; and (B) is established pursuant to an agreement between a tribal agency and a 21CSC organization for the benefit of the members of the tribal agency. (7) Institution of higher education (A) In general The term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 ). (B) Exclusion The term institution of higher education does not include— (i) an institution described in section 101(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001(b) ); or (ii) an institution outside the United States, as described in section 102(a)(1)(C) of that Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1002(a)(1)(C) ). (8) Participating entity The term participating entity means a Federal entity described in section 204(c)(2). (9) Priority project The term priority project means a 21CSC project conducted to further 1 or more of the purposes described in section 202 or in section 2 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 ( 16 U.S.C. 6501 ), including by— (A) reducing wildfire risk to a community, municipal water supply, or at-risk land; (B) protecting a watershed; (C) addressing a threat to forest land or rangeland health, including catastrophic wildfire; (D) addressing the impact of insect or disease infestation or any other damaging agent on forest land, water, or rangeland health; or (E) conserving, restoring, or enhancing a forest ecosystem or an ecosystem on public, private, or tribal land— (i) to improve biological diversity; or (ii) to enhance— (I) the productivity of fish and wildlife habitat; (II) the recovery of a species; or (III) carbon sequestration. (10) Resource assistant The term resource assistant means a resource assistant selected under section 206. (11) State The term State means— (A) each of the several States of the United States; (B) the District of Columbia; (C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; (D) the United States Virgin Islands; (E) Guam; (F) American Samoa