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42 U.S. Code § 19111. Planning and capacity building awards
(a) In general
Under the program established in section 1862p–2 of this title and the activities authorized under this section, from amounts made available to the Directorate, the Director, in coordination with other Federal agencies as determined appropriate by the Director, shall make awards, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to advance the development, adoption, and commercialization of technologies, consistent with the purposes of the Directorate under section 19102 of this title.
(b) Eligible entityTo be eligible to receive an award under this section, an entity shall be—
(1)
an institution of higher education, which may be a community college (or a consortium of such institutions);
(2)
a nonprofit organization that is either affiliated with an institution of higher education or designed to support technology development or entrepreneurship; or
(3) a consortium that includes—
(A)
an entity described in paragraph (1) or (2) as the lead award recipient; and
(B) one or more additional individuals or entities, which shall be—
(i)
an economic development organization or similar entity that is focused primarily on improving science, technology, innovation, or entrepreneurship;
(ii)
an industry organization or firm in a relevant technology or innovation sector;
(iii)
an industry-experienced executive with entrepreneurship experience that is focused primarily on de-risking technologies from both a scientific and a business perspective; or
(iv)
an individual or entity with industry and startup expertise, including a mentor network, across relevant technology or innovation sectors.