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NSF HBCU Excellence in Research (HBCU-EiR): capacity-building research grants

The NSF HBCU-Excellence in Research (HBCU-EiR) program funds research projects at Historically Black Colleges and Universities to strengthen institutional research capacity and connect HBCU investigators to NSF core programs. Required letters of intent must identify a secondary NSF unit for review; proposals follow NSF PAPPG rules, may request equipment up to 30% of the budget, and are reviewe…

Source

Agency: National Science Foundation

Award

Total Funding: $28M

Total Awards Given 35

Dates

Application Deadline: July 9, 2026

Eligibility

individual

industry:education

industry:research

Keywords

hbcus

nsf-eir

research funding

letters of intent

equipment cap

capacity building

secondary unit

interdisciplinary research

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