; and (2) make the plan available on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Defense. (f) Support to covered educational institutions (1) In general The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering may establish a program to award contracts, grants, or other agreements on a competitive basis to a covered educational institution, and to perform other appropriate activities, for the purposes described in paragraph (2). (2) Purposes The purposes described in this paragraph are the following: (A) Developing the capability, including workforce and research infrastructure capabilities, for covered educational institutions to more effectively compete for Federal engineering, applied research, commercialization, and workforce development funding opportunities. (B) Improving the capability of covered educational institutions to— (i) recruit and retain research faculty; (ii) participate in appropriate personnel exchange programs; and (iii) participate in appropriate educational and career development activities. (C) Any other purposes the Under Secretary determines appropriate for enhancing the engineering, applied research, commercialization, and development capabilities of covered educational institutions. (g) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered educational institution The term covered educational institution means— (A) a mining, metallurgical, geological, or mineral engineering program— (i) accredited by a non-governmental organization that accredits post-secondary education programs in applied and natural science, engineering technology, and computing; and (ii) located at an institution of higher education