The Administrator shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that grant funding under this section is apportioned according to the historic baseline oyster population of each estuary of the United States. (d) Definitions In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) Academic community The term academic community means faculty, researchers, professors, and representatives of State-accredited colleges and universities. (2) Administrator The term Administrator means the Secretary of Commerce acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (3) Eligible entity The term eligible entity means a member of the academic community, the seafood industry, a relevant nonprofit organization, or a relevant State agency, that is proposing or conducting a research project on the conservation, restoration, or management of oysters in an estuarine ecosystem developed through consultation with a member of the academic community, a member of the seafood industry, a relevant nonprofit organization, or a relevant State agency. (4) Historic baseline The term historic baseline means the estimated population of oysters in an estuary in 1850. (5) Nonprofit organization The term nonprofit organization means an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code. (6) Seafood industry The term seafood industry means shellfish growers, shellfish harvesters, commercial fishermen, and recreational fishermen. (e) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator $6,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2021 through 2025 to carry out this section.