Unless otherwise specified in the RFA, eligible applicants for the grant program implemented under this subpart include:
    
    
        
        (a) 
         State agricultural experiment stations;
     
    
        
        (b) 
         Colleges and universities (including junior colleges offering an associate's degree);
     
    
        
        (c) 
         University research foundations;
     
    
        
        (d) 
         Other research institutions and organizations;
     
    
    
        
        (f) 
         National laboratories;
     
    
        
        (g) 
         Private organizations or corporations;
     
    
    
        
        (i) 
         Any group consisting of 2 or more entities identified in paragraphs (a) through (i) of this section.