§ 1067g. Eligibility for grants

Eligibility to receive grants under this part is limited to—

• (1) public and private nonprofit institutions of higher education that—
  • (A) award baccalaureate degrees; and
  • (B) are minority institutions;
• (2) public or private nonprofit institutions of higher education that—
  • (A) award associate degrees; and
  • (B) are minority institutions that—
    • (i) have a curriculum that includes science or engineering subjects; and
    • (ii) enter into a partnership with public or private nonprofit institutions of higher education that award baccalaureate degrees in science and engineering;
• (3) nonprofit science-oriented organizations, professional scientific societies, and institutions of higher education that award baccalaureate degrees, that—
  • (A) provide a needed service to a group of minority institutions; or
  • (B) provide in-service training for project directors, scientists, and engineers from minority institutions;
• (4) consortia of organizations, that provide needed services to one or more minority institutions, the membership of which may include—
  • (A) public and private nonprofit institutions of higher education which have a curriculum in science or engineering;
  • (B) institutions of higher education that have a graduate or professional program in science or engineering;
  • (C) research laboratories of, or under contract with, the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, or the National Institutes of Health;
  • (D) relevant offices of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Science Foundation, and National Institute of Standards and Technology;
  • (E) quasi-governmental entities that have a significant scientific or engineering mission; or
  • (F) institutions of higher education that have State-sponsored centers for research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; or
• (5) only with respect to grants under subpart 2, partnerships of organizations, the membership of which shall include—
  • (A) at least one institution of higher education eligible for assistance under this subchapter or subchapter V;
  • (B) at least one high-need local educational agency (as defined in section 1021 of this title ); and
  • (C) at least two community organizations or entities, such as businesses, professional associations, community-based organizations, philanthropic organizations, or State agencies.