### Question
How is the "person" defined?


### Answer
The term **person** is defined in *51 U.S.C. § 40302* as follows -

> any individual, any public or private corporation, partnership, or other association or entity (including any space grant college, space grant regional consortium, institution of higher education, institute, or laboratory), or any State, political subdivision of a State, or agency or officer of a State or political subdivision of a State

#### Citation:
  - *51 U.S.C. § 40302*
  - Heading: **Subtitle IV-Aeronautics and Space Research and Education > CHAPTER 403-NATIONAL SPACE GRANT COLLEGE AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM**

