Select HSI Related Funding Opportunities

The following is a list of select Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), Minority Serving Institution (MSI) and HSI related funding opportunities. 

The opportunities and programs fall under the following three general categories: 1) eligible to HSIs only; 2) eligible to MSIs only; or 3) eligible to all institutes of higher education but demonstrates an explicit equity focused intent.  Curation of this list is ongoing. List updated June, 2024.                             

For questions about funding opportunities, please contact Riley McIsaac, Director, HSI Grants Development, rmcisaac@arizona.edu

Federal Funding Opportunities

Program Name Due Date(s) if available and notes Link
Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP)   https://www.nasa.gov/stem/murep/home/index.html

Program Name Due Date(s) if available and notes Link
Awards for Faculty at HSIs 4/9/25 https://www.neh.gov/grants/research/awards-faculty-hispanic-serving-ins…
Humanities Initiatives at HSIs 5/6/2025 https://www.neh.gov/grants/education/humanities-initiatives-hispanic-se…

Program Name Due Date(s) if available and notes Link
Build and Broaden (B2)  1/16/25 https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/build-broaden-enhancing-soci…
HSIs: Equitable Transformation in STEM Education (HSI ETSE) 11/11/24; Multiple funding tracks. ITT must be institutionally coordinated.  https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/hispanic-serving-institutions…
Enriching Learning, Programs, and Student Experiences (HSI:ELPSE) 2/25/25 2nd Wed. in Feb. annually thereafter; Institutional limit of 3 proposals. UA not eligible for EI track.   https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/hispanic-serving-institutions…
Scholarships in STEM Program (S-STEM) 3/4/25 https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/nsf-scholarships-science-tec…
Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP)

4/25/25; AGEP Catalyst Alliance proposals

 

https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/alliances-graduate-education…
Eddie Bernice Johnson Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science Initiative (INCLUDES) 10/22/24; An organization may serve as lead organization on only 1 proposal per project type, not including conferences. https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/inclusion-across-nation-comm…
Racial Equity in STEM Education (EDU Racial Equity)

10/8/24

 

https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/racial-equity-stem-education…

Program Name Due Date(s) if available and notes Link
Minority Educational Institutions Division   https://www.energy.gov/diversity/minority-educational-institutions-divi…

Program Name Due Date(s) if available and notes Link
NIFA HSI Education Grants Program TBA - likely March, 2025 https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/funding-opportunities/hispanic-serving-institutions-education-grants-program
NIFA Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program TBA - likely April, 2025 https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/improving-undergraduate-stem-education-hispanic

Program Name Due Date(s) if available and notes Link
NOAA Jose E. Serrano Educational Partnership Program with MSIs (EPP/MSI)   https://www.noaa.gov/office-education/epp-msi

Program Name Due Date(s) if available and notes Link
Research and Education Program for HBCUs and MSIs    https://www.arl.army.mil/collaborate-with-us/audience/hbcu-mi/

Program Name Due date(s) if applicable and notes Link
Title V Part A: Developing HSIs Program (DHSI) TBA -2025;  proposals must be coordinated through HSI Initiatives https://www2.ed.gov/programs/idueshsi/index.html
Title V Part B: Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans Program (PPOHA)  TBA-  proposals must be coordinated through HSI Initiatives https://www2.ed.gov/programs/ppoha/index.html
Title III Part F: HSI STEM and Articulation Program TBA - proposals must be coordinated through HSI Initiatives https://www2.ed.gov/programs/hsistem/index.html
Postsecondary Student Success Grant (PSSG) Program TBA - proposals must be coordinated through HSI Initiatives  https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/07/26/2023-15780/applica…
Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN)  6/24/24 https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/24/2024-08771/applica…

Program Name Due Date(s) if available and notes Link
Science and Technology MSI Program    https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/minority-serving-institution…

Program Name Due Date(s) if available and notes Link
DOI MSI Program    https://www.doi.gov/pmb/eeo/doi-minority-serving-institutions-program

Program Name Due Date(s) if available and notes Link
USAID MSI Program    https://www.usaid.gov/partnership-opportunities/universities/minority-s…

Program Name Due Date(s) if available and notes Link
NRC MSI Program   https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/civil-rights/occp/msip.html

Foundation Funding Opportunities

The Spencer Foundation invests in education research that cultivates learning and transforms lives.

https://www.spencer.org/

Helios Education Foundation aims to accelerate the pace of change in Arizona by focusing on specific populations—low-income and Latino students. Data show that increasing achievement rates for these specific subpopulations is the most effective way to achieve equity for all students.  

https://www.helios.org/

The ECMC Foundation is dedicated to systemic change to improve outcomes for underserved populations in postsecondary education.

https://www.ecmcfoundation.org/

Strengthening the methods, data, and theories of the social sciences in order to better understand societal problems and develop informed responses. 

https://www.russellsage.org/

Mellon makes grants to support communities through the power of the arts and humanities.

https://www.mellon.org/

Funds research and education in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and economics

https://sloan.org/

Improving health outcomes in the communities we serve by supporting nutrition education, nutrition access, and wellness programs.

https://www.sprouts.com/about/sprouts-foundation/

The William T. Grant Foundation invests in high-quality research focused on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and improving the use of research evidence in decisions that affect young people in the United States.

https://wtgrantfoundation.org/