20 U.S.C. § 1102a

Program authority and eligibility

(a) Program authorized

Subject to the availability of funds appropriated to carry out this part, the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible institutions to enable the eligible institutions to carry out the authorized activities described in section 1102b of this title .

(b) Eligibility

For the purposes of this part, an “eligible institution” means an institution of higher education that—

(1)

is a Hispanic-serving institution (as defined in section 1101a of this title ); and

(2)

offers a postbaccalaureate certificate or postbaccalaureate degree granting program.

( Pub. L. 89–329, title V, § 512 , as added Pub. L. 110–315, title V, § 502(a)(3) , Aug. 14, 2008 , 122 Stat. 3332 .)