HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM.

SEC. 7033. HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM.(a) In General.—The Director is authorized to establish a new program to award grants on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis to Hispanic-serving institutions (as defined in section 502 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a)) to enhance the quality of undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education at such institutions and to increase the 121 STAT. 712 retention and graduation rates of students pursuing associate’s or baccalaureate degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.(b) Program Components.—Grants awarded under this section shall support—(1) activities to improve courses and curriculum in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics;(2) faculty development;(3) stipends for undergraduate students participating in research; and(4) other activities consistent with subsection (a), as determined by the Director.(c) Instrumentation.—Funding for instrumentation is an allowed use of grants awarded under this section.