; (B) a Tribal research facility; (C) a Tribal department of agriculture; (D) an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 )); and (E) a research center conducting scientific research on chronic wasting disease. (c) Grant program (1) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall award grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities to conduct research on the transmission of, resistance to, and diagnosis of chronic wasting disease. (2) Criteria for selection In awarding grants under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that shall conduct research relating to— (A) methods and products— (i) to effectively detect infectious chronic wasting disease prions in live cervids, the environment, and inorganic surfaces; and (ii) to decontaminate those infectious prions; (B) the long-term suppression or eradication of chronic wasting disease