What is this grant opportunity?

This is a federal funding opportunity titled "Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program", offered by NNSA. It is associated with CFDA program 81.123. The Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (MSIPP) is a vital program within the DOE/NNSA Management and Budget, Learning and Career Management which awards grants to Minority Serving Insti...

Is this opportunity still open?

No, this opportunity is closed. It closed on March 4, 2020. Check the parent program page for future funding cycles.

How much funding is available?

The award range for this opportunity is $500,000 -- $1,000,000. Total estimated funding: $12,000,000. Expected number of awards: 6.

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Closed · DE-FOA-0002144 · CFDA 81.123 · Discretionary

Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by NNSA, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$500K-$1M
Award range: Closed
Status: March 4, 2020
Close date: 6
Expected awards

Compiled by PlainGrants · August 10, 2026

The verdict

Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program is a closed discretionary listing from NNSA that offered $500,000 -- $1,000,000 across 6 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 26 other opportunities from NNSA.

$500K-$1M
award range: Closed
application status: 6
expected awards: 81.123
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Pro… is closed (last close March 4, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. NNSA still indexes 26 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed March 4, 2020

Posted Dec 30 Closes Mar 4

Est. Total Funding

$12,000,000

Expected Awards

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (MSIPP) is a vital program within the DOE/NNSA Management and Budget, Learning and Career Management which awards grants to Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) to prepare NNSA’s next-generation technical workforce. MSIPP aligns investments in university capacity and workforce development with DOE/NNSA mission areas to develop the needed skills and talent for DOE/NNSA’s enduring technical workforce and to enhance research and education at MSIs. The program’s primary mission is to create and foster a sustainable STEM-pipeline that prepares a diverse workforce of world class talent through strategic partnerships between Minority Serving Institutions and the DOE/NNSA Enterprise. To execute this mission, MSIPP builds a network of NSE ready students through enrichment activities from K-20 to post-doctoral level. Through university-lab consortia partnerships students are exposed to cutting-edge research and activities in their relevant fields. The following MSIPP crucial success factors are to: 1. Strengthen and expand MSI STEM capacity and research experience in DOE/NNSA mission areas of interest. 2. Target collaborations between MSIs and DOE/NNSA Laboratories and Plants that increase scientist-to-scientist interactions, visible participation of MSI faculty in DOE/NNSA technical engagements and activities and provide MSIs direct access to DOE/NNSA facilities relative to STEM. 3. Grow the number of minority students who graduate with STEM degrees. 4. Grow the number of minority graduates and post-doctoral students hired in to DOE/NNSA's STEM workforce.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 3 doors

Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Pro… bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (3 doors: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Federally recognized tribal governments; Private institutions of higher education). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Education (ED). 3 other NNSA listings share this eligibility-code string (11% of 27).

Code 06: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07: Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 20: Private institutions of higher education

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Grants Managment Specialist Patricia M. Parrish Patricia.Parrish@nnsa.doe.gov

What to do next

Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Pro… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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