Closed · ED-GRANT-26-033 · CFDA 84.116 · Discretionary
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCU) Research and Development Infrastructure Grants Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Office of Postsecondary Education, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $2M-$5M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- June 23, 2026
- Close date
- 10
- Expected awards
The verdict
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCU) Research and Development Infrastructure Grants Program is a closed discretionary listing from Office of Postsecondary Education that offered $2,000,000 -- $5,000,000 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 10 other opportunities from Office of Postsecondary Education.
- $2M-$5M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 10
- expected awards
- 84.116
- CFDA program
Recently closed NOFO
This listing closed on June 23, 2026. Watch CFDA 84.116 (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)) for the next funding cycle. Historical award band was $2,000,000 -- $5,000,000.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed June 23, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$15,000,000
Expected Awards
10
Instrument
Grant
Description
The RDI grant program is designed to provide HBCUs and TCCUs with funds to implement transformational investments in research infrastructure, including research productivity, faculty expertise, graduate programs, physical infrastructure, human capital development, and partnerships leading to increases in external and sustained funding.
Campus–civic applicant bridge · 4 doors
Historically Black Colleges and Universities bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (4 doors: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Federally recognized tribal governments; Native American tribal organizations (other than 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). Inside Office of Postsecondary Education's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Code 11
- Native American tribal organizations (other than 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
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Parent Grant Program
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)
U.S. Department of Education
Agency Contact
Shakir Davy shakir.davy@ed.gov
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 84.116 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Edu… indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
- Office of Postsecondary Education lists 10 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.
Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
| Publisher | PlainGrants |
| Sources | the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov |