Closed · DHS-20-ST-062-001 · CFDA 97.062 · Discretionary

2020 DHS SLA for Minority Serving Institutions

Federal grant opportunity posted by Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$470K-$470K
Award range
Closed
Status
October 9, 2020
Close date
7
Expected awards

The verdict

2020 DHS SLA for Minority Serving Institutions is a closed discretionary listing from Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division that offered $470,000 -- $470,000 across 7 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 223 other opportunities from Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division.

$470K-$470K
award range
Closed
application status
7
expected awards
97.062
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

2020 DHS SLA for Minority Serving Institutions is closed (last close October 9, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division still indexes 223 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 October 9, 2020

Posted Aug 10 Closes Oct 9

Est. Total Funding

$3,290,000

Expected Awards

7

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

DHS S&T Office of University Program (OUP) is requesting applications for the SLAs from accredited U.S. colleges and universities defined as "minority institutions" by § 365(3) of the Higher Education Act (HEA) (20 U.S.C. § 1067k (3)). Awarded institutions will develop programs providing experiential learning activities for students already studying science, technology, engineering, and mathematics an opportunity to connect to ongoing DHS research programs. SLA recipients will engage with local community colleges to identify the strengths of their local communities and promote their degree completion and transition from 2-year to 4-year institutions.

Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for 2020 DHS SLA for Minority Serving Institutions (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). 44 other Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division listings share this eligibility-code string (20% of 224).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
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

stephanie h dawkins grants specialist Phone 202-447-0495

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What to do next

2020 DHS SLA for Minority Serving Institutions is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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