Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions
Abstract
This program element (PE) provides support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI) program in the fields of science and engineering that are important to national defense. The Department of Defense (DoD) HBCU/MI Program encourages participation of small minority schools as well as large minority research institutions. The HBCU/MI program is authorized by 10 U.S.C. § 2362 and is funded by annual appropriations. This competitive program provides support through grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts for research, education assistance, and instrumentation purchases. Work in this PE provides a foundation to enhance participation of HBCUs/MIs in DoD research, including infrastructure; strengthen research and educational opportunities at HBCUs/MIs and increase the number of minority graduates in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines important to the national defense; and build a more diverse pool of scientists and engineers to meet future workforce needs. Work in this PE is performed by the Services’ Research Offices and DoD Laboratories (includes the Army Research Laboratory and the Air Force Research Laboratory) for Centers of Excellence (COE). Currently funded centers through cooperative agreements include COE in Autonomy, Cyber Security, and Research Data Analysis.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2018
- Source ID
- 0601228D8Z_1_0400_PB_2018
- Change Summary Explanation
- Service Agency Name
- Office of the Secretary Of Defense
Entities
Organizations
- Office of the Secretary of Defense