; (2) support citizen science and public outreach related to the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts that may encourage people to develop scientific skills and to enter the fields described in paragraph (1); (3) promote diversity in the fields described in paragraph (1); and (4) build on existing science, technology, engineering, and math (known as STEM ) education, veterans’ training, and programs to support indigenous people and other underrepresented groups to facilitate education and training through programs that include— (A) grants to members of the Armed Forces and veterans for vocational training or other educational opportunities in the fields of engineering, marine sciences, and data management and collection; (B) grants to marine trade associations, engineering associations, and other professional organizations to provide apprenticeships; and (C) scholarships for trade schools, vocational institutes, institutions of higher education, and educational coalitions such as the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Institution of higher education The term institution of higher education has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001(a) ). (2) Veteran The term veteran has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. 11. Accelerating innovation at Cooperative Institutes (a) Focus on emerging technologies The Administrator shall ensure that the goals of the Cooperative Institutes of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration include focusing on advancing or applying emerging technologies, which may include— (1) applied uses and development of real-time and other advanced genetic technologies and applications, including such technologies and applications that derive genetic material directly from environmental samples without any obvious signs of biological source material