; (2) in the case of an eligible entity that is an institution of higher education (or an eligible consortium that includes such an institution), such entity may use the grant funds to provide financial support and mentorship to underrepresented students; and (3) in the case of an eligible entity that is a two-year institution of higher education (or an eligible consortium that includes such an institution), such entity may use the grant funds to: (A) Assess relevant local employment opportunities for students in data science, analytics, and statistics. (B) Establish industry partnerships. (C) Maintain up-to-date curricula. (D) Develop programs, partnerships, and articulation agreements to facilitate the timely transition of students from data science, analytics, and statistics programs at the institution to— (i) bachelor’s degree programs in data science, analytics, statistics, or related fields; or (ii) relevant local employment. (c) Limitation Not more than 15 percent of the funds of a grant made under this title in a fiscal year may be used to purchase equipment to enable the activities described in this section. 104. Reporting and evaluation (a) Recipient reports Not less frequently than twice each year for the duration of a grant made under this title, an eligible entity that receives such a grant shall submit to the Secretary a report on the use of grant funds, including data on the students served through project activities assisted with such funds, disaggregated by— (1) race (for Asian and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students using the same race response categories as the decennial census of the population); (2) ethnicity; (3) gender