--- kind: "section" citation: "20 U.S.C. § 1067g" title: "20" title_heading: "Education" number: "1067g" heading: "Eligibility for grants" release: "119-102" date: "2026-07-12" url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/20/1067g" units: - "Chapter 28 — Higher Education Resources and Student Assistance" - "Subchapter III — Institutional Aid" - "Part E — Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program" - "Subpart 3 — administrative and general provisions" --- # §1067g. Eligibility for grants Eligibility to receive grants under this part is limited to— - (1) public and private [nonprofit](/usc/20/1003.md?p=13) institutions of higher education that— - (A) award baccalaureate degrees; and - (B) are [minority institutions](/usc/20/1067k.md?p=3); - (2) public or private [nonprofit](/usc/20/1003.md?p=13) institutions of higher education that— - (A) award associate degrees; and - (B) are [minority institutions](/usc/20/1067k.md?p=3) that— - (i) have a curriculum that includes [science](/usc/20/1067k.md?p=4) or engineering subjects; and - (ii) enter into a partnership with public or private [nonprofit](/usc/20/1003.md?p=13) institutions of higher education that award baccalaureate degrees in [science](/usc/20/1067k.md?p=4) and engineering; - (3) [nonprofit](/usc/20/1003.md?p=13) [science](/usc/20/1067k.md?p=4)-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](/usc/20/1067k.md?p=3); or - (B) provide in-service training for project directors, scientists, and engineers from [minority institutions](/usc/20/1067k.md?p=3); - (4) consortia of organizations, that provide needed services to one or more [minority institutions](/usc/20/1067k.md?p=3), the membership of which may include— - (A) public and private [nonprofit](/usc/20/1003.md?p=13) institutions of higher education which have a curriculum in [science](/usc/20/1067k.md?p=4) or engineering; - (B) institutions of higher education that have a [graduate](/usc/20/1061.md?p=1) or professional program in [science](/usc/20/1067k.md?p=4) or engineering; - (C) research laboratories of, or under contract with, the [Department](/usc/20/1003.md?p=4) of Energy, the [Department](/usc/20/1003.md?p=4) 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](/usc/20/1067k.md?p=4) 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](/usc/20/1003.md?p=21-A)-sponsored centers for research in [science](/usc/20/1067k.md?p=4), 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](/usc/20/1001.md?p=a) eligible for assistance under this subchapter or subchapter V; - (B) at least one [high-need local educational agency](/usc/20/1021.md?p=10) (as defined in [section 1021 of this title](/usc/20/1021.md)); and - (C) at least two community organizations or entities, such as businesses, professional associations, community-based organizations, philanthropic organizations, or [State](/usc/20/1003.md?p=21-A) agencies. ## Source credit (Pub. L. 89–329, title III, § 361, formerly title X, § 1041, as added Pub. L. 99–498, title X, § 1002, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1564; renumbered title III, § 361, and amended Pub. L. 105–244, title III, §§ 301(a)(5), (7), (b), (c)(9), 307(b), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1636, 1637, 1648; Pub. L. 110–315, title III, § 315(b), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3184.) ## Notes ### Editorial Notes ### Codification Section was formerly classified to section 1135d of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 105–244. ### Amendments 2008—Par. (3)(B). Pub. L. 110–315, § 315(b)(1), struck out “or” at end. Par. (4)(A). Pub. L. 110–315, § 315(b)(2)(A), substituted “public and private nonprofit institutions of higher education” for “institutions of higher education”. Par. (4)(C). Pub. L. 110–315, § 315(b)(2)(B), inserted “, the Department of Defense, or the National Institutes of Health” before the semicolon. Par. (4)(D). Pub. L. 110–315, § 315(b)(2)(C), added subpar. (D) and struck out former subpar. (D) which read as follows: “private organizations that have science or engineering facilities; or”. Par. (4)(F). Pub. L. 110–315, § 315(b)(2)(D), (E), added subpar. (F). Par. (5). Pub. L. 110–315, § 315(b)(3), added par. (5). 1998—Pub. L. 105–244, § 307(b), amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Eligibility to receive grants under this part is limited to— “(1) public and private nonprofit institutions that are minority institutions (as defined in section 1067k(3) of this title); and “(2) nonprofit science-oriented organizations, professional scientific societies, and all nonprofit, accredited colleges and universities which provide a needed service to a group of eligible minority institutions or which provide in-service training for project directors, scientists, and engineers from eligible minority institutions.” Par. (1). Pub. L. 105–244, § 301(c)(9), substituted “section 1067k(3)” for “section 1135d–5(3)”. Pub. L. 105–244, § 301(b)(1), inserted “and” after the semicolon. Par. (2). Pub. L. 105–244, § 301(b)(2), substituted a period for “; and”. Par. (3). Pub. L. 105–244, § 301(b)(3), struck out par. (3) which read as follows: “for the purposes of section 1135c–1 of this title, public and private nonprofit institutions that have at least 10 percent minority enrollment.” ### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries ### Effective Date of 1998 Amendment Amendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.