This grant, the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP), is specifically designed to achieve long-range improvements in science and engineering education. Its primary purpose is to benefit predominantly minority institutions, enhancing their capacity to provide high-quality education in these critical fields. Furthermore, this program seeks to significantly increase the flow of underrepresented ethnic minorities, with a particular focus on minority women, into scientific and technological careers. By supporting these institutions, the Office of Postsecondary Education aims to address historical disparities and build a more diverse and inclusive workforce in STEM, ensuring greater access to opportunities and fostering innovation.
Opportunity ID: 333636
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | ED-GRANTS-052121-001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Programs (HEP): Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP) Assistance Listing Number 84.120A |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 13 |
| Assistance Listings: | 84.120 — Minority Science and Engineering Improvement |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 18, 2021 |
| Last Updated Date: | May 21, 2021 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 06, 2021 Applications Available: May 21, 2021. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 6, 2021. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 3, Pre-Application Webinar information: The Department will hold a pre-application meeting via webinar for prospective applicants. Detailed information regarding this webinar will be provided on the website for the MSEIP at www2.ed.gov/programs/iduesmsi/index.html. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Bernadette Hence, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 2B125, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 453-7913. Email: Bernadette.Hence@ed.gov. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 06, 2021 Applications Available: May 21, 2021. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 6, 2021. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 3, Pre-Application Webinar information: The Department will hold a pre-application meeting via webinar for prospective applicants. Detailed information regarding this webinar will be provided on the website for the MSEIP at www2.ed.gov/programs/iduesmsi/index.html. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Bernadette Hence, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 2B125, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 453-7913. Email: Bernadette.Hence@ed.gov. |
| Archive Date: | Aug 05, 2021 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $3,021,891 |
| Award Ceiling: | $300,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | 1. Eligible Applicants: The eligibility of an applicant is dependent on the type of MSEIP grant the applicant seeks. There are four types of MSEIP grants: institutional project, special project, cooperative project, and design project. Institutional project grants are grants that support the implementation of a comprehensive science improvement plan, which may include any combination of activities for improving the preparation of minority students for careers in science. There are two types of special project grants. First, there are special project grants for which only minority institutions are eligible. These special project grants support activities that: (1) improve quality training in science and engineering at minority institutions; or (2) enhance the minority institutions’ general scientific research capabilities. There also are special project grants for which all applicants are eligible. These special project grants support activities that: (1) provide a needed service to a group of eligible minority institutions; or (2) provide in-service training for project directors, scientists, and engineers from eligible minority institutions. Cooperative project grants assist groups of nonprofit accredited colleges and universities to work together to conduct a science improvement program. Design project grants assist minority institutions that do not have their own appropriate resources or personnel to plan and develop long-range science improvement programs. We will not award design project grants in the FY 2021 competition. (a) For institutional project grants, eligible applicants are limited to– (1) Public and private nonprofit institutions of higher education that: (i) award baccalaureate degrees; and (ii) are minority institutions; (2) Public or private nonprofit institutions of higher education that: (i) award associate degrees; and (ii) are minority institutions that (A) have a curriculum that includes science or engineering subjects; and (B) enter into a partnership with public or private nonprofit institutions of higher education that award baccalaureate degrees in science and engineering. (b) For special project grants for which only minority institutions are eligible, eligible applicants are described in paragraph (a). (c) For special project grants for which all applicants are eligible, eligible applicants include those described in paragraph (a), and– (1) Nonprofit science-oriented organizations, professional scientific societies, and institutions of higher education that award baccalaureate degrees that: (i) provide a needed service to a group of minority institutions; or (ii) provide in-service training to project directors, scientists, and engineers from minority institutions; or (2) A consortia of organizations that provide needed services to one or more minority institutions, the membership of which may include: (i) institutions of higher education which have a curriculum in science or engineering; (ii) institutions of higher education that have a graduate or professional program in science or engineering; (iii) research laboratories of, or under contract with, the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, or the National Institutes of Health; (iv) relevant offices of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Science Foundation, and National Institute of Standards and Technology; (v) quasi-governmental entities that have a significant scientific or engineering mission; or (vi) institutions of higher education that have State-sponsored centers for research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. (d) For cooperative project grants, eligible applicants are groups of nonprofit accredited colleges and universities whose primary fiscal agent is an eligible minority institution as defined in 34 CFR 637.4(b). |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Education |
| Description: |
Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information.
For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768),or at www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf.
Purpose of Program: The MSEIP is designed to effect long-range improvement in science and engineering education at predominantly minority institutions and to increase the flow of underrepresented ethnic minorities, particularly minority women, into scientific and technological careers.
Assistance Listing Number (ALN): 84.120A |
| Link to Additional Information: | Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Programs (HEP): Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP) Assistance Listing Number 84.120A; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Julius C Cotton
ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6288 julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Manager: Dr. Bernadette Hence, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 2B125, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 453-7913. Email: Bernadette.Hence@ed.gov. Email:Bernadette.Hence@ed.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 333636 Full Announcement-Assistance Listing No. 84.120A -> 2019-02206.pdf
Folder 333636 Full Announcement-Assistance Listing No. 84.120A -> 2021-10742.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Julius C Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6288 julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Manager: Dr. Bernadette Hence, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 2B125, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 453-7913. Email: Bernadette.Hence@ed.gov. Email: Bernadette.Hence@ed.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84-120A2021-1 | Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program | PKG00267311 | May 21, 2021 | Jul 06, 2021 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
333636 SF424_3_0-3.0.pdf
333636 ED_524_Budget_1_4-1.4.pdf
333636 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
333636 ED_GEPA427-1.1.pdf
333636 ED_SF424_Supplement_3_0-3.0.pdf
333636 ED_Abstract-1.1.pdf
333636 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
333636 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
333636 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
333636 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
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