Program Description
The Strengthening Historically Black Graduate Institutions (HBGI) Program provides grants to assist institutions in establishing and strengthening their physical plants, development offices, endowment funds, academic resources and student services so that they may continue to participate in fulfilling the goal of equality of educational opportunity in graduate education. Subject to the availability of funds, the Secretary shall award program grants to institutions determined by the Secretary to be making a substantial contribution to the legal, medical, dental, veterinary, or other graduate education opportunities in mathematics, engineering, or the physical or natural sciences for Black Americans.
Types of Projects
Funds may be used for the purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or laboratory equipment. Also supported are the construction, maintenance, renovation, and improvement of instruction facilities. Funds support faculty exchanges and the development of academic instruction in disciplines in which black Americans are underrepresented. Projects may support the purchase of library materials as well as tutoring, counseling, and student service programs. Also supported are: funds and administrative management; joint use of facilities; establishment or improvement of development offices; establishment or enhancement of programs of teacher education; establishment of outreach programs; and other activities that a grantee proposes in its application that contribute to carrying out the purposes of the program and are approved by the Secretary as part of the review and acceptance of the grant application.
Additional Information
The Strengthening Historically Black Graduate Institutions Program provides grants to the institutions listed under Eligibility to assist these institutions in establishing and strengthening their endowment funds, academic resources and student services so that they may continue to participate in fulfilling the goal of equality of educational opportunity in graduate education.
Funds may be used for the:
- purchase, rental or lease of scientific or laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including instructional and research purposes;
- construction, maintenance, renovation, and improvement in classroom, library, laboratory, and other instructional facilities, including purchase or rental of telecommunications technology equipment or services;
- purchase of library books, periodicals, technical and other scientific journals, microfilm, microfiche, and other educational materials, including telecommunications program materials;
- scholarships, fellowships, and other financial assistance for needy graduate and professional students to permit the enrollment of the students in and completion of the doctoral degree in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, law, and the doctorate degree in the physical or natural sciences, engineering, mathematics, or other scientific disciplines in which African Americans are underrepresented;
- establishing or improving a development office to strengthen and increase contributions from alumni and the private sector;
- assisting in the establishment or maintenance of an institutional endowment to facilitate financial independence pursuant to section 326 of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965 as amended;
- funds and administrative management, and the acquisition of equipment, including software, for use in strengthening funds management and management information systems;
- acquisition of real property that is adjacent to the campus in connection with the construction, renovation, or addition to or improvement of campus facilities;
- education or financial information designed to improve the financial literacy and economic literacy of students or the students' families, especially with regard to student indebtedness and student assistance programs under Title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965 as amended;
- services necessary for the implementation of projects or activities that are described in the grant application and that are approved, in advance, by the Secretary, except that not more than two percent of the grant amount may be used for this purpose;
- tutoring, counseling, and student service programs designed to improve academic success; and
- other activities proposed in the application submitted under subsection (d) that—
- contribute to carrying out the purposes of this part; and
- are approved by the Secretary as part of the review and acceptance of such application.
Funding
| Category | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of New Awards | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Total New Award Funding | $101,286,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $73,037,000 |
| Number of Continuation Awards | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| Total Continuation Award Funding | $0 | $100,782,000 | $93,129,000 | $87,313,000 | $83,995,000 | $0 |
| Total Award Funding | $101,286,000 | $100,782,000 | $93,129,000 | $87,313,000 | $83,995,000 | $73,037,000 |
| Category | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 | FY 2015 | FY 2014 | FY 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of New Awards | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 24 | 0 |
| Total New Award Funding | $0 | $0 | -- | -- | $57,872,000 | $0 |
| Number of Continuation Awards | 24 | 24 | -- | -- | 0 | 24 |
| Total Continuation Award Funding | $72,314,000 | $63,281,000 | -- | -- | $0 | $55,874,482 |
| Total Award Funding | $72,314,000 | $63,281,000 | $63,281,000 | $58,840,000 | $57,872,000 | $55,874,482 |
Note: This is a noncompetitive discretionary grant program. Grants are distributed by formula to eligible institutions.
Legislation
- Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended; Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Title III, Part B, Section 326 (20 U.S.C. 1063B)
- Title III, Part B of the Higher Education Act also includes the Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program.
