California Code, Health and Safety Code - HSC § 100237

(1) “Grantee” means any qualified public, private, or nonprofit agency or individual, including, but not limited to, colleges, universities, hospitals, laboratories, research institutions, local health departments, voluntary health agencies, health maintenance organizations, corporations, students, fellows, entrepreneurs, and individuals conducting clinical research using state funds. A grantee may also be a corporation that is headquartered in California and that conducts research using state funds.

(2) “Minority group” shall be defined pursuant to the definition in the 1993 National Institutes of Health guidelines.

(3) “Project of clinical research” includes a clinical trial.