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N0001424SF006: Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Department of the Navy (DoN) Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program

Closed Closed December 13, 2024 Opportunity N0001424SF006 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of the Navy (DoN) Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program (N0001426SF001). Status: Closes December 11, 2026 (34 days left). It is in our archive of Office of Naval Research notices from 2024.

• Award ceiling$525,000
• Award floor$100,000
• Total funding$525,000
• Expected awards3
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to colleges and universities.

• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education
• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Awards under this FOA will only be made to U.S.-based Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) of higher education with degree granting programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). As provided in 10 U.S. C. § 2362, eligibility for this competition is only open to the following institutions: A. Institutions of higher education eligible for assistance under Title III or V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.); and B. Accredited post-secondary MSIs that are recognized by the Department of Education (DoED) as one of the following: • Alaskan Native or Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions ANNH); • Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI); • Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI); • Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU); • Native American-Serving Non-Tribal Institutions (NASNTI); • Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI); • Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU). For MSIs that are not formally designated as an HBCU or TCU (Tribal Colleges and Universities), enrollments, accreditation, and other factors may affect eligibility in any given year. To demonstrate that both criterion 1.A. and 1.B. (above) are satisfied, MSIs that are not formally designated as an HBCU or TCU must submit a letter from the DoED certifying eligibility for Title III or Title V assistance and MSI status; this letter must be applicable for the current academic year. The eligibility letter will not be included in the page limit (see Section II.D.2.). If a current eligibility letter is not submitted with the initial white paper for institutions that are not HBCUs or TCUs, the applicant will be deemed ineligible and the white paper will not be reviewed. The Principal Investigator (PI) and all proposed personnel must be U.S. citizens on September 20, 2024 (Friday), the date white papers are due. In addition, the PI must have a full-time tenured, tenure-track, or tenure-track equivalent academic appointment at one of the seven MSI types listed above in Section II.C.1.B. This is a single PI award. No Co-PIs and no sub-awards will be permitted.

More grants for colleges and universities.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Basic and Applied Scientific Research awards averaged $670,297; this notice allows up to $525,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (80% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The Department of Navy (DoN) Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program aims to increase the quantity and quality of minority professionals in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in the defense community. Research conducted at Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) for the DoN HBCU/MI Program: · enhances the research and educational capabilities of HBCU/MIs in scientific and engineering disciplines critical to the defense mission of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps, · encourages cross-institutional, collaborative efforts that explore innovative solutions to naval science and technology (S&T) challenges, and · increases the engagement of students, including underrepresented minorities, in STEM fields important to the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps.

Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, N0001426SF001, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.