Printed from https://fiscalreceipts.com/program/0601228D8Z/ — data as of August 12, 2026. Every figure is citation-backed; see the page online for per-number provenance.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions
Budget Figures
FY2026 award data is a partial year — USASpending awards are reported on a rolling basis and the fiscal year does not close until September 30. why partial FY2026 data? →
| Fiscal year | Amount |
|---|---|
| FY24 | $97.8M |
| FY25 | $102.3M |
| FY26 | $99.6M |
All series figures: R-1 TOA · PB2026
The vertical scale does not start at zero: the baseline sits just below this program’s smallest year, so a low point on this line is not a small amount. Read the shape for direction and the grid below for the figures.
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY15 | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $33.3M | $34.9M | $32.7M | $39.0M | $38.6M | $50.8M | $78.3M | $96.3M | $96.9M | $97.8M | ||
| Enacted | $35.8M | $23.6M | $25.9M | $40.3M | $52.7M | $81.3M | $99.9M | $100.5M | $100.5M | $102.3M | ||
| Request | $23.6M | $25.9M | $30.4M | $30.7M | $31.0M | $31.1M | $33.3M | $100.5M | $99.8M | $99.6M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2022 book requested $31.1M for FY2022; the PB2024 book reported $96.3M as actual total obligation authority — $65.1M above the request. 96.28 − 31.14 = 65.14 USD millions — the compact figures above are rounded for reading.
Program Lineage
No predecessor/successor lineage was recorded for this program element — no FY-to-FY transfer into or out of this line was stated in the ingested J-books, and none was inferred from the program structure.
Description
Mission — Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions
The Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI) program provides support in fields of science and engineering that are important to national defense. The Department of Defense (DoD) HBCU/MI Program encourages participation of eligible research institutions. The program is authorized by 10 U.S.C. § 4144. This competitive program provides support through grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts for research, education assistance, and instrumentation purchases. Work in this program provides a foundation to enhance participation of HBCUs/MIs in DoD research. Programs are structured to: build infrastructure; strengthen research and educational opportunities at HBCUs/MIs and increase the number of graduates in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines; and expand the pool of scientists and engineers to meet future workforce needs. The DoD HBCU/MI Program aligns with the Secretary of Defense priority to rebuild the military. The DoD HBCU/MI Program aligns with the Department’s technology vision through establishing Centers of Excellence and awarding research grants in critical technology areas. The HBCU/MI Program aligns with the Secretary of Defense “Message to the Force” memorandum through its contributions to the defense industrial base and its role in the development of emerging technologies. The DoD HBCU/MI Program helps to increase the workforce required for DoD through providing internships and fellowships to students and faculty from HBCUs/MIs.
Mission — Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions
The Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI) program provides support in fields of science and engineering that are important to national defense. The Department of Defense (DoD) HBCU/MI Program encourages participation of eligible research institutions. The program is authorized by 10 U.S.C. § 4144. This competitive program provides support through grants or contracts for research, education assistance, instrumentation purchases, and technical assistance as described below. • Research: The research grants further knowledge in the basic scientific disciplines through theoretical and experimental activities. Collaborative research allows university professors to work directly with military laboratories or other universities. • Education: Education assistance funds are used by eligible institutions to strengthen their academic programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), thereby increasing the number of students obtaining undergraduate and graduate degrees in these fields. These grants provide equipment, scholarships, cooperative work/study opportunities, visiting faculty programs, summer internship programs, and a variety of other enhancements designed to encourage students to pursue careers in STEM. • Instrumentation purchases: The program allows universities to purchase basic laboratory equipment, such as lasers and spectrometers, for enhancements to the basic research efforts. • Technical assistance: The funds are used to design programs that expose institutions to DoD funding opportunities to successfully compete for future Defense funding by assisting in areas such as proposal writing and administration of grants and contracts.
Justification
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (1)
Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI)
The HBCU/MI program provides support for research, education, and collaboration with DoD facilities and personnel. The research grants further knowledge in the basic scientific and engineering disciplines through theoretical and empirical activities. Collaborative research allows university professors to work directly with DoD laboratories or other universities.
Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)
P-1/R-1 workbook Total Obligation Authority basis (USD thousands) · PB2026.
Exhibit R-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY24 Actuals | $97.8M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY25 Enacted | $102.3M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY25 Total | $102.3M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY26 Disc. Request | $99.6M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY26 Total | $99.6M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
J-book detail basis (R-2/P-40, USD millions) · PB2026 — a different accounting basis from the P-1/R-1 workbook TOA above; where the two disagree, the reconciliation strip under Budget Figures shows both.
Wider than this screen — swipe the table sideways for the remaining fiscal-year columns.
| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $96.9M | $97.8M | $102.3M | $99.6M | $99.6M |
| 448: Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions | $96.9M | $97.8M | $102.3M | $99.6M | $99.6M |
No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 17 of 1,741 programs). why coverage is partial? →
Awards
No awards are linked to this program element at high confidence — the budget→award crosswalk only asserts links it can defend, and this line has none yet.
Lobbying Mentions
6 mentions from the Senate LDA disclosure database.
White House Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Initiative
Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Education, Workforce Training & Related Matters: Modernizing…
Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Education, Workforce Training & Related Matters: Workforce and Economic…
Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Education, Workforce Training & Related Matters: Modernizing…
Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Education, Workforce Training & Related Matters: Workforce and Economic…
Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Education, Workforce Training & Related Matters: Workforce and Economic…
Oversight
Department-level designation (not specific to this program)
GAO lists 5 high-risk areas for DOD as a whole. That designation covers the department, not Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions — no program-specific GAO finding for this line is in the ingested data. See the DOD oversight record.
No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1,741 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →