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 ART code is distributed under the license specified in the [`Noncomercial_Academic_LA.pdf`](https://github.com/JBEI/ART/blob/master/Noncomercial_Academic_LA.pdf) file and is *Patent Pending*.
 
-This license allows for free **non-commercial** use for **academic institutions**. Modification should be fed back to the original repository to benefit all users. If interested in an academic license of this type, please email azournas@lbl.gov using the email address from your academic institution, and provide your github handle. You will then be added to the private github repository containing the `ART` source code.
+This license allows for free **non-commercial** use for **academic, non-profit and U.S. government institutions**. Modification should be fed back to the original repository to benefit all users. If interested in a non-commercial license of this type, please email azournas@lbl.gov using the email address from your qualifying institution (e.g. .edu or .gov), and provide your github handle. You will then be added to the private github repository containing the `ART` source code.
 
 A separate **commercial** use license is available from Berkeley Lab @ ipo@lbl.gov. The license terms (10 years) are $10,000 for small businesses (250 employees or less) and $25,000 for large businesses (more than 250 employees). Once the license is signed, interested parties will receive the information for accessing the private github repository containing the `ART` source code.