Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program

The summary for the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the National Science Foundation, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program: This program provides awards to build the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and research capacity at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) as a means to broaden participation in the Nation's STEM workforce. Support is available for Implementation Projects, Planning Grants, Education Research Projects, and Targeted Infusion Projects. Implementation Projects provide support to implement a comprehensive institutional project to strengthen STEM education and research. Proposed activities and strategies should be the result of an institutional STEM self-analysis, address institutional and NSF goals, and have the potential to result in significant and sustainable improvements in STEM program offerings. Typical project implementation strategies include: curriculum enhancement, faculty professional development,undergraduate research, academic enrichment, infusion of technology to enhance STEM instruction, collaborations with research institutions and industry, and other activities that meet institutional needs. Planning Grants provide support to an institution in order to undertake an institutional STEM self-analysis and to identify activities and strategies for an Implementation Project. Typical activities include data collection and research of potential activities and strategies. Education Research Projects provide support to undertake a three-year education research project which is relevant to the HBCU community and has the potential to strengthen the STEM education and research programs at HBCUs. Potential research topics include: retention, diffusion of innovations, curricula enhancements, technology in education, and the identification of successful models. Targeted Infusion Projectsprovide support to implement activities that will result in the achievement of a well defined goal within one STEM department over one to two years. Potential goals include: specialized accreditation, establishing new programs or certifications, and updating programs to reflect advances in the field and industry standards.