Operate international education/research networks and fund university partnerships
- Objective
- Work with allies and partners
- Family / instrument
- Security cooperation, assistance and education · Security cooperation education and networks
- Statute
- Authority holder
- Secretary of Defense; Regional Center directors for authorized service agreements; ASD(SO/LIC) is IWC executive agent after FY26 amendment.
- Executor · routing lead
- Six statutory Regional Centers; Irregular Warfare Center and Defense Security Cooperation University contracting/grants offices
Recorded eligibility gates (excerpt)
Use statutory center and authorized subject matter; regional-center reimbursements normally required unless eligible waiver.
FY26 removed developing-country limitation for §342(f)(3)(A) military/defense/security participant waivers; national-security-interest finding remains.All requirements & limits
Recorded funding condition (excerpt)
Center appropriations, eligible reimbursements, and authorized gifts under §2611 subject to their terms.All funding conditions
What this does not authorize / limits
Cannot designate an unlisted institution as a §342 Regional Center.
- RDFP statutory annual cap $35 million; center-specific costs are not automatically included in that fellowship cap.
- Reimbursable Regional Center services to other Federal agencies require SecDef concurrence and full-cost payment.
Legal basisSources linked
RequirementsGates recorded
Public fundingRules recorded
Assigned rolesRoles recorded
EngagementRole recorded
Public evidence describes the institution and instrument; it is not approval of an individual transaction. Existing statutory pathway; program-specific approvals, eligible recipients, actual appropriations and delegations remain necessary.
Actor sources
- 10 U.S.C. § 342 statutory operator and decision-maker roles
- 10 U.S.C. § 345 statutory operator and decision-maker roles
- Pub. L. 119-60, § 1203 statutory operator and decision-maker roles
- Pub. L. 119-60, § 1204 statutory operator and decision-maker roles
Independent public-source guide; not an official U.S. government website. Original research target October 2, 2026; published October 3, 2026. Read the full record for currentness, coordination and all source notes.