Minority Science and Engineering Improvement
CFDA 84.120 · Federal Grants & Funding
Total Funding
$47.5M
Awards
74
Recipients
57
States
18
Last Updated
Feb 5, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
| Fiscal Year | Obligations | Awards | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $41.7M | 66 | |
| 2025 | $4.4M | 6 | -89.5% |
| 2026 | $1.4M | 2 | -67.2% |
Award Type Mix
| Type | Obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | 0 |
Top 50 Awards under CFDA 84.120
Largest individual obligations for Minority Science and Engineering Improvement.
| Award | Recipient | Awarding Agency | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_P120A220044_091 ENHANCING CAREER PATHWAYS IN INTELLIGENT MANUFACTURING THROUGH REMOTE ACCELERATED CENTER OF ENGINEERING STUDENT SUCCESS (REMOTE-ACCESS) | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO Texas | Department of Education Department of Education | EL PASO, TX-16 | 2024 | $900,000 |
ASST_NON_P120A180101_091 CYBER ENABLED APPROACH FOR ENHANCING GREEN STEM LEARNING THROUGH ONLINE COMMUNITIES AND INNOVATION AND INCUBATION LABORATORY | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO Texas | Department of Education Department of Education | EL PASO, TX-16 | 2024 | $893,995 |
ASST_NON_P120A220052_091 INCLUSIVE STRATEGIES: PEDAGOGIES AND LEARNING FOR UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY STUDENTS USING NOVEL TOOLS IN ONLINE STEM EDUCATION (PLUTO-STEM) | JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY Mississippi | Department of Education Department of Education | JACKSON, MS-02 | 2024 | $750,000 |
ASST_NON_P120A220051_091 EMBEDDING INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS IN STEM EDUCATION TO ENHANCE ENROLLMENT, RETENTION, GRADUATION, AND EMPLOYABILITY OF STUDENTS | JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY, INCORPORATED North Carolina | Department of Education Department of Education | CHARLOTTE, NC-12 | 2024 | $750,000 |
ASST_NON_P120A220050_091 DEVELOPING STEM WORKFORCE THROUGH CAREER ADVISEMENT AND RESEARCH ENGAGEMENT | RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK New York | Department of Education Department of Education | JAMAICA, NY-05 | 2024 | $750,000 |
ASST_NON_P120A220007_091 ANDREW FOUNDATIONS: SUPPORTING MINORITY WOMEN IN STEM FIELDS | ANDREW COLLEGE Georgia | Department of Education Department of Education | CUTHBERT, GA-02 | 2024 | $750,000 |
ASST_NON_P120A220017_091 INSTITUTIONAL INTEGRATION OF APPLIED THERMAL AND COMBUSTION SCIENCES INTO ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE CURRICULA BY ENGAGING EXPERIMENTS AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES | PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY Texas | Department of Education Department of Education | HEMPSTEAD, TX-10 | 2024 | $749,997 |
ASST_NON_P120A220013_091 PROMOTING SCIENCE ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION AT NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY | NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY North Carolina | Department of Education Department of Education | DURHAM, NC-04 | 2024 | $749,997 |
ASST_NON_P120A220003_091 BUILDING EXCELLENCE IN BIOENGINEERING, EMERGING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN ALABAMA (BESTA) | ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY Alabama | Department of Education Department of Education | MONTGOMERY, AL-02 | 2024 | $749,988 |
ASST_NON_P120A220019_091 ADVANCING RETENTION THROUGH RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN STEM (ARROWS): NC A&T STEM WORKFORCE PIPELINE MODEL | NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY North Carolina | Department of Education Department of Education | GREENSBORO, NC-06 | 2024 | $749,973 |
ASST_NON_P120A220033_091 CONNECT THE DOTS: DIGITAL OPEN TOOLS AND SUPPORT FOR STUDENT SUCCESS IN STEM | RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK New York | Department of Education Department of Education | BROOKLYN, NY-07 | 2024 | $749,964 |
ASST_NON_P120A220005_091 MINORITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM - RENAISSANCE IN STEM EDUCATION (MSEIP RISE) | SOUTHERN UNIV AND A&M COLLEGE SYSTEM Louisiana | Department of Education Department of Education | NEW ORLEANS, LA-02 | 2024 | $749,961 |
ASST_NON_P120A220018_091 MSEIP PROJECT: IMPROVE EDUCATION IN STEM VIA HYBRID SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION AND STEM SUMMER CAMP AT CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY | CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY South Carolina | Department of Education Department of Education | ORANGEBURG, SC-02 | 2024 | $749,940 |
ASST_NON_P120A220023_091 ANIMAL BIO-HEALTH SCIENCES: AN EMERGING OPPORTUNITY FOR INNOVATION IN STEM | ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY Alabama | Department of Education Department of Education | NORMAL, AL-05 | 2024 | $749,928 |
ASST_NON_P120A220016_091 BUILDING THE DIGITAL BRIDGE TO EMERGING CAREERS FOR WOMEN AND UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY STUDENTS THROUGH TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN INSTRUCTION | DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY Illinois | Department of Education Department of Education | RIVER FOREST, IL-07 | 2024 | $749,824 |
ASST_NON_P120A190049_091 GATEKEEPER TO GATEWAY: TAKING THE INITIATIVE TO GROW ENROLLMENT AND RETENTION (TIGER) OF MINORITY STUDENTS (MS) IN STEM (TIGER-MS) | JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY Mississippi | Department of Education Department of Education | JACKSON, MS-02 | 2024 | $749,784 |
ASST_NON_P120A220041_091 RESEARCH ENGAGEMENT, QUALITY ASSURANCE, AND MENTAL READINESS FOR REMOTE LEARNING | TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE Texas | Department of Education Department of Education | KINGSVILLE, TX-34 | 2024 | $749,631 |
ASST_NON_P120A220062_091 ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY-MINORITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM | ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY Mississippi | Department of Education Department of Education | LORMAN, MS-02 | 2024 | $749,520 |
ASST_NON_P120A180028_091 THE STEM SUCCESS CENTER (SSC) | CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY Ohio | Department of Education Department of Education | WILBERFORCE, OH-10 | 2024 | $749,278 |
ASST_NON_P120A190085_091 RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND FINANCIAL LITERACY EXCELLENCE FOR MINORITY-FOCUSED ENGAGEMENT | TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE Texas | Department of Education Department of Education | KINGSVILLE, TX-34 | 2025 | $749,196 |
ASST_NON_P120A220015_091 UHD BOOSTING STEM STUDENT SUCCESS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE/DATA SCIENCE/MATHEMATICS THROUGH ROBOTICS-NEURAL NETWORKS-BIG DATA-HUMAN COMPUTER INTERFACE (HCI)-MACHINE LEARNING. | UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM Texas | Department of Education Department of Education | HOUSTON, TX-18 | 2024 | $749,072 |
ASST_NON_P120A190093_091 FACILITATING IDENTITY, RETENTION, AND SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO STEM (FIRST2STEM) | CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN MARCOS CORP California | Department of Education Department of Education | SAN MARCOS, CA-50 | 2025 | $748,965 |
ASST_NON_P120A220021_091 THE NJEMA PROJECT | MIAMI DADE COLLEGE Florida | Department of Education Department of Education | MIAMI, FL-27 | 2024 | $748,716 |
ASST_NON_P120A220063_091 THE ALL-STAR MATHEMATICS INSTITUTE (ASMI) | TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY Tennessee | Department of Education Department of Education | NASHVILLE, TN-07 | 2024 | $748,656 |
ASST_NON_P120A180012_091 PATHWAYS FOR ADVANCING STUDENT SUCCESS (PASS) IN STEM | SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE Louisiana | Department of Education Department of Education | BATON ROUGE, LA-06 | 2024 | $747,236 |
