Eligibility to receive grants under this part is limited to
(1) public and private
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nonprofit institutions of higher education that
(A) award baccalaureate degrees; and
(B) are minority institutions;
(2) public or private
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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
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nonprofit institutions of higher education that award baccalaureate degrees in science and engineering;
(3) nonprofit">
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; or
(4) consortia of organizations, that provide needed services to one or more minority institutions, the membership of which may include
(A) 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;
(D) private organizations that have science or engineering facilities; or
(E) quasi-governmental entities that have a significant scientific or engineering mission.
