Description
The Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCU) Research and Development Infrastructure Grants Program aims to provide funds to implement transformational investments in research infrastructure, including research productivity, faculty expertise, graduate programs, physical infrastructure, human capital development, and partnerships leading to increases in external funding. The program has two absolute priorities: one for HBCUs to implement high-quality transformative research capacity initiatives and another for TCCUs to improve their research and development activities. The program also has an invitational priority for projects that align research and development activities with workforce development. Eligible applicants include HBCUs and TCCUs, and the estimated available funds are $15,000,000, with an estimated range of awards between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000 for a 48-month project period. Key aspects of the job include:
• Improving research infrastructure and capacity
• Enhancing faculty expertise and graduate programs
• Developing physical infrastructure and human capital
• Fostering partnerships to increase external funding
• Aligning research and development with workforce development
• Submitting applications through Grants.gov by June 23, 2026