Regulations
- 34 CFR Part 609
- Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), Parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99
Who May Apply
Independent professional or graduate institutions and programs eligible for grants under subsection (a) of the legislation are the following:
- Morehouse School of Medicine;
- Meharry Medical School;
- Charles R. Drew Post-Graduate Medical School;
- Clark-Atlanta University;
- Tuskegee University School of Veterinary Medicine and other qualified graduate programs;
- Xavier University School of Pharmacy and other qualified graduate programs;
- Southern University School of Law and other qualified graduate programs;
- Texas Southern University School of Law and School of Pharmacy and other qualified graduate programs;
- Florida A&M University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and other qualified graduate programs;
- North Carolina Central University School of Law and other qualified graduate programs;
- Morgan State University's qualified graduate program;
- Hampton University's qualified graduate program;
- Alabama A&M's qualified graduate program;
- North Carolina A&T State University's qualified graduate program;
- University of Maryland/Eastern Shore's qualified graduate program;
- Jackson State University's qualified graduate program;
- Norfolk State University's qualified graduate program;
- Tennessee State University's qualified graduate program;
- Alabama State University qualified graduate programs;
- Prairie View A&M University qualified graduate programs;
- Delaware State University qualified graduate programs;
- Langston University qualified graduate programs;
- Bowie State University qualified graduate programs; and
- University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law
Qualified Graduate Program
- For the purposes of this section, the term "qualified graduate program" means a graduate or professional program that provides a program of instruction in law or in the physical or natural sciences, engineering, mathematics, psychometrics, or other scientific discipline in which African Americans are underrepresented and has students enrolled in such program at the time of application for a grant under this section.
- Notwithstanding the enrollment requirement contained in subparagraph (A), an institution may use an amount equal to not more than 10 percent of the institution's grant under this section for the development of a new qualified graduate program.
Special Rule
Institutions that were awarded grants under this section prior to October 1, 2008, shall continue to receive such grants, subject to the availability of appropriated funds, regardless of the eligibility of the institutions described in subparagraphs (S) through (X) of paragraph (1).
One Grant Per Institution
The Secretary shall not award more than one grant under this section in any fiscal year to any institution of higher education or university system.
Institutional Choice
The president or chancellor of the institution may decide which graduate or professional school or qualified graduate program will receive funds under the grant in any one fiscal year, if the allocation of funds among the schools or programs is delineated in the application for funds submitted to the Secretary under this section.
Review Process
Institutions designated as HBGIs must submit an application. Funds are allocated based on a statutory formula. HBGIs that are eligible for grants are specified in the program's authorizing statute.
| Institution | State | FY 2026 | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama A&M University | AL | $3,242,393 | $3,242,393 | $3,123,215 | $3,082,604 | $3,067,747 | $2,532,598 |
| Alabama State University | AL | $1,933,376 | $1,997,289 | $1,933,376 | $1,813,728 | $1,570,919 | $1,514,004 |
| Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine | AL | $3,103,639 | $3,178,055 | $3,103,639 | $3,051,359 | $3,070,094 | $2,976,160 |
| Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science | CA | $3,609,148 | $3,609,148 | $3,852,906 | $3,820,350 | $3,738,748 | $3,309,053 |
| University of the District of Columbia | DC | $1,668,063 | $1,668,063 | $1,651,103 | $1,677,952 | $1,539,923 | $1,514,967 |
