U.S. Department of Defense · General
DOD HBCU/MI Research and Education Program
Funds research, instrumentation, and infrastructure at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions to enhance their ability to participate in defense-related research and to develop a pipeline of underrepresented scientists and engineers in DOD priority areas.
Program facts
- Typical award
- $250K – $2.5M
- Non-federal match
- Varies by NOFO
- Audience
- Local governments and eligible subrecipients
- Application window
- Periodic; check current Broad Agency Announcements.
- Typical prep time
- 10–18 weeks
- Statutory authority
- 10 U.S.C. §2362 (Defense Research and Development at Historically Black Colleges and Minority-Serving Institutions)
Catalog entry last verified 2026-05-27 · Verify on the agency page →
Eligibility at a glance
- Institutions of higher education are eligible applicants.
- Restricted to Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU, HSI, AANAPISI, TCU, ANNH, NASNTI, PBI, or MSI-general).
Administered through DOD Basic Research Office; service components (ARO, ONR, AFOSR) issue their own MI-focused BAAs as well. Amounts and timing approximate; verify directly with administering agency.
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Planning purposes only. Award ranges, match percentages, and application windows on this page summarize the latest publicly available agency guidance and are approximate. Always verify the binding NOFO on the administering agency's page before applying.