# Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions (84.382)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/84-382-strengthening-minority-serving-institutions/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions is run by Department of Education. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $194 million in 81 grants, about $2.4 million per award.

## Objectives

To strengthen Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI); Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI); and Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI) that propose to carry out activities to improve and expand such institution's capacity to serve low-income and minority students. For Master’s Degree Programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Section 723) and Master’s Degree Programs at Predominantly Black Institutions (Section 724) to specified eligible institutions to further advance educational opportunities for African-Americans.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $31.0 million | 63 |
| 2022 | $37.2 million | 63 |
| 2023 | $41.6 million | 63 |
| 2024 | $41.8 million | 63 |
| 2025 | $42.8 million | 57 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Winston-Salem State University | North Carolina | $8.5 million |
| Fisk University | Tennessee | $7.3 million |
| Fayetteville State University | North Carolina | $6.9 million |
| Alcorn State University | Mississippi | $6.4 million |
| Kentucky State University | Kentucky | $5.9 million |
| Elizabeth City State University | North Carolina | $4.5 million |
| Virginia State University | Virginia | $4.5 million |
| Grambling State University | Louisiana | $4.4 million |
| University of Arkansas System | Arkansas | $4.3 million |
| Albany State University | Georgia | $3.9 million |
| Fort Valley State University | Georgia | $3.8 million |
| South Carolina State University | South Carolina | $3.8 million |
| Claflin University | South Carolina | $3.7 million |
| Wilberforce University | Ohio | $3.5 million |
| Coppin State University | Maryland | $3.5 million |
| Oconee Fall Line Tech College | Georgia | $3.5 million |
| Georgia State University | Georgia | $3.5 million |
| Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences, Inc. | Tennessee | $3.5 million |
| Faulkner University | Alabama | $3.5 million |
| Southwest TN Community College | Tennessee | $3.4 million |