### Question
What does eligible entity mean?


### Answer
**Eligible entity** has the following meaning in *42 U.S.C. § 12563*:

> a State educational agency, a State Commission, a territory, an Indian tribe, an institution of higher education, or a public or private nonprofit organization (including community-based entities), a public or private elementary school or secondary school, a local educational agency, a consortium of such entities, or a consortium of 2 or more such entities and a for-profit organization

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 12563*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 129-NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE > SUBCHAPTER I-NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT PROGRAM > Division B-School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning Programs > Part III-Innovative and Community-Based Service-Learning Programs and Research**