ASST_NON_P120A220001_091 A THREE-LEVEL STRUCTURED NETWORKING PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDES STRATEGIES OF EARLY INTERVENTION, UNDERGRADUATE INTERVENTION AND STEM RESEARCH CURRICULAR REVAMPING. | OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY, INC. Alabama | Department of Education Department of Education | HUNTSVILLE, AL-05 | 2024 | $743,411 |
ASST_NON_P120A190023_091 DEVELOPING SOFTWARE ENGINEERING LEADERS OF TOMORROW | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO Texas | Department of Education Department of Education | EL PASO, TX-16 | 2025 | $742,167 |
ASST_NON_P120A220056_091 MSEIP - IMPROVEMENT OF SUCCESS RATE, GRADUATE STUDY RATE AND GENDER DISPARITY OF UTRGV ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING PROGRAM | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY Texas | Department of Education Department of Education | EDINBURG, TX-15 | 2024 | $741,111 |
ASST_NON_P120A180035_091 MSEIP PROJECT: EXPAND SCOPE OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN SCIENCE VIA TARGETED INFUSION OF MODERN STEM SUMMER CAMP AT CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY | CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY South Carolina | Department of Education Department of Education | ORANGEBURG, SC-02 | 2024 | $736,167 |
ASST_NON_P120A220008_091 BUILDING CAPACITY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO Texas | Department of Education Department of Education | EL PASO, TX-16 | 2024 | $734,992 |
ASST_NON_P120A190041_091 A MULTIFACETED APPROACH TO COMPREHENSIVE INSTITUTIONAL STEM ENHANCEMENT | NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY North Carolina | Department of Education Department of Education | DURHAM, NC-04 | 2026 | $734,702 |
ASST_NON_P120A220040_091 DEVELOPING EVIDENCE-BASED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR SUCCESS IN STEM (DEBLES): INCREASING THE RETENTION OF MINORITIES AND WOMEN | TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI Texas | Department of Education Department of Education | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX-27 | 2024 | $728,168 |
ASST_NON_P120A180049_091 ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY-MINORITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM | ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY Mississippi | Department of Education Department of Education | LORMAN, MS-02 | 2025 | $726,553 |
ASST_NON_P120A200019_091 GRADUATE RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT (GRADS) | SISTEMA UNIVERSITARIO ANA G MENDEZ INC Puerto Rico | Department of Education Department of Education | GURABO, PR-98 | 2025 | $722,410 |
ASST_NON_P120A220064_091 STUDENT ENGAGEMENT THROUGH SCIENCE OUTREACH | LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLEGE Tennessee | Department of Education Department of Education | MEMPHIS, TN-09 | 2024 | $720,664 |
ASST_NON_P120A220010_091 ALBERTUS SAGE: STEM ACADEMY FOR GROWTH AND EQUITY | ALBERTUS MAGNUS COLLEGE Connecticut | Department of Education Department of Education | NEW HAVEN, CT-03 | 2024 | $717,080 |
ASST_NON_P120A220029_091 HYBRID LABORATORY EXPERIENCES AT INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, SAN GERMAN AND BAYAMON CAMPUSES (HYLAB-INTER) | INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, INC Puerto Rico | Department of Education Department of Education | SAN GERMAN, PR-98 | 2024 | $715,395 |
ASST_NON_P120A180087_091 SOARS(STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADVANCEMENT IN RESEARCH SKILLS) SCHOLARS. AN ENRICHMENT PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON IMPROVING SCIENCE RESEARCH SKILLS, WORKFORCE READINESS, AND GRADUAT… | TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY Tennessee | Department of Education Department of Education | NASHVILLE, TN-07 | 2024 | $709,079 |
ASST_NON_P120A190033_091 PRECOLLEGE PROGRAM AND ACCESS TO CAREERS IN ENGINEERING | HOWARD UNIVERSITY District of Columbia | Department of Education Department of Education | WASHINGTON, DC-98 | 2026 | $699,364 |
