; and (2) to make such other grants and contracts as are necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of this Act. (c) Power To accept money and property The Center is authorized to accept, in the name of the Center, and employ or dispose of in furtherance of the purposes of this Act, any money or property, real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, received by gift, devise, bequest, or otherwise. (d) Other powers relating to the provision of public defense services The Center is authorized to undertake directly, or by grant or contract, the following activities relating to the delivery of public defense services— (1) research; (2) training and technical assistance