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

Posted May 21 Closes Jun 23

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.

View on Grants.gov

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.

Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants