14 CFR § 1259.302
Application procedures
July 13, 2020
(a) The Administrator or designee has the authority to make awards to meet identified national needs.
(b) The Director, NASA Space Grant Program shall establish a competitive, merit-based review process to examine unsolicited national needs proposals.
[54 FR 19880, May 9, 1989, as amended at 82 FR 35441, July 31, 2017]