ASST_NON_P120A190082_091 YES, SHE CAN: CLOSING THE STEM HISPANIC GENDER GAP | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO Texas | Department of Education Department of Education | EL PASO, TX-16 | 2025 | $680,185 |
ASST_NON_P120A180114_091 INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAM: ENHANCING EVIDENCE-BASED PEDAGOGIES WITH MAKER CULTURE IN STEM EDUCATION | PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY Texas | Department of Education Department of Education | HEMPSTEAD, TX-10 | 2024 | $666,535 |
ASST_NON_P120A220038_091 STEM-IN INCREASING STUDENT ACCESS AND SUCCESS IN STEM WITH REMOTE INSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS | RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK New York | Department of Education Department of Education | BRONX, NY-13 | 2024 | $652,162 |
ASST_NON_P120A220060_091 BLENDED LEARNING FOR MATH ACHIEVEMENT | INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, INC. Puerto Rico | Department of Education Department of Education | AGUADILLA, PR-98 | 2024 | $619,185 |
ASST_NON_P120A230084_091 SUPPORTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING, AWARENESS, RESEARCH, AND INCLUSION IN STEM AND CITIZEN SCIENCE (SOLARIS) | UNIVERSIDAD DE PUERTO RICO EN AGUADILLA Puerto Rico | Department of Education Department of Education | AGUADILLA, PR-98 | 2024 | $600,000 |
ASST_NON_P120A230082_091 I-STEAMS (INNOVATIVE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGICAL EXPERIENCES WITH ACTIVITIES FOR MINORITY STUDENTS) | SISTEMA UNIVERSITARIO ANA G. MENDEZ, INCORPORADO Puerto Rico | Department of Education Department of Education | SAN JUAN, PR-98 | 2024 | $600,000 |
ASST_NON_P120A230080_091 MORENO VALLEY COLLEGE MSEIP PROGRAM | RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT California | Department of Education Department of Education | MORENO VALLEY, CA-39 | 2024 | $600,000 |
ASST_NON_P120A230072_091 ENHANCING STUDENT SUCCESS AT CSUDH: SCALING UP THE VR INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS HIGH DFW RATES, UNDERREPRESENTATION, AND COMMUTER CHALLENGES | CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, DOMINGUEZ HILLS FOUNDATION California | Department of Education Department of Education | CARSON, CA-44 | 2024 | $600,000 |
ASST_NON_P120A230071_091 COMPUTING@SAGRADO PROJECT | UNIVERSIDAD DEL SAGRADO CORAZON, INC. Puerto Rico | Department of Education Department of Education | SAN JUAN, PR-98 | 2024 | $600,000 |
ASST_NON_P120A230034_091 STEM CAPACITY ACCELERATES LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT | CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY Illinois | Department of Education Department of Education | CHICAGO, IL-01 | 2024 | $600,000 |
ASST_NON_P120A230018_091 CREATING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH NETWORKING, EDUCATION, COMMUNITY-BUILDING, AND TRAINING (CONNECT) | UNIVERSIDAD DE PUERTO RICO EN AGUADILLA Puerto Rico | Department of Education Department of Education | AGUADILLA, PR-98 | 2024 | $600,000 |
Top 50 awards shown, ranked by obligated amount. Dates reflect performance period; last-modified dates match USAspending.gov. Complete listings include all transaction history going back to FY2024.
Spending by State
| State | Funding | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | $12.2M | 18 |
| Puerto Rico | $5.9M | 11 |
| North Carolina | $3.8M | 6 |
| Mississippi | $3.3M | 5 |
| New York | $2.7M | 4 |
| Florida | $2.5M | 4 |
| California | $2.5M | 4 |
| Alabama | $2.2M | 3 |
| Tennessee | $2.2M | 3 |
| Louisiana | $2.1M | 3 |
| South Carolina | $1.5M | 2 |
| Illinois | $1.3M | 2 |
| Georgia | $1.3M | 3 |
| District of Columbia | $1.3M | 2 |
| Ohio | $749K | 1 |
| Connecticut | $717K | 1 |
| Montana | $598K | 1 |
| New Jersey | $598K | 1 |
Top Recipients
Agencies Administering This Program
Department of Education$47.5M
Source: USAspending.gov · All Programs