### Question
Can you define what eligible State means?


### Answer
**Eligible State** is defined as the following in *51 U.S.C. § 40903*:

> a State designated by the Administrator as eligible to compete in the National Science Foundation's Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research

#### Citation:
  - *51 U.S.C. § 40903*
  - Heading: **Subtitle IV-Aeronautics and Space Research and Education > CHAPTER 409-MISCELLANEOUS**

