Department of Defense Research and Education Program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI)
- Posted
- August 1, 2024
- Closed
- December 11, 2025
- Award ceiling
- $100,000,000
- Award floor
- $100,000,000
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Cooperative Agreement, Grant
- Assistance listing
- 12.630
- Archives
- January 10, 2026
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 12.630 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $191.6M
- FY2026 obligated
- $221.4M
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 627
Top recipients: Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation, University of California San Diego, Msi Stem Research & Development Consortium, Rochester Institute of Technology, Morgan State University
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
The DEVCOM ARL invites applications from covered educational institutions that meet the 10 U.S.C. § 4144 objective to enhance defense-related research and education. The statutory objective shall be accomplished through initiatives designed to:
• enhance the research and educational capabilities in areas of importance to national defense;
• increase the number of graduates STEM disciplines; and
• encourage research and educational collaborations between such institutions and other institutions of higher education, Government defense organizations, and the defense industry.
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
As provided in 10 U.S.C. § 4144, eligibility for this competition is open only to “covered educational institutions,” which are defined as:a. institutions of higher education eligible for assistance under Title III or Title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.); orb. accredited post-secondary minority institutions. Eligible applicants include community colleges or other two-year degree granting institutions meeting the definition of a “covered educational institution.”
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