The following are eligible to receive a grant under this part:

1. (a) Public and private nonprofit institutions of higher education that—

   1. (1) Award baccalaureate degrees; and
   2. (2) Qualify as minority institutions as defined in § 637.4.

2. (b) Public or private nonprofit institutions of higher education that—

   1. (1) Award associate degrees;
   2. (2) Qualify as minority institutions as defined in § 637.4;
   3. (3) Have a curriculum that includes science or engineering subjects; and
   4. (4) Enter into a partnership with public or private nonprofit institutions of higher education that award baccalaureate degrees in science and engineering.

3. (c) Nonprofit science-oriented organizations, professional scientific societies, and institutions of higher education that award baccalaureate degrees that—

   1. (1) Provide a needed service to a group of minority institutions; or
   2. (2) Provide in-service training to project directors, scientists, and engineers from minority institutions; or

4. (d) A consortia of organizations, that provide needed services to one or more minority institutions. The consortia membership may include—

   1. (1) Institutions of higher education which have a curriculum in science or engineering;
   2. (2) Institutions of higher education that have a graduate or professional program in science or engineering;
   3. (3) Research laboratories of, or under the contract with, the Department of Energy;
   4. (4) Private organizations that have science or engineering facilities; or

   5. (5) Quasi-governmental entities that have a significant scientific or engineering mission.

      (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1067g)

[65 FR 7674, Feb. 15, 2000]