Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 122.djvu/3373

 12 2 STA T .3 3 50PUBLIC LA W 110 – 315 — AU G .1 4, 200 8with th ema t c hi ngr e qu irement sof this p aragraph ) among the institutions that ha v e comp l ie d with such matching require - ment .‘ ‘ (3 ) MIN I MU M AW A RD . —S u bj ect to subsections (f) and (g), the amount awarded to each eligible institution listed in sub- section (b)( 1 ) for a fiscal y ear shall be not less than $50 0,000. ‘‘( 4 ) D URA T I O NO FG RANT S .— A grant awarded under this section shall be for a period of not more than si x years, but may be periodically renewed for a period to be determined by the Secretary. ‘‘(b) I NSTITUTIONA LE LIGI B ILIT Y .— ‘‘(1) IN G E NERAL.—Institutions eligible for grants under subsection (a) are the following

‘‘(A) Albany State U niversity. ‘‘( B ) Alcorn State University. ‘‘( C ) Claflin University. ‘‘(D) Coppin State University. ‘‘(E) Eli z abeth City State University. ‘‘( F ) Fayetteville State University. ‘‘( G ) Fis k University. ‘‘( H ) Fort V alley State University. ‘‘(I) Grambling State University. ‘‘( J ) K entucky State University. ‘‘(K) Mississippi Valley State University. ‘‘( L ) Savannah State University. ‘‘(M) South Carolina State University. ‘‘( N ) University of Arkansas, P ine Bluff. ‘‘( O ) Virginia State University. ‘‘(P) W est Virginia Sate University. ‘‘( Q ) Wilberforce University. ‘‘( R ) Winston-Salem State University. ‘‘( 2 ) QUALIFIED MASTERS DEGREE P ROGRAM.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of this section, the term ‘qualified masters degree program ’ means a mas- ters degree program that provides a program of instruction in mathematics, engineering, the physical or natural sciences, computer science, information technology, nursing, allied health, or other scientific disciplines in which African Americans are underrepresented and has students enrolled in such program of instruction at the time of application for a grant under this section. ‘‘(B) ENROLLMENT E XC EPTION.—Notwithstanding the enrollment requirement contained in subparagraph (A), an institution may use an amount equal to not more than 10 percent of the institution’s grant under this section for the development of a new qualified masters degree program. ‘‘(3) INSTITUTIONAL C H OICE.— T he president or chancellor of the institution may decide which graduate school or qualified masters degree program will receive funds under the grant in any one fiscal year, if the allocation of funds among the schools or programs is delineated in the application for funds submitted to the Secretary under this section. ‘‘(4) ONE GRANT PER INSTITUTION.—The Secretary shall not award more than one grant under this section in any fiscal year to any institution of higher education.

