12 2 STA T .3 1 76PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 31 5— AU G .1 4, 200 8inst it u ti o ns to pla n ,dev elop, unde r ta k e, and c arr y out activities toi m prove and e x pand suc h institutions ’ capacity to serve A sian Americans and N ative American P aci f ic I slanders and lo w- income individuals .‘ ‘ (2)EXAMPLESOF A UTH O RIZ E D A C TI V ITIES. —S uch pro g rams may include— ‘‘(A) purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or la b oratory e q uipment for educational purposes, including instructional and research purposes
‘‘( B ) renovation and improvement in classroom, library, laboratory, and other instructional facilities; ‘‘( C ) support of faculty exchanges, and faculty develop- ment and faculty fellowships to assist in attaining advanced degrees in the faculty’s field of instruction; ‘‘( D ) curriculum development and academic instruction; ‘‘(E) purchase of library books, periodicals, microfilm, and other educational materials; ‘‘( F ) funds and administrative management, and acquisition of equipment for use in strengthening funds management; ‘‘( G ) j oint use of facilities such as laboratories and libraries; ‘‘( H ) academic tutoring and counseling programs and student support services; ‘‘(I) establishing community outreach programs that will encourage elementary school and secondary school stu- dents to develop the academic skills and the interest to pursue postsecondary education; ‘‘( J ) establishing or improving an endowment fund; ‘‘( K ) academic instruction in disciplines in which Asian Americans and Native American Pacific Islanders are underrepresented; ‘‘( L ) conducting research and data collection for Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander popu- lations and subpopulations; ‘‘( M ) establishing partnerships with community-based organi z ations serving Asian Americans and Native Amer- ican Pacific Islanders; and ‘‘(N) education or counseling services designed to improve the financial and economic literacy of students or the students’ families. ‘‘(d) APPLICATIO N PROCESS.— ‘‘( 1 ) INSTITUTIONAL ELI G I B ILIT Y .—Each Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution desiring to receive assistance under this section shall submit to the Secretary such enrollment data as may be necessary to dem- onstrate that the institution is an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution as defined in sub- section (b), along with such other information and data as the Secretary may reasonably require. ‘‘(2) APPLICATIONS.—Any institution that is determined by the Secretary to be an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution may submit an application for assistance under this section to the Secretary. Such applica- tion shall include— ‘‘(A) a five-year plan for improving the assistance pro- vided by the Asian American and Native American Pacific
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