42 U.S.C. § 19184

(1) Director

The term “Director” means the Director of the National Science Foundation.

(2) HBCU

The term “HBCU” has the meaning given the term “part B institution” in section 1061 of title 20 .

(3) Minority serving institution

The term “minority serving institution” or “MSI” means Hispanic-Serving Institutions as defined in section 1101a) of title 20; Alaska Native Serving Institutions and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions as defined in section 1059d of title 20 ; and Predominantly Black Institutions, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions, and Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions as defined in section 1067q of title 20 .

(4) TCU

The term “TCU” has the meaning given the term “Tribal College or University” in section 1059c of title 20 .