; or (2) institutions of higher education that apply for such grants that propose significant and sustained collaborative activities with one or more minority-serving institutions. (b) Technical assistance The Secretary shall provide technical assistance to minority-serving institutions to ensure maximum distribution of grants to eligible minority-serving institutions and among each category of such institutions. . (c) Authorization of appropriations Part D of title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1132 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: 639. Authorization of appropriations (a) In general Subject to subsection (b), there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. (b) Adjustment for inflation (1) In general The amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a) for fiscal year 2020 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years shall be deemed increased by a percentage equal to the annual adjustment percentage. (2) Definition In this subsection, the term annual adjustment percentage as applied to a fiscal year, means the estimated percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (as determined by the Secretary, using the definition in section 478(f)) for the most recent calendar year ending prior to the beginning of that fiscal year. .