| Delaware State University | DE | $1,953,219 | $1,953,219 | $1,679,181 | $1,650,982 | $1,619,417 | $1,400,448 |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | FL | $7,207,881 | $7,207,881 | $7,031,578 | $7,888,289 | $6,941,684 | $6,393,000 |
| Clark Atlanta University | GA | $5,363,385 | $5,740,960 | $5,363,385 | $5,233,667 | $4,708,500 | $4,457,799 |
| Morehouse School of Medicine | GA | $16,491,963 | $16,491,963 | $16,792,100 | $16,396,010 | $15,704,798 | $14,883,430 |
| Xavier University of Louisiana | LA | $3,790,422 | $3,620,272 | $3,790,422 | $3,853,530 | $3,529,076 | $3,352,261 |
| Southern University Law Center and Graduate School | LA | $4,740,563 | $4,740,563 | $4,737,086 | $4,524,454 | $4,322,167 | $3,967,181 |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore | MD | $2,420,784 | $2,387,925 | $2,420,784 | $2,384,467 | $2,260,429 | $2,174,775 |
| Morgan State University | MD | $4,017,676 | $4,017,676 | $3,852,119 | $3,940,347 | $3,676,952 | $3,224,573 |
| Bowie State University | MD | $1,393,569 | $1,393,569 | $1,358,936 | $1,397,672 | $1,326,284 | $1,267,764 |
| Jackson State University | MS | $3,591,440 | $3,591,440 | $3,698,053 | $3,717,377 | $3,738,021 | $3,496,716 |
| North Carolina Central University | NC | $3,301,645 | $3,266,173 | $3,301,645 | $3,301,430 | $3,049,116 | $2,966,171 |
| North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University | NC | $5,736,953 | $5,736,953 | $5,250,681 | $5,084,645 | $3,309,975 | $2,758,008 |
| Langston University | OK | $1,399,124 | $1,399,124 | $1,409,565 | $1,403,879 | $1,340,564 | $1,266,754 |
| Tennessee State University | TN | $3,387,686 | $3,387,686 | $3,762,787 | $3,233,470 | $3,092,964 | $2,966,156 |
| Meharry Medical College | TN | $10,899,393 | $10,899,393 | $10,927,725 | $10,896,513 | $10,107,061 | $9,645,486 |
| Texas Southern University | TX | $5,333,308 | $5,502,856 | $5,333,308 | $5,501,470 | $5,299,245 | $5,254,220 |
| Prairie View A&M University | TX | $1,444,617 | $1,444,617 | $1,488,453 | $1,454,454 | $1,373,225 | $1,294,187 |
| Hampton University | VA | $2,659,325 | $2,659,325 | $2,788,602 | $2,721,368 | $2,747,328 | $2,674,129 |
| Norfolk State University | VA | $2,149,457 | $2,149,457. | $2,635,351 | $2,751,983 | $1,994,763 | $2,023,160 |
Program Description
The Strengthening Historically Black Graduate Institutions (HBGI) Program provides grants to assist institutions in establishing and strengthening their physical plants, development offices, endowment funds, academic resources and student services so that they may continue to participate in fulfilling the goal of equality of educational opportunity in graduate education. Subject to the availability of funds, the Secretary shall award program grants to institutions determined by the Secretary to be making a substantial contribution to the legal, medical, dental, veterinary, or other graduate education opportunities in mathematics, engineering, or the physical or natural sciences for Black Americans.
Types of Projects
Funds may be used for the purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or laboratory equipment. Also supported are the construction, maintenance, renovation, and improvement of instruction facilities. Funds support faculty exchanges and the development of academic instruction in disciplines in which black Americans are underrepresented. Projects may support the purchase of library materials as well as tutoring, counseling, and student service programs. Also supported are: funds and administrative management; joint use of facilities; establishment or improvement of development offices; establishment or enhancement of programs of teacher education; establishment of outreach programs; and other activities that a grantee proposes in its application that contribute to carrying out the purposes of the program and are approved by the Secretary as part of the review and acceptance of the grant application.
Additional Information
The Strengthening Historically Black Graduate Institutions Program provides grants to the institutions listed under Eligibility to assist these institutions in establishing and strengthening their endowment funds, academic resources and student services so that they may continue to participate in fulfilling the goal of equality of educational opportunity in graduate education.
