Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI)
Abstract
The HBCU/MI program provides support in 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. This competitive program provides support through grants or contracts for research, education assistance, instrumentation purchases, and technical assistance as described below: • Research. The research grants further the knowledge in the basic scientific disciplines through theoretical and experimental activities. Collaborative research allows university research staff to work directly with military laboratories or other universities. • Education. Minority institutions use education assistance funds to strengthen their academic programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) thereby increasing the number of under-represented minorities obtaining undergraduate and graduate degrees in these fields. These grants provide equipment, scholarships, cooperative work/study opportunities, visiting faculty programs, summer programs, and a variety of other enhancements designed to support students and to encourage them to pursue careers in STEM. • Infrastructure. This program allows universities to purchase basic laboratory equipment for research and education program enhancements and highly sophisticated research instruments, such as lasers and spectrometers. • Technical assistance. HBCU/MI uses these funds to design programs that enhance the ability of minority institutions to successfully compete for future Defense funding. The objective is to assist the HBCU/MI community in areas such as proposal writing and administration of grants, and contracts.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2014
- Source ID
- 0602228D8Z_2_0400_PB_2014
- Change Summary Explanation
- FY 2012 reflects a reprogramming action of $35.245 million from RDT&E-A, PE 0601104A to RDT&E-DW, PE 0602228D8Z in line with Congressional direction. FY 2013 appropriated funds will be reprogrammed to the OSD PE in the same manner as FY 2012. FY 2014 funds will be requested under PE 0601228D8Z (budget activity 1).
- Service Agency Name
- Office of Secretary Of Defense