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authorized</span> <div class="content"> <p>The Secretary shall provide grants and related assistance to Native American-serving, nontribal institutions to enable such institutions to improve and expand their capacity to serve Native Americans and low-income individuals.</p> </div> </div> <div class="subsection indent2 firstIndent-2"><a name="b"></a><span class="num bold" value="b">(b)</span><span class="heading bold"> Definitions</span><span class="chapeau indent0">In this section:</span> <div class="paragraph indent3 firstIndent-2"><a name="b_1"></a><span class="num bold" value="1">(1)</span><span class="heading bold"> Native American</span> <div class="content"> <p>The term “Native American” means an individual who is of a tribe, people, or culture that is indigenous to the United States.</p> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph indent3 firstIndent-2"><a name="b_2"></a><span class="num bold" value="2">(2)</span><span class="heading bold"> Native American-serving, nontribal institution</span><span class="chapeau indent1">The term “Native American-serving, nontribal institution” means an institution of higher education, as defined in <a href="/uscode/text/20/1001#a">section 1001(a) of this title</a>, that, at the time of application—</span> <div class="subparagraph indent2"><a name="b_2_A"></a><span class="num" value="A">(A)</span> <div class="content"> is an eligible institution under <a href="/uscode/text/20/1058#b">section 1058(b) of this title</a>;</div> </div> <div class="subparagraph indent2"><a name="b_2_B"></a><span class="num" value="B">(B)</span> <div class="content"> has an enrollment of undergraduate students that is not less than 10 percent Native American students; and</div> </div> <div class="subparagraph indent2"><a name="b_2_C"></a><span class="num" value="C">(C)</span> <div class="content"> is not a Tribal College or University (as defined in <a href="/uscode/text/20/1059c">section 1059c of this title</a>).</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="subsection indent2 firstIndent-2"><a name="c"></a><span class="num bold" value="c">(c)</span><span class="heading bold"> Authorized activities</span> <div class="paragraph indent3 firstIndent-2"><a name="c_1"></a><span class="num bold" value="1">(1)</span><span class="heading bold"> Types of activities authorized</span> <div class="content"> <p>Grants awarded under this section shall be used by Native American-serving, nontribal institutions to assist such institutions to plan, develop, undertake, and carry out activities to improve and expand such institutions’ capacity to serve Native Americans and low-income individuals.</p> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph indent3 firstIndent-2"><a name="c_2"></a><span class="num bold" value="2">(2)</span><span class="heading bold"> Examples of authorized activities</span><span class="chapeau indent1">Such programs may include—</span> <div class="subparagraph indent2"><a name="c_2_A"></a><span class="num" value="A">(A)</span> <div class="content"> the purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including instructional and research purposes;</div> </div> <div class="subparagraph indent2"><a name="c_2_B"></a><span class="num" value="B">(B)</span> <div class="content"> renovation and improvement in classroom, library, laboratory, and other instructional facilities;</div> </div> <div class="subparagraph indent2"><a name="c_2_C"></a><span class="num" value="C">(C)</span> <div class="content"> support of faculty exchanges, and faculty development and faculty fellowships to assist faculty in attaining advanced degrees in the faculty’s field of instruction;</div> </div> <div class="subparagraph indent2"><a name="c_2_D"></a><span class="num" value="D">(D)</span> <div class="content"> curriculum development and academic instruction;</div> </div> <div class="subparagraph indent2"><a name="c_2_E"></a><span class="num" value="E">(E)</span> <div class="content"> the purchase of library books, periodicals, microfilm, and other educational materials;</div> </div> <div class="subparagraph indent2"><a name="c_2_F"></a><span class="num" value="F">(F)</span> <div class="content"> funds and administrative management, and acquisition of equipment for use in strengthening funds management;</div> </div> <div class="subparagraph indent2"><a name="c_2_G"></a><span class="num" value="G">(G)</span> <div class="content"> the joint use of facilities such as laboratories and libraries;</div> </div> <div class="subparagraph indent2"><a name="c_2_H"></a><span class="num" value="H">(H)</span> <div class="content"> academic tutoring and counseling programs and student support services; and</div> </div> <div class="subparagraph indent2"><a name="c_2_I"></a><span class="num" value="I">(I)</span> <div class="content"> education or counseling services designed to improve the financial and economic literacy of students or the students’ families.