Funds may be used for the:
- purchase, rental or lease of scientific or laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including instructional and research purposes;
- construction, maintenance, renovation, and improvement in classroom, library, laboratory, and other instructional facilities, including purchase or rental of telecommunications technology equipment or services;
- purchase of library books, periodicals, technical and other scientific journals, microfilm, microfiche, and other educational materials, including telecommunications program materials;
- scholarships, fellowships, and other financial assistance for needy graduate and professional students to permit the enrollment of the students in and completion of the doctoral degree in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, law, and the doctorate degree in the physical or natural sciences, engineering, mathematics, or other scientific disciplines in which African Americans are underrepresented;
- establishing or improving a development office to strengthen and increase contributions from alumni and the private sector;
- assisting in the establishment or maintenance of an institutional endowment to facilitate financial independence pursuant to section 326 of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965 as amended;
- funds and administrative management, and the acquisition of equipment, including software, for use in strengthening funds management and management information systems;
- acquisition of real property that is adjacent to the campus in connection with the construction, renovation, or addition to or improvement of campus facilities;
- education or financial information designed to improve the financial literacy and economic literacy of students or the students' families, especially with regard to student indebtedness and student assistance programs under Title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965 as amended;
- services necessary for the implementation of projects or activities that are described in the grant application and that are approved, in advance, by the Secretary, except that not more than two percent of the grant amount may be used for this purpose;
- tutoring, counseling, and student service programs designed to improve academic success; and
- other activities proposed in the application submitted under subsection (d) that—
- contribute to carrying out the purposes of this part; and
- are approved by the Secretary as part of the review and acceptance of such application.
Funding
| Category | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of New Awards | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Total New Award Funding | $101,286,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $73,037,000 |
| Number of Continuation Awards | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| Total Continuation Award Funding | $0 | $100,782,000 | $93,129,000 | $87,313,000 | $83,995,000 | $0 |
| Total Award Funding | $101,286,000 | $100,782,000 | $93,129,000 | $87,313,000 | $83,995,000 | $73,037,000 |
| Category | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 | FY 2015 | FY 2014 | FY 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of New Awards | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 24 | 0 |
| Total New Award Funding | $0 | $0 | -- | -- | $57,872,000 | $0 |
| Number of Continuation Awards | 24 | 24 | -- | -- | 0 | 24 |
| Total Continuation Award Funding | $72,314,000 | $63,281,000 | -- | -- | $0 | $55,874,482 |
| Total Award Funding | $72,314,000 | $63,281,000 | $63,281,000 | $58,840,000 | $57,872,000 | $55,874,482 |
Note: This is a noncompetitive discretionary grant program. Grants are distributed by formula to eligible institutions.
Legislation
- Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended; Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Title III, Part B, Section 326 (20 U.S.C. 1063B)
- Title III, Part B of the Higher Education Act also includes the Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program.
Regulations
- 34 CFR Part 609
- Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), Parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99
Who May Apply
Independent professional or graduate institutions and programs eligible for grants under subsection (a) of the legislation are the following:
- Morehouse School of Medicine;
- Meharry Medical School;
- Charles R. Drew Post-Graduate Medical School;
- Clark-Atlanta University;
- Tuskegee University School of Veterinary Medicine and other qualified graduate programs;
- Xavier University School of Pharmacy and other qualified graduate programs;
- Southern University School of Law and other qualified graduate programs;
- Texas Southern University School of Law and School of Pharmacy and other qualified graduate programs;
- Florida A&M University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and other qualified graduate programs;
- North Carolina Central University School of Law and other qualified graduate programs;
- Morgan State University's qualified graduate program;
- Hampton University's qualified graduate program;
- Alabama A&M's qualified graduate program;
- North Carolina A&T State University's qualified graduate program;
- University of Maryland/Eastern Shore's qualified graduate program;
- Jackson State University's qualified graduate program;
- Norfolk State University's qualified graduate program;
- Tennessee State University's qualified graduate program;
- Alabama State University qualified graduate programs;
- Prairie View A&M University qualified graduate programs;
- Delaware State University qualified graduate programs;
- Langston University qualified graduate programs;
- Bowie State University qualified graduate programs; and
- University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law
Qualified Graduate Program
- For the purposes of this section, the term "qualified graduate program" means a graduate or professional program that provides a program of instruction in law or in the physical or natural sciences, engineering, mathematics, psychometrics, or other scientific discipline in which African Americans are underrepresented and has students enrolled in such program at the time of application for a grant under this section.
- Notwithstanding the enrollment requirement contained in subparagraph (A), an institution may use an amount equal to not more than 10 percent of the institution's grant under this section for the development of a new qualified graduate program.
Special Rule
Institutions that were awarded grants under this section prior to October 1, 2008, shall continue to receive such grants, subject to the availability of appropriated funds, regardless of the eligibility of the institutions described in subparagraphs (S) through (X) of paragraph (1).
