Pilot Program to Increase Research Capacity at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority-Serving Institutions
- Posted
- February 5, 2026
- Closed
- April 10, 2026
- Award ceiling
- $10,000,000
- Award floor
- $1,500,000
- Expected awards
- 5
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 12.630
- Archives
- May 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
This solicitation invites applications (also referred to as “proposals”) to increase the capacity of eligible institutions to achieve very high research activity status on the Carnegie Classification scale. The proposals must align with the research areas of interest to the DoW (which includes the USW(R&E) and the ARL) and enhance the education of students in areas of STEM that align with the DoW research interests.
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
As provided in Section 223 of the FY 2023 NDAA, eligibility for this competition is open only to “covered educational institutions,” aimed at achieving very high research status on the Carnegie Classification scale. Institutions currently classified as very high research status (R1) on the Carnegie Classification website are not eligible to participate in this opportunity. https://carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/Additional eligibility for this FOA are defined as:a. The term ‘‘eligible institution’’ means a historically Black college or university or other minority-serving institution that is classified as such at the time of participation in the program.b. The term ‘‘historically Black college or university’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘part B institution’’ under section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20U.S.C. 1061).c. The term ‘‘other minority-serving institution’’ means an institution of higher education specified in paragraphs (2) through (7) of section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)).Eligible applicants include community colleges or other two-year degree granting institutions meeting the definition of a “eligible institution.”
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