Cost-share grants for rollover protection structures

(a) Definitions In this section: (1) Approved rollover protection structure The term approved rollover protection structure means a rollover protection structure that the Program Administrator determines— (A) may be installed on eligible equipment; (B) includes a seatbelt; and (C) meets or exceeds the rollover protection structure standards. (2) Eligible entity The term eligible entity means, as determined by the Secretary— (A) an agricultural producer; and (B) an eligible school. (3) Eligible equipment The term eligible equipment means an agricultural tractor that the Program Administrator determines to be eligible for installation of an approved rollover protection structure. (4) Eligible school The term eligible school means— (A) a vocational school that provides agricultural instruction or training; (B) an institution of higher education that provides direct, practical agricultural instruction or training; and (C) a public or private secondary school the curriculum of which includes an agricultural instruction or training component. (5) Program Administrator The term Program Administrator means the organization selected by the Secretary under subsection (c)(1)(B). (6) Rollover protection structure standards The term rollover protection structure standards includes SAE J2194, SAE J1194, ISO 5700:2013, and successor standards, and any other relevant national or international rollover protection structure manufacturing or testing standards. (b) Cost-share grants (1) In general The Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities for the cost of purchasing, shipping, and installing on eligible equipment approved rollover protection structures. (2) Limitations The amount of a grant under this section shall be not more than the lesser of— (A) 70 percent of the cost of the eligible entity to purchase, transport, and install the approved rollover protection structure, as documented by the eligible entity; and (B) $500. (c) Administration (1) Program Administrator The Secretary shall— (A) seek competitive bids from nongovernmental organizations to serve as the Program Administrator under this section; (B) select 1 organization from among organizations that submit bids under subparagraph (A); and (C) enter into a cooperative agreement with that organization to carry out the activities described in paragraph (2). (2) Duties The Program Administrator shall— (A) identify— (i) approved rollover protection structures; and (ii) eligible equipment; and (B) administer the application process under subsection (d). (d) Applications (1) In general To apply for a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Program Administrator an application, including documentation of the cost described in subsection (b)(2)(A). (2) Approval or denial On receipt of an application under paragraph (1), the Program Administrator shall— (A) determine— (i) whether the applicant is eligible for a grant under this section; and (ii) the amount of a grant under this section for which the applicant is eligible; and (B) submit to the Secretary a notification of the determinations under subparagraph (A). (e) Disbursement On receipt of a notification under subsection (d)(2)(B), if an applicant is eligible for a grant under this section, the Secretary shall disburse to the eligible entity the amount of the grant described in subsection (d)(2)(A)(ii). (f) Funding (1) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $725,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031. (2) Allocation Of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for each fiscal year— (A) the Secretary shall use $500,000 for grants under this section; and (B) the Secretary shall transfer to the Program Administrator— (i) $125,000 for promotion of, and upgrades to a website for, grants under this section; and (ii) $100,000 for a telephone hotline for grants under this section.