Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP)

 
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    CFDA#

    47.041; 47.049; 47.050; 47.070; 47.074; 47.075; 47.076; 47.083     		 

    Funder Type

    Federal Government

    IT Classification

    B - Readily funds technology as part of an award

    Authority

    U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)

    Summary

    HBCU-UP provides awards to strengthen STEM undergraduate education and research at HBCUs. Support is available through the following tracks:

    • Targeted Infusion Projects (TIP), which provide support to achieve a short-term, well-defined goal for improving the quality of undergraduate STEM education at HBCUs.
    • Research on Broadening Participation in STEM projects (BPR), which provides support to investigate topics that impact the recruitment, retention, and success of African Americans in STEM education and the workforce.
    • Research Initiation Awards (RIA), which provide support for STEM faculty with no prior or recent research funding to pursue research at the home institution, a NSF-funded research center, a research intensive institution, or a national laboratory.
    • Implementation Projects (IMP), which provide support to design, implement, study, and assess comprehensive institutional efforts for increasing the number of students receiving undergraduate STEM degrees and enhancing the quality of their preparation by strengthening STEM education and research.  Implementation Projects should establish sustainable practices that prepare students to compete successfully for graduate research fellowships
    • Broadening Participation Research Centers (BPRC), which provide support to create centers that conduct research on STEM education and broadening participation and build the intellectual infrastructure to facilitate the creation, integration, and transfer of new knowledge. Broadening Participation Research Centers are expected to represent the collective intelligence of HBCU STEM higher education, and serve as national hubs for the rigorous study and broad dissemination of the critical pedagogies and culturally sensitive interventions that contribute to the success of HBCUs in educating African American STEM undergraduates. Centers are expected to conduct research on STEM education and broadening participation in STEM; perform outreach to HBCUs in order to build capacity for conducting this type of research; and work to disseminate promising broadening participation research in order to enhance STEM education and research outcomes for African American undergraduates across the country. Lead institutions that have received a BPRC award are eligible to submit a renewal proposal for a maximum of 5 years (up to 10 years of total support).
    • Other Funding Opportunities include EArly-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER), Rapid Response Research (RAPID), conference, and planning grants.

    HBCU-UP has identified the following priority areas: innovation in instruction and curriculum development; access to STEM research experiences for undergraduate students; recruitment and retention, especially retention in STEM fields during and after the freshman year; critical transitions from K-12 to undergraduate, 2-year to 4-year, and undergraduate to graduate school; increased research capacity of STEM faculty; evidence-based leadership and professional development of faculty; research capacity building; and STEM teacher preparation.

     

    History of Funding

    Past funded awards can be found here: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/advancedSearchResult?ProgEleCode=1594&BooleanElement=Any&BooleanRef=Any&ActiveAwards=true#results

    Additional Information

    HBCU-UP is particularly interested in building knowledge in areas related to the following questions:

    • What are the underlying issues affecting the participation and success of African American students in STEM undergraduate education?
    • What replicable models of successful STEM programs at HBCUs can be developed, described, and adopted by other HBCUs and other institutions that serve underrepresented minority students?
    • What are effective methods of increasing the capacity of HBCUs to produce more STEM graduates who are highly qualified for the STEM workforce or graduate school?
    • What models of collaborations and partnerships have the greatest short- and long-term positive impact for the HBCU institution, faculty, and/or students?

    Contacts

    Earnestine Easter

    Earnestine Easter
    4201 Wilson Boulevard
    Arlington, VA 22230
    (703) 292-8112
    (703) 292-9048

    Carleitta Paige-Anderson

    Carleitta Paige-Anderson

    ,
    (703) 292-2816
     

  • Eligibility Details

    Proposals may only be submitted by Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) that are accredited and offer undergraduate educational degree programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Proposals from HBCUs actively engaged in the process of developing undergraduate STEM education programs are encouraged.

    Deadline Details

    Deadlines vary by project area:

    • Targeted Infusion Projects (TIP): Letters of Intent are to be submitted by September 9, 2025 and then the second Tuesday in September, annually thereafter. Full proposals are to be submitted by November 13, 2025 then the second Thursday in November, annually, thereafter.
    • Research on Broadening Participation in STEM Projects: Letters of Intent are to be submitted by September 9, 2025 then the second Tuesday in September, annually thereafter. Full proposals are to be submitted by November 13, 2025 then the second Thursday in November, annually, thereafter.
    • Research Initiation Awards (RIA): Letters of Intent are to be submitted by July 22, 2025 than the fourth Tuesday in July, annually thereafter. Full proposals are to be submitted by October 7, 2025 then the first Tuesday in October, annually, thereafter.
    • Implementation Projects (IMP): Letters of Intent are to be submitted by September 9, 2025 then the second Tuesday in September, annually thereafter. Full proposals are to be submitted by November 13, 2025 then the second Thursday in November, annually, thereafter.
    • Broadening Participation Research Centers (BPRC): Preliminary proposals are to be submitted by March 26, 2024. Full proposals are to be submitted by November 26, 2024. The fourth Tuesday in March and the fourth Thursday in November for preliminary and full proposals biennially thereafter.

    Award Details

    Approximately $62,250,000 is available in total funding.

    • Approximately $30 million, pending availability of funds, for new awards in FY 2024 for Targeted Infusion Projects, Research on Broadening Participation in STEM Projects, Implementation Projects, and Research Initiation Awards.
    • Approximately $32.25 million, pending availability of funds, for new awards in FY 2025 for Targeted Infusion Projects, Research on Broadening Participation in STEM Projects, Implementation Projects, Research Initiation Awards, and Broadening Participation Research Centers.

    Up to 136 awards will be granted over a two-year period. In FY 2024 and FY 2025, the estimated number of awards each year will be:

    • Up to 25 Research Initiation Awards. The maximum award amount is $450,000;
    • Up to 25 Targeted Infusion Project Awards. The maximum award amount is $400,000;
    • Up to 6 Research on Broadening Participation in STEM Project Awards. The maximum award amount is $350,000;
    • Up to 10 Implementation Project Awards. Up to $1.25 million for 1st round Implementation Projects; up to $2.25 million for 2nd and 3rd round Implementation Projects; up to $3 million for 4th round implementation projects and beyond.; and
    • 4 to 6 other awards (Planning Grants, Conferences, EAGER, or RAPID proposals) based on the availability of funds.
    • Specifically in FY 25, up to two Broadening Participation Research Centers will be funded with an award amount up to $9 million.

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