</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="subsection indent2 firstIndent-2"><a name="d"></a><span class="num bold" value="d">(d)</span><span class="heading bold"> Application process</span> <div class="paragraph indent3 firstIndent-2"><a name="d_1"></a><span class="num bold" value="1">(1)</span><span class="heading bold"> Institutional eligibility</span> <div class="content"> <p>A Native American-serving, nontribal institution desiring to receive assistance under this section shall submit to the Secretary such enrollment data as may be necessary to demonstrate that the institution is a Native American-serving, nontribal institution, along with such other information and data as the Secretary may reasonably require.</p> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph indent3 firstIndent-2"><a name="d_2"></a><span class="num bold" value="2">(2)</span><span class="heading bold"> Applications</span> <div class="subparagraph indent4 firstIndent-2"><a name="d_2_A"></a><span class="num bold" value="A">(A)</span><span class="heading bold"> Authority to submit applications</span> <div class="content"> <p>Any institution that is determined by the Secretary to be a Native American-serving, nontribal institution may submit an application for assistance under this section to the Secretary.</p> </div> </div> <div class="subparagraph indent4 firstIndent-2"><a name="d_2_B"></a><span class="num bold" value="B">(B)</span><span class="heading bold"> Simplified and streamlined format</span> <div class="content"> <p>The Secretary shall, to the extent possible, continue to prescribe a simplified and streamlined format for applications under this section that takes into account the limited number of institutions that are eligible for assistance under this section.</p> </div> </div> <div class="subparagraph indent4 firstIndent-2"><a name="d_2_C"></a><span class="num bold" value="C">(C)</span><span class="heading bold"> Content</span><span class="chapeau indent2">An application submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include—</span> <div class="clause indent3"><a name="d_2_C_i"></a><span class="num" value="i">(i)</span> <div class="content"> a five-year plan for improving the assistance provided by the Native American-serving, nontribal institution to Native Americans and low-income individuals; and</div> </div> <div class="clause indent3"><a name="d_2_C_ii"></a><span class="num" value="ii">(ii)</span> <div class="content"> such other information and assurances as the Secretary may reasonably require.</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph indent3 firstIndent-2"><a name="d_3"></a><span class="num bold" value="3">(3)</span><span class="heading bold"> Special rules</span> <div class="subparagraph indent4 firstIndent-2"><a name="d_3_A"></a><span class="num bold" value="A">(A)</span><span class="heading bold"> Eligibility</span> <div class="content"> <p>No Native American-serving, nontribal institution that receives funds under this section shall concurrently receive funds under any other provision of this part, part B, or part A of subchapter V.</p> </div> </div> <div class="subparagraph indent4 firstIndent-2"><a name="d_3_B"></a><span class="num bold" value="B">(B)</span><span class="heading bold"> Exemption</span> <div class="content"> <p><a href="/uscode/text/20/1059#d">Section 1059(d) of this title</a> shall not apply to institutions that are eligible to receive funds under this section.</p> </div> </div> <div class="subparagraph indent4 firstIndent-2"><a name="d_3_C"></a><span class="num bold" value="C">(C)</span><span class="heading bold"> Distribution</span> <div class="content"> <p>In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall, to the extent possible and consistent with the competitive process under which such grants are awarded, ensure maximum and equitable distribution among all eligible institutions.</p> </div> </div> <div class="subparagraph indent4 firstIndent-2"><a name="d_3_D"></a><span class="num bold" value="D">(D)</span><span class="heading bold"> Minimum grant amount</span> <div class="content"> <p>The minimum amount of a grant under this section shall be $200,000.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sourceCredit">(<a href="/rio/citation/Pub._L._89-329">Pub. 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