42 USC 19183 - Capacity-building program for developing universities

U.S Code last checked for updates: Oct 17, 2024

§ 19183.

Capacity-building program for developing universities

(a)

Awards

(1)

In general

(2)

Administration

(b)

Eligible institutions

To be eligible to receive an award under this subsection, an entity—

(1)

shall be—

(A)

a historically Black college or university;

(B)

a Tribal College or University;

(C)

a minority-serving institution;

(D)

an institution of higher education with an established STEM capacity-building program focused on Native Hawaiians and Alaska Natives; or

(E)

consortia thereof;

(2)

shall—

(A)

have not more than $50,000,000 in annual federally financed research and development expenditures for science and engineering as reported through the National Science Foundation Higher Education Research and Development Survey; or

(B)

not be an institution classified as having very high research activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

(c)

Partnerships

In making awards under this section, the Director shall—

(1)

encourage entities that are consortia of eligible institutions to submit proposals and require such proposals to include a plan for establishing a sustained partnership that is jointly developed and managed, draws from the capacities of each institution, and is mutually beneficial;

(2)

encourage proposals submitted in partnership with the private sector, nonprofit organizations, Federal laboratories, and international research institutions, as appropriate;

(3)

require proposals described in paragraphs (1) and (2) to include a plan to strengthen the administrative and research capacity of the partnering HBCUs, TCUs, or MSIs to lead future proposals.

(d)

Very high research activity status Historically Black Colleges and Universities program

Awards under this section may be used to enable HBCUs which have high research activity status to achieve very high research activity status, as classified under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, by enabling—

(1)

faculty professional development;

(2)

stipends for graduate and undergraduate students, and postdoctoral scholars;

(3)

acquisition of laboratory equipment and instrumentation; and

(4)

other activities as necessary to build research capacity.

(e)

Proposals

To receive an award under this subsection, an eligible institution shall submit an application to the Director at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may require, including—

(1)

a plan that describes how the eligible institution will establish or expand research office capacity and how such award would be used to—

(A)

conduct an assessment of capacity-building and research infrastructure needs of an eligible institution;

(B)

enhance institutional resources to provide administrative research development support to faculty at an eligible institution;

(C)

bolster the institutional research competitiveness of an eligible institution to support awards made by the Foundation;

(D)

support the acquisition of instrumentation necessary to build research capacity at an eligible institution in research areas directly associated with the Foundation;

(E)

increase capability of an eligible institution to move technology into the marketplace;

(F)

increase engagement with industry to execute research through the SBIR and STTR programs (as such terms are defined in section 638(e) of title 15) and direct contracts at an eligible institution;

(G)

enhance STEM curriculum and research training opportunities at the undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral levels at an eligible institution;

(H)

further faculty development initiatives and strengthen institutional research training infrastructure, capacity, and competitiveness of an eligible institution;

(I)

address plans and prospects for long-term sustainability of institutional enhancements at an eligible institution resulting from the award including, if applicable, how the award may be leveraged by an eligible institution to build a broader base of support; and

(J)

develop and implement mechanisms for institutions of higher education to partner with HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs on STEM education, including the facilitation of student exchanges, course and resource sharing, collaboration, and matriculation of students to either institution’s graduate programs, mentoring programs for students and junior faculty, joint research projects, and student access to graduate education; and

(2)

as relevant, a plan, which shall be updated every three years, that describes the institution’s strategy to achieve very high research activity status, including making investments with institutional and non-Federal funds, to achieve that status within a decade of the grant award, to the extent practicable.

(f)

MSI Centers of Innovation

(g)

Awards

(h)

Authorization of appropriations

(i)

Report on improving the research capacity at high research activity Historically Black Colleges and Universities

(1)

In general

Not later than one year after August 9, 2022, the National Science and Technology Council shall prepare and submit a report that—

(A)

identifies challenges and barriers to Federal research and development awards for high research activity status HBCUs; and

(B)

identifies recommendations for Federal research agencies to sustainably boost the research capacity of high research activity status HBCUs through awards-making authorities.

(2)

Report submission

(3)

Information from Federal agencies

(Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title V, § 10524, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1623.)

cite as: 42 USC 19183