Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Department of the Navy (DoN) Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program
This program provides funding to U.S.-based Minority-Serving Institutions to enhance their research and educational capabilities in STEM fields critical to the Navy and Marine Corps, while engaging underrepresented students and faculty.
The Fiscal Year 2025 Department of Navy (DoN) Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program aims to enhance research and educational capabilities at Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) in scientific and engineering disciplines critical to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Administered by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the program supports research that aligns with the Navy’s science and technology (S&T) objectives, encouraging cross-institutional collaborations to address naval challenges while engaging students, particularly underrepresented minorities, in STEM fields. This program is intended to foster innovation in areas such as cybersecurity, undersea warfare, maritime access, sea platforms, and warfighter performance, among others. Applicants are expected to focus on research that not only contributes to naval S&T but also promotes student and faculty engagement. The program requires the submission of a mandatory white paper by September 20, 2024, with full proposals only accepted by invitation. The white paper should describe the proposed research, its relevance to naval S&T, and how the project will engage students and faculty. Successful projects will demonstrate clear alignment with naval priorities and aim to expand the research capacity of participating institutions. Eligible applicants are U.S.-based Minority-Serving Institutions with STEM degree programs. These include Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and other minority-serving institutions such as Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs). The principal investigator (PI) must be a U.S. citizen with a full-time tenured or tenure-track position at one of these institutions. Award amounts will be up to $525,000 over three years, with specific limits on the allocation of funds for materials, equipment, and supplies. The program encourages collaboration with Navy technical experts to ensure that proposed research aligns with the Navy’s needs. Applicants are urged to contact Navy Technical Points of Contact (TPoCs) during the application process to discuss their research ideas. Applications are submitted electronically, with white papers due on September 20, 2024, and full proposals due by December 13, 2024, for invited applicants. Awards are expected to be announced by March 28, 2025, with project start dates in July 2025. No cost-sharing is required, although voluntary contributions are allowed. The program emphasizes the development of innovative solutions to naval challenges while building research and educational capacity at MSIs.
Award Range
Not specified - $185,000
Total Program Funding
$525,000
Number of Awards
3
Matching Requirement
No
Eligible Applicants
Additional Requirements
Awards under this FOA will only be made to U.S.-based Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) of higher education with degree granting programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). As provided in 10 U.S. C. 2362, eligibility for this competition is only open to the following institutions: A. Institutions of higher education eligible for assistance under Title III or V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.); and B. Accredited post-secondary MSIs that are recognized by the Department of Education (DoED) as one of the following: Alaskan Native or Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions ANNH); Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI); Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI); Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU); Native American-Serving Non-Tribal Institutions (NASNTI); Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI); Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU). For MSIs that are not formally designated as an HBCU or TCU (Tribal Colleges and Universities), enrollments, accreditation, and other factors may affect eligibility in any given year. To demonstrate that both criterion 1.A. and 1.B. (above) are satisfied, MSIs that are not formally designated as an HBCU or TCU must submit a letter from the DoED certifying eligibility for Title III or Title V assistance and MSI status; this letter must be applicable for the current academic year. The eligibility letter will not be included in the page limit (see Section II.D.2.). If a current eligibility letter is not submitted with the initial white paper for institutions that are not HBCUs or TCUs, the applicant will be deemed ineligible and the white paper will not be reviewed. The Principal Investigator (PI) and all proposed personnel must be U.S. citizens on September 20, 2024 (Friday), the date white papers are due. In addition, the PI must have a full-time tenured, tenure-track, or tenure-track equivalent academic appointment at one of the seven MSI types listed above in Section II.C.1.B. This is a single PI award. No Co-PIs and no sub-awards will be permitted.
Geographic Eligibility
All
Application Opens
July 8, 2024
Application Closes
December 13, 2024
Grantor
Sarah Jaeschke
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