One Grant Per Institution
The Secretary shall not award more than one grant under this section in any fiscal year to any institution of higher education or university system.
Institutional Choice
The president or chancellor of the institution may decide which graduate or professional school or qualified graduate program will receive funds under the grant in any one fiscal year, if the allocation of funds among the schools or programs is delineated in the application for funds submitted to the Secretary under this section.
Review Process
Institutions designated as HBGIs must submit an application. Funds are allocated based on a statutory formula. HBGIs that are eligible for grants are specified in the program's authorizing statute.
| Institution | State | FY 2026 | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama A&M University | AL | $3,242,393 | $3,242,393 | $3,123,215 | $3,082,604 | $3,067,747 | $2,532,598 |
| Alabama State University | AL | $1,933,376 | $1,997,289 | $1,933,376 | $1,813,728 | $1,570,919 | $1,514,004 |
| Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine | AL | $3,103,639 | $3,178,055 | $3,103,639 | $3,051,359 | $3,070,094 | $2,976,160 |
| Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science | CA | $3,609,148 | $3,609,148 | $3,852,906 | $3,820,350 | $3,738,748 | $3,309,053 |
| University of the District of Columbia | DC | $1,668,063 | $1,668,063 | $1,651,103 | $1,677,952 | $1,539,923 | $1,514,967 |
| Delaware State University | DE | $1,953,219 | $1,953,219 | $1,679,181 | $1,650,982 | $1,619,417 | $1,400,448 |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | FL | $7,207,881 | $7,207,881 | $7,031,578 | $7,888,289 | $6,941,684 | $6,393,000 |
| Clark Atlanta University | GA | $5,363,385 | $5,740,960 | $5,363,385 | $5,233,667 | $4,708,500 | $4,457,799 |
| Morehouse School of Medicine | GA | $16,491,963 | $16,491,963 | $16,792,100 | $16,396,010 | $15,704,798 | $14,883,430 |
| Xavier University of Louisiana | LA | $3,790,422 | $3,620,272 | $3,790,422 | $3,853,530 | $3,529,076 | $3,352,261 |
| Southern University Law Center and Graduate School | LA | $4,740,563 | $4,740,563 | $4,737,086 | $4,524,454 | $4,322,167 | $3,967,181 |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore | MD | $2,420,784 | $2,387,925 | $2,420,784 | $2,384,467 | $2,260,429 | $2,174,775 |
| Morgan State University | MD | $4,017,676 | $4,017,676 | $3,852,119 | $3,940,347 | $3,676,952 | $3,224,573 |
| Bowie State University | MD | $1,393,569 | $1,393,569 | $1,358,936 | $1,397,672 | $1,326,284 | $1,267,764 |
| Jackson State University | MS | $3,591,440 | $3,591,440 | $3,698,053 | $3,717,377 | $3,738,021 | $3,496,716 |
| North Carolina Central University | NC | $3,301,645 | $3,266,173 | $3,301,645 | $3,301,430 | $3,049,116 | $2,966,171 |
| North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University | NC | $5,736,953 | $5,736,953 | $5,250,681 | $5,084,645 | $3,309,975 | $2,758,008 |
| Langston University | OK | $1,399,124 | $1,399,124 | $1,409,565 | $1,403,879 | $1,340,564 | $1,266,754 |
| Tennessee State University | TN | $3,387,686 | $3,387,686 | $3,762,787 | $3,233,470 | $3,092,964 | $2,966,156 |
| Meharry Medical College | TN | $10,899,393 | $10,899,393 | $10,927,725 | $10,896,513 | $10,107,061 | $9,645,486 |
| Texas Southern University | TX | $5,333,308 | $5,502,856 | $5,333,308 | $5,501,470 | $5,299,245 | $5,254,220 |
| Prairie View A&M University | TX | $1,444,617 | $1,444,617 | $1,488,453 | $1,454,454 | $1,373,225 | $1,294,187 |
| Hampton University | VA | $2,659,325 | $2,659,325 | $2,788,602 | $2,721,368 | $2,747,328 | $2,674,129 |
| Norfolk State University | VA | $2,149,457 | $2,149,457. | $2,635,351 | $2,751,983 | $1,994,763 | $2,023,160 |