Closed · 23-563 · CFDA 47.076 · Discretionary

Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Undergraduate Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. National Science Foundation, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$300K-$9M
Award range
Closed
Status
May 20, 2026
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Undergraduate Program is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. National Science Foundation that offered $300,000 -- $9,000,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 1,338 other opportunities from U.S. National Science Foundation.

$300K-$9M
award range
Closed
application status
47.076
CFDA program
1,338
other opportunities from U.S. National Science Foundation

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on May 20, 2026. Watch CFDA 47.076 (STEM Education Grants) for the next funding cycle. Historical award band was $300,000 -- $9,000,000.

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

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed May 20, 2026

Posted Mar 21 Closes May 20

Est. Total Funding

$62,250,000

Instrument

Grant

Description

HBCU-UP provides awardsto strengthen STEM undergraduate education and research at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).Support is available through thefollowing tracks:Targeted Infusion Projects (TIP), which provide support to achieve a short-term, well-defined goal for enhancing and innovating undergraduate STEM education at an HBCU.Research on Broadening Participation in STEMprojects (BPR), which provide support for researchthat seeks to create and study new theory-driven models and innovations related to the participation and success of underrepresented groups in STEM undergraduate education, especially African Americans.Research Initiation Awards (RIA), which provide support for STEM faculty with no prior or recent research funding to pursue research at the home institution, another research-intensive institution, an NSF-funded research center, or a national laboratory.Implementation Projects (IMP), which provide support to design, implement, study, and assess comprehensive institutional efforts for increasing the number of students receiving undergraduate degrees in STEM and enhancing their preparation by strengthening STEM education and research.Broadening Participation Research Centers (BPRC),which provide support to create centers that conduct research on STEM education and broadening participation and build the intellectual infrastructure to facilitate the creation, integration, and transfer of new knowledge.Other Funding Opportunities include EArly-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER), Rapid Response Research (RAPID), conference, and planning grants.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · 23-563

Grants.gov marks Historically Black Colleges and Universities with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. National Science Foundation book (722 peers, 54% of 1,339).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

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.

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 47.076

STEM Education Grants

National Science Foundation

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Agency Contact

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What to do next

Historically Black Colleges and Universities is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 47.076 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • STEM Education Grants indexes 135 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • U.S. National Science Foundation lists 1,338 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

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