1—Used Energy-Related Laboratory Equipment Grant Program (§109-50.100 to §109-50.107) > 109-50.102—General.

109-50.102—General.

DOE, to encourage research and development in the field of energy, awards grants of excess energy-related laboratory equipment to eligible institutions for use in energy-oriented educational programs. Under the Used Energy-Related Laboratory Equipment (ERLE) Grant Program, grants of used energy-related equipment excess to the requirements of DOE offices and designated contractors may be made to eligible institutions prior to reporting the equipment to GSA for reutilization screening.