20 U.S.C. § 1067g: Eligibility for grants

award baccalaureate degrees; and are minority institutions; award associate degrees; and have a curriculum that includes science or engineering subjects; and enter into a partnership with public or private nonprofit institutions of higher education that award baccalaureate degrees in science and engineering; provide a needed service to a group of minority institutions; or provide in-service training for project directors, scientists, and engineers from minority institutions; public and private nonprofit institutions of higher education which have a curriculum in science or engineering; institutions of higher education that have a graduate or professional program in science or engineering; research laboratories of, or under contract with, the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, or the National Institutes of Health; relevant offices of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Science Foundation, and National Institute of Standards and Technology; quasi-governmental entities that have a significant scientific or engineering mission; or institutions of higher education that have State-sponsored centers for research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; or at least one institution of higher education eligible for assistance under this subchapter or subchapter V; at least one high-need local educational agency (as defined in section 1021 of this title ); and at least two community organizations or entities, such as businesses, professional associations, community-based organizations, philanthropic organizations, or State agencies.