14 CFR §1259.201

1. (a)A regular Space Grant program or project award shall:
   1. (1)Be funded by NASA in an amount not to exceed 66 percent of the total cost of the Space Grant award and/or fellowship program involved; or
   2. (2)Be funded in an amount not to exceed 100 percent of its cost if the project award is funded by another Federal entity.
2. (b)A special Space Grant program or project award may be funded in an amount not to exceed 100 percent of the total cost of the special project if the Administrator or designee, the Director, NASA Space Grant Program, determines that:
   1. (1)No reasonable means is available through which the applicant can meet the matching requirements for a regular Space Grant award under paragraph (a) of this section;
   2. (2)The probable benefit of such program or project outweighs the public interest in such matching requirement; and
   3. (3)The same or equivalent benefit cannot be obtained through the award of a regular Space Grant program or project award under paragraph (a) of this section or the award of a specific national need grant under section 207 